Travelog for: Mister_Right

We reached the stone pit than. It is almost dark now.

We had to walk to the bottom of the stone pit than for about 15 minutes. Somewhere in the deep we could see the concert location.







It is really looking great!





Behind the fences we could see the large trucks which are usually working here.



The concert is fantastic. I hope you can see my silhouette at least.



The and Kilians was still playing.





And than ... RAZORLIGHT!!!





The concert was great, we took a small video, you can watch it here .

At the end we were taken back to the train station in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel by bus and return home than.

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
today we visited Katja's sister Ina and her familiy. Ina and her husband were celebrating their birthday. Before we went to their house we made a walk through the old town.

Lennep is the second largest district of the municipal area of Remscheid. As a  member of the Hanseatic League and Prussian county seat it was one of the most important cities of the region Bergisches Land for a long time. Most buildings are under monumental preservation, they were built after 1746, after the last great fire.

The old town still has a medieval structure.









Here I am on the market place with the evangelic church next to it.



We walked around the church, trying to take a good photo, but it was impossible because the houses are built really close to the church, you have only narrow lanes to walk.




I also saw a former minster, the oldest religious building of Lennep. It was built from 1677 until 1679 by Minorites. It was restored than in the 1980's years. Nowadays the minster is an arts centre, a restaurant is also situated here.







Katja showed me this pretty front door with a typical door knocker. It is showing a lion because the lion is the heraldic animal of Remscheid.



Were were now close to Ina's house. A large playground is situated here.



We went to the birthday party than.

We had coffee and delicious cake, in the early evening we had sparkling wine. I also enjoyed a glass. FoxForce came back today. She was on holidays with Katja's parents.





Later we went to the room of Katja's nephew to play with his  Carrerabahn (slot car racing track). While the other ToyVoyagers already had fun watching the cars, I met a wonderful bear girl.



Her name is Elizabeth. Isn't she pretty?



We also went to watch the racing cars ...



and than suddenly ...





... we fell in love.

Elizabeth will come with me today.

Bye
Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
Elizabeth and me are going on a special trip with Katja's colleague Elke. Lucy K. will also come with us (as a chaperone, haha).



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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,

we were sittin gon the train platform in Cologne at 7:00 a.m., waiting for our train which will take us to Paris - the city of love. We are going with Katja's colleague Elke and her husband.



We nestled here and read some interesting facts about Paris.



We took the Thalys, the high-speed train. We had only four stops, at Aachen in Germany, Liège and Bruxelles in Belgium and than Paris.



This is the Thalys, our train.

When we arrived in Paris, our hotel room was not ready, so we had time to take a look at the vicinity of our hotel. We saw the Centre of Justice.



Notre Dame: This church is the geographical and  historical heart of Paris. It was built from 1163 AD until 1345 AD. Unfortunately we did not meet the hunchback of Notre Dame.



This is the view from another side of the church.



That was enough for today, Mummy, Our feet were already aching.

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,

today we visited one of the most important touristic highlights, Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris. The tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair. It is 324 m high. The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France.





From the top of the tower you have a fantastic overview. Can you see the hill in the distance? It's Montmartre with the Sacré-Coeur Basilica. Montmarte means "mountain of martyr". When you climbed all the stairs which are leading to Montmarte, you know what this means



You can look across the River Seine ...



... and you can see beautiful parks.



This is the famous Arc de Triomphe, part of the historic axis  — a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which goes from the courtyard of the Louvre Palace to the outskirts of Paris.



We were looking foreward to our hotel room than ...

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,

everything is really expensive here. We had the so far cheapest coffee for EUR 3,50 per each mug. It usually costs at least EUR 4,00.



This is an impressive view into the streets of Paris.



We also visited the deceased of Paris, we went to the cemetary Père-Lachaise. It was really impressive. We were glad that we were here in daylight with many other visitors. It was a bit spooky with the croak of the crows.



This is Sacré-Coeur Basilica from a calm viewpoint.



Tomorrow we will visit more interesting places.

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,

here we are on the forecourt of the Louvre Museum. Behind the glass pyramide it's going down to the entrance of the Louvre Museum. You can see Mona Lisa here.



Lucy K. is hovering over us, she also has lots of fun here in Paris.



With the Louvre Museum in our back we can see the Place de la Concorde, from here Champs-Elysées leading to Arc de Triomphe.



It is so cosy here with a wonderful panorama with lots of sun. I would like to go bathing but it is too cold for that.



Who is this?



See! A French bear.

Oh dear, what is Elizath doing?



Mummy, do you know what happened? 

Yes, exactly. Elizabeth decided to stay with this sleepy French bear. I need some time to digest that.

By the way, this is our hotel.



I hope this French guy is able to offer my dear Elizabeth such a nice place, too.

Good night, Mummy, Elizabeth ....
Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,

it's our last day in Paris. Elke ordered a real English survival breakfast (for those, who survived heartsickness).



I already guessed that this might happen. I'm sitting in the train station alone. Does Elizabeth really wants to stay with this sleepy head from Paris? It seems so ...



The train will leave in a few minutes, Elizabeth still isn't here ...



We left than at 12:25 AM and arrived in Cologne at 3:15 PM.

Did I really love my love in Paris?



Lucy K. tried to comfort me. She told me that there would be plenty more fish in the sea.



It was a wonderful trip although Elizabeth did not come home with me.

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
we went to Cologne today. Barney asked Katja if we could visit Colongne Cathedral as long as he'd still be here. She said "Why not?" We were so excited! The weather was bad today so I did not believe that we would really go there today, but ....

When Katja finished work we went to the central station. Katja's daughter was also coming with Barney and me. Soon we arrived in Cologne.



When you walk into the city centre, the first thing you'll see is Cologne Cathedral.



Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church, seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and is under the administration of the archdiocese of Cologne. The cathedral is a World Heritage Site.

Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete – a period of over 600 years. The cathedral is he largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and one of the world's largest churches. Because of its enormous twin spires, it also presents the largest façade of any church in the world. Its medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Of course we went inside to have a look at the great architecture.





Outside again we tried to take a photo which would show the whole cathedral, but it was impossible - it is too large.







Alex asked if we would like to climb onto the North spire. Of course we wanted!  They have a separate entrance for those who want to climb the spire. You can see excarvations here.



Here are some facts about the spire:



Heigt: 157 m
Stairs: 533 (Fivehundredthirtythreeeeeeee)
Climb: 100 m
Climb and descent: about 30 minutes

No lift

That means hard work. We climbed and climbed and climbed ....

... and reached the bell room.



We had to climb more and more ...





... and finally we reached the outlook platform. Our legs were aching, it was windy like hell and we knew that we would have to climb downstairs soon. But the fantastic overview was worth it.





Walking downstairs was much more fun.

We saw a sign showing the different sections of the spire. You can see the height of each section and how many stairs you have to climb.



Outside again we tried to take the perfect photo once more.





Close to the cathedral you can find the Romano-Germanic-Museum. Already outside some excarvatons are displayed.



We wanted to see the River Rhine than.











We went back to the city centre. We walked through the shopping streets and reached Neumarkt than.







We also went to the old town, here we are at Heumarkt.



They have lovely pubs here. Katja and Alex enjoyed a beer in the pub on the left side. The old town has narrow streets and lovely houses.



Those houses are mostly built in 17th century.





A lovely view, isn't it?



It started to rain than, we made our way back to the central station and went home. I'm sure I don't want to see any stairs for a few days.

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Mster_Right

Hi Mummy,
we went to Wermelskirchen, a small town in the neighbourhood, to take a walk. It's a rural area. We parked the car next to a restaurant. It is a speciel "potatoe restaurant".



We walked through the forrest for a while ...



... had a talk with some sheep ...



... walked along some houses ...



... along this old barn ...



... and a creek.



We enjoyed the nice landscape.



We posed for a group photograph.



It was time to return to the car than.

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
Murph and Landroval were having a men's evening in front of the TV, with beer, potato crisps and peanuts. Murph is a big Arnold-Schwarzenegger-fan. They were showing Termininator 3: Rise of the Machines yesterday on TV.

At first I didn't want to join them because I'm still a little bit sad because Elizabeth left me. But later I joined them, bringing another beer for us.







Poor Murph! He had too much beer.



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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
we received a parcel from Russia today
I found out immediately that you sent it.





We helped Katja to open it ...



Katja found a lovely present from Russia. She found a Matryoshka doll, a soft doll, sweets and a postcard from you.



Of course we had a look at the five wooden dolls.



"Katja! There are only five dolls on the photo! The smallest one is showing a bear, this one must have turned around while we took the photo!"

"Sorry, Mister_Right. The smallest doll must have moved. We can show your Mummy a photo with Landroval and FoxForce and the small doll."



Of course we also tried the sweets - delicous chocolate with wafer filling - yummy!



Of course I know that it is a present for Katja, but I also enjoyed those beautiful things and the delicious chocolate. Katja really loves your present.

Thank you, Mummy!

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Mister_Right

Hi Mummy,
I enjoyed my stay here, but it's time to travel to my next host, BlackCat. Katja told me that I would have to travel only about 30 km in my envelope. This should be a fast trip

I said good-bye to my friends here.



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Mister_Right

Hey,

I arrived at my new host today. She will update with pictures as soon as we have some. But no pictures until now.

Love,
Mister Right