Travelog for: Paddington Bear

Hello mummy!
Guess what? I`m in Italy! We live in Palermo, but my photo-day we`ll spen in Erice. It is very small town where you can get using cog railway.

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The ancient name of Erice was Eryx, and its foundation was associated with the eponymous Greek hero Eryx. It was not a Greek colony, but was largely Hellenized. It was destroyed in the First Punic War by the Carthaginians, and from then on declined in importance. Eryx was conquered by Aghlebids in 831 and was renamed as Cebel Hamid (In Western sources Gebel Hamed, meaning Mountain of Hamid). It was ruled by Arabs over 3 centuries until Norman conquest in 1167. Normans renamed it Monte San Giuliano. It was known as Monte San Giuliano until 1934.

My first photo shows you that I was able to climb at Tower of Erice-Chiesa-Madre. View is marvelous but I was afraid to fall down.
Erice is a town of narrow streets and churches, I supose we visited them all!
And I made a photo of myself in cog railway.

Hello mummy!
I`m in Rome!!!!!!!
My favorite photo: Jude and I near Colosseum!

I made photo with TV-bears! Look - here are Eugene from USA and Mioche from Russia.

Hello mummy!

I know, that I didn't write a long time. But now It's time to do it. I arrived safetly in Öhringen. Someone opened my envelope and bevore I can come out some others put their noses inside.



The first distance I crawl slowly outside.



And than the last one I jumped out to spook the others. Because they are so nearly at the envelope they can't run away, they fell.



First they were a little scared about me. But when I come out and say hello and introduce me, they began to laugh and also saied their names.



From left to right: Amalthea, HolgiHH, Ele and Hanni they are TVs like me. That's cool! Isn't it? 

They also have a welcome sign for me an other plushes stand there.



But now I must go. Zandy must go to work. You will hear from me soon.

Bye Yours,
Paddington

Here we are! Born to be kings! We're the princes of the universe! *sing*

Mummy, this evening was sooooooooooo cool. I fell like I were at home, ok nearly. 

Zandy told us, that we will visit a Tribute Show to Freddie Mercury and Queen.





Before the show starts we get a little drink together.



And than he came out. Ok, not really him, it was a Freddie double. But he made a good job.







We all sang the songs as loud as we could. And at the break Zandy took this picture of me on the stage in front of the drums.



My friends were with me on the stage and so we take a group picture.



We sing the following song:

Friends will be friends!
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention!
Friends will be friends!
When you're through with life and all hope is lost!
Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the end!

Oh and after the break they played and sing "I want to break free" the inger has a funny costume.



At at the end of the show... look mummy... I was so happy. I must think of you and my home.



Before we drove home we take this picture in front of the plakat.



At home we all were so excited, so we can't slepp and talked a lot and of course we sang some songs from the show. The singer made a good job.

Good night mummy!
Yours,
Paddington

Hello mummy!

Today we had to say goodbye to Ele and Amalthea. So we had a last long talk together.



And than we gave hugs. It was a great time together and so we all were a little bit sad. But this is the destny of a ToyVoager.





Than a last look and the best wishes bevore the both leavers climb in their envelopes.



Zandy and her boyfriend allowed us to go with them to the post office. And so we saw our both friends the last time. After that Zandy allowed me to throw this postcard in the post box.



And than we talk a little walk round the city centre. Here you can see me with the Hamballe.



His name means in Hohenlohe that he is an adorable but also a silly human. (Like you see he water flowers when it's raining) 

Mummy, during the christmas market there are figurs of fairy stories in the whole city. First we meet this green guy.



And the devil with some of his friends. Good, that he is only from wood.



On the market place there is a crib. Here you can see me and my friends in front of it.



Here I'm in front of the Stiftskirche. Sadly the tower wasn't open at the time we were there, so we can't go upstairs. But maybe on another day we can go there.



And we visited the atrium of the church.





There was a little parcours for children where they can see what they could find in the forrest. I think it's a great idea.



We also met Snow White with the dwarfs...



...and a men from home, mummy. Robin Hood.



On our way back home we passed the upper gate (Oberes Tor).



The last picture showes me in front of the church and the Stiftskirche and a house 



So mummy, it's time to say goody bye for the moment.
Bye yours,
Paddington

Mummy, I'm a globated Paddington at the moment. Zandy want's wo write a travelling notebook with recipes. Or better she will sent the book round the world (ok at the momen only to Austria and Germany, because no other people said, that they want help her.  ) So Hanni, HolgiHH and I could help her with the first recipe. We cook it tody: Ervil with Spätzle and sausages (Linsen mit Spätzle und Saitenwürstchen). A real Swabian recipe.  I didn't know it, so I was bow-taut how it taste.

First we had to prepair the ingredient.



Not much for the Spätzle. But ok. And of course the sausages. They call it "Saitenwürstle" 



I was able to cook the Ervil.



Oh and I could rasp the dought into the water. It was a hot affair. 




And I looked on the Spätzle. first Zandys boyfriend showed me how the ready Spätzle must look.



And than I could fish them out of the water myself.



And tatatataaaaaaaaaaaa:



What a portion. Sooooooooooooooo big for a little bear like me. Now you know why I'm globated. 



After eating our dinner. We decided to make some choco-crossis. A very easy job.



We three look at the chocolate while it was melting.





Than we put the cornflakes inside, mix it a little an make small bunches.



But we couldn't eat them at onc e. First the must dry. and thsi was good so.

Bye mummy,
yours very very very very globated
Paddington

ToyVoyager labour! HELP! MUMMY! Hehe, no no Joke.

Tomorrow is St. Nicholas day. And Zandy allowed me to take one of her boots and situate it in front of the door. She said maybe Nicholas will bring something. So of course the boot must be clean and I cleaned it.



Hanni and HolgiHH get also a boot. An here you can see us in front of them.




We all are so excited. Will St. Nicholas really bring something to us?

But Zandy said, that we must go to bed now. Otherwise Nicholas won't come. So we jump very fast into our bed.

Good night mummy!

Yeah! The Work yesterday was effective, mummy!
St Nicholas really bring something for us. Early in the morning we waked up and had a look ath the boots.



So nice! There was really something for us. I didn't belive, that St Nicholas will bring something, but he did.  Some chocolate *yummy*



Oh and he brought some more things. Ok, not really he, it was the postmen, he brought two envelopes. Inside we heared some voices, so we opende them and two new TVs came out.





We had a little introducing round together.



The new visitors are SammyFire and ThomasHH. Mummy Sammy is a bear like me. And he also had a red head (ok it's more orange  ) But he is a bear. What do you think? Did I fullfill a live mission?



And while Zandy was at work we talk a lot together and eat some sweets, which St Nicholas brought us.



Bye bye mummy!
Yours
Paddington

Hello mummy!

Do you remeber the picture with the tower last week? Today it was opened and we had the chance to climbed up. But first we went into the castle, becuase there was an exhibition about the history of Öhringen. Sadly it wasn't allowed to take pictures there. But in one room we fastly take this pictures while no supervisory staff was there. *hrhr*





And than it was time to climbe up the tower. Here you can see me inside with a model of it.



Here it is so little. But really the tower is 56,16 meters high. And it was built in 1494. But we only could climbed up to 32 meters. In the tower are seven stories and the truss. And the rooms inside were two archives, a musician room, the "Verschlooch" (a crate in the Hohenlohisch slang. It was the bedroom for the helper of the steeplejack) and the apartment form the steeplejack. And of course the tower gallery on which we could go outside.

But enough facts.  We found this lamps in the same room as the model was.



Of course we read a little bit and than it was time to go on. On the next floor we saw this clock.



And than meter 32 was coming, time to go out.



The tower on the left is called "Läutturm" (ringtower?!) with four bells. And on the right, the white tower it's from the St. Josef church. A great view. Isn't it?

Of course we also had a look down on the christmas market with all this little humans on it (not only children  )



Mummy, can you see the railway above me? Zandy told me, that this one is every year here. You can say it's a tradition. The train was allready there when Zandy was a child.



And than oh my dear. We walk around and than what a loud ring across us. We looked upp and saw this bell which makes the noise.



Og course we saw the atrium of the Stiftskirche from upstairs.



Than sadly it was time to go downstairs. First we must walk on the wooden stairs. It was very comfortable. Much more than the stone stairs. They were so closely. *puh*



In one floor we found this mechanism of a clock. We didn't see it when we go up. Very interseting.



Oh and than we found one of the archives. It was luck, because there was a jutty on which we must wait while people came up the stairs.



Bach down we had to eat a snack to recover. So Zandy suggested us a "Rosenküchle" (rosecacke/cookie). It's name comes therefrom while it looks like a rose.



Yummy! On our way back home we cross the little animal zoo in Öhringen. There were really animals outside. Look here you can see me with chicken (I forgot the whole name)



And a rabbit



And this was my sunday mummy. I hope you enjoy it a little to read about it.

Love yours,
Paddington

Mummy! Look what we saw when we wake up!



SNOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW! The first snow this winter.  Juhu! So great! But sadly we can't go outside because Zandy must go to work now and she will come back very late. But maybe tomorrow we had the chance. *hope*

Hey Mummy!

First I will wish you and all the others a merry Christmas.
Sadly we had no snow here. But we made a little bit snow. It was fun and I could dream. :-) Please klick on the picture below 



And than we helped Zandy and her parents  to prepair the christmas meal. Zandy's parents are from Poland and so they had a traditional meal from there. They always eat fish (normally carp) and cabbage with peas and they eat potates.



For dessert they eat "Makufka". This is poppy cooked with milk and than you give sugar, raisin and bap (or rusk) in it. First we all were a little skeptic and look in the big bowl with the Makufka.



And than we taste a little. And it tastes really good. I didn't belive. But it is so. 



Oh and they always drink strawberrycompot.



Than all was prepaired and we eat. After eating we went to the christmastree and look, there where presents for us. Soooooooooooo cool.



I found my present. What it could be?



Uh ... can you imagine what it is?



We made a grouppicture after me and my friends have unpacked the presents. 



And here you can see my present. Zandy made it for me (she told me, that she isnÄt good in such handicrafts. But the nice touch is the clou. Or?!). A scarf. Maybe now I finished one more of my lifemissions?! I like it. The colour goes with my head. Nice!



So mummy, now it's time to go to bed.
I wish you a good night!
Love yours
Paddingotn

Hi mummy!

Zandy and her boyfriend visited his family today and they couldn't go with us. So me and my friends stay at home during their visit. We relax a lot and played. But after a few hours it's getting boring, because we couldn't go outside.

But when Zandy and her boyfriend came back they look compensate all the time before. They found us in the christmas tree.



What do you think? I'm a little nice Santa-bear or?! 



Love yours,
Paddington

Hi Mummy,
today we suprised SammyFire, we visited a Club, where they collect old Fireengines. Zandys Boyfriend showed us those old Trucks and also a lot of Equipment.

We arriverd at the Location. The Sight from the Parking Ground is great. A very beautiful Landscape.



Zandys Boyfriend opened a big Door and then we saw the Fire Trucks. We are all exited to this, but i think, SammyFire was the most exited.The Trucks where big, and red, and beautiful. We all sit on the Bumper.





I climbed into the Cabin of these Fire Truck and sit on top of the Radio. "puhh" that was exertive"



"Alarm!!!!!!!!!!" hurry up, we have to go for a Fire. SammyFire drove us to the Place where the Fire was burning.





At first we have to stop the Traffic on the Street. For this we use a Stoppanel. We have to hold it all, because the Wind was very strong at this day. If only one of us hold the Stoppanel this Tv will fly away.



Then we arranged our things we need to extinguish the Fire. In these Truck there are many many interressting Things. We needed Hoses, Pipes, distributos, Pumps, and many many more Parts. We also find a Sparetyre in the Truck. I hope this one we dont need.







We extinguish the fire with the Watercanon on the Roof of the Truck. Its hard to operate, but very funny. The Water shoot 50 meters. You can harvesting Appels when they hanging on a Tree.











"OK, the Exercise is over, very goog job, everyone"
I hope you are not worried Mummy, it was just an exercise. Not dangerous. Zandys Boyfriend sayed, we all have done a very good Job. He asked us, if we want to join the Firefighters. Maybe I do.

After That we found a very old Waterpump. This was build in 1857. Very nice. We searching for the Engine, but we couldnt find it. If you want to move this Carriage, you need Horses or many other Tv´s





We found also a lot of stuff you need if you work as a Firefighter



This Mask you need if you go into a burning House wich is full of Smoke. If you wear this on, your Voice sounds funny, like Darth Vader: I am your Father, Luke.

Here are the Bottels for the Air that you breath.



We just have a look in the Store. There we found old Ladders and hoses.







Now is Time to go. We have to prepare Lunch. We are invited by Zandys Parents. We all enjoyed the time with these old Fire Trucks. It was very interesting and Funny. SammyFire was very happy about the Trip and I think he liked it.

Hello mummy!

Today we visited teh theatre. But not a normal one. It was a boat.



Yes, you read right. We go on a boat to watch theatre. How great is that? To watch the show we had to drive to Heilbronn. It's about 30km away from Zandys home. Here you can see me in front of the boat. Or better behind it. 



And here are my friends and me in front of the Neckarturm (Neckartower) in this tower are some firms and a restaurant.



Behind us you can see the theatre-boat and a famous hotel in Heilbronn.



Than it was time to go inside. Look which funny guy we met. He was so relaxed. I think I've never saw such a relaxed guy.



At the break we watch outside the bull's-eye. Because of the lights it was difficult to take a picture of the few.



Look our funny seats. There are build from melted palstic. A funny idea I think. And they are more comfortable like they look.



The show was so funny. It was about guys which wanted to help their boss to collect money for his ill daughter. And therefore the guys decided to make a travesty-show. So funny! It's a pitty, that you didn't see it.
After the show we went back to the car and take one more picture of me and the boat. Now it's in front.



And we also met this VIP. She is the Käthchen from Heilbronn. A famous women there. She was a poor woman and after years they realize that Käthchen was the illegitimate daughter of the emperor. Than she married an earl.



She is lovely. Isn't she?

Bye mummy!
Yours Paddington