Travelog for: Bärnd

Dear Dad!

Today we traveled to a museum where I saw a lot of sights. They all were really tiny!
I saw the Holsten Gate of Lübeck, Speyer Cathedral, Sanssouci Palace near Potsdam, the TV Tower of Berlin, Dresden Frauenkirche and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig.
After a game of gigantic ludo, I traveled to Paris and looked at the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Moreover, I visited the Sydney Opera House, the Taj Mahal in India, the Christo Redentor Statue in Brasil, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. After I returned from the USA, where I saw the Statue of Liberty and the US Capitol, I retired to my own castle where I had lunch. 

Hello Dad!

It was really hot today and I went outside to see some flowers. Look, I even saw a bee! 

Yours Bärnd

Hello Dad!

After along time it is time to say goodbye. I will leave my host mum tomorrow and soon be with you again. I will bring some souvenirs with me, I hope you'll like them, too.
All the other toys said goodbye and I made myself comfortable in a small box. I hope I will arrive safe and sound! 

See you soon, Bärnd

Hi dad,

I safely arrived in Hamburg. My parcel was opened and I saw four TV's looking at me.


My new hosts are LewisHH and Clairchen. The other TV's are guest like me: UrselHH , the little mouse, and Miss Zoe, the nice lady-teddybear.


I introduced myself and showed them the nice postcard I brought with me.


We talked a lot. It was a nice and sunny evening in the Alsterpark.


Then we decided to have fun in the playground. See me on the different obstacles and enjoying time with my new friends.
















I have some great news to share with you. At the weekend we will visit Windsor and it's castle where the Queen lives  I'm very exited.

All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

what a great day! Today we flew to London Heathrow and took the local bus to Windsor, a small town near London.

First we saw the very nice guildhall.


On the other side of the road we saw this hotel. And the name ist the first clue to the main attraction of the day: Castle Hotel.


Oh look, this is Windsor Castle from the east side with a beautul view across the gardens to the part where the Queens actually lives. This is what the Queen describes as her home.




This is the guard that looks after the Queens private little entrance. The guards are called beefeaters.


Oh look, we just came in time to see the changing of the guards. It was a great ceremony with music.


Behind me you can see a part of the castle wall and the round tower. Windsor castle is very old. First parts were built a thousand years ago. Very impressive!


On the way to the moat garden we had a view to the Upper Yard, where the queens state guests are welcomed.


Look at me in the moat garden with a pond and some castle buildings in the background.


Before we left the castle ground we saw St George chapel. It is the chapel of the garter (Hosenbandorden).


This is a last wonderful view back to Windsor castle.


What a great summers day in Windsor!
All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

after a short but very busy week we are already on our way to Manchester airport for a weekend in Yorkshire.

See me waiting at the boarding gate.


All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

after a quiet flight we arrived in Manchester. See me in front of our train which took us to York.


York is a very old town. Funny, this old tower is situated next to a red phone box.


This is York art gallery.


See me in front of Bootham Bar, one of the old town gates.


Look at me walking on the old roman walls.




Last week we visited the moat gardens of Windsor castle. This is the moat garden of York.


I liked this half timbered-house.


There are a lot of old and charming narrow lanes in York.




Look. we found this funny teddy bear shop - I was quiet surprised.


York is famous for its 800 years old minster.




The view of the minster was so nice we decided to take a seat and have a coffee.






All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

today we saw the Yorkshire harbour town of Whitby. It is situated on the east coast of the UK.
These are some impressions of Whitby harbour.










Then we went to the seafront and saw this beach.




We had lovely fish and chips but forgot to take a photograph.
All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

we are back in Hamburg. And today we took a trip on the river Elbe, a must for every Hamburg visitor.
At Landungsbrücken we boarded our ship.






This is the part of Hamburg, where in former time the goods like coffee, tea and carpets were stored. It is called "Speicherstadt".


See me in front of "Kehrwiederspitze" (come-back-point)


In the background you can see the new Speicherstadt, where actually a new part of town is build with flats, shops, offices and a cruise ship terminal.


This is one of the harbour locks.


Look at this big container ship.


With these cranes the container ships are loaded and unloaded.


In the background you can see a dry-dock for ships.


After our boat trip we had a break with a great harbour view.




All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

today we went to the west of Hamburg.
First we visited the Jenisch park. The Jenisch-house was build in the 19th century for the senator Jenisch. It is surrounded by a beautiful park.
See me in front of the Jenisch house.


Our next target was Blankenese. The steep hillside residences boast many tiny, pedestrian-only streets and 4,864 stairs.




Look. what a nice house with so many flowers! I love it!


From Blankenese we took a ferry to Cranz. On our way we saw this big ship on the river Elbe.


In Cranz we had a walk along the river Este.




All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

today we visited one of the landmarks of Hamburg.
Do you know which on it is?

Yes you are right, it is the famous harbour church - the "Michel" (St. Michaelis church).

We climbed up the 300 stairs. Look, what an amazing view over Hamburg.






Some people tried to climb even higher. I wonder if they made it over the clouds. 


See me in front of the Nikolai Fleet. It is an old canal through the old part of Hamburg with old storage house on either side.


Then we went to the town center. Look at me in front of the town hall. It is a very imposing building, is'n it!


That's me in the courtyard of the town hall. Someone gave a single rose to the fountain figure.


On a canal near the town hall we saw these sailing boats.


In the background you can see the "Alsterarkaden". It is a narrow shopping lange next to the canal.


The Alsterarkaden leads directly to the Binnenalster. It is a like in the middle of town. See me with some of the white Alsterboats and the Alster fountain.




All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

Today a new TV arrived.
We saw a small green face looking out of the envelope.




We talked a lot and then we had the idea to try some nougat-creme.....yummi....




Then Miss Zoe had to say Good Bye to us. She will travel to a new host and ScillyHH promised her some exciting adventures.




All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

today we had a wonderful sunny day. So we decided to walk along the "Alsterwanderweg" (Alster walking way).

It is a park along the river Alster. See me in front of the Alster. There are so many nice places.




We had a rest and sat down on an old tree.






We wanted to drink a coffee in a small café, but to our regret it wasn't possible to get a free table.

All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

today a new TV arrived. Look, what a funny guy took a look at us!


His name is Alex24 and he is a TV-dog.


Clairchen and LewisHH told us that they have a dog as TV-brother. His name is Spencer and we looked at his updates.


Alex had a lot of questions about Hamburg. So Scilly showed us the Hamburg flag and a lot of information in the web.




All the very best
Bärnd

Hi dad,

the autumn has arrived in Hamburg. It is raining the whole day. But we decided to visit the town centre.
Look at me in front of the town hall.




Thats me in the entrance of the town hall.


We found a golden letter box. Hamburg must be a rich town 




What a lovely little fountainl in the entrance hall. We used it for a short break.




This is the courtyard of the town hall with a big fountain. But it was too wet to play with the fountain figures.


This is a view to the "Alsterarkaden". It is a small but very nice shopping lane next to a canal.


Even so it was raining we had a great time.
All the very best
Bärnd