Devizes, England - 23rd June 2008
By: Steve & Helly
Hello,
I'm Wadworth. I'm a little bear with a big heart and a 'THIRST' for travel.
I was born in Devizes, in Wadworth's brewery. The place where the brewery is found is affectionately known as Waddy's Corner. The beer is still delivered to the local pubs by shire horse and it's a wonderful sight, although they're much larger than me and I think I'd be a bit scared if I met them for real!
Wadworth's is also the home of '6X' and 'Henry's IPA', one of Helly's favourite - shh, don't tell anyone but her ABSOLUTE favourite is 'Speckled Hen', not a Wadworth's brew at all!
I would like to travel the world, having adventures and tasteing other country's beers to see how they compare. I'd like to visit beer festivals too and if there's some food thrown in so much the better. A little bear has to eat!
Please let Helly know if you'd like to host me, my original guardians at Wadworths will be watching to see where I go.
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 7:52 am
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Remscheid, Germany - 4th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I arrived in Remscheid today. I heard my host talking to her daughter while I was sitting inside my box. My new host Katja thought that my package might be the filled matchbox from another forum menber, so she did not know if she should open it or if she should wait until all participators of the matchbox challenge received their packages.
I made a lot of noise inside my box. I jumped up and down in my box so Katja could see the package move on the kitchen table. She thought that a filled matchbox should better not move alone. She opened the package immediately and was surprised to find me. She thought that I had to be larger! Okay, I will eat a lot and then I will grow a few inches.
I was welcomed by Sylphide, Desmond and Pip.
My Mum made a beautiful little card for my host. She really loves it.
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 4, 2008, 9:21 pm
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Katja's desk, Remscheid, Germany - 4th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I tasted my first German beer: A König Pilsener. The König brewery is located in Duisburg, The brewery was established in 1858 by Theodor König.
It's really good
You can buy a teddy bear at the brewery's shop!
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 4, 2008, 10:50 pm Last edited Jul 5, 2008, 7:15 am by olgamaus
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Remscheid, Germany - 8th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Dad,
I tasted a really funny beer today - Berliner Weisse.
First I thought:
This is beer? Good Lord, it's GREEN!
Sure it is not water from an aquarium, sure it is not toxic?
Katja becalmed me and explained that it is a special sort of beer, brewed in Berlin, with woodruff syrup. That's why this beer is green.
It tastes good, not really like beer, of course much sweeter, but although very refreshing.
Sylphide and Pip also tasted it and they also liked it.
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 8, 2008, 7:46 pm Last edited Jul 9, 2008, 11:29 pm by olgamaus
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Remscheid-Lennep, Germany - 9th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Dad,
today we visited Katja's sister. She is living in Remscheid-Lennep, one of the oldest districts of Remscheid, more than 770 years old.
Katja's nephew is collecting crown caps. He showed them to me. I sortetd out a lot of crown caps from beer bottles. Most of them are from Germany, only a few of them are from Portugal, the Netherlands or Belgium.
We went into the garden to play. I found a sign at the neighboors garden door that read "Only the strongest survive".
We took a ride in a remote controlled Hummer.
We were also playing with a wind wheel.
Katja and her sister made pizza for dinner. What do you think they got out of the cellar to drink? Correct, a beer, brewed in a town close to Remscheid.
In the evening Katja and her sister were sitting on the balcony, Sylphide, Pip and me were sitting on the balcony railing, watchim them.
Of course I tasted this beer, it's really good (like every beer I tasted to far).
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 9, 2008, 11:44 pm
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A message from Calne, England - 11th July 2008
By: Steve & Helly
Dear Wadworth,
Thank you for our postcard. It's lovely. You seem to be having lots of fun!
Helly's heading past Wadworth's Brewery today so will let the ladies at the visitor's centre see it.
Lots of love
Helly & Steve
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Posted Jul 11, 2008, 6:44 am
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Remscheid, Germany - 11th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Dad,
today we helped Katja to cook a delicious soup with broccoli. We had broccoli, some deep frozen leek, green peas, vegetable stock, garlic and some spices.
First we put some fat into a pot and steamed leek, garlic and green peas, later we put the broccoli into the pot and added vegetable stock. It had to boil for a few minutes, then it had to be purreed.
We addef salt, pepper and spices like nutmeg, basil, oregano and mixed herbes from the health food shop. When the soup was almost ready, we added some green cheese and sour cream.
The soup was really delicious.
In the late evening we were sitting on the kitchen's window sill, looking outside. We had two candles.
While we were sitting there and talking the other TovVoyagers broke a secret. They told me where we will go next week (they were supposed to keep it for themselves). We will fly to Munich on Tuesday. We will stay there until Thursday.
Munich - that means Hofbräuhaus, Biergarten and lots of beer!!!
Sylphide and Tilda were playing with the pet rats but I'm a little bit afraid of them. They are vast, much larger than me. And they have sharp teeth ...
Katja told me that I don't need to be afraid, the rats were like cuddly toys. They always want to be petted and cuddled. We'll see ... maybe I will be brave enough if I had a beer. Here my beer is coming ...
A Veltins Pilsner, brewed in a region called "Sauerland", about 115 km from Remscheid.
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 12, 2008, 10:21 pm
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Remscheid, Germany - 14th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Dad,
today a new ToyVoyager arrived, just in time. It's Barnardo from Birmingham.
We have to pack our things now, we will have to be at Duesseldorf Airport at 08:20 am tomorrow. So we will have to get up very early tomorrow.
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 14, 2008, 10:48 am
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Munich, Germany - 15th July 2008
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Dad,
when we arrived in Munich, we drove into town by train. We brought our luggage to our lodging and drove into town by subway immidately.
Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany. The town has about 1.35 million inhabitants.
We startet our visiting tour in the old town.
Here you can see Sendlinger Tor, part of the city's former fortification.
We were hungy and had lunch in a fancy doner kebap restaurant: Dönertier. It was opened by a Germany comedian, part of the famour duo Erkan & Stefan. Katja's daughter Alex was very anxious to visit this restaurant.
Erkan & Stefan created the "Dönertier", an animal that looks like a living kebap on it's spit. Alex wanted to buy such a plushy Dönertier.
Inside the restaurant we found a really exclusive interiour decoration, also many pictures showing the Dönertier.
We found a shop where exclusive chocolates and other sorts of sweets are sold. We bought some delicious pralines and a special bar of chocolate for Katja's son.
These are Bavarian culinary specialities made of marzipan.
We made our way though the old town. Here you can see the new town hall, located at Marienplatz.
We then climbed upon Peterskirche, about 300 stairs. From the church tower you have a good look over the city centre.
Here I am in front of the national theatre.
To the same complex of buildings the Residence belongs, which is the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs. You can also find the Court Garden in this complex. In the middle of the park in French style a circular temple (built in 1615 A.D.) is crowned by a statue of Bavaria.
We went to English Garden, one of the world's largest urban public parks. We wanted to have our first beer in the Biergarten at the Chinese Pagoda.
First we rested in the Monopterus, a replication of a classical Greek temple.
And then ... we finally had our first beer.
Katja had a surprise for us. She had contacted another ToyVoyager host who is living here in Munich. We met Pandamao in the evening. She also had some TovVoyagers to show them around.
We met at the German Museum, located on an island in the river Isar.
We saw some interesting things in the inner courtyard of the museum, for example this gigantic turbine, which belonged to a hydroelectric power station in China.
Here you can see a carousel close to the building of the museum and part of a ship's propeller.
We walked along the river Isar with Pandamao. We made some group pictures with the TVs Mocha, Bestik and Hurley.
We saw the Golden Friedensengel, which is standing on a pillar, 38 metres high. This statue reminds of the peaceful 25 years after the war between Germany and France in 1870/1871.
We walked along the river Isar back to the English Garden to have our second beer, but this time "Ein Maß", the Bavarian word for 1 litre beer.
We talked and talked and became really tired. We went to our lodging in the late evening and fell asleep immediately.
Bye
Wadworth
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Posted Jul 18, 2008, 2:45 pm Last edited Aug 14, 2008, 11:25 pm by olgamaus
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Olympiapark, Munich, Germany - 16th July 2008
By: olgamaus
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Posted Jul 18, 2008, 3:14 pm Last edited Jul 18, 2008, 6:39 pm by olgamaus
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