Travelog for: Bree

Ninni has arrived - and found new friends

Hi Mommy,

Ninni arrived yesterday!

Of course, we were eager to see what is in the envelope!



Isn't she cute?



We showed her that now she is with Anja in Germany



and we all can't wait to have some nice adventures!

Hugs
Bree

Ferry and Medieval Market in Rumpenheim

Hi Mommy,

sorry I have not written for so long, but we were so busy going all over the place that we all were much too tired to write. 

Today, Anja took us to the medieval market in Rumpenheim.

Anja always grins when she hears the word "Rumpenheim".
Long ago, she told us, when the movie "Titanic" was playing in the movie theaters, the Frankfurt radio station published a spoof on "Titanic", a "heart rending" mini series called "the sinking of the river Main ferry at Rumpenheim", describing in many catching episodes (with the captain and the passengers speaking Hessian dialect) how the river Main ferry at Rumpenheim sank in the 3 meters deep icy waters of the Main river. 

Well, we got to see and even ride this famous (  ) ferry today!







Here we are on the ferry, sitting in the car.
Can you see our butts in the rearview mirror? 



a first look at Rumpenheim castle on the other side of the river Main



We parked a little outside of Rumpenheim and walked through the lovely summer day







Inside the castle grounds, there was this lovely old church





and here is the castle



We got to see many beautiful and interesting things at this market



















Then Anja found a lovely medieval dress with no sleeves and bought and put it on immediately, because it was a very hot day.

And then the batteries of her camera died, because she had forgotten to recharge them before we left.

Wow, we learned a lot of very interesting German swearwords at this time!  That woman can cuss like a truckdriver! 

But Anja made us promise not to repeat any of these words here.... 

All in all, a very interesting day! 

Hugs
Bree

Polki has arrived and found new friends!

Hi Mommy,

today, an envelope arrived.
Wow, another TV friend? We couldn't wait!




Inside was Polki, bringing a nice postcard from Olgamaus in Remscheid, and a delicious snack, which we all shared.



Of course, Polki got to sit in the Anja-cup, too 



We told Polki all about Anja's "boys" and the nice medieval festivals. Can't wait to see what we will do next!

Hugs
Bree

Nice breakfast with frosted flakes!

Hi Mommy,

today, Anja and we had a very nice breakfast. Lots of little packages with cereal, and even some frosted flakes!



Ooooh, that stuff was good! 



Hugs
Bree

Medieval Market in Dreieichenhain

Hi Mommy,

today, Anja had visitors, and we all went to the medieval market in Dreieichenhain.

First, we had a big breakfast





Then we drove to Dreieichenhain, which is only about 30 minutes drive.

There, we admired some lovely wall paintings in the castle restaurant








As this guy allowed us to share his table, but not his food



we ordered some food ourselves: a nice Haxe (grilled leg of pork) with Sauerkraut and bread



Aaaah, delicious!!!  No wonder this is the national dish of southern Germany 

Then we wandered around the old castle ruins





and we even went underground to the Trolls and Dragons market in the castle cellar



There, Anja found a lovely dragon that she carried around on her shoulder



Um, did I tell you that Anja loves dragons? 

We also bought some nice medieval music at a stall



and wandered around the market until it got dark



What a lovely day! 

Hugs
Bree

There be dragons! 

Hi Mommy,

today, a large package arrived for Anja.
Of course, we all crowded around it. Another TV?

We got out the scissors to help Anja cut it open.



"Please leave that alone!" Anja said, "you'll just cut yourselves!"

And then she cut her thumb with the scissors trying to cut open the package



My goodness, the curses that woman knows!  Unfortunately, she won't permit me to repeat them here 

She should just let us TVs open the package!

When the package was finally open, we all wanted to see what was in it. Another TV?



Yaaaaaah, dragons!!!! 



More and more dragons came out of that package



and we were quite afraid. Except for Terry, that is. But then, of course, he is a tiger.



What a dangerous place! 

Dragons and tigers and rats, oh my
dragons and tigers and rats, oh my 

The dragons were quite nice to us, though



and some of them just went perfectly with Ninni's coloring, don't you think?



Anja was all happy with these new additions to her dragon collection 

And as long as the dragons don't bite us, we don't mind them 

Hugs
Bree[/b

Percy arrives


Hi Mommy,

today, Percy arrived at Anja's house.
Anja said that he came all the way from Japan!

So, of course, we all crowded around him, to see what a Japanese Toy Voyager looks like and to welcome him.



We all admired the lovely postcard he brought from Japan (Japan! Wow! Even Anja was impressed!  ), and we all shared the Snickers bars that he brought.



Percy said that he likes to visit Haunted places.

Well, Anja had bought all kinds of weird stuff in the last few days.
And I mean: WEIRD!!!! 

Anja said to us that she will be hosting a big Halloween party for a lot of people on Saturday.

Then Percy looked all frightened. Tee hee hee, so much for being bold and liking to visit Haunted Places! 

Well, I am looking forward to the party! 

I LOVE haunted places! 

Snickering regards
Bree

Terry is leaving for Russia!!!

Hi Mommy,

today, Terry got all excited:

Anja said he is leaving for Russia! Moscow area to be exact! WOW!!!

So, Anja got a Russian doll for his going away picture



and she kept singing a song

"Moskau, Moskau,
wirf die Gläser an die Wand,
Russland ist ein schönes Land,
ha ha ha ha ha - hey!"

What the heck???? 

So she translated for us:

"Moscow, Moscow
throw the glasses at the wall
Russia is a nice place for all
ha ha ha ha ha - hey!"

Still: what the heck? 

So she played us an old song which was popular when she was a young girl:

Moskau Moskau

Ah, well, we are kinda glad we live today! 

So, we all waved goodbye to Terry, singing "Moskau, Moskau..."

Hugs
Bree

Halloween Party at Anja's House!!!

Hi Mommy,

today, Anja had guests over for a big Halloween party.

Yes, I know, Halloween is in one week, but she always celebrates the October Meeting of the Frankfurt Pet Rat Owners Group with a big Halloween party at her house.

Halloween AND rat owners?  Sounds scary somehow.... 

First, we helped Anja decorate the house.

First, the front door



Then, the hallway





Look at this sticker of rats coming out of the floor! It looks so real!



Then, we hung up all kinds of ghastly stuff







the kitchen door



the doors







"the brain" of the family



the picture gallery





the cobwebs (even the picture of Anja looks quite scary here!)



the pumpkin candles



the witch



and this guy in the cage who hollers "let me out of here!!!" when you press his belly



When the guests arrived, we had to sit still in a corner, because the whole house was full of people.

But we still got a good luck at the yukky-looking Halloween food that was being served (Anja made some, and the guests brought some).

chopped off fingers



dead fingers with pus



blood pudding with eyes



toenail cake



rats



plague macaroni salad



blood punch



two rat cakes






But the very greatest surprise of the day was ... ta daaa...

the Puking Pumpkin!!!!



All of a sudden, we got a big scare! The Grim Reaper came in through the window!!!



But when we gave him a plate full of yukky-looking Halloween food, he decided not to kill us, after all! 



What a relief! 

So we could continue to have a good time. Which we certainly did! 



What a nice party!!!!
And the food LOOKED yukky, but it certainly tasted great! 

Hugs
Bree

SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
Hi Mum,
I'm here in Germany with fam-united now. AnjaM had a really really bad time last year and she is so sorry, that she didn't get in contact with you and tell you about it and that she didn't send me home to you. I can tell you, that we tried everything to make her smile again, but until today she's still not all herself again.

This week she felt the stength to send me on to my new host in Bruchsal. I'm looking forward to some more updates with her before I will travel on to my next destination.

Greetings, Bree

Hi Mum,

after we arrived at Petra's host the other tvs were very happy to welcome us. Our first wish was to take a bath, so we all ran to the bathroom.

Here you see us from left to right:

Louis the rat, Nippy, Percy, me and Polki







I tried to take care of my tag as much as possible.




Nippy thought, that it would be enough to clean one ear




But then she fell head over into the bath.




Polki loved to swim in the water.




We asked Petra, if she never needs a towel after having a bath and she ran to wrap us in the towel quickly.




Because it was warm and sunny, we asked our host, if she could bring us to the balcony. We lied down on a table in the sun - more or less.

Hi Mum,

today nothing really interesting happened, but this evening Petra's son called me to take a look out of the window and get some photos taken there. I'm sorry, but we had to zoom some views, so you can see more of the sky. We thought, we would get some rain, but nothing happened. It is still much too dry.

Hi Mum,

Petra and her husband will get spoiled by her children - it's mother and father day present. And of course we will get spoiled too
For breakfast we had bread rolls, jam, honey, chocolate plates and a special treat called Einäpfchen. It was made of ham cubes and egg. I also ate a croissant and drank some green tea and orange juice.

Let's see, what I will eat for lunch

Bye, Bree

Later we had lunch. The kids made some special appetizer and then noodles, salad, pork loin in lemon sauce. As dessert we had banana and vanilla ice cream.







You see, that the dessert was my favourite

Today we took a photo of nearly all tvs, which stay here right now. There are several tvs of our host: Aaron, Robinson, Schnuffi, Scotty, Cassiopeia and Simba Leon. Then there are the regular guests: BarryO, Bubo, Henry, Sanji, Tuffy, NiliHH, Jack, Chuckle, WillyW. All the others are tvs, which stayed with hosts, who had some problems and no chance to send them on to their owners or the next host, including me. It is the biggest amount of toyvoyagers I ever had around me