Wehrheim, Taunus, near Frankfurt, Germany - 25th April 2009
By: AnjaM
A Day in the Taunus
Dear Mommy,
today, Anja and her friends took us to the Taunus, a beautiful wooded area a little north of Frankfurt. It was a beautiful spring day, and I really enjoyed the lovely nature of the Taunus.
First, we went to Hattenbacher Weiher, a bathing lake near Wehrheim in the Taunus. Of course, it was too cold to bathe, but we enjoyed our stay nevertheless.
This is Sara, the daughter of Anja's friend Angelina. Sara fell in love with us TVs immediately, and she found the nicest places for us to enjoy the lovely nature and to have our picture taken.
It was so lovely there! The sun was shining, the grass was green, and flowers and blossoms were everywhere!
Ah, what joy to sit in these beautiful flowers and enjoy the sun!
How nice to enjoy the blossoming trees
and then cool down in the shade
After a nice rest in the midst of the lovely flowers,
it was time to go on, because we were going to have a barbeque and still had to do some shopping.
Tell you more soon!
Hugs
Twix
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Posted May 12, 2009, 7:01 pm Last edited May 12, 2009, 7:03 pm by AnjaM
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Wehrheim, Taunus, near Frankfurt, Germany - 25th April 2009
By: AnjaM
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Posted May 12, 2009, 7:36 pm Last edited May 12, 2009, 7:37 pm by AnjaM
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Wehrheim, Taunus, near Frankfurt, Germany - 25th April 2009
By: AnjaM
Relaxing in the Sun
Say, Mommy, will this do for one of my missions: relaxing in the sun?
I sure enjoyed it!
Lazy regards
Twix
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Posted May 12, 2009, 7:39 pm
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Oberursel, Germany - 28th April 2009
By: AnjaM
A new guest: Harold Giraffe!
Hi Mommy,
we got all excited today: another toy voyager arrived!
Anja carried up a small envelope to the apartment when she came home from work. Of course, we all shouted: "Who's that, Anja? Another toy voyager to keep us company? Open it up, open it up!"
"Hold your horses!" Anja said, "I have to open the envelope gently, don't want to scare the little guy!"
Then the envelope was opened, and out came Harold Giraffe!
Here you can see Harold taking a first glance at us: Sweetsy the gingerbread man, myself, Wusch the frog and Garry the duck:
We all got a snack of Twix bars (my favorite snacks)
and then we told each other stories of our travels until Anja sent us to bed. Aren't we a nice group?
Harold is cute, isn't he? And he has travelled so far already!!! I think we'll still do a little talking in bed
Hugs
Twix
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Posted Apr 28, 2009, 11:11 pm Last edited Apr 28, 2009, 11:12 pm by AnjaM
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Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany - 29th April 2009
By: AnjaM
German white wine: Riesling
Hi Mommy,
this evening, Anja had a friend over, and they opened a bottle of wine. It was Riesling, a nice German white wine, not too dry and not too sweet, and just perfect with a meal or to drink chilled on a warm evening.
The two ladies seemed to enjoy it, so of course, we wanted a sip, too.
Ah, quite tasty!!!
Wow, Mommy, let me tell you, we toy voyagers are not used to alcohol, so when we had finished our small glass, it made us very very tipsy!
So Anja fixed us up with some Alka Seltzer and told us to stay off the booze
Well, let's see about that After all, we've heard Anja talking about apple wine, a specialty of the German state of Hessen....
Tipsy regards
Twix
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Posted Apr 29, 2009, 10:47 pm
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Ronneburg, close to Gelnhausen, Germany - 1st May 2009
By: AnjaM
Medieval Fair and Market at the Ronneburg
Hi Mommy,
today, Anja went to visit friends for a long weekend (1st of May weekend). The friends live in Gelnhausen, approx. 40 km east of Frankfurt. Anja and her friends visited a medieval fair and market at the Ronneburg, and they took us TVs along.
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Although built about 1230, the castle’s towers, battlements and walls are still intact. Situated on a hilltop, the tall tower makes a landmark seen for miles. The castle is associated with Count Zinzendorf in 1736, founder of the Moravian brotherhood, which later established religious colonies in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. |
The weather was beautiful, the rapeseed was blossoming everywhere, and soon we saw the castle Ronneburg
Anja and her friends scared us poor TVs, threatening to lock us in the stocks , but then they took us along after all.
There were a lot of booths selling nice things
and of course there was a campfire and food and drink
A lot of people were dressed up in medieval clothes. Some of them looked scary at first, but they were all quite nice!
We wandered around, enjoying the view and the fair and the shows, and of course the ladies did some shopping
I wanted a beautiful dress, too, like many ladies were wearing, but Anja said it would not fit me
After the last show, we went home, but Anja said we would return the next day.
Wow, we were all excited! Because with all the shopping and browsing and enjoying the shows, we had not even been INSIDE the castle yet!
Hugs
Twix
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Posted May 4, 2009, 8:21 pm
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Ronneburg, close to Gelnhausen, Germany - 2nd May 2009
By: AnjaM
Ronneburg, medieval fair and market - and the inside of the castle!
Hi Mommy,
like Anja promised, she and her friends took us back to the Ronneburg today, because we did so much shopping and browsing and partying yesterday that we did not even get to see the inside of the castle
Of course, we were all eager to see the inside of the castle!
But first, there were other interesting things to see.
Close to the parking lot, there were some people hanggliding. Boah, this would scare the living daylights out of me!!!
Then, in front of the entrance, there was a guy with a "quad", one of these 4-wheel recreational vehicles. This would be more my case, and that is what my furry friends said, too Anja and her friends were also really interested!
Of course, we got to ride it, too!
Neat!!!!
But now on to the castle!!!
Excited regards
Twix
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Posted May 4, 2009, 9:19 pm Last edited May 4, 2009, 9:23 pm by AnjaM
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Ronneburg, close to Gelnhausen, Germany - 2nd May 2009
By: AnjaM
Ronneburg - the inside of the castle! (finally )
Hi Mommy,
now we finally got to see the inside of the castle! And it was really exciting!
In the castle gate, they sold swords
and tiny toys, just about the size of me
There were some really nice people, all dressed up in medieval clothes
and then we finally got to see all the historical stuff!
An old piece of armor
a smithy
and the smith's tools
a spinning wheel, where you make wool
an old cannon
a perfect fit, isn't it?
The castle yard
and another stocks
the weapons chamber
the castle kitchen
where we got to taste some spiced wine (delicious!)
some nice furniture and wall hangings
and even a picture of the count!
In the castle, there was even an apothecary's store
and a chapel
We all loved the miniatures of daily life in the middle ages!
and the miniature of the great castle fire of the 17th century
After so much history, we just needed a break!!!
So we wandered in the castle gardens, admiring a peacock
doing some more shopping
and meeting beautiful ladies in self made costumes
who even did a dance for us! Well, not for us alone... but we enjoyed it very much!
On the way back to the car, we even saw an old wooden trailer
Wow, what a day!!!
We went straight to bed when we got back! But it sure was worth it!
Hugs and kisses
Twix
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Posted May 4, 2009, 10:01 pm
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Oppenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - 8th May 2009
By: AnjaM
Medieval Market in Oppenheim
Hi Mommy,
today, Anja and her friends went to another medieval market - this time in Oppenheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The first thing we saw was a booth selling gingerbread! Our little friend Sweetsy was in heaven! And - would you believe it - he ate the whole piece of gingerbread all by himself!!! Look at the smile on his face!
This was a lovely market, and we saw many nice things:
placques made of stone (Anja bought the dragon that is hanging on the wall)
knights the size of us
and many dragons
Would you believe Anja actually fed me to a dragon????
But thank goodness the dragon was not hungry!
So we could go on to enjoy the sights.
Musicians
a medieval tent city where many people actually stayed the weekend
a demonstration of the weapons of the time
a lady playing the harp
a shield with nordic writing
and a suit of chainmail. Would you believe such a suit of chainmail consists of about 36.000 rings??? And it takes one person two weeks to make, if he has lots of practice.
Then we had some nice food. Stuffed pork roast with garlic sauce, a salad and a roll - and a drink called "Radler", which is a mixture of beer and Sprite. Quite tasty!
Later on, it started to rain, so we all had to stay in Anja's rucksack. This was nice and dry, but of course we could not see anything...
What a lovely day!
Hugs
Twix
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Posted May 9, 2009, 11:37 pm
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Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany - 14th May 2009
By: AnjaM
A Going Away Party for me!
Hi Mommy,
Anja told me I would soon travel to Maelle in Belgium. So Anja and my friends, the other TV's threw a going away party for me.
Anja got us some real Hessian and Southern German specialties for the party:
Apple wine, the Hessian special drink and Laugenbrötchen (lye rolls).
OK, lye rolls sounds disgusting, and the dough is really dipped in food-grade lye, but these are really really tasty!
Lye Pretzel recipe
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However that may be, once the rolls or pretzels are baked, they are safe to eat, and they are delicious.
Of course, the apple wine was tasty, too
After our dinner, my friends the other TVs had a surprise for me. They had secretly bought me a piece of strawberry cake!
Of course, I insisted on sharing it with them
What a lovely party!
Happy regards
Twix
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Posted May 15, 2009, 10:04 pm
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Around the World, Germany - 16th May 2009
By: AnjaM
A Trip Around the World
Hi Mommy,
tooday, Anja took us on a trip around the world!
First, we took the S-Bahn (subway) from Oberursel-Stierstadt, where Anja lives and then we took an ICE train.
As I have taken a train trip with Anja before, I did not take any pictures this time.
Finally, the train stopped, and we all got out.
What the heck was this? We were in China!
We had come to a place called Kota Radja!
It had a very nice city wall
but it was guarded by a terrible dragon, who tried to eat me!
(Will you please tell Anja to stop feeding me to dragons all the time! )
Thank goodness a nice Buddha rescued me!
And he allowed me to see the city and the beautiful flowers
We even got to play with a lion!
It sure was exciting in China, but I was still a little scared of this hungry dragon, so I didn't mind it when we left.
But then we got out of the frying pan, and into the fire.
Because next we went to India, to the Temple of Rats!
Ooooh, look at the nasty rats guarding the place!!!
They scared the living daylights out of me, but they told me they don't eat TVs. What a relief!
The other rats there were much nicer! We found a band of rats that played music for us
and finally we had fun and played games with some funny rats
What an exciting day!!! All around the world in just one day!!!
.... Well Mommy, I must admit I told a fib: we did not go to China and India at all, but instead to Anja's friend Ratta in Hagen, where we played with Ratta's rat collection and visited a Chinese restaurant
But it was a fun day nevertheless!
Hugs
Twix
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Posted May 27, 2009, 11:16 pm
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Oberursel, Germany - 19th May 2009
By: AnjaM
Hi Mommy,
my time with Anja is over now, and I have left for Belgium to spend time with my new host, Maelle.
I'm all excited!
Hugs
Twix
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Posted May 22, 2009, 11:30 am
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At home, Belgium - 22nd May 2009
By: maelle
Hello mom, I arrived safe in Belgium after a small journey which does not have to last for a long time.
I have meet Dottie Mouse and Wieka as well as Pynx which arrived today at the same time as I.
I think that I am going to spend good moments here.
You misses me mom.
See you later
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Posted May 22, 2009, 10:18 am Last edited May 22, 2009, 10:22 am by maelle
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