Travelog for: Count

Today, the last day, we went to a some kind of Castle.
At least, what we thought that it was
There were people living, so we could get any closer, or even inside of it..
That was a pitty!

It was called 'Oldenaller'



Later this day we went to a TV toys museum. They had all kinds off tv puppets over there.
We weren't allowed to make pictures, but I secretly got on the picture with Dexter


Now we are home, and tired
Time to sleep!!

Hug Count

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!

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

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

Hi mum
Today I discoverd the area were I am at the moment.

This is the view out of the window.They are building houses across the street.
Every morning I woke up with a lot of noise,and I hate it



My host (Marije),has a real electric guitar
And here is a picture with me and the guitar





The Dutch soccer "welpies"says Hello to me



And Trafalgar was saying goodbye today,He is going to his next host
BYE BYE TRAFALGAR I am gonna miss you



Bye Bye
Count

Hi Mum
Today I helped Marije with cooking  a meal,it was chicken ,rice with tomato-cream sauce,and it was delicious.
I was so hungry so I was glad I could eat

Ad rice in the boiling water



cutting the onion



I was watching TV,when the food was boiling



And...finally,the food was finished.It looks disgusting,but it was yummy



Bye Bye
Count

hi mum
Today I've picnic togheter with Henry,it was very delicious.And cosy!



I want to taste the wine,it was very good!!



After that,my belly was very full.I played in the garden

First I ride a bike



Then just sit down and relax





BYe BYe
Count

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

Hi Mum
Yesterday I visit a Dutch village called "Harderwijk"
Harderwijk is in the Dutch province "Gelderland"
It is the same province as were Ede is!
Harderwijk is famoush in Holland because of his eel
There are many eels there and you can eat it!

Look at this eels they are swimming in the tank full of water,and you can pick one of those for eating



this is me
Yu can see at the corner there is a mill,typical Dutch!



this is me with a bridge,and this bridge goes up when a boat is coming,or else the boat crash against the bridge



This is me today,togheter with a postcard from Ede!



Bye Bye
Count

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

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

Hi mum
Yesterday I visited the Capital of Holland AMSTERDAM!
It was so great,to see amsterdam,and I was so glad that Marije took me to Amsterdam
Here are the pictures

Here you see the Royal Palace of Amsterdam



The Royal Palace in Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam in Dutch) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which is at the disposal of Queen Beatrix by Act of Parliament. It is situated in the west side of Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, opposite the War Memorial and next to the Nieuwe Kerk.

a good view at one of the canals Amsterdam has,Amsterdam has many canals,and this is one of those



This is a typical pole from Amsterdam it is called a "Amsterdammertje"in Dutch
The three crosses on the pole is the weapon of amsterdam



When you are in Amsterdam you have to see the coffeeshop,I know its wrong to go in it but it is typical Dutch



and here i am again



Bye Bye
Count

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

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

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