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Poeldijk, Netherlands - 19th July 2008
By: Lejow
Hello!!
This was a strange day, al three of us went traveling further to the next host
We gave each other a big hug, and than it was time to go in the boxes and envelope
Bye Bye Lejow, Bye Bye Poeldijk!
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Posted Jul 19, 2008, 4:45 pm
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Ede, The Netherlands - 22nd July 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi Mum
today I arrived at Magicwoman's house.Finally,cause it was very warm in the box.But I was not alone in the box Henry the adventure hound was travelling with me
It was very cosy just the 2 of us in this box
The weather is warm here.
Trafalgar that is another toyvoyager stayed at Magicwoman her house (marije is her real name she told me ) to .
Pictures soon,I take a nap cause i'm so tired now
Bye Bye
Count
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Posted Jul 22, 2008, 4:17 pm
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Ede, The Netherlands - 23rd July 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi mum
Here are the pictures of my arrival
Me and Henry finally out of the box
Henry,Me and Trafalgar
More photos soon
Bye Bye
Count
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Posted Jul 23, 2008, 3:36 pm Last edited Jul 23, 2008, 3:37 pm by magicwoman
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Ede, The Netherlands - 5th August 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi Mum
Yesterday I went out for a walk,and marije showed me the shopping centre of Ede.
It was nice and the weather was sunny!
hmmm look at the big ice cream
Today I visited a castle in a Dutch village called "Doorwerth"
Here a story about Doorwerth
Doorwerth Castle is a medieval castle situated on the river Rhine near the city of Arnhem, Netherlands.
The first castle, probably wooden, was first mentioned in 1260 when it was besieged and burned to the ground, after which it was rebuilt in stone. In 1280 this second castle was again besieged and this time the bailey was burned down. This original castle probably consisted of a simple hall-keep, two stories high and with 1.20 meter thick walls and a surrounding moat which was fed by the nearby river Rhine.
During the 14th century the castle was continually enlarged. Until 1402 Doorwerth Castle was the property of the Van Dorenweerd family. Then it was dedicated to the Count of Gelre; Reinald IV by Robert van Dorenweerd. In return Robert was granted the castle and its land in fief. Around the middle of the 15th century the castle was enlarged again, this time by knight Reinald van Homoet, the 10th Lord of Dorenweerd, who was also the owner of Doornenburg Castle.
Doorwerth Castle reached its largest form just after the middle of the 16th century under Daem Schellart van Obbendorf, the 15th Lord of Dorenweerd. He made the castle and the group of buildings on the bailey into a unity and adjusted them to the need for more space and comfort. So by 1560 Doorwerth Castle had almost reached its present appearance. Around 1637 the bailey was rebuilt to its present appearance and a dike was build around the castle to prevent it from floodings by the river Rhine.
Shortly after, the castle changed ownership due to financial problems and was granted in fief to a German Count; Anton I van Aldenburg. His successors didn't alter the castle or the bailey but only acquired more land. At the end of the 18th century the castle wasn't inhabited any more, but was looked after by a steward for its owners who now lived in England.
As a result, the castle was in a neglected state when it was bought, in 1837, by the baron JAP. van Brakell. He carried out a thorough restoration and a complete modernization of the castle. This revival of the castle only lasted for a short time, for after the baron's death in 1844 the castle again fell into neglect; it would have certainly crumbled away had it not been bought, in 1910, by a retired artillery officer; FA. Hoefer. Again the castle was thoroughly restored, undoing some of the 19th century alterations and additions. And after 1913 it was used as a Dutch Artillery Museum.
The castle suffered heavily in 1944 when it was transformed into a cheerless ruin as a result of German destructiveness and Allied shelling. Directly after WW II a lengthy restoration followed that lasted until 1983. By then the castle was back into its 18th century state and was owned by the "Friends of the Castles of Gelderland"-foundation who now maintain the castle as a museum.
a sign in Dutch
the castle
unfortunately it was not allowed to made photos inside the castle
Here I am in the castle garden
at the stair
a good shot from the castle
After that I take a walk in the castle garden
A Dutch landscape
take a rest on this wooden couch
The front of the castle
Bye Bye
Count
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Posted Aug 5, 2008, 4:24 pm
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Ede, The Netherlands - 12th August 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi mum
Just a short update this day
Yesterday I visit the zoo,look how curious the parrot is
And today I had a meeting with other Toyvoyager,I was visit Eryah at Alkmaar,Marije is a friend of Eryah,and we had so mucht fun with all the Toyvoyagers,and it was good to be back at Eryah her house
from the left to the right:
Henry,me,Mulalu,Strider,HitchaRideDooey and Roots Bear
me and all the other TV's with Eryah her cat Isis
more photos soon
bye bye
Count
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Posted Aug 12, 2008, 5:40 pm
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Ede, The Netherlands - 13th August 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi mum
Today I visit museum,it is a Dutch museaum,and they have old houses and farmhouses there,they showed how it was back in the early days in Holland.
In Holland we called this museum "openlucht museum"in English it is"open air museum"
an old farmhouse from holland
at the museaum there was a forrest to,and we take a walk into it
you can see between the trees,and old farmhouse
a mill again,I am in Holland and a lot of mills are here offcourse,cause Holland is famoush because his mills.
Dutch cows are graze in the grassland,and at the backside a mill again
this is a farmhouse,from the Dutch province "Groningen"
Groningen is in the north of Holland
And this is a huge farmhouse
You can see it on the map of Holland,Groningen is the orange province at the top of Holland!
Ede is in the province Gelderland the big blue spot in the middle of Holland!
it was a nice day
Bye Bye
Count
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Posted Aug 13, 2008, 4:57 pm
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Ede, The Netherlands - 21st August 2008
By: magicwoman
Hi Mum
Today I'm saying goodbye to magicwoman and Henry.I am going to Marjolein at Den Bosch the Netherlands,I had such a great time here,and saying goodbye is always very diffycult.Offcourse i'm a bit sad,but I'm sure I'm having a great time spending at Marjolein her house
Giving Henry a goodbye hug
and then its time to get in to the enveloppe
Goodbye Henry
Goodbye Magicwoman
greets
Count
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Posted Aug 21, 2008, 3:40 pm
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's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - 25th August 2008
By: Marjolein
Goodday!!
I arrived at Marjoleins house in 's-Hertogenbosch last friday! Marjolein was at her parents house in Groningen so she couldn't open the envelop untill today, but here I am!!
Last April Marjolein went to the castle of Dracula in Transylvania, Romania! She then took this mug back home, it's so cool!
I decided to take a look inside. This will be a very good mug to drink some blood in!
I said hello to all the other ToyVoyagers. It's Davy, Pingu, Finja, Chompers and TheOutsider.
I wonder what kind of adventures I will have here!
Count
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Posted Aug 26, 2008, 10:00 am Last edited Aug 26, 2008, 10:03 am by Marjolein
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Eindhoven, The Netherlands - 28th August 2008
By: Marjolein
Hi!
We went to visit Marjolein's boyfriend at his internship at the footballclub PSV Eindhoven! We weren't allowed to make photo's inside the stadium but we made some cool shots in front of the stadium. The stadium is called the Philips Stadium.
The guy on the photo is Coen Dillen. He was a famous footballplayer for PSV. He played at the club in the fourties, fifties and sixties. He stands in front of the stadium.
On the background is the entry-gate to the stadium. You can see the sign of PSV and the words: 'Eendracht maakt macht'. This means something like: United we stand stronger.
Count
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Posted Aug 28, 2008, 3:27 pm
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