Travelog for: JORIS

today we arrived at DRESDEN, the beautiful ancient city at the river ELBE (as well as hamburg is situated at!!!!) and we stood 2 nights, cold weather like all our holidays untill now...........

today we arrived safely by car in VIENNA at oldieoma's!!! we spent there 4 nights and believe it, we got so spoiled!!!!!!!!!! and great, we had the opportunity to have bicycles and had our daily ride downtown!!!!! AND breaking news - a great weather, for our very first time in this 40-days-trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today we arrived (again) at Istanbul, which was the first and the last destination of this great trip!!! when me, lucky little rabbit found my new parents and I'm exploring the world still every day and by my first step out I've seen FIVE new countries!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm really so thankfull!!!!

puuuuuuuuuuuuuuh - today I arrived at *my 2nd home town* TABRIZ, where I'll live up from now!!!!!!!!!
I was sooooooooo excited!! and it seems it's not so bad *smiiiiiiiiiile* - we are living outside the city center beside the hills and as was my habitude to live with the mountains I feel good!!!!!!!!!! and I met ipuenktchen & her hubby!!! and finally I was really happy to go to bed and slept as much as I could.... because the next day we would left for ARDABIL to meet lili's family, she hadn't seen since a long time, too!!!

today we arrived at ARDABIL, lili's home town!!!!!!!!!!!!
and everybody was so happy to meet each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we stood there two nights, chatting and laughing and so on....

back home from ARDABIL ipue & her hubby got invited for *abgousht*, a traditional dish from this region and the favorite dish of ipue's hubby!! and sometimes lili_6789 cheers him up by preparing this!!!!!!
and so we had today!!!!!!!!!!!! but what happened today when they were arriving at lili's??????????? what a shame!!! I couldn't welcome them, but instead of taking a bath they put me in the washing machine!!!! how RUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!? have you ever heard this??? instead of taking a bath or a shower to put somebody in the washing machine - how much pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!! and into the bargain they hanged me on the clothesline to get dry!!!!!!!!!!!! it seems I have to be a bit careful at this home!!!!!!!!!!??!?!?!?! who knows what will happen next???????????!??!!?! - but honestly they are really kind ppl... perhaps they take their bath themselves also in the washing machine?!??!

and as RedRudiTehran came with ipue and he was so compassionate when he saw me on the clothesline, he ask to hang him up beside me so we could have a chat in the meantime........ what a nice guy!!!!!!

today we went by train to tehran, ipue & her hubby with us! even I had another buddy with me: LeilaParAvion, who arrived at ipue's the same day by post when we were arriving back home by bus from turkey!! going by train is fun, it's like you are at home, eating, sleeping, everything at it's place!!

LUCKY LILI_6789!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got soooooooooooooooooo jalous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they bought a new bicycle for her in tehran bazar!!!
she had an excellent bicycle, but too large for her and so not that comfy, but the new one is smaller and so they changed it, and now everything is ok and she's happy with!!!!!

hi, folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we had a great day at yasha's & lili's - it was their turn for the monthly family gathering and it was my very first time to see so many ppl at home!!!!!!!!!! and we had a great time together, me, TEDDY (he cames from ardabil, born in the states!!!!!) and LeilaParAvion!!!



there had been about 50 guests, the bros & sis of ipue's hubby with their kids and grandchildren and so on....... and although there is no dinner it's a lot to prepare and to buy the days before.. even you have to modify the furnishing... well, who has 50 chairs at hand...??? and also you have to think for 60 - 70 plates, tea glasses, cutlery and so on!!!!! you have to go to fruit bazar and buy tons of fruits, tons of nuts, sunflower seeds and others.. it isn't an easy job!!!!!



and when the guests arrived the hosts have to work hard!!!! every moment tea must be ready and served permanent!!!!!! to serve pastry, cookies, sweets... the fruits and nuts are ready on each table. cleaning the dishes all the time - and and and and............... and don't forget to clean the plates very often!!! ;-)))



I had much fun this eve as I had a nice chat with a cute russian wooden doll!!!!!!!!

yesterday we had again guests at lili's!!! it was the goodbye-party for ipuenktchen... and lili promised us to have our own goodbye-party!! so we went downtown all together and bought some pastry, sweets and nuts and pls stay tuned and see how much fun we had!!!!!!!!!!
but even we are so sad for leaving... it is fun and sad at the same time!!!!! 





at the end of the party ipuenktchen took me with her, because we'll leave all together from ipue's home!!!!!!

before leaving ipue told us to take a bath!!!!!!!!!!!! and how rude!! she met me in the washing-machine!!!!! ey  gosh................. poor LeilaParAvion had to take her bath even in the dish-washer...!!!!!!!!! could you ever believe it????? and for getting dry she met me on the clothes-line -  as I had this once at lili's, too!!!!



today we'll have our toyvoyager-goodbye-party!!!!!!!



this is LeilaParAvion, born in the states, leaving for DE & CANADA...
this is RedRudiTehran, born in dubai, leaving to meet his mom Anita_2004.....
and last but not least this is me, LORIS, born and lived in switzerland, now living with lili_6789 & yashila_81, going sightseeing with ipuenktchen...

and here we are:



and at the end of the day we are jumping into our travelbag!!!!





goodbye everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you, dear mom & dad, I had a great stay with you, and don't worry, I'll be back soooooooooooon!!! take care!!!!

International Postcrossing Meetup Hannover todaaayyyyyyy - yeah!!!!



at noon we arrived by bus and tramway and me and RedRudiTehran went there together with ipue, rudi's grandmom, and his mom Anita_2004 joined in, too!!!!!!! what a great day!!!! and they had a meetup with 11 postcrossers from different places!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was so exciting to have a look at them!!!!

first they went to famous lister meile for postcard-shopping, and btw we found a beautiful trash can and each of us got a pic with!!!!

and, guys, believe it, there had been two playmo-guys, too!! TOMMY & ANNIKA from luebeck!!!! and an unknown cosy animal... we forgot to ask its name!!

later when most of the postcrossers were gone we went to the city hall of hannover to see the SILBERMOND-concert for free on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of their town hall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally pretty tired we went home............

anita's birthday on 21th june, this year she turned to 9!!! - and this year the same date of their schoolparty and so they brought her cake there and celebrated her b-day among her classmates! and so we had today the party with siblings & close friends!! ey gosh... anita had decorated her room and the dining room so beautiful - I was really jalous!!!! and yummy, her grandmom brought a cake she prepared by herself - with our assistance!!!!!! *russischer zupfkuchen* (as you can see a few postings ago!!!!!) and we had a nice afternoon!!! it was a great moment for me, to have a pic with lovely anita_2004!!!!!

today we went downtown kiel by bus and went to the kieler-woche-area at the foerde!!!!
how great, so many ships and boats and water and seagulls... and.. and...

we had a lucky day today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
here some impressions from the kiel-line!

we are for a few days in KIEL at the baltic sea with old friends of ipue and her hubby!! and today ipue, me and RedRudiTehran together went downtown kiel. we would pick up anita_2004 who is coming with her mom by car to kiel to join in the *kieler-Woche-Meetup*, but as it was still a bit early we had a walk in SOPHIENHOF-shopping-gallery!!

and suddenly our eyes becomes like plates so big....... A Playmo GIANT!!!
he was carrying a sign *we are building round!!* and we got really thrilled to get a pic with him showing it later to Possy & Crossy!!!!!!!!!?!?!?
and so ipue did............................................................................. :-(((((