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On the way home we went on the freeway ans Sue took us thru the car wash - a bit dark and scarey!!
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After work We all had to walk to the garage to pick up Sue's car - it was a long way for our little legs, we had a rest on the way - I was happy when we got to the garage
Posted Jun 30, 2011, 11:31 am
On the way home we looked at a big waterfall.
Posted Jul 2, 2011, 4:44 am
How exciting is that??
Posted Nov 19, 2011, 10:10 am
When we got up the next morning it was time to move to a new hotel! It was a funny trip because the wheels on Tim's suitcase stopped working and he had to drag it! By the time we got to the Skyline hotel the wheels were flat on one side!!!!!
We've had a big week of sightseeing in New York! We've seen Central Park - including the Zoo, the Delacorte clock, the Carousel, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle and lots of different statues! We've also been to FAO Schwarz, the Museum of Natural History, Times Square, Toys R Us, Hershey World, M&M World, the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building! We also saw the Naked Cowboy and Girl but Mel said we were too little and covered our eyes!!!
New York is so big, colorful, exciting and BUSSSSSSSYYYYYY!!!!
Posted Mar 7, 2012, 2:37 pm
It was mid afternoon when we finally reached our destination, Boston, Massachusetts! We went for a drive around the town and then checked in to our hotel. Right next door there was a really big lolly shop and we went and bought some salt water taffy and presents for people
. For dinner we went to a restaurant called Dick's Last Resort! It was very funny there cause the waiters pick on you (in a funny way).
The next morning we went on a tour of Harvard University which was really fun
. After that we split off from the rest of the tour group and we caught a train to meet Mel's friend Laura. She took us to a place called Salem where we learnt all about the Witch Trials. We looked around the shops and went to the Witch Dungeon Museum and the House of Seven Gables! Laura was really nice and she looked after us! After a long afternoon we caught a train and a taxi back to the hotel and had a nice early night!
This morning we got up early and we are about to get back on the buss and head to Canada
Posted Aug 5, 2012, 4:27 am
I am back home again and meeting up with
Calliope, Lexie and Tica.
It is good to be home again!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Aug 5, 2012, 4:48 am
Today we are heading for the Dandenongs to visit family and to have a walk in the forest!
here we are passing the city centre on the freeway
still on the freeway
now we are entering the tunnel under the Yarra River
Here we are in our travel bag - a good place to have a chat about our travels
We are in the Dandenongs now - narrow windy roads and big, big gum trees
Now we are in the back yard of where we are staying - lucky I have a yellow beak or no one would be able to see me!!
Best wishes
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Aug 5, 2012, 5:23 am
Today we headed out for a walk in the Sherbrooke Forest but ended up going into a huge garden just down the road
there is a nice lake at the bottom of the garden
I wonder if there are any interesting bugs and grubs to eat here?
Time for a sleep now
More soon
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Aug 5, 2012, 5:29 am
Best wishes
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Aug 5, 2012, 5:37 am
Tonight we went with Sue to Quilting and Craft group because it was Christmas in July! Yummy food, although no bugs and grubs that I could see!!
I liked this Christmas candle!
Best wishes
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Aug 7, 2012, 9:01 am
Today I am in the city looking at the Polly Woodside an old sailing ship that is moored in the Yarra River
now I am down by the Yarra River
on the train going home now!
More travels soon
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Aug 16, 2012, 1:00 am
Today we said goodbye to Lexie she is off on her travels to America.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Aug 16, 2012, 1:36 am
Today we said good bye to Toto, he is heading home to Switzerland to see his Mum and Dad - happy travels Toto!!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Aug 30, 2012, 1:02 am
Today we went into the city to look at the elephant statues around the city. The Melbourne Zoo is celebrating 150 years of keeping and caring for elephants and so there are 50 elephant statues on an elephant walk, around the city. They are painted by prominent artists.
I like this mosaic one!!
I found a nice gum tree by the Yarra River
Nice day out
More soon
Kevin Kiwi
xxooxx
Posted Aug 30, 2012, 1:07 am
I helped ( well watched) dinner preparations tonight!
something is in the pot but I can't see!!!
that's better!! Ah tomato sauce and pasta
ricotta cheese and spinach (no bugs and grubs yet
)
chopped up veges
more sauce and pasta
Mmmmm....baked and ready to eat!
See you later
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Aug 30, 2012, 1:13 am
Today I am saying goodbye to everyone here - Ahouni, Tica and Glubschi and I am off on my travels once again - this time I am going to Germany! I will have to learn some German words - I wonder what the word for bug is??
I can think about that while I am in my travel bag
Lucky Kiwi's are nocturnal - I am happy here in the dark - hope I travel safely!
Auf Wiedersehen!! (Goodbye)
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Aug 30, 2012, 9:23 pm
I arrived in Germany!!! When my envelope stopped to shake I heard some voices.
When my envelope opened I saw the faces and a butt in another envelope.
I crawled out of my envelope and heard that this butt belongs to Günther, who got an envelope from his Mom!
I told these guys about my jouney. Then I went back into my envelope.
The others stopped talking.
Then I came back with a postcard and a keyring from home.
The others were so happy. They thought I wouldn't like them, but I do!
Then I helped Günther to get out the stuff from the envelope of his Mom.
Günther got his traveltag from his Mom. He was so happy!
Your Kevin
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we jumped into the car and drove around a little bit. We saw lots of different houses and a water tower.
Sorry, at the moment we don't have time for so much more.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 9, 2012, 10:49 pm
another update by car.
This time we used the freeway.
Hit the gas to get some speed...
...passing a truck...
This bridge isn't for cars or people. It's for animals like deers, foxes or boars to go from side of the freeway to the other side.
...free way, hit the gas, reached 160km/h (about 100mph)...
...passing another freeway (interchange)...
...and another interchange...
...arrived in Berlin, this bridge is for the city train.
...traffic jam...
ICC - International Congress Center
...on the city-freeway...
...through the city...
...and back the same way...
This old tribune belongs to an old race course of the GDR called Avus. So we are traveling on a racetrack!
...passing bridges and trucks...
Your Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 10, 2012, 10:47 pm
today we did a short stop-over in Oranienbaum. We visited the Baroque parish church which was built in 1712.
We also stopped in front of the famous orange tree on the historical market square. The tree is the symbol of the city.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 14, 2012, 8:18 pm
We put some cheese and sausage in the trap. Mice like that.
Then we hid ourselves behind a tree and waited.
After a while we saw someone in the trap.
We caught it!!!
We let the trap down and oh... it wasn't a mouse. It was Alex' brother Rudy.
We told him about the mouse and the trap and tried it again. We hid ourselves again behind the tree.
After a short time there was somebody else in the trap.
We caught that creature!
When we let the trap down we found just 2 golden coins instead of a mouse or cheese or sausage in the trap.
Rudy told us to use some pumpkin seeds, mice would love them. So we did.
We went behind the tree and after a short time we saw someone in the trap again.
We caught it! Yeah, we could see the feet. We got it!
We let the trap down and...what the...just another golden coin?! How could this be??? Alex is confused now!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 14, 2012, 10:03 pm
today we enjoyed our day at the lake "Gurke" ("cucumber" ). The original name is "Abandoned quarry Golpa II". The lake has a size of 20,94 hectare! It was an opencast for brown coal from 1936 till 1957. Now it is full of groundwater. Lots of people like to swim, do fishing or dive. Some people say that there are old trees under the water, but I don't believe that! At the lake is also a rowing club.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 16, 2012, 6:46 pm
today we jumped into the car and went to Delitzsch. It's a city in Saxony with about 26,300 inhabitants.
First we visited the Baroque Castle with the Lustgarten, former widow of travel and residence of the Dukes of Saxony-Merseburg.
This beautiful building is the registration office.
The "Breiter Turm" (Wide tower). It's a part of the defensive wall.
The City Church of St. Peter & Paul is a brick church of the 15th Century with significant high altar.
On our way back home we took some more pictures.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 16, 2012, 7:56 pm
today the weather was beautiful, so we decided to do a little tour in our car.
After a while somebody stopped us. He introduced himself as Flow and asked if he could drive the car. We all were really confused. Alex told us that one of his brothers drove along with Flow few weeks ago.
While all seats in our car were filled with us
there was no space for that Flow-guy. Alex told him that he's allowed to shift the car. He did it! So we saved lots of energy.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 17, 2012, 4:04 pm
today we enjoyed the beautiful day at the abandoned quarry "Seelhausener See". It was sunny, warm and very windy. But have a look, isn't this beautiful?!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 17, 2012, 4:55 pm
time for some sightseeing in the German capital.
First I saw the German Bundestag which is located in the Reichstag Building. The centrepiece of the building is the generously glazed chamber that is crowned by the dome. A funnel with panes of mirror glass reflects the daylight from above into the chamber.
Then I saw one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany, the Brandenburg Gate.
Near the Brandenburg Gate I found the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial. It is a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It consists of a 19,000 square metres site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The stelae are 2.38 m long, 0.95 m wide and vary in height from 0.2 to 4.8 m.
Potsdamer Platz - it is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km to the south west, and marks the point where the old road from Potsdam passed through the city wall of Berlin at the Potsdam Gate. After developing within the space of little over a century from an intersection of rural thoroughfares into the most bustling traffic intersection in Europe, it was totally laid waste during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location. Since German reunification, Potsdamer Platz has been the site of major redevelopment projects.
The Sony Center is a Sony-sponsored building complex located at the Potsdamer Platz, opened in 2000. Sony Center contains a mix of shops, restaurants, a conference centre, hotel rooms, luxurious rented suites and condominiums, offices, art and film museums, cinemas, an IMAX theater, a small version of Legoland, and a "Sony Style" store.
At its highest point, the roof measures up to 67 meters above the Forum and has a free span of 102 meters length on the main axis and 77 meters length on the ancillary axis. By night the roof changes its colors between pink, red, blue, green...
Your Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 20, 2012, 6:14 pm
we put some skateboards behind the car. Crawfish hit the gas and we guys skated behind the car. Little Sunny checked that we don't lose anybody!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 21, 2012, 9:41 pm
we've been to the "Kohle-Dampf-Licht"-Radweg (Coal-steam-light-bicycle route). There are a lots of statues made of discarded metal. Have a look.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 22, 2012, 10:18 pm
Then we heard someone laughing. We turned around and saw GustavHH. He'll stay with us for a while.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 22, 2012, 10:38 pm
today we went to the river Mulde. It is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, a left tributary of the river Elbe and 124 km in length.
In August 2002 a flood caused severe damage! All places we were at these pictures were flooded in 2002, too!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 22, 2012, 10:55 pm
it's my last day. This evening I have to leave.
So I went to the garden to have a big dinner, because I don't know how long my journey will take.
First I had some slaters, then some ants and finally something like a millipede. It was so delicious!
Later I said goodbye to the other tvs.
They all hugged me.
Then I crawled into my envelope and left to Thuringia. Hope it will be a short trip.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 7, 2012, 1:09 pm
I'm curious what I'm experiencing here.
Posted Oct 8, 2012, 8:06 pm
Today it was raining outside and since we have just tinkered times indoors with Kara.
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I was totally excited.
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Then I discovered something great to play.
Posted Oct 20, 2012, 12:56 pm
We eat cake and a scanned memory.
Then we made our way to a Tupperware party.
After that we went on a little searching through the night back home.
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And other beautiful things look yourself
Posted Oct 26, 2012, 9:30 am
Erfurt Cathedral and Krämerbridge.
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after a rather short trip I arrived at my new host's home. Because Tiger Lilly was travelling with me, waiting in the box was not boring at all.
A whole flock of ToyVoyagers said Hello to us. There were MiniMarshmallow, Emma Squirrel, Hemming and 3*Euro and of course my new host Katja
Later we shared the sweets we brought with us with Katja and her son.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 29, 2012, 9:13 pm
we took a walk in the afternoon. We are having fantastic weather, although it is rather cold outside, only about 3°C.
The first photos were taken when we left the house.
Most sidewalks are covered with leaves.
We walked downhill to the district Hasten when you can find a lot of old traditional houses.
You can find many of those houses which are covered with slate, they usually have green shutters.
This is a Patrician villa, built in late 18th century. A museum is situated here.
We went further downhill to the bottom of Morsbach valley, one of th oldest parts of the city.
You can see the outskirts of the neighbour city Wuppertal.
This is Morsbach creek, after which this valley was named.
We decided to walk back home than. Soon we reached a housing area.
Bye
KevinKiwi
Posted Nov 10, 2012, 4:21 pm
today we met a friend to take a walk in the late morning. The forests are muddy from the rainy weather we had before, so we mostly walked along the streets, this time to the Southern parts of Remscheid.
First I'll show you the station area.
In the background you can see the city centre.
We reached a district with lovely old houses.
To get back to "our" part of the city we went into the forest to cross a valley.
Hidden in the valley you can find the home of a boy scout group.
Almost home
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 10, 2012, 4:33 pm
we decided to visit my host's daughter. She is living in another district of Remscheid, a thirty minutes walk away. First we had to walk downhill.
Along the steep slopes of the hill you can often find allotment gardens.
This is an elementary school.
Here you can also find factory buildings among dwellings.
Unfortunately it started to rain when we enjoyed a cup of coffee, so there was no further walk.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 15, 2012, 8:04 am
the weather forecast promised great weather for today, so we decided to take a walk around Muengsten bridge, Germany's highest railway bridge.
Muengsten bridge is connecting the cities of Remscheid and Solingen, crossing the valley of river Wupper.
We walked through the forest, there are some playgrounds. Here we found those rocking sheep.
It only took a short walk to reach the bridge, that means, one of the places where it is fixed to the slope of the valley.
The bridge is 465 m long and 107 m tall at its highest point, built in late 19th century. Here you can see the bridge overspanning the valley, river Wupper underneath the bridge.
Our path was following the valley, with partly rocks along the way.
The first houses of the district Burg came into sight.
On the hill opposite of us Schloss Burg was visible, a medieval castle. This district was named after it.
Burg is one of several historic districts of Solingen, also in the valley of river Wupper.
To get back to the car we walked along the opposite bank of river Wupper, here was the last opportunity to cross the river.
We reached the bottom of the valley than. A leisure park was built under the bridge a few years ago. You can find a crazy golf course here, lawns with benches for relaxing, playgrounds for the kids and restaurants.
This walk took us more than two hours, much more than we had expected
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 23, 2012, 9:37 am
we are having fantastic weather today, so we took a walk to the municipal park in the afternoon.
We came along a large playground.
This is the police headquarter, close to the park.
There is a pond with ducks and turtles in the park.
The municipal park is more or less a landscape park with really old trees.
An observatory is also situated in the park.
This memorial is dedicated to the dead of several wars earlier than WW I. Is is placed in a rose garden. Of course there is not a single blooming rose left in November.
A nursery is also situated in the park, a training company for young people with a poor school diploma or even without any diploma.
Now as it became darker it also became cold, so we hurried home.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
it snowed during the night!
Katja promised that we would go out later.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 7, 2012, 4:25 pm
(hopefully I will not get a cold!)
We walked along the so called "Route of Tools", a former track for freight trains. Many tracks were closed and were built to lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. Remscheid is an industrial city, famous for the tool producing industry here. Building the route was sponsored by local companies, so it was called "Route of Tools".
The route is about 5 km long, following the former track from the central station to the district Hasten. You can find a lot of industrial complexes along the route, as well newer ones as historical ones. This complex was a slaughterhouse once.
The closer we came to Hasten, the route was crossing more dwellings than industrial sites.
Someone is collecting souvenirs from the former railway track
You can also find signs with the logos of sponsoring companies here.
Later we went home through the municipal park.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 8, 2012, 9:18 am
last weekend's snow melted away really soon, but today it started to snow again. Today it is about freezing point outside, so the snow will not melt too soon.
We went to the municipal park. Here you can see one of the churches in the city centre.
Soon we reached the park. All those snow covered trees and bushes are looking beautiful.
I played in the snow with 3*Euro and Suny.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 8, 2012, 9:22 am
on Friday usually two or three friends are visiting us, Katja's knitting friends. Katja prepared eggnogg for her friends. Eggnogg is a popular winter drink in Germany, you can often get it on Christmas markets. To make it you need milk, cream, egg liqueur, rum, triple sec and amaretto.
First you have to mix and heat milk, cream and egg liqueur - it must not boil!
Than you add the spirits and fill it into glasses. Served hot with whipped cream on top it is perfect
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 16, 2012, 9:49 am
today we made a fantastic trip to Duesseldorf, the capital city of the German state North-Rhine-Westphalia. We went there by train and walked from the station towards the old town with all the Christmas markets.
Ah, this is already looking like a larger city. And they do not have snow here.
We reached the shopping streets than.
A few minutes later we reached the old town. Christmas markets everywhere!
You can buy all sorts of Christmas decorations, arts and crafts items, socks, herbs and spices and of course all the traditional food like potatoe pancakes, battered fish, sweets like sugarroasted almonds and nuts, candied fruits, candyfloss and all those hot winter drinks like hot wine punch and eggnogg.
We went into shp in this quarter and spend some minutes there.
When we came out a miracle had happened - the sun was shining and we had only a few steps to take to reach the river Rhine.
We went along the Rhine promenade with lots of bars and restaurants. In the background you can see the Burgplatz with a Ferris wheel.
There is a lot of shipping traffic on the rhine, mostly freight ships.
We walked closer to the Burgplatz.
This pirate ship is a cocktail bar in spring, summer and autumn.
We decided to take a walk into the opposite direction, towards the parliament which is situated close to the Rhine. Here you can see the "Rheinkniebrücke", one of three bridges crossing the Rhine in the city area.
This is the Rhine Tower, a telecommunications tower, with the Media Harbor in the background.
A look back to the old town ...
We reached the parliament building than, a fantastic complex situated close to the Rhine promenade.
Here you can see an overview photo of it.
This is what you see when you look to the South ...
... and to the North.
We took a group photo on the lawn in front of the parliament building.
We walked around the building.
This is the entrance area.
Later we went back to the old town to have lunch. Because it is getting dark so early we decided to have lots of fun with eggnogg, beer and mead without taking any more photos
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 31, 2012, 4:57 pm
today we met Katja's friend Kerstin and took a walk with her and her dog.
We went to Wuppertal, to Scharpenacken, a former army training area. This area was used for military purposes until 2004 A.D as a shooting range. Today there is a local recreation area with vast open areas, but also woodland.
The whole area will be renatured in the coming years.
A lot of people come here with their dogs to let them run and play.
Katja told me that Pepe, the dog, in summer usually is taking a bath in the creek which is running through the meadow.
Bye for now
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 31, 2012, 5:00 pm
today the Germany are celebrating Christmas. Katja's kids will visit us and we will have dinner together. We helped Katja to wrap some presents. This is probably a present for a man.
I wish you a Merry Christmas!
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 3, 2013, 4:26 pm
today we made a trip to the neighbour city Wuppertal.
One of the city’s greatest attractions is the suspended monorail (Schwebebahn), which was established in 1901. The tracks are 8 m above the streets and 12 m above the Wupper River. The Schwebebahn is crossing some streets and even a motorway!
Inside the station ...
Here you can see one of 20 stations along the 13,3 km long route. This one is nearby the local court and district court.It was rebuilt last year in its original historic style.
We made a side trip to the Botanical garden because one of the TVs, Suny had a special wish which Katja tried to fulfill. The Botanical garden is situated high upon a hill called "Hardt" and we had to climb stairs after stairs for what felt like an eternity.
You can find the former country house of a textile manufacturers named Eller, which contained a villa (built 1820), orangery, residential and farm buildings, and the Elise Tower (built 1838) which provides the garden's focal point.
I went into one of the greenhouses and found a banana plant. (Because it was rather cold outside and warm and humid inside, the camera was fogged immediately.)
Katja showed me a special tree in the garden, this one.
It looks more or less like a dangerous animal, but not like a tree. It is a monkey puzzle tree, (Araucaria araucana). It originally came from South America, from Chile and Western Argentinia. Due to similar climate conditions it can grow here.
Because a Botanical garden is not so exciting in winter we walked back to the city centre because we had only about 90 minutes until it would get dark.
Walking stairs downhill was much more fun
In the city centre we recognized that Wuppertal is much larger than Remscheid. The pretty city hall was hidden behind a scaffolding.
We saw the Schwebebahn again, next to a bank and a car park.
Here you can see one of the other stations, a modern one this time.
Later we met Katja's daughter here and we spend some hours in the shopping streets.
Bye
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 12, 2013, 4:54 pm
the weather is still ugly, nobody wants to go outside. Instead we helped Katja to prepare a veggie dinner.
First we fried zucchini and dryed tomatoes in a pan and added tomatoe sauce. Than we prepared feta to scallop the vegetables with it.
My host has funny placemats!
We cut the remaining feta into pieces and fillend them into a jar with garlic, herbs, spices and dried tomatoes.
We filled the jar with olive oil than to preserve the cheese.
Unfortunately I will not be able to try it. It has to rest for at least one week, but I will leave tomorrow!
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 12, 2013, 4:57 pm
today it was time to leave Germany. IN the morning I said good-bye to my friends here. I packed some sweets and hopped into an envelope.
Good-bye Germany!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 12, 2013, 5:06 pm
we went to Katja's sister-in-law's family today to celebrate the last day of the year. When we arrived, there already was everything prepared for Raclette.
There were lots of vegetables like sweet pepper, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, than there was beef and chicken meat, prawn, bread, potatoes and much more. Of course there was a lot of cheese
Later we called a tile-based game called "Rummikub". Do you know it?
Happy New Year!
Iit was raining the whole time, so the fireworks did not show up as nice as they could have had.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 28, 2013, 5:12 pm
I arrived safe and sound!! Can't wait to see what adventures we get to go on!
Posted Feb 14, 2013, 11:04 pm
Minnesota has got a lot of snowfall! It has been beautiful but cold! We stayed warm in the house, Chloe's grandparents house, with hot cocoa, banana bread, Star Fruit, as well as playing with Chloe's cousin's cat! =)
Star Fruit was actually good! So much fun! Wonder what's goin on next......
<3 Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 17, 2013, 11:43 pm
We saw the Open House Exhibit, if these walls could talk was about the life stories of families, from the first German immigrants through the Italians, African-Americans, and Hmong who succeeded them, are told through rooms representing different eras of the house. Visitors become detectives, piecing together lives of the families who lived at 470 Hopkins Street.
When you visit the "U.S.-Dakota War of 1862” exhibit at the History Center, you'll examine the evidence, hear heart-wrenching stories and learn about the broken treaties and promises that led to this disastrous chapter in Minnesota history.
The war ended with hundreds dead, the Dakota people exiled from their homeland and the largest mass execution in U.S. history: the hangings of 38 Dakota men in Mankato on Dec. 26, 1862.
2012 marks 150 years since the U.S.-Dakota War. It was waged for six weeks in southern Minnesota over the late summer of 1862, but the war’s causes began decades earlier and the profound loss and consequences of the war are still felt today.
There are many, often conflicting, interpretations of events relating to the war. “The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862” exhibit includes multiple viewpoints as well as historical and contemporary voices. Visitors are encouraged to make up their own minds about what happened and why, to discuss what they are seeing and learning, and to leave comments.
Descendants of people involved in the war have taken an active role in shaping the exhibit. Exhibits staff have met with Dakota people from throughout Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and Canada and with settler descendants from the Minnesota River Valley region to solicit research advice and comb through original documents, letters, diaries, artifacts and other historical sources to assemble a narrative of what happened. These meetings with descendants are part of a broader initiative called a “truth recovery” project.
We really wanted to see this exhibit but it's not going on yet!
Fun Stuff going on next!! =)
Much Love,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 22, 2013, 10:54 pm
They had numerous acts!! I loved it!! The hilarious Osman Clowns!
THE ACTS!!!!!!
The Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team:
Flat Out Extreme Motorcycle:
Riding and Performing Elephants:
Wheel Of Destiny:
Sway Poles:
Bengal Tigers:
Other fun acts:
It was soo much fun!!! I was scared when a couple of them were doing their acts! I couldn’t believe they did that! It was AWESOME!!!
xoxoxo,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jun 7, 2013, 1:23 am
All of us toy voyagers were there. All 12 of us!! We had cake, went jumping on a trampoline and presents for Chloe’s mom, Grandma and aunts! =)
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, MOM!!!
Much Love,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jun 29, 2013, 8:03 pm
They were playing the Kansas Royals and WON!! Whohoo!!
Can't wait to see what next adventures are in place for me!
Much Love,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 5, 2013, 7:24 pm
I'm in Finland. I traveled safely and I'm fine
Here are the very first photos from Finland.
Rakkain terveisin.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 7, 2013, 11:35 pm
Sam’s Club is a membership only store that sells in larger quantities/wholesale with great prices!
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And I'm off to a new adventure in Finland!!! =)
Posted Sep 14, 2013, 9:08 pm
My host is a postcrosser and today there was a big meet-up in Hämeenlinna. We went there with friends. Early in the morning we met at the railway station (but did not take a train, one friend was driving).
Morning was sunny and foggy and absolutely beautiful!
In Hämeenlinna we bought lots of postcards and collected together with over 30 people to write all the cards. I met many postcrossers, including traveling_teddy
I also met some geocachers, the frog belonged to one of them.
We ate in one restaurant -oh, how I was hungry! While driving we saw a little bit of this town (missed the castle
) and headed home...
Kevin Kiwi
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Posted Sep 21, 2013, 7:03 pm
This is the church I visited today:
Taulumäki Church of Jyväskylä parish. The church was completed in 1929 by architect Elsi Borg plans. The church was called the church of Angels. Taulumäki Church has the tower which is over 30 meters high. The church seats about 700 people.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Sep 24, 2013, 8:04 pm
Next to the Taulumäki church is an old cemetery. Believe me, it was beautiful there! Lots of tombstone, angel statues, birds and flowers.
Kevin Kiwi
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Posted Oct 6, 2013, 8:47 pm
Because my host works in parish / church I get to see many different churches. Today we went to countryside and visited a church made to a drying barn. Interesting
We took photos in the church and at the surroundings. Such a nice autumn day, just a little rain...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 9, 2013, 9:07 pm
Some days ago me and my host participated a concrete crafts course. First we took a look what somebody had made and then we made some things ourselves. How cool was that!
Today we went to take home what we had done. I am surprised how nice kettle pads (or how do you call them...) we made and how nice tea light cups we made to be sold in the rummage sale
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 11, 2013, 7:34 pm
They call this the oldest building in Jyväskylä, but I know it is not... They have found even older ones
But still an old building!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 11, 2013, 8:22 pm
This area is like a museum with boutiques and cafes. Today there was Medieval Event with black smiths.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 11, 2013, 8:33 pm
We went to an autumn market to see, taste and buy all kind of products from the farmers, gardeners and fishermen. We bought for example sea buckthorn berry jam, honey, olive bread, rye chips and apples
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 11, 2013, 8:55 pm
Today traveling by bus was free in Jyväskylä
And there were free books available: we found one bookcrossing book in the park and in the shopping center there was a stand where you were able to give your books ans take free books for yourself
Kevin Kiwi
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Posted Oct 15, 2013, 7:36 pm
Would you ever guess that this is one of my favorite places here? Today I was looking inside the boutiques and taking photos between them. No photos in the boutiques, please... There is all kind of old stuff there which I like!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 15, 2013, 7:58 pm
I wanted to take a tour in the city hall but all the tours of today were full
I only saw the entrance. They told me to come back another day. Maybe I will...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 19, 2013, 9:36 pm
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 19, 2013, 10:02 pm
I heard from the weather forecast that it would snow today... And it did! Take a look how was the fist snowy day of this autumn
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 19, 2013, 10:16 pm
Next morning I couldn't believe my eyes:
It had been snowing a lot and the landscape had completely changed. It was too cold for me to go out but I looked out from all the windows.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 20, 2013, 11:25 am
Today they had open doors also in the theater. We went to see the building and some costumes. Later we will go and see a musical
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 20, 2013, 12:56 pm
And we went on... Next stop was visiting the craft museum:
http://www.craftmuseum.fi/english/exhibitions.htm
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 20, 2013, 2:19 pm
Town church is right in the middle of Jyväskylä. And there is a comfortable park around it with many statues and other kind of art. During the summer there are picnics and concerts, too.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 20, 2013, 4:34 pm
Yesterday I watched a Smurfs DVD at home and today my host took me to the movies to see Smurfs 2. How cool was that!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Oct 20, 2013, 9:48 pm
I wanted to make a surprise to home. My yellow project started a couple of days earlier by picking yellow leaves. Today I made cards of them. Hopefully my cards will reach home one day...
Kevin Kiwi
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Posted Oct 27, 2013, 1:16 pm
Today I had a chance to be artistic in a graphics workshop. My host goes there sometimes and this time she took me with her so that I was able to make my own picture. This is how I did it...
Kevin Kiwi
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Posted Oct 29, 2013, 8:01 pm
Grandparents live 150 km away, on the countryside. Today we drove there. I saw colorful trees, many lakes and slept for a while...
Kevin Kiwi
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 1, 2013, 8:10 pm
Only 30 km from my Finnish home town is one of the few Unesco WHS sites in Finland, Petäjävesi old church. http://www.petajavesi.fi/kirkko/
Old and beautiful
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 4, 2013, 7:44 pm
I saw in the forest different types of mosses, lichens, berries, trees, ants' nests ... See for yourself! It was very nice in the forest even I was a bit worried about the bears... Are there really bears in these woods?
Kevin Kiwi
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There are interesting knitted (crocheted) graffiti in this town. I wanted to see some of them. Take a look!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 4, 2013, 9:18 pm
We go often to different flea markets to shop if we need something. I needed a frame
Host found two perfect hand towels with the Moomins.
Successful visit
Kevin Kiwi
P.S. And you can see why I needed a frame...
Posted Nov 9, 2013, 7:18 pm
Today we took a bus and traveled 10 km to another church. I was so surprised: They had arranged a service for soft toys!!! People came to church with their soft toys. I met many toys and enjoyed the service
Kevin Kiwi
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 9, 2013, 8:25 pm
Mum, my host is not very good in sewing but she is trying... I was helping her to make some towels
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 16, 2013, 8:26 pm
In this town there is also one high hill with ski slopes and ski jump towers and ski lifts and everything. And before the snow falls it is a great place for watching the views. LOOK!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 1:32 pm
Here you can see where my host works and I often help her
Today we bought some new toys to work an after the work we cycled to visit the local beach. Only some wild ducks were there today
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 7:08 pm
Today we were celebrating my host family's elder daughter's sweet 16 birthday. Early in the morning we drove to a neighboring town called Kuopio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuopio We ate breakfast in IKEA, we were shopping for hours (shoes, clothes, Christmas decoration...) and had a late lunch in a restaurant in town.
My photos are mainly from the way there and back, because the sweet 16 was the star of the day
And you can also see the symbol of Kuopio, Puijo tower. And lots of snow
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 7:32 pm
Kevin Kiwi
...and in Tiger
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 8:06 pm
Today we watched the movie called UP. And the bird in the film is called Kevin just like me
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 8:17 pm
I was busy helping my host to make an advent calendar as a surprise for a postcrosser friend
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 17, 2013, 8:31 pm
In todays postcrossing meet-up we wrote again tens of cards and I met a postcrossing dog, Siiri
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 18, 2013, 7:30 pm
I have always liked Shrek movies and today I finally had a chance to see the musical in the teather. It was so fun
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 18, 2013, 7:58 pm
I helped my host to sell at the rummage sale. Lots of toys, books, shoes and clothes found a new home
We also gave a new home for some things...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 18, 2013, 9:13 pm
My long time dream of making glass art came true today: I joined a glass workshop. The place was full of glass art by Katja Rauhamäki and she was also teaching us. http://www.katjarauhamaki.com/lasitoita/
I was so excited about this workshop!!!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 12:08 pm
First time in Finland I traveled by train. I liked it a lot.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 12:58 pm
I spent one wonderful day in this city called Tampere, the third largest city in Finland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere
First of all, I got so surprised that the roses were still blooming. No snow in Finland at the moment and the weather feels like in September
We took a look at the Tampere Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Tampere Only from outside because the church was still closed.
As we walked on we saw other interesting places and buildings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammerkoski
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampereen_klassillinen_lukio
To be continued...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 2:31 pm
We came to the Finlayson area, an old factory surroundings. Take a look at the map
There were many museums, shops and workshops but we passed them... I saw the first Christmas tree of this year
Many interesting buildings...
We were lucky to see the Finlayson Church also from the inside. It is called the children's cathedral and when you see the photos you can see why. http://www.tampereenseurakunnat.fi/kirkko_tampereella/kirkot_ja_muut_tilat/tilahaku?action=facilityitem&area=&community=&facility_id=7&facility_type=1&freetext=&roomsize=
Kevin Kiwi
...and more soon...
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 3:10 pm
We also visited the Finlayson Palace http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Finlayson_Palace
And of course Tallipiha, stable yard http://www.tallipiha.fi/35 and it's boutiques http://www.suklaapuoti.fi/
Kevin Kiwi
...and this was not the end...
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 4:28 pm
And we became hungry! We were 10 minutes late from getting a table in the first Finnish pizzeria, but we ended to a great diner
After that we took a quick look at the center.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere_City_Hall
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tampere_Old_church
And this is where we went: Tampere Theatre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere_Theatre
Les Miserables Musical was the best musical I've ever seen. Words are not enough to describe what I saw and heard tonight
What a wonderful day in Tampere I had! A little more walking, some shopping and return trip by train. Mom, I'm so happy!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 5:45 pm
Here are just a couple of pictures of today's Christmas opening... We saw the Star boys, some dancing elves and then we left for hot chocolate. And missed the lighting of the star, Santa Claus and fireworks...
But we saw the full moon
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 7:18 pm
Maybe you already noticed that my host loves to go to different workshops. Yesterday and today we were again in one workshop, this time we made lanterns of steel net and linen paper.
This is how we made the lanterns...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 24, 2013, 7:49 pm
Just look what I did today! Do you like it?
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Nov 27, 2013, 7:35 pm
I'm taking care of my poor host who has a terrible flu. She is staying home from work for the second day. I arranged her medicine, nice bed on the sofa, lots of Christmas movies to watch (she watched all these and even some more) and collected the mail that made her super happy! (New cookie cutter with matching card
)
Tomorrow she will be well again and go to work (and I will rest a little
)
Kevin Kiwi
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Today I opened the first door of my advent calendar and the first advent candle was lid. It is snowing again
Roses are from yesterday: the younger daughter got them from the "Dance fairy tale" Beauty and the Beast, where she danced a small part.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 1, 2013, 3:26 pm
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Posted Dec 1, 2013, 3:58 pm
One friend has a 3 months old baby, today we met her (cutest thing ever!) and and other friends. Since we live far from each other we get a chance to meet too seldom... We already gave Christmas presents while we were sitting and chatting in the hotel lobby
After that the older daughter joined us for shopping. We had a good time looking for the perfect Christmas gifts for everybody (well, it will continue...) and admired the decoration in the shopping center.
Of course we also dropped in to a nice cafe and there was the best smelling Christmas tree ever: Decorated with ginger breads
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 2, 2013, 8:34 pm
In the morning I opened the 2nd door of my calendar
Mailman was working hard to get our mail through the hatch today. Then something fell on the hall floor. Mom, I recognized your handwriting immediately and I hurried host to open the big envelope
Our friend MooseS had made such a beautiful quilts for his mum, my host. I suppose he got some help with it
My host became so happy
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 3, 2013, 3:11 pm
After opening my calendar today I felt like baking. I made some tiny ginger breads just for me because host is still not eating any sweet things... She stopped eating all candies, cookies cakes and such until Christmas. It started already in the beginning of August. Boring! SOON it will be Christmas
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 4, 2013, 7:21 pm
Another surprise behind the door is revealed. In the evening we went to the postcard heaven called Harjun paperi. I joined once again a postcrossing meet-up and helped signing the cards. FUN!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 5, 2013, 8:01 pm
Today was a busy and a bit dark day
I will show you some of the Christmas lights of this house.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 6, 2013, 6:16 pm
The tradition of Saint Nicholas Day, on 6 December (19 December in most Orthodox countries), is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of Saint Nicholas, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive from these legends.
I found a gift sock behind my calendar door today.
Independence Day
Today it is a national holiday in Finland since they are celebrating the Independence Day. I joined the festivities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28Finland%29
President had a big party in Tampere and I also joined. I squeaked a little and he turned to look at me
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 7, 2013, 9:52 pm
I hurried with my calendar today because I knew that we would go to Toivolan Vanha Piha once again! There was Christmas market and all kind of fun happening
Take a look!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 8, 2013, 8:51 pm
Second advent candle was lid in the morning.
Today I was selling in a Christmas market with my host and her friend. Host had made some cards and the friend all kinds of handwork. About 150 people were selling there today
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 9, 2013, 4:14 pm
After the working day we had time to visit the library. We were looking for Christmas books (even there are tens of Christmas books at home
). Host is crazy about Christmas books...
I chose some books and red one. So cute pictures!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 11, 2013, 8:10 pm
Mail day. Do I need to say more? I love these Christmas stamps! And here are only some of the cards host sent
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 11, 2013, 8:48 pm
I played very important part in today's performance
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 12, 2013, 8:52 pm
Mom, it's dark when I go to work and it's dark when I come home from work
Today the light time was 5 hours 13 minutes...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 15, 2013, 7:22 pm
Something very exciting happened today... For the second time I visited town called Tampere. But I didn't see the town in the dark...
Instead of that I saw a very special performance in Sorin Sirkus. You can see the pictures here http://www.sorinsirkus.fi/media/galleria/syoksy-2013/ (Of course no photographing during the show). Amazing show!!!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 15, 2013, 8:14 pm
We had a wonderful postcrossing Christmas meet-up PIKKUJOULU
in a cozy restaurant.
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 19, 2013, 8:59 pm
On the 3rd advent I tasted my host's favorite Christmas delicacy: JOULUTORTTU
mince pie Finnish style.
We also put a new wreath on the door. Christmas is at the door
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 19, 2013, 9:24 pm
Today I found a picture of a church in my calendar... I have been following my host at her work. But today she looked so different with her BEARD
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 21, 2013, 1:59 pm
Today really was a sweet day!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 21, 2013, 2:21 pm
I was spending time with some friends
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 21, 2013, 9:05 pm
Today is a music day! Many times before we have been singing. Today once again we went to a church to sing "The most beautiful Christmas carols". And the singing went on at home...
We also wanted to listen to music. We chose among some of my host's Christmas CDs (she has tens of them!). And we chose Michael Bublé
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 23, 2013, 9:56 pm
Today I was baking. And everything got eaten before a single photo was taken
We were also cleaning the home but cleaning is a bit boring to take photos of...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 24, 2013, 5:43 pm
We made a wonderful visit to the best gardening center in town! We bought flowers and later visited relatives and gave them our flowers. I looked around in the shop and met two talking parrots
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 24, 2013, 7:35 pm
Today we traveled to the "Biggest Village Shop in Finland", Keskinen in Tuuri. In front of the shop is a monument that has been elected the third ugliest monument in the world
http://archive.is/Pncl
But we had super fun! We almost saw Santa Claus, we were shopping, we were enjoying the decoration and settings, we went to the amusement park and so on
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 26, 2013, 9:03 pm
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 26, 2013, 10:16 pm
Today we cleaned rest of the home and decorated it for Christmas. Lots of work, no stress
Host loves Finnish glass design, one of them is called KIVI
:
https://www.iittala.com/Series/Iittala/Festivo/c/Festivo
https://www.iittala.com/Series/Iittala/Kastehelmi/c/Kastehelmi
https://www.iittala.com/Series/Iittala/Kivi/c/Kivi
In the evening we were having our traditional GLÖGI-ILTA (evening with mulled wine -and if you are wondering... our mulled wine is non-alcoholic
) Family members perform different program (acting, singing, playing instruments, telling jokes, asking riddles...). The favorite thing that happens is that everyone gets a scratch card and tries to win large sum of money Sorry, no luck this year. Again.
And when everything was ready, we decorated a tiny Christmas tree (bought from IKEA, do you remember?) and brought the gifts near the tree. Yes, already today... There is another tradition in this funny, Christmas crazy family
Kevin Kiwi
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 27, 2013, 7:32 pm
These funny Christmas crazy people get their presents already in the morning of Christmas eve
And I got mine, too. Quite cool present. But there is this one thing: No snow... Let's see what host will figure out for tomorrow
Meanwhile we were watching The Snowman
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Dec 27, 2013, 8:29 pm
We went to the Laajavuori winter sports center and there we found some snow
Look at me now!!!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 3, 2014, 7:09 pm
The most well known tradition linked to the day is "the ride of Stephen's Day" which refers to a sleigh ride with horses. Because we have no horse, no sleigh and no snow we made our ride by car
We went to the Kuokkala Bridge and harbor. The lake is still almost free from ice. We went on and came to the Fairytale Park Peukkula. It was closed but we saw the houses... Finally we went to feed the ducks
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 3, 2014, 7:51 pm
Everybody else was cooking something healthy... I decided to make the dessert: LUUMURAHKA
plum quark. Take a look -sorry that you can not taste...
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 8, 2014, 4:54 pm
We were painting for (next) Christmas
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 8, 2014, 5:28 pm
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Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 8, 2014, 5:57 pm
We were sewing for (next) Christmas
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 8, 2014, 7:03 pm
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Posted Feb 1, 2014, 10:08 pm
I arrived in Sülfeld. Dicker Kumpel gave me a warm welcome.
Then he introduced me to his other guests here.
I showed the postcard I brought with me.
We talked a lot – I will write more soon.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 2, 2014, 11:23 am
The winter came to Sülfeld, so we had to take photos with some snow.
Let’s start with this archaeological monument.
Some children wanted to use their sleighs behind me, but I think there was not enough snow.
Well – no sunshine on my stone, but I loved the light on the old school.
And the emblem of Sülfeld is beautiful, too.
My last stop was next to the church. A wonderful photo with a little snow and the sunshine.
I love the wintertime!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 4, 2014, 11:39 am
Today we had great weather, so we explored the surroundings of Sülfeld.
What a wonderful sky with beautiful clouds!
But to tell the truth – it was really cold!
What a long way – maybe I should have stayed at home?
Fortunately we found a sunny place for a rest.
I loved this place – with a far view. Well, of course there are not really big hills here in Northern Germany.
And the small river here was nice, too.
The last photo shows me and Dicker Kumpel’s famous tree. Nice!
What a wonderful walk!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 7, 2014, 8:11 pm
Today I went to Hamburg – this lake is called Alster.
Behind me you can see the town hall.
And this is another nice view over the Alsterarkaden.
Look – what a beautiful postbox.
Here you can see the town hall again – a beautiful building.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 17, 2014, 8:29 pm
We went to the port of Hamburg today. I had a nice view from a place called Landungsbrücken.
What a nice tower.
On the other side of the Elbe River there are two musical halls – the left one is really new.
Behind me you can see the sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers.
Then we had a great idea – we jumped onto a small ferry to the building Elbphilharmonie. I had a nice view over the Elbe River.
Hamburg’s port is really beautiful.
We came near to the both musical halls.
Me in front of the skyline of the port.
This is the Elbphilharmonie – a very expensive building.
I looked to another part of the port – the cruise terminal – but there is no cruise ship today.
And here is the part where they load and unload big ships.
It was a nice trip for us TVs, RikeH had a hard time, because it was really cold – and her fingers got so cold!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 28, 2014, 10:24 am
Many greetings from the Cruise Ship AIDA Sol. We celebrated the start of our trip with delicious Champagne.
Today we started our day on our balcony.
It was enough place for all of us and we talked a lot.
This is the view to the front of the ship – yes we are living in the front of the ship – just over the bridge.
There you can see the front of the ship.
On a cruise ship you spend a lot of time with eating – so it was time for some sports. We have a Power Plate in our cabin. First RikeH explained us how it works.
Then it started to shake…
…and we had to train our arms.
After that it was time to relax in the living-room.
This is the place where I write my updates.
And here I am sleeping – in the morning I can see the sea out of my bed – this is great!
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Feb 28, 2014, 7:50 pm
We are in Africa and went to a small city called Asilah. Behind me you see a religious building.
This was another tower…
… next to a nice place.
Next to the city there is a long beach – many children played soccer there.
This is the door to a palace, but we were not allowed to visit it.
Later we had this nice view over the city – but it was very windy.
My last photo shows a big wall – there were many of them here in Asilah.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 3, 2014, 7:18 pm
Yesterday we went to Lissabon. It was noon when we saw the city.
I saw the tower of Belem and the famous monument.
There was a big bridge over the Rio Tejo.
Today was an exciting day – we had a TV-meeting.
It was great to sit together and talk!
Poschti came on the Cruise with us so we had a welcome party this evening.
We had chocolate and fruits.
And I had my own bottle of Coke.
Then we all took one piece of fruit and one piece of chocolate.
It was a nice party, but then we were tired and went into our TV-bed.
Good night, Mum!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 4, 2014, 10:52 am
After a bumpy trip from Lissabon we arrived in La Coruna. Because of the stormy weather we will stay here for two days. Today we took a walk. Behind me you can see the harbor.
There were many small fisherboats.
From this point we had a good view of our Cruise Ship – it is really tall, isn’t it?
There was a fortress – nowadays it is a museum.
We saw big waves – maybe it is a good idea to stay a little longer in this town?
Believe it or not – only some steps from the water I found this sunny place with the beautiful flowers.
These houses with the balconies with glass in front of it are typical for La Coruna.
This is the town hall – really nice.
Back on the ship I stood on the balcony – can you see the fortress behind me – there we went.
And I want to show you this – every evening we got these chocolates – a Cruise is wonderful.
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 16, 2014, 12:17 pm
I told you about the bumpy trip to la Coruna. We took some photos of it, but I forgot to update it.
So here can you see me and my friends looking out of the window. Here you can see nothing from the rough sea…
But now you can see more – the waves!
I went onto the balcony and saw the waves on the side of the ship.
Today the weather was much nicer!
Later I went onto the pool-deck.
There was a big screen on the deck!
Here you can see the name of the cruise line.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 21, 2014, 9:06 pm
It was time for a new country – this time we were in France. We arrived in Le Havre.
The architect here loved concrete - you see it everywhere.
We wanted to see a nicer town and went to Honfleur. There was a beautiful harbor!
We went into a big wooden church.
Here you can see the tower of it.
There were many old buildings in the town.
Later we continued our trip and went to Deauville. This is the promenade next to the beach. The clothing rooms are named after famous movie stars.
We walked along the beach – it was wonderful!
There were funny houses in the city.
Au revoir
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 22, 2014, 2:07 pm
Today was our last day on the AIDA Sol. I walked over the sun deck again – very sunny!
This is the theatre inside the ship.
This is one of many bars on the ship.
Hopefully the weather will be nice tomorrow, because we want to have nice views when we arrive in Hamburg.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Mar 31, 2014, 10:32 am
Great news Mum, we had lovely weather when we arrived in Hamburg. It was so great to arrive in the port on the Elbe River. Will I see a nice sunrise?
Yes, there it was!
Far behind me you see a big bridge.
Hamburg is a really beautiful city!
There were two theaters for musicals – the left one is not open yet.
We spent our last hours on the ship relaxing on our balcony.
It was a really wonderful cruise. We should do one together soon, Mum.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 2, 2014, 8:25 pm
Back in Germany we had lovely weather, so today it was time for a walk.
The nature starts now – because it is springtime.
It was nice to sit in the sunshine with my friends.
Soon there will be some swans on the lake.
We came along another beautiful small lake.
This is Dicker Kumpel’s famous tree. We all have to take photos with it every time we see it.
Back home we saw the German flag.
This stone stood in front of Dicker Kumpel’s house.
Look, the first flowers arrived!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 5, 2014, 3:47 pm
We went to a small town called Bad Oldesloe. This is the biggest church here.
I went into it – there were colorful windows.
I met two wooden men.
There was a big organ. Sadly nobody was there to play it.
Then I came to a nice water wheel.
I learnt a lot about it on this sign.
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 8, 2014, 2:30 pm
The weather was great today, so we played in the garden. Dicker Kumpel is a great gardener and I want to show you some of his flowers.
I loved this forest of yellow flowers!
These flowers were so nice, too.
Blue flowers are great, too.
Springtime is one of the best time of the year!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 13, 2014, 11:50 am
It was time for some sports – and we decided to play billiards.
Dicker Kumpel explained the rules.
He showed us how to play.
Then it was my time.
It was so much fun!
Fortunately I won with 5:4.
Then I explored the room. A horse lived here in the Past, I guess.
Then I tried to call you, but maybe you were not at home.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 21, 2014, 3:57 pm
Dicker Kumpel received a game from his friend Murph – and today we wanted to play it.
There were some chocolate bars with photos of wild animals on it. Well – a nice game – looking at photos.
But it was not that easy. They were turned on the wrong side and you can turn two. If they were the same photos you won the chocolate, if not you turn it again – and search new pairs, when it’s your turn. First I found two different animals.
But then I followed my instincts and smell at the cards.
I found two that had the smell of a big cat.
I was right!
Two lions!
When we finished the game I was really good with one pair – hopefully you are proud of me, Mum!
Dicker Kumpel who won the most pairs shared two pieces of chocolate with us.
It was yummy, Mum!
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 21, 2014, 11:05 pm
Love and hugs
Your Mum
xxooxx
Posted Apr 22, 2014, 4:39 pm
Happy Easter! Today it is the Day of the Bunnies! We all sat in the sunshine and waited for RikeH.
She arrived and told us that the Easter Bunny has been here – and we could start searching for some sweets!
I found some chocolate!
But can you find me on the photo?
Here I am!
Then we went to another part of the garden – here we should have a race for eggs.
We all were ready to run!
Look – I have no idea why, but I won!
Later we found this great plant – chocolate lollipops are growing in it!
A great place!
This was the first part of Easter – tomorrow we will meet the Eater Bunny!
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 23, 2014, 8:15 pm
Today was an exciting day, too. We went to visit Dicker Kumpel’s grandma. Many bunnies were living there.
I would love to send you these beautiful flowers!
And I met these chicken – I think they worked hard for Easter.
Maybe these were the children of the chicken?
Then I met the Easter Bunny. This was so great – it was very nice and friendly.
When we came back to Dicker Kumpel’s home we went into the garden and saw two beautiful trees.
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted May 17, 2014, 2:43 pm
We went to another village today – called Grabau. There we saw a lot of big stones and learnt a lot about their history.
Behind me you can see one of the big stones.
We rested on another stone.
Then we went into the forest – time for a kind of safari. We will go into this house and look for wild animals.
There was a deer.
And a bunny! Far away!
And I found a small animal? Well – where is it?
There it is.
You remember that I saw a bunny – I went closer – and it was a friendly bunny!
I even met a boar – he was huge!
We continued our walk and went to a nice lake – the Hohendammer Mühlenteich. I learnt a lot about the animals here, too.
Many bird live here – maybe we will see some.
We were really quiet and saw some nice birds.
What a great place!
Yours
Kevin Kiwi
Posted May 18, 2014, 4:43 pm
Today was a great day – Murph and his guests will come and visit us. We waited.
Then they arrived.
It was great to see them all.
Murph brought gifts for all of us!
Wonderful!
Dicker Kumpel planned a game for us - how exciting!
He explained the rules. We played with the die.
Everyone who has a six put the cap and the scarf on like this. Then he or she was allowed to ‘fight’ with the wrapped chocolate. This seems to be funny. Let’s start.
I threw the dice – unfortunately no 6…
The next time there was a 6 – I took the cap and the scarf – and here I go.
After the game we all ate sweets – yummy!
It was a funny day!
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jun 2, 2014, 11:18 am
I went to Hamburg today. Here you see me next to the lake Alster in the middle of Hamburg
Next to it I saw the town hall – a nice building.
Maybe you see the cars of the firefighters? There was a big meeting of young firefighters in the town.
Many swans are living here.
Here you see the town hall again.
Love
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 5, 2015, 8:18 am
Finally back online again!
I'm still here at Emjay's place. Most of the other TV's have gone home, but I have the company of Scoop.
We have had some great adventures. I even went to Greece! I can't show any pics now, cause Emjay's PC is down.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know I'm fine.
Happy new year, mum!
Big hug from your little Kiwi bird,
Kevin
Posted Jan 6, 2015, 9:27 am
There's more to come!
Posted Jan 9, 2015, 10:04 am
I'd like to show you some highlights of my stay with Emjay. A lot has happened! Well, let's start in Delft. I'm wearing an orange scarf, to support the Netherlands at the FIFA soccer cup.
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And for Christmas Henna sent us therse lovely mugs. Thanks!
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I wish you a happy New Year, mum! This is my last picture for 2014: Dutchy the Lion, Scoop and me inspect the big Old Day's salad, made by Emjay.
Big hug,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Jan 17, 2015, 7:30 pm
We were for a quick visit in Rotterdam today.
When we got home, we had a surprise: an envelope arrived from the UK! Scoop and me tried to open it with our beaks and... a nice brown bear came out! He said his name is "Gozer" (which means "dude") Well, hello dude! I'm sure we'll be friends!
Posted Jan 19, 2015, 10:32 am
The return of Gozer made me realize how much I miss you... So I decided to travel home.
All TV's came together to say goodbye. Isn't that nice?
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Bye mom! See you soon!
Your Kiwibird Kevin
Posted Jan 19, 2015, 10:37 am
After you left we had a little kiwi party and we exchanged stories about our adventures with you.
We hope you have a save trip and arrive home in a good condition. It was a pleasure to know you!
Bye from all of us & hostmum Emjay
Posted Feb 16, 2015, 7:16 am
Thank you to emjay for a wonderful time with her!!
Today I have been to Geelong and St Leonard's
we found this interesting seat on the road side...it is carved from limestone, Sue thought was a real one that had been dumped!!
Such a beautiful day!!
Just contemplating!!
Bye for now
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Feb 16, 2015, 7:20 am
on the road...
by the Campaspe River
Heading home...
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Feb 16, 2015, 4:05 pm
How nice to see you in your home enviroment! Great you're having good weather.
Give my regards to your mum and also warm greetings from your TV friends.
Your former hostmum Emjay
Posted Feb 17, 2015, 6:49 am
Happily yours
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Feb 22, 2015, 4:47 am
More arrivals at our house....Bernie has arrived back home with her new husband Wavy Gravy.....and on the way their twins, Tracee and Perry arrived!!!
We made them very welcome
Kevin Kiwi.
Posted Apr 30, 2015, 6:05 pm
After a long journey I arrived at my host in Germany!
The other TV’s Karakolak, Gretel and Petunia gave me a warm welcome!
Here live two cats.
Paulchen
Fini
I’m so tired after my journey… I’m sleeping with Paulchen.
Kiss,
Kevin
Posted May 18, 2015, 8:26 am
Hi Mom!
Today I visited the city of Bamberg.
The oldtown of Bamberg is very beautiful and interesting because it is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is the river "Regnitz.
First I show you "Altes Rathaus" (Old Town hall).
The painting on the house wall is amazing!
Behind me you see "Klein-Venedig" (Little Venice). There we go now.
Here we are! "Little Venice" are very old buildings from the fishermen.
The residenz.
This is the cathetral.
Beside the cathetral is the "Alte Hofhaltung" (Old Court).
Bamberg was built on 7 hills like Rome.
One of this hills is the "Altenburg".
This was my little tour in Bamberg. I hope you like it!
Kind regards,
Kevin
Posted May 26, 2015, 9:58 am
Today host-mum said to me that she has a little surprise for me!
We made holiday! But for 4 days :-) …
Early in the morning we drove off.
Where will we go???
We drove to the south of Bavaria: Allgäuer Tor
Host-dad bought a „Pickerl“. It’s a sticker for the car toll in Austria.
We made holiday in Austria! Wonderful!
What a bend!
We drove and drove.
Stop Host-dad! We are almost in Italy!
This is the „Brenner“. We had to pay 9 € - very expensive this street!
Snow???? It’s May!
The wheater was not good… But we are in good mood :-)!
No holidays in Austria???
The city of Bozen is in Italy…
Posted May 27, 2015, 4:19 pm
We made a little tour from Brixen to Bozen.
The Zillertal Alps.
First a little creek then…
… a wonderful big one.
The Trotzburg.
At lunch we eat a Pizza.
I hope you like my day
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Posted May 28, 2015, 3:40 pm
We made a tour around the Alps by Groeden.
I hope you like it! It’s really beautiful there!
Typical houses in the Alps.
Posted May 28, 2015, 3:53 pm
Unfortunately our weekend trip is over …..
I had great days in South Tyrol!
Departure
Franzensburg
Back in Austria.
Back in Germany.
Kind regards,
Kevin
Posted May 28, 2015, 4:00 pm
Have a good journey my friend!
Posted May 29, 2015, 10:59 am
I got a great invitation to China!
So I will made a "short" trip to China and then I go back to beelicious
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See you soon!
Kevin
Posted Jun 22, 2015, 3:49 am
This gate is quite beautiful, maybe I've seen such building somewhere in China Town or on TV.
It's so hot here, super truly hot, feel like my feathers are burning under the sun.
But I still wanna go advanture in this place, think about what do they have on the other side of the gate..
Let me check the site map first..
Posted Oct 16, 2015, 4:39 am
It was 3757m in total, and I do feel a bit altitude sick.. Think about it, the altitude is only 50m back in Beijing
I saw the magnificent Potala Palace, which is definitely the highest building in Lhasa.
Dear mum, I also went to local postoffice, and then we took a stroll around Potala Palace.
Posted Oct 25, 2015, 2:52 am
We went to the Olympic Park today! I didn't feel very good at the beginning because the weather was gloomy
BUT WE HAD A TOPNOTCH DINNER!!! I become a big fan of Hong Kong food in the end..
Posted Oct 26, 2015, 1:17 am
Wandering aroung Barkhor Street where is the most popular local shopping area, we visited the famous Jokhang, here are some infomation:
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| The Jokhang is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of the country of Tibet. For most Tibetans it is the most sacred and important temple in Tibet. It is in some regards pan-sectarian, but is controlled by the Gelug school. The temple's architectural style is a mixture of Indian vihara design, Tibetan, and Nepalese design.
The Jokhang was founded during the reign of king Songtsän Gampo. According to tradition, the temple was built for the two brides of the king, Princess Wencheng of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal. Both wives are said to have brought important Buddhist statues and images from China and Nepal to Tibet as part of their dowries, and they were housed here. Initially, many Nepalese artists worked to construct this temple. |
Posted Oct 27, 2015, 7:54 am
The bus in Lhasa looks exactly the same as in Beijing, except they use both Chinese and Tibatan to give the information of next stop.
We were just going to explore a little bit of the old town, surprisely found that the Exquisite Exhibition of the Second China Thangka was hold in a historic yard!!!
Fancy the lovely tea house which is located in an old temple, have a cup of sweet buttered tea and enjoy your fresh day.
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| A thangka, variously spelt as tangka, thanka or tanka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thankas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thankas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. They often have elaborate compositions including many very small figures. A central "deity" is often surrounded by other identified figures in a symmetrical composition. Narrative scenes are less common, but do appear.
Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas. One subject is The Wheel of Life (Bhavachakra), which is a visual representation of the Abhidharma teachings (Art of Enlightenment). The term may sometimes be used of works in other media than painting, including reliefs in metal and woodblock prints. Today printed reproductions at poster size of painted thangka are commonly used for devotional as well as decorative purposes. Many thangka were produced in sets, though they have often subsequently become separated. Thangka perform several different functions. Images of deities can be used as teaching tools when depicting the life (or lives) of the Buddha, describing historical events concerning important Lamas, or retelling myths associated with other deities. Devotional images act as the centerpiece during a ritual or ceremony and are often used as mediums through which one can offer prayers or make requests. Overall, and perhaps most importantly, religious art is used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. The Buddhist Vajrayana practitioner uses a thanga image of their yidam, or meditation deity, as a guide, by visualizing "themselves as being that deity, thereby internalizing the Buddha qualities" Thangkas hang on or beside altars, and may be hung in the bedrooms or offices of monks and other devotees. |
Posted Oct 29, 2015, 7:27 am
We found that the moon was really bright and clear last night, so we planned a tiny small walking trip along the river in this afternoon, ummm actually during the lunch break.
Look how blue the sky was!!!
Passing through the gate of Mia's work place, we saw the Military Museum, went on to the cross roads on the west, the not that tall architecture is the old CCTV building, most people might know the new one which is located in CBD, also well-known for its pants-shape appearence. Followed by the Chinese Century Altar, a photo exhibition was held inside. Oh that was Vivisn Maier...
We finally arrived to the river bank, the river itself looks bluer because of the sky. Mia said the metal bridge reminded her of Tyne Bridge, do you think they look similar?
The under the bridge picture was under the 3rd ring road of Beijing
Posted May 27, 2016, 1:25 pm
we made a little trip with the car near the city of Bamberg.
Beautiful poppies
View over Bamberg
Bye,
Kevin
Posted Jul 9, 2016, 1:58 pm
Today I was in Baden-Wurttemberg.
This is monster „Colmberg“ in Schwaebisch Hall.
Castle in Kirchberg a.d. Jagst
Greetings,
Kevin
Posted Oct 8, 2016, 12:39 pm
We made a trip for 4 days to South-Tyrol in Italy!
This is our hotel „Bergschloessel“ in Luson near the city of Bressanone.
It’s a little village in the UNESCO World Heritage from the Dolomites.
Our room is under the roof. The highest room in the hotel.
Our room.
It’s not really an oven. It’s an oven with a remote control. But it’s crackles!
Bathroom with a big whirlpool.
View into the valley. I love it!
The pool. Host mum said, it’s cold water but the view is fantastic.
The inside pool with warm water.
Posted Oct 8, 2016, 12:42 pm
Today we made a little trip to the capital city of South-Tyrol.
A fontaine with a lots of frogs. Unfortunately is no water in it…
The theatre.
Park
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But before we drive to the highway I saw this wonderful „Mele“ (italian for „apple“). The color is so amazing!
I had a lot of fun the last 3 days!
I hope you like it too!
Bye,
Kevin
Posted Jan 22, 2017, 3:14 pm
Now it's winter in Germany!
Here is a little bit of snow.
It looks wonderful!
I was on the former border of Germany.
The border was open on the 2.December 1989.
The tower "Bayernturm" (bavaria tower).
He was an observation tower on the former border between BRD and GDR.
Big hug,
Kevin
Posted Mar 7, 2017, 11:55 am
Today we make a little tour to Upper Frankonia.
First I was in a little city called „Kulmbach“.
The castle is the „Plassenburg“.
View over Kulmbach.
Coffeebreak
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View over the „Fichtelgebirge“. Look! There’s a little bit of snow!
This is „Waldstein“ with huge stones.
For dinner we were in the „Bistro“ by a famous German chef named Alexander Herrmann in a little village called Wirsberg.
It was a wonderful day!
Bye,
Kevin
Posted Aug 14, 2017, 10:55 am
Today I go to the opera!
We have tickets for the Wagner Festival at Bayreuth!
My host have waited for the tickets 9 years!
The name of the opera is „Tristan“.
The story is about the tragic love about Tristan and Isolde.
This is the Festival hall.
View from the balcony.
Behind this door are our seats.
The stage.
The horn section at the balcony at the break. It’s go on!
It was so wonderful!
But long.
Very long.
6 hours.
Now I’m tired :-)!
Many greetings,
Kevin Kiwi
Posted Apr 9, 2018, 10:05 am
The dam wall is 400 m long and 48 m high.
The autumn forest is very beautiful!
Bye,
Kevin