Travelog for: Mr. Moose

...and a goodbye again...
Today Laika will start to her next host Strunki.
Bye, cute dog-girl, we'll miss you...
Mr. Moose

Hi mummy,
today afternoon a big envelope of Strunki arrived. Of course Sebastian and me wanted to know what was in it...another Toyvoyager? No, the envelope was too flat...but what else?
Hostmum said we shouldn't rack our brains over the contents but open the envelope! No sooner said than done!
And look what we found in it: some souvenirs of Mefito, hostmum's TV and (the best!) a pair of flipflops (bathing shoes) 
Of course we tried them on immediately, aren't they nice?
Unfortunately it was a rainy day so we couldn't wear them outside for example while sitting in the wicker beach...
Love you
yours Mr. Moose

Hi mummy,
when hostmum came back from work today she brought a small parcel with her. Sebastian and me became very curious cause the parcel came from Australia...
We heard somebody whispering in it and suddenly we looked into four enormous eyes  First we got ourselves to safety but then two friendly voices said :"Don't be afraid, we are The WotWots and totally peaceable."
So we took heart and got closer...and they showed us their little gifts, a postcard, some chocolate and a little koala. We sat together eating Australian chocolate (very yummy!) and talking about this and that...and than Sebastian and me gave them the flipflops as a present.
Spotty (the blue one) was very happy cause they fit like a glove 
Now we have to find a present for Dotty (the pink one), too.
I think the WotWots are very nice and we'll have a nice time together.
Tomorrow we'll drive to Dortmund by train 
Love you
yours Mr. Moose

Dear mum,
today we drove to Dortmund, hostmum's birthplace in the so called Ruhr area. This area along the river Ruhr with many cities was well-known for coal mining but nowadays there's almost no more mining at all.
First we drove from Neuenbeken (hostmum's home village that belongs to Paderborn) to Paderborn city by bus and then to Dortmund, that is 100 km away, by train.
In Dortmund we started with a rest in a café  and then we walked to the 'place of peace' where a vegan street day took place. There were many stands with yummy vegan food, clothes, buttons, posters and information about factory farming and what to do against it.
And of course we had to go into a BVB shop. BVB (Borussia Dortmund) is hostmum's favourite football club.
Just before driving home we got to know a nice red rhinoceros (no idea where it came from or why it was there) and saw an old tram.
Love you
yours Mr. Moose

Hi mummy,
yesterday we drove to Bad Lippspringe, a spa near Neuenbeken.
A spa normally has got spa gardens and so it is in Bad Lippspringe. Of course we visited one of them. Wow! So many flowers and fountains! And a boat and a lighthouse in the middle of a wood 
And of course a café 
All the best
yours Mr. Moose

Hi mum,
today a mysterious envelope from Strunki has arrived. Of course we were very curious and opened it immediately.
And what's been in it? Two further pairs of flipflops!
Spotty was totallyout of his mind cause hostmum said he could exchange the green ones into the blue or purple ones if he wanted.
The decision took very long but at last Spotty chose the blue ones.
He sat there being happy when suddenly Dotty started to cry cause she can't wear any flipflops at all...For calming her down Spotty wrote a postcard to Strunki asking her to send something nice for Dotty...we'll see
yours Mr. Moose

In the evening we drove to Schloss Neuhaus near Paderborn for watching a stage play in an open-air theatre. Unfortunately it wasn't allowed to take fotos during the play so you can only see the stage.
It was a very thrilling thriller  and I hope I can sleep tomight...
yours Mr. Moose

Hi mummy,
today afternoon hostmum said we could go into the garden and look whether we could find something to pick. And we did: raspberries, plums and tomatos. We immediately started to pick them and the sheeps behind the garden were very interested in our activities. We picked almost 3 kg plums (it could have been 3 kg if we didn't taste so much  ) and many different tomatos.
And in the garden I got to know Lina the cat. Part of a life mission!!!
Bye yours Mr. Moose

Hi mum,
today Sebastian, The WotWots and me made a sightseeing tour through Paderborn. (Part of a life mission  )
First we visited the cathedral. The first local missionary church was built up in the year 777. The new building of the cathedral took place in 799. As it stands today, the cathedral was erected between 1215-1280. Following the destructions it suffered during the Second World War it was rebuilt to ist original design with a few minor alterations.
Of course we visited the 'hare window' in the inner courtyard of the cathedral: three hares with only three ears but every hare has got two ears 
Foundations of the Carolingian and Ottonian-Salic imperial palaces were exposed from 1964 until the late seventies. The Ottonian-Salic palace was reconstructed between 1976 and 1978 in accordance with a plan made by an architect. The original building construction with ist rising brick work is clearly identifiable.
Then we visited the market square with the Neptun-fountain and the townhall.
After that we visited the river Pader, German's shortest river (only 4 km) but 200 springs inside the city and a big frog 
At the end of the Second World War Paderborn was almost totally destroyed, only a few houses 'survived'. The pictures show the oldest house (built up in 1560) and a few other half-timbered houses.
Finally we took a rest in an ice-cream parlour 
See you
yours Mr. Moose

Dear mum,
today we had to say goodbye to Sebastian  who started to his next host.
Goodbye my best friend, have a good journey, perhaps we'll meet again somewhere in the world or at home in Finland...
yours Mr. Moose

Hi mum,
today we drove to hostmum's work by bike. She works as a social worker in an old people's home in Paderborn city.
On our way we saw many maize fields, an old DDR-car (a so-called Trabant), crossed the university grounds and reached the old people's home from the back.
And then we helped hostmum making music with the old people. We played the guitar and some drums and rattles.
And look what I wrote for you 
Bye yours Mr. Moose

...time to say goodbye! Tomorrow I'll start to my next host in Austria 
Goodbye Spotty and Dotty and goodbye hostmum, it's been a nice time here in Paderborn.
See you
yours Mr. Moose

...and now I'm on the loose...sorry, on my way...

hi there!

I finally arrived in Vienna, just in time to be part of one of the greatest dress up parties I've ever attended

First we were of course given time to create a costume. Being quite a fan of J.K. Rowling, I knew immediately what I wanted to dress up as So I made myself some glasses, a nice scar, and a scarf- and tadaaa I became Harry Potter

The other toys looked really great as well. Cilly was dressed up as Mickey Mouse, Drescher as flower, Susy as a ladybug, störte as the madhatter and Mr. curious as batman.

Störte then found us some bottles of whiskey and rum and we celebrated until we fell asleep- which was when Cilly played a joke on us, and decorated each of us with a cheshire cat grin, and then took pictures (I for my part think I look great with that kind of grin   )

I really was a great party, and I'm looking forward to spending more time in Vienna 

Hi there!

Today we went to the Vienniese Tschauner Bühne, which is a small open air theatre, where mostly comedians, who do satirical comedy about political issues, and musicians perform.

Today's performance was very special, as the Tschauner Bühne normally only opens from june to august, but today it opened again to celebrate the Sturm Season (Storm) - this season is not about some meterological phenomena in Austria, but Sturm is a drink.

It is made from grapes, and is really yummy. Even though Austrians really love their wines too, Sturm is really something they appreciate a lot. Possibly because it is only in season for a month or two, and then you won't et hold of it anymore.

We tasted white and red Sturm and had a typical tasty bread with it- very yummy 

The Blues Band that performed that night was great too!

See ya soon!