Delligsen, Germany - 14th July 2012
By: Dr.Kröbner
Hello folks,
I safely arrived at home, it was very comfortable to cuddle with Paul 2 , thank you hostdad
many faces looked at me as my box has been opened....Philly, B.o.B., Mr. Lemony, *coco*, Dr.Kröbner and my old friend Mr.Shaun.
I am just arrived at the right time, tomorrow is a surgery and all rely on my expertise as an anesthetist, I do not know how they come up with this idea, ok, I be well schooled in rum, and I also have a calming voice
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Posted Jul 15, 2012, 4:36 pm
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Berlin, Germany - 21st July 2012
By: Dr.Kröbner
Hi folks,
Last weekend we made a trip into the capital city of Germany – Berlin
I was the navigator on the road
dad had to take part by a sailingboat race on the Müggelsee. I think it was something special…. I saw a lot of different numberplates from Europe at the cars and many crazy boats and peoples.
That was to thrilling for me and I persuade mum to go downtown Berlin.
After riding by bus and train we saw the river Spree
the Reichstag building, after its completion in 1999, it once again became the meeting place of the German parliament: the modern Bundestag.
In such a huge town it is impossible to visit the interesting places in one day, so we continue the sightseeing for the next two days.
on the top of the Berlin tv-tower 207 metres high
Suddenly, in a showcase I saw a blue shimmer, so nosey as I am I take a look and what´s that!!!! Lots of blue plushy elephants…. and I feel in my bones I had seen tham before...and when I came closer I saw that there were a lot more plush friends....Alex_Squirt, Chalon, Crawfish, Fiete, DuDette, Gwenelle, Kuzma........
We spend an exiting afternoon in a coffeebar with a lot of plushy stories from our journeys
Kisses
Günther
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Posted Jul 24, 2012, 1:46 pm Last edited Jul 27, 2012, 11:23 am by Dr.Kröbner
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message, from home - 23rd July 2012
By: Dr.Kröbner
I´m sooo happy to see that you are ok, my little stripegecko...so enjoy your time in Berlin
everything is fine ...
we love you
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Posted Jul 26, 2012, 12:03 pm Last edited Jul 27, 2012, 11:23 am by Dr.Kröbner
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Halle/Saale, Germany - 26th July 2012
By: MA_17
Hey Mommy,
we did a short stop-over in Halle/Saale, the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its early history is connected with harvesting of salt.
The town was first mentioned in 806. According to historic documents, the city of Halle has been a member of the Hanseatic League at least since 1281.
This is one of the shopping areas. In case of the heat there weren't so many people.
The city is called "City of the 5 towers" and here you can see "the towers above the city" (as a building is named).
Four towers (on the left) belong to the Market Church St. Mary (Marktkirche), built in 1529–1554. It is using elements of two medieval churches, St. Gertrud Church dating back to the 11th Century and the older St. Mary Church from the 12th Century. The church has four steeples, the two western octagonal ones are called Blue Towers because of their dark blue slate roofing. The other two Hausmannstürme are connected by a bridge and on this bridge was the fire watch. The church owns as well the original death-mask of Martin Luther.
The big tower (on the right) is the Red Tower (Roter Turm), originally built as campanile of the older St. Mary Church between 1418 and 1503.
Roland (on the foot of the Red Tower, maybe you can see it), originally (13th century) a wooden sculpture representing the urban liberty. Today’s sculpture is a sandstone replica made in 1719.
And on the left, just a few steps away you can see a monument to George Frideric Handel, built in 1859.
The sun was not really helpfull in this pic.
On our way back home we took lots of pictures in the car!
This is one of the water towers. You can find a few of them all over the city.
Look, they write the name of the street ON the street! And we didn't use the freeway.
This lake is the famous \"Goitzsche\". (Sorry, the link is in German)
And we saw a beautiful sunset!
Yours Günther
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Posted Jul 27, 2012, 8:05 pm Last edited Jul 27, 2012, 8:07 pm by MA_17
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on a border line, Germany - 28th July 2012
By: MA_17
Mommy,
we went to a border line!
Ok, it's just the border line of the rural district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld and the urban district of Dessau-Roßlau. Each sign of the districts show the emblem of the area.
Did you know that there are 295 rural districts in Germany, but only 107 urban districts?
"Welcome to the rural district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld"
"See you in Dessau-Roßlau" (They forgot the "urban district" on the sign!)
Kiss kiss
Günther
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Posted Jul 29, 2012, 9:23 pm
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Berlin, Germany - 31st July 2012
By: MA_17
Hey Mommy,
here are some more pictures of Berlin!
This is the Berliner Philharmonie, a concert hall and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Next to the Philharmonie you can find the St. Matthew's Church. The church is part of the Kulturforum which is a collection of cultural buildings in Berlin. It was dedicated in 1846.
Günther
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Posted Aug 2, 2012, 10:29 am
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host's home, Germany - 4th August 2012
By: MA_17
Hey Mommy,
Alex got another lovely postcard from his brother Phog who's still in Finland.
Later we all took one of the skateboards and went cruisin'. Then we saw somebody relaxing in Alex' canvas chair. He also had a beautiful skateboard!
He told us his name is Casanova, Mister Casanova. He's Alex new brother.
Günther
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Posted Aug 5, 2012, 9:19 pm Last edited Aug 5, 2012, 9:20 pm by MA_17
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Dessau, Germany - 5th August 2012
By: MA_17
Hello Mommy (oh and hello Daddy),
today we went to one of the major rivers of Central Europe - river Elbe.
It rises in northern Czech Republic, then passing Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 680 miles (1,094km).
The Elbe's major tributaries include the Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster and Ohre rivers.
The Elbe River basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of 57,247 sq miles (148,268 square kilometres), the fourth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, with its largest parts in Germany and the Czech Republic. Much smaller parts lie in Austria and Poland. The basin is inhabited by 24.5 million people.
Our host told us about the big flood in 2002. The river flows really fast, but I can't imagine that this beautiful river can do something like this!
Yours
Günther
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Posted Aug 5, 2012, 10:22 pm
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