Travelog for: Davy

Hello!

Yesterday we celebrate Eva her birthday with Lejow.
Lejow also host tv's so i meet new friends!

First we ate delicious strawberry icecream.


After that it was presents time!
Lejow and an other friend of Eva had a big suprise. They asked Magicwoman if she wanna buy a present with them together and Magicwoman said yes.

Eva opened the present and a big all in one printer came out! Eva was so happy with it! She also gets dvd's of It and 1408 because she is a big Stephen King fan.

I decided to help Eva install the printer on her computer.


First we read the manual.


We have to put the cardridges in the printer otherwise it's a hard job to print something


The last step was install the printer on the computer.

After that Eva and i tried it and it worked!


We also played a lot on the Wii. It was so great!!!


And we have to make a picture of us all together.
This are Pimboli and Just_married.

We had a great evening!

Hugs Davy

Hello!

Today I asked Eva to tell me everything she know about Alkmaar. She told me some funny stories!

Alkmaar is above all Holland's cheese town. During the season from the first Friday of April to the first Friday of September a traditional cheese market is being held here on Friday mornings between 10 and 12.30. The cheeses are sold by dealers on a clap of hands. Thereupon the 400 year old cheese porters' guild goes into action, carrying the cheese off on barrows after the lot has been weighed at the Waag (the official scales). In the Waaggebouw - in which the scales are housed - a cheese museum that tells everything about dairy farming has been established.
Cheese has been weighed in Alkmaar since 1635.

Alkmaar is historical with around 400 monuments. The Waag, dating back in its earliest form to the 14th century, the 16th century town-hall, Grote St. Laurens Church and the many courtyards, facades and canals give the town an ambience all of its own. With the past as a setting, the town has a modern stock of shops offering a wide choice. Besides the predominantly small shops in the old centre, the Noorder Arcade with large scale shopping facilities stands by the side of the Noord Holland Canal.

Alkmaar is the biggest town in the region. Relaxation can also be found in the Geestmerambacht recreational area close by.




Big Hugs Davy

Hello!

Today i went to the woods in Bergen.
Bergen is a village near Alkmaar and lies by the Nordsea.




On this sign you can find information about walking in the woods




I was so tired of all the walking that Eva her ex husband offered me to sit on his shoulder. Off course i said yes!



I really love this tree!




Look at this great vieuw!



It's always fun to climb in the trees

Big hugs Davy

Hello!

Today it was my host her birthday!
We had a wonderfull day!

When the mail man came he had a tiny envelope and a big one. Eva and i decided to first open the small one because we thought there was a postcard in it.

But it wasn't a postcard, it was a TV!



This is Lumi, a small but very sweet bear.

After that we opened the big one.



This is Margarida, a very funny rabbit.

When we introduced ourselfs to each other it was time to eat a birthday pie. It was delicious!


You can imagine we eat a lot today. For dinner we eat pasta with creamy cheese, tomatoes and onions. It looks strange but when you taste it, your in heaven.



After that we thought we have time to relax but the mail man came again!
This time he had three envelopes with him.

We decided to first open the one from the USA.


A white bear came out and he shouted 'I'm not a TV, I'm a birthday present!' Eva was very suprised!


After that we decided to open the one from Africa. Again a lot of presents came out of the envelope. It's so great to celebrate ypur birthday
But suddenly a brown dog his head was showed. There was also a TV in the envelope!




This is Ambrosius

Last but not least we opened the last box.



This is Count

So first you are alone and before you know four other TV's arrive. I think i'm gonna make great friends here!

Big hugs Davy

Hello!

Again a new TV arrived today. It's getting more and more cosy here!

We all were very curious who can be in it. We are allready with a cat, dog, rabbit, bear and a count so we hoped it was an other animal.



And it was! It's a monkey!


This is Roberto

Now we are gonna chat about our goals and who we are.

I'll be back soon!

Big hugs Davy

Hello!

The other TV's wanted to know everthing about Alkmaar too, so we chat about it and after that Eva told us everything she know about the Netherlands.

The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland]) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.

The Netherlands is often called Holland. This is formally incorrect as North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces. As a matter of fact, many Dutch people colloquially use Holland as a synecdoche, being well aware of the widespread use of this name. For more on this and other naming issues see terminology of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying and densely populated country. It is popularly known for its traditional windmills, tulips, cheese, clogs (wooden shoes), delftware and gouda pottery, for its bicycles, its dikes and surge barriers, and, on the other hand, traditional values and civil virtues such as its classic social tolerance. But primarily, the Netherlands is a modern, advanced and open society. An old parliamentary democracy, the country is more recently known for its rather liberal policies toward recreational drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, abortion, and euthanasia. The Netherlands is also one of the most densely cabled countries in the world; its internet connection rate is 87.8%, the 2nd highest in the world.

The Netherlands has an international outlook; among other affiliations the country is a founding member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, and has signed the Kyoto protocol. Along with Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands is one of three member nations of the Benelux economic union. The country is host to five international(ised) courts: the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. All of these courts (except the Special Tribunal for Lebanon), as well as the EU's criminal intelligence agency (Europol), are situated in The Hague, which has led to the city being referred to as "the world's legal capital."

A remarkable aspect of the Netherlands is its flatness. Hilly landscapes can be found only in the south-eastern tip of the country on the foothills of the Ardennes, the central part and where the glaciers pushed up several hilly ridges such as the Hondsrug in Drenthe, the stuwwallen (push moraines) near Arnhem and Nijmegen, Salland, Twente and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.



Religion
Main article: Religion in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the more secular countries in the Western Europe, with only 39% being religiously affiliated (31% for those aged under 35), although 62% are believers (but 40% of those not in the traditional sense). Fewer than 20% visit church regularly .

According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005, 34% of Dutch citizens responded that "they believe there is a god", whereas 37% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 27% that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".

In 1950, before the secularisation of Europe, and the large settlement of non-Europeans in the Netherlands, most Dutch citizens identified themselves as Christians. In 1950, out of a total population of almost 13 million, a total of 7,261,000 belonged to Protestant denominations, 3,703,000 belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, and 1,641,000 had no acknowledged religion.

However, Christian schools are still funded by the government, but the same applies for schools founded on other religions, nowadays Islam in particular. While all schools must meet strict quality criteria, from 1917 the freedom of schools is a basic principle in The Netherlands.

Three political parties in the Dutch parliament (CDA, ChristianUnion and SGP) base their policy on the Christian belief system.


Culture
Erasmus (1466–1536).The Netherlands has had many well-known painters. The 17th century, when the Dutch republic was prosperous, was the age of the "Dutch Masters", such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Jacob van Ruysdael and many others. Famous Dutch painters of the 19th and 20th century were Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan. M. C. Escher is a well-known graphics artist. Willem de Kooning was born and trained in Rotterdam, although he is considered to have reached acclaim as an American artist. Han van Meegeren was an infamous Dutch art forger.

The Netherlands is the country of philosophers Erasmus of Rotterdam and Spinoza. All of Descartes' major work was done in the Netherlands. The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) discovered Saturn's moon Titan and invented the pendulum clock. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe and describe single-celled organisms with a microscope.

In the Dutch Golden Age, literature flourished as well, with Joost van den Vondel and P.C. Hooft as the two most famous writers. In the 19th century, Multatuli wrote about the bad treatment of the natives in Dutch colonies. Important 20th century authors include Harry Mulisch, Jan Wolkers, Simon Vestdijk, Cees Nooteboom, Gerard (van het) Reve and Willem Frederik Hermans. Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl was published after she died in The Holocaust and translated from Dutch to all major languages.

Replicas of Dutch buildings can be found in Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki, Japan. A similar Holland Village is being built in Shenyang, China.

Windmills, tulips, wooden shoes, cheese and Delftware pottery are among the items associated with the Netherlands.



Big hugs Davy

Hello!

Today we went to the camping in Heiloo again.

Off course i have to drive in the car again.



I wish i could take this car with me to the next host. It's such a pleasure drive in it.

Suddenly a woman called us. She said she have to show us something.




Look how sweet! Little kittens like me

Big hugs Davy

Hello!

Today is my last day here in Alkmaar. Tomorrow i'm going to an other city in the Netherlands. I decided to allready say goodbye to everyone today, because otherwise i have to cry tomorrow.
I had a wonderfull time here! Discover the garden and house, meet a lot of pets and other TV's.
I'm gonna miss everybody a lot, but i'm also very excited about visiting my next host.


Goodbye Ambrosius


Goodbye Count


Goodbye Margarida


Goodbye Roberto


Goodbye Lumi

They all became good friends of mine.

This will be my last update from Alkmaar.

See you soon mommy!!

Big Hugs Davy

Hi!

I arrived in 's-Hertogenbosch today! I had a very good journey in a very big box. I will show you pictures of the other tv's soon. They are very nice! I know I will have a very good time here

Love Davy

Hello!

I helped Marjolein making dinner tonight! We made Russian Stroganoff with cucumbersalad. I couldn't wait untill I could start eating! It was very good!

Hugs Davy

LiLA Bear went on with her journey today! She is going to England. I hope she has lots of fun! I hugged her goodbye.

Hi mum,

Because the Dutch footballteam played their first match for the European Cup (against Italy) yesterday (Holland won with 3-0!!) we decided to play some ToyVoyagersfootball!

I was in the team with Chompers.



I made the first attack!



I tried to score... But Pingu got the ball.



And then they started attacking! Nick played the ball to Roots Bear, Roots played it back to Nick. Nick tried to score...



And he scored.



So my team lost. But now I can't write anymore because I have to get back to some more footballmatches! We are going to win this time!

Hugs Davy

I had already told you the Netherlands won from Italy with 3-0 yesterday, hadn't I? Marjolein bought some newspapers to show how the European Cup lives in Holland. All the newspapers are orange! The national colour of the Netherlands is orange because Queen Beatrix (the Dutch queen) and her family are called Oranje (orange in Dutch).

Hugs Davy

Dear mum,

Today I went to the zoo! It was in Rotterdam and called Diergaarde Blijdorp.



Pingu ran to the penguins right away.



But I went looking to some more cat-like animals. The first one I found hid, so I couldn't talk to it.



How about this one?



O no that's fake!

This lion is real!



She told me she was having a good time in the zoo. She did miss her husband, they where kept seperately.

The next cat I found did not like living in the zoo. He kept walking around looking for a way out.



I told him I was a travelling cat. He was so jealous! I felt bad leaving him behind.



But we had to move on. Look at me I'm a turtle!

Of course they had more animals then cats. Cats are the coolest though, duh.

































If you look closely, you can see a real turtle swimming over my head! I made a cooler turtle though!













These birds are totally orange! I guess they support the Netherlands too.















This kangaroo carries a little one!











We took a break in the Chinese Garden.























I had a really good time in the zoo!

Love Davy