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Remscheid, Germany - 29th June 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I arrived in Remscheid today. My host Katja picked me up at the post office in the morning. I had to spend the whole weekend alone in my envelope. I was travelling in such a small envelope, but the mailbox of the house Katja is living in probably was crammed with newspapers on Saturday. So the post man took me back to the post office.
Katja helped me out of my envelope immediately. The sun was shining and we took two photos in front of the city hall. Katja was on her way to her work place in a law firm, so we did not have much time to take more photos.
The city hall was built in 1906, Katja told me. It was nearly destroyed in World War II and was rebuilt in the late 1940s and early 1950s in a more modern style. It's tower is 48 m high.
The heraldic animal of Remscheid is the lion. You can see it on a pillar in front of the city hall.
In the morning the weather was fantastic, when we went home at 6:00 p.m. it was raining. I'm glad we took the photos in the morning.
Bye
Evie
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Posted Jun 29, 2009, 8:09 pm
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at home, Germany - 5th July 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
Katja told us that we will travel to Spain tomorrow, to Barcelona.
We'll come home on Thursday in the late evening.
Bye
Evie
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Posted Jul 5, 2009, 12:16 pm
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Remscheid, Germany - 6th July 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we went to the railway station to go to Düsseldorf airport. We'll fly to Barcelona!
When we left the house, we found an envelope on the stairs with cute little mouse UrselHH inside. She arrived just in time to accompany us on our trip to Spain.
At the railway station we climbed out of Katja's bag to get a bit of fresh air.
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Posted Jul 11, 2009, 2:30 pm
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Barcelona, Spain - 6th July 2009
By: olgamaus
It was late evening when we had reached Barcelona, went to our hotel by bus and went out to the promenade. We walked to the harbour and had dinner.
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Posted Jul 11, 2009, 2:39 pm Last edited Jul 11, 2009, 2:40 pm by olgamaus
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Barcelona, Spain - 8th July 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
today we took a walk along the beach promenade. Our hotel is close to the coastline, so we only had to cross the street to get there.
These high-rasers were built for the Olympic Village of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
This is a fish fixation, created by the architekt Frank Gehry, manifested by a 35 metre x 54 metre fish made of steel lattice. The fish marks the start of the Olympic Port area and is placed at the base of the two landmark towers.
You can find many artworks here at the beaches, this one for example at the beach of Barceloneta.
This is the tower of an aerial ropeway to Montjuic, a mountain in the municipal area.
We went to Port Vell than, the old harbour.
Here you can see the statue "El Cap de Barcelona" by the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.
More of Port Vell ...
We also visited Ramla de Mar, a prolongation of the world famous boulevard Las Ramblas, leading to the Christopher Columbus Monument.
We also walked to the newer part of the harbour. This steel construction is overspanning an intersection to several directions.
We walked to the old town to have lunch in a cava-bar. Cava is the Catalanian Champagne. You eat tapas and drink cava here. Really delicious! I tasted the local cheese with little mouse UrselHH.
We went to the old town, built in medieval times with narrow lanes.
This is the church Santa Maria del Mar, we wanted to have a look inside, but it was closed until afternoon.
In the background you can see one of the historic markets. It is under construction at the moment.
Instead we visited Parc de la Ciutadella, the city's main central park. Originally here was a citadel, after it was torn in 19th century, this park was built here. It contains a pond, a fantastic fountain (which is also under construction at the moment) and the Barcelona Zoo.
This is the fountain.
We went to Montjuic by bus. Here you can find the Olympic arena.
Montjuïc is a broad shallow hill with a relatively flat top overlooking the harbour, to the southeast of the city centre. The top of the hill (height: 173 metres) was the site of several fortifications, the latest of which (the Castell de Montjuïc) remains today. The fortress largely dates from the 17th century, with 18th century additions. We visited the remains of the fortress.
This is the view across the city. Georgeous, isn't it?
From here you are also overlooking the harbour.
We went downhill and reached Placa d'Espanya, one of the central squares of Barcelona.
We went back to the city centre by bus, reaching Placa Catalunya. It was already dark, that's why my photo is not the best one.
On their way to the hotel Katja and her friend had one or two drinks in a nearby beach bar. Tomorrow we will return home, what a pity!
Bye
Evie
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Posted Jul 11, 2009, 3:19 pm
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Wuppertal, Germany - 15th July 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we went to Wuppertal today. Katja had to buy a few things at Hornbach, her favourite DIY-store. She had to make a new interior for her large rat cage.
Afterwards we went to the Botanical Garden. Wuppertal is situated, like the name already says, at the river Wupper, along a deep valley with the city centre in the valley itself, large parts on the steep slopes of the valley.
You can find the Botanical Garden on a very high point, overlooking the city centre in the valley. In 1890 it was a school garden first. Later, in 1908 a textile industrialist built his country house here, the "Eller'sche Villa". Later the Elisenturm Elisen Tower) was also built here, which is now the focal point of the garden. Since 1929 it is a municipal garden, open daily.
This is the Elisenturm.
First we entered the tower and enjoyed the fantastic overview.
Here you can see the new greenhouses, they were built in 2006.
We went to the greenhouses than. Here you can see plants from the warmer parts of the world.
We went into the garden than. I saw lots of pretty flowers and interesting trees, also the former country house.
Wow, what a colour!
Here we are sitting in front of a thistle.
These are plants which are growing in moor areas, there are also insect-eating plants among them.
I also saw a plant with vast leafs.
Back home we helped to install the new things to the rat cage. I will show it to you soon.
Bye
Evie
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Posted Jul 16, 2009, 11:40 am
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Remscheid, Germany - 21st July 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
Katja bought a new camera yesterday. Today we took a photo from the roof light. We saw the water tower and the tower of the city hall.
Bye
Evie
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Posted Jul 21, 2009, 4:49 pm
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at home, Remscheid, Germany - 23rd July 2009
By: olgamaus
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Posted Jul 26, 2009, 10:18 am Last edited Jul 26, 2009, 10:25 am by olgamaus
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