München, Germany - 3rd February 2008
By: Pandamao
When we came close to the Stachus we saw a strange creature flying --- we had a nice chat and talked about toyvoyaging. But no way this creature will become a toyvoyager, the postage would be enormous
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 9:13 pm
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München, Germany - 5th February 2008
By: Pandamao
I passed the German Museum (a science museum) when I went shopping with my host. We all sat in front of a big part of a turbine which is used in hydro power plant. Imagine, how big this plant is!
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Posted Feb 5, 2008, 8:52 pm
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München, Germany - 8th February 2008
By: Pandamao
There was a knock on the door and when we looked outside there were two little packages sitting on the doorstep. Visitors! Sylphide, Tenderheart Bear and Snegovik!
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Posted Feb 8, 2008, 6:49 pm
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München, Germany - 10th February 2008
By: Pandamao
Today Barthélémy wanted to visit the "Alter Südfriedhof" (Old South Cemetery) so I just came along.
This is what I read about the cemetery:
It is a little known fact that Munich's oldest green area is 450 years old, that it's in the heart of town and that it's a cemetery - the Alter Südfriedhof. The cemetery is something of a conservation area and bears unique testimony to the city's cultural history. Its romantically overgrown graves, tombs and mausoleums pay homage to distinguished Munich figures - artists, architects, master builders and scientists.
In the plague year 1523 graveyards within the city walls were so overfilled that a new cemetery - the "Äußerer Freithof" - was opened outside the city gate at the Sendlinger Tor. The cemetery wall and all the buildings were later destroyed as a preventative military measure in the Thirty Years War. Well into the 18th century the cemetery was looked on as a poor man's burial ground. In 1844, a new section designed by Gärtner was added and it continued to be Munich's central burial ground up to 1868.
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Posted Feb 10, 2008, 11:42 pm
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München, Germany - 10th February 2008
By: Pandamao
The cemetery suffered severe bomb damage in 1944-45. Today, only a quarter of tue graves are identifiable and many are in urgent need of renovation. Work is underway.
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Posted Feb 11, 2008, 12:11 am
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München, Germany - 10th February 2008
By: Pandamao
Even if the cemetery is not in use anymore many people were walking there. It is like a park nowadays. We saw little spring flowers blossom and sat on a bench in the sun.
Some of the graves are inside the back wall of the houses. And windows pop up between the statues on the graves.
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Posted Feb 11, 2008, 12:48 am
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München, Germany - 11th February 2008
By: Pandamao
Our host had bought red cabbage ... because she could hardly eat 2 kg of it on her own we decided to prepare and preserve it. Sylphide did the research and found a nice recipe. Then our host had to cut the onions and red cabbage. We sprinkled everything with salt and now it has to rest for a whole night.
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Posted Feb 11, 2008, 2:48 pm
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München, Germany - 12th February 2008
By: Pandamao
After one night we washed and dried the cabbage, filled it in glass and filled the glass with vinegar (prepared with oranges and spices - mmmh, great smell). I helped to close the lids. Now the cabbage has to rest for 3 or 4 months - too bad, because I'll travel and not be able to test the taste.
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Posted Feb 12, 2008, 9:02 pm
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Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany - 15th February 2008
By: Pandamao
For the weekend we visited our host's dad. He lives in a small town in the North-East of Bavaria. I took a walk in the city center - nice houses. The battery of the camera was low so I only took photos of the houses.
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Posted Feb 16, 2008, 9:42 pm
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München, Germany - 17th February 2008
By: Pandamao
The weather was sunny but cold. We went for a walk (together with half of Munich's inhabitants) to Nymphenburg Castle and park.
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Posted Feb 18, 2008, 7:18 pm
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München, Germany - 18th February 2008
By: Pandamao
Time's up in Munich and I continued my travels. A box was going to Bruchsal to fam-united so I joined (Playmo) Bill and Amara Anthea.
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Posted Feb 18, 2008, 7:21 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 20th February 2008
By: fam-united
The group tour arrived at Bruchsal and I had been a member of it together with Amara Anthea and (Playmo)Bill. Let's see, what the time here will bring. Right now it seems like we brought rainy weather with us.
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Posted Feb 20, 2008, 3:19 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 21st February 2008
By: fam-united
It is still raining outside and so we were happy, that Petra found a new handicraft, that is called Kumihimo. She ordered it from a catalog and I asked her, whether I can try it. I'm not so sure, whether I will be great at Kumihimo, but the result looks great, if you know, how to do it.
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Posted Feb 23, 2008, 10:49 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 23rd February 2008
By: fam-united
Sabrina and her friend Cara wanted to spend some time with us today. I was a little excited, when I jumped on the dogs back, but the dog was a really nice one and at once I felt at home.
Later we went to the playground. Especially I enjoyed sitting there with my friends and talking about this and that.
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Posted Feb 28, 2008, 8:43 pm
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Mannheim, Germany - 24th February 2008
By: fam-united
Today was a wonderful day.
Petra told me, that we will drive to Mannheim to visit the Planetarium and see a show there. Unhappily she wasn't allowed to take photos in the hall and she forgot to take a photo with me with the Planetarium.
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Posted Mar 1, 2008, 10:10 am
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