Travelog for: Jules

...The calendar says it's still winter outside. But look at the pictures: We have wonderful weather! The whole day sun and nice temperatures!  Even the busdriver was in a good mood and gave me a free ride to our first stop: A small observatory! Of course we couldn't watch the stars but I laid on the grass, enjoyed the sun and tried to imagine the dimension of... yeah... of what we call life!  The universe, the stars, the planets, our earth... Think about what they might find some day in the deeps of the darkness outside our planet!

After my strange thoughts about the universe...  ...we had a walk through a park and visited a Second World War Memorial. ...Hope all people will life in peace someday!

In the afternoon my host had shown me a small port at a river called "Spree" - you may remember: The river which also flows behind the Reichstag Building. ...The day was over too fast!

...At this point I want to send some greetings to my mum! :X

Some days ago another ToyVoyager came to Berlin. His name is Paul and he's kind of famous! He's the oracle of the 2010 World Cup! ...What a man - I mean octopus! ...Please don't tell anybody but I think I have a crush on him. Today I met him at the Estrel Hotel and have shown him some places together with my host. Again we visited the Potsdam Square but also had a look at the German Chancellery. Beside Paul the Victory Column was my personal highlight this day.

Wednesday I had a phone call: Paul was asking me to squire him to Stralsund. I was THAT happy! He loves water - me too. So Stralsund was a great idea because it's situated at the Southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea.

We had a comfortable walk through the whole city and have seen many things. For example a lovely windmill or the Rügen Bridge - the longest bridge in Germany.

We had a lot of fun! ...and when we were driving home my host had some news for me. ...I will go to the United States in two days! I'm kind of nervous now but I am sure it will be fantastic there!

I've arrived in New York on a windy, rainy day. I'm a little damp, but my host gave me a towel to wrap myself in. I look forward to seeing the sights of NYC very soon!

I took a short trip to Silver Lake Park in Baldwin, Long Island. There is a lovely lake being enjoyed by my fellow ducks. There are also war memorials here honoring soldiers who served in WW I and WW II. Memorial Day is later this month and there will be a parade to honor soldiers from the community.

Silver Lake Park

The Long Island Ducks are a professional baseball team.

War memorials in Silver Lake Park

Silver Lake Park

I'm taking the train to my first NY Mets baseball game. Ducks ride for free on the Long Island Rail Road! Here I am at Woodside, waiting for the famous 7 train to take me to Citi Field.

Outside Citi Field, Home of the NY Mets! This ballpark replaced Shea Stadium.