Travelog for: Lancel

Hallo Mami,

a new Toyvoyager arrived today. His name is Druri .Now it's three of us here. 

Send you a hug.

Lancel

Hey Moma,

this evening we were pretty busy. We helped host mum to prepare two packages that she is going to donate for Weihnachten im Schuhkarton/Geschenke der Hoffnung, Christmas in a shoebox/presents of hope(international name: operation christmaschild).
First we decorate the box with christmas wrappingpaper and stickers and put a label on it that shows that these packages are meant to go to a boy age 10-14 year. Than we filled it with all the stuff host mum bought for that. The first package: a sweater, gloves, toys, sweets and so on. The second one: a pencil case already filled with all kinds of pens, warm stockings, a cap and also sweets, toys and more.
Don't worry mum, after I checked that everything is in place I crawled back out and helped to put a rubber band around the package.
Next week Susie's mum will take them to a store where they collect the packages and will hand them over to the organisation.

Now I feel really good because I helped to do something good. 

Love you

Lancel

Good evening Mama,

I gotta tell ya something. 
We were gone all weekend. Friday morning we drove to a town called Eltville which is right by the river Rhein (Rhine).
First thing we did when arrived was take a short walk around town and have lunch. Then we checked in our hotel. Which wasn't just any hotel! It was a 5* deluxe palace hotel.  Wow that was fancy!  It dosen't look to spectacular from the outside but on the inside it's just wooooooooow.  We even got an upgarde to a suite with two bathrooms, a living room and a closet you could walk in. After discovering the "room" we went back to town for some more walking and Susie's and her mom pampered themself with a massage at a Spa.

And that was the first day of our little weekendtrip.

Love you

Lancel

On saturday we planned on going hiking but it was raining like crazy so we had to change to indoor plans (museum and stuff).
But the museum was closed. Means we had to spent the day outside anyway. We drove to the small town of Rüdesheim which is famous with tourists from all over the world.
We strolled around and came by hostmums favorite store twice. It's called Käthe Wohlfahrt and sells christmas decoration all around the year.
In between the rain slowed down a little and we decided to take some kind of cable car sky train to the top of a small mountain where a famous Statue called Niederwalddenkmal is. Half way up there it got very foggy and we hardly couldn't see anything anymore. We took a quick look around and went back down.
On the way back to the hotel we stopped by so many different monasteries, churches, abbeys and what not (took pictures with two or three of them) that I forgot which is which.

And that was day two. 

Sunday morning we walked around the parc that surrounds the hotel and a bit along the river rhine. After we checked out from our suite we visited the monastery of Eberbach. It was founded in the 12th century.
In the years 1985-86 almost all shootings for the movie The Name of the Rose (with Sean Connery) were filmed here.

And now we are back at hostmums home.

Hope you had a nice weekend too. 

XOXO

Lancel

Servus Mama,

this morning I went to Bad Homburg with hostmum.
She wanted to show me the local castle (it was built in 1679-1686 by Earl Friedrich II.) On the way we came by two beautiful
churches. The first one is the Catholic church St. Marien (which is famous for it's bells and it's ringing) and the second one is the Protestant church called Erlöserkirche (built in 1903-1908).
Last but not least we visited the so called Laternenfestbrunnen (lanternsfestivalfountain). It is very important for Bad Homburg because every year there is Latersfestival (since 1935) and Laternsqueen is elected.
That was pretty interesting.

For now I say good Night.

Have sweet dreams.

Lancel

Good Morning Moma,

yesterday morning we had to say goodbye to our friend Karlos. 
We hugged and cuddled and helped him to crawl in his envelope.
And now he is his way back home to be with his moomy soon.

And in the evening we got to go to Frankfurt/Main for a Sushi Dinner. Hmmmmm that was so yummy. 
To get there we took the train. At the central station we had some time to take a look around. After dinner we went for a walk and did a bit of sightseeing. We saw some skyscrapers and the old opera (which is one of the most beautiful buildings in all Frankfurt).

Have a nice weekend mom.

see ya

Lancel

Hi Mom,

take a look at that! Hostmum put up some christmas decoration.
Of course we helped. 
Somehow I feel like singing: jingel bells jingels lalalalala. 

Guten Abend Mama, 

today we spent some time in Frankfurt/Main with hostmum. She met a friend and togehter we went to a Spa where they got a treatment. After that we walked along the river Main. To cross it we took the bridge called "Eiserner Steg" (iron bridge). The special thing about are the locks. Young couples put them up with their names engraved. It's a symbol of everlasting love. 
From there we came by a very famous sight of Frankfurt the Römer.
It's the building whose roof looks like stairs. On the square that is infront of the Römer building (and all the way to downtown Frankfurt) everything is already prepared for the Weihnachtsmarkt (which is one of those famous outside german christmas fairs) that will start tomorrow and last till christmas.

And even at the central station everything is already decorated. 

How was your weekend mum?

Miss you

Lancel

Hi Mommy,

today hostmum put up some more christmas decoration (including the tree). Of course we helped again this time. 

Christmas eve is coming soon. Just 27 more days. Yeah! 

Love you

yours Lancel

Hey Mommy,

we spend the day in the town Gelnhausen at a Scrapbooking workshop.
Hostmum made something called December Daily.It's some kind of diary.
I really like it.

Good night

XOXO

Lancel

Hallo Mami,

and again we were gone all day. We spent it with one of hostmum's friends and her kids and made christmas cookies all day. Lot's and lot's of them. :-)
When we got there were already cookies called Bethmännchen (made of marzipan and almonds) in the oven.
Then we made Schmalznüsse (an old and traditional recipe), Nougatkugeln(nougatballs) and Schokoladenmacarons (chocolate macarons).
I had lot of fun.

Hope you had a nice weekend too.

Hey Mommy,

look at that. Hostmum asked us if we would help her shine a pair of shoes. So we did and than put the shoes out the front door. 
Susie said that we will get some kind of reward (for so) for that. But not today we have to wait till the morning. 
Hmmmmm what could that be about?
I'll tell you about it tomorrow.

Love you

Lancel

PS Have I ever told you that my TV friend here is Druri from finland?

Hey Mom,

do you remember the shoes we shined yesterday?
First thing we did this morning was checking on them.
And I couldn't belive my eyes. They where filled with lots of good stuff. Tea (with vanilla and almond flavor) some sweets and a mandarin. We had the tea right away for breakfast. Hmmmmmm yummy.
Hostmum told us that the Nikolaus brought it. 
The Nikolaus in Germany is pretty similar to the american Santa Claus (dressed in a red coat and wears a white beard). To some families he comes in person (usually the one with small children). The kids then have to sing a christmas song or say a poem and get sweets for that. And to some people the Nikolaus comes over night and leaves the sweets there (of course just if you shined your shoes and put them out the front door  )