Bresso (Milano), Italy - 4th March 2011
By: annix
Hi mum,
I really like Italian coffee and this morning I went to a bar to taste 2 different kinds of coffee: a "marocchino" (coffee with milk and chocolate) and an "espresso".
Then I came back home and I tried to prepare a "cappuccino" with my friends Barnardo and Baabaa. We decided to eat some good cookie too! And then we went playing all together!
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 4, 2011, 1:55 pm
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Bresso (Milano), Italy - 8th March 2011
By: annix
Hi mum!
I'm ready to go to visit my new host but before I start travelling again I wanted to eat a good dish of Italian pasta!
Then, my friends Baabaa and Barnardo came to say goodbye...
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 8, 2011, 11:24 am
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Essen, Germany - 11th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey !
No photos until now, as Fabis laptop is broken, but I wanted to say that I arrived. Sorry for telling so late.
Love,
Stompy
(PS: I guess I will fulfill one of my life missions here at Fabis place )
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Posted Mar 16, 2011, 8:41 pm
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Essen, Germany - 20th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hello again,
Today there was good weather outside and Fabi was feeling good, so we decided to go out to the Gruga park. We saw a little playhouse which is closed at the moment, due to problems with the roof.
After that, we saw a house which was built for the parents of children, who have to stay at the hospital near the Gruga park. It is a Hundertwasser house. The parents are able to sleep there, when their children are in the university hospital of Essen. That is really nice, isn’t it?
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 12:45 am
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Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany - 24th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hello,
The next days will be separated in different updates. I mean, even if we visited 2 places on one day, we will make it to 2 updates, as it were two different places in this town. Both have an own history and being in one entry would mean that it would be so long. Fabi said we will separate it and we hope it is okay for you.
Today our holidays in Berlin started. It was a short flight from Düsseldorf to Berlin and that is the reason why there are no photos of it. When we arrived in Berlin, we went to the hotel and right after that we started with sight seeing.
Our first stop was Checkpoint Charlie. It is called like this, as they counted the Checkpoints with the alphabet. There was a Checkpoint Alpha, Checkpoint Beta and Checkpoint Charlie was the third Checkpoint. It is the most famous Checkpoint in Berlin.
Here a quote from wikipedia:
Quote: | Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. |
For more infos, visit the wikipedia
And now I will show you my photos of Checkpoint Charlie. Hope you like them.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 1:18 am
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany - 24th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
after visiting the Checkpoint Charlie, we went to the Brandenburg Gate. It was already getting dark, so this was our last stop for today.
The Brandenburg Gate was a city gate long time ago. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which Berlin was once entered.
I think it looks really great. What do you think?
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 1:19 am
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Madame Tussauds, Berlin, Germany - 25th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
today we met some famous persons. I was so excited. Fabi said we will go to Madame Tussauds and that there are a lot famous persons. We weren’t able to make much photos, as it was so crowded there, but we made two group pictures.
Here we go.
First we met Anne Frank. Her diary of the Second World War was published. Every child here in Germany reads it in school, normally. Did you read the book?
Later Fabi said she will be a politician now. We were all excited and asked to join her. So she allowed us and we did. We had a speech with Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany.
It was really great there. I really wish I could have seen more.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 12:16 pm
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Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany - 25th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
when we left Madame Tussauds we had a walk on the street in front of it. The street is called Unter den Linden. It is a boulevard and really nice. In the middle of the street is a centre strip with trees, little shops, places to sit and such. It is really cute. But we didn’t make photos of that. We walked a while until we arrived at interesting places.
First we found a statue of Frederick the Great.
Wikipedia tells us about Frederick:
Quote: | Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm) (16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was the Elector of Brandenburg and the Duke of Prussia ("Brandenburg-Prussia") from 1640 until his death. He was of the House of Hohenzollern and is popularly known as the Great Elector (Der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political skill. |
Then we saw the historical Museum of Berlin.
It is a great building, isn’t it? They started to build this house in 1695. So it is really old. It is the oldest building on “Unter den Linden”. When it was ready in 1730 it was used from the Prussian military for their armoury. In 1831 they opened it for the public and showed a collection of weapons in it. In 1952 until 1990 it was the Museum for German history. And in 1990 it became the Historical Museum of Berlin until now.
So much to know about these buildings, right?
The next photo is from the Berlin cathedral. The Berlin Cathedral had never been a cathedral in the actual sense of that term since it has never been the seat of a bishop.
Right from it you can see the “Alex”. The television tower of Berlin.
That was a long walk and a long day was over then. We were all tired when we came back to the hotel. So we slept really fast.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 1:28 pm
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Wittenbergplatz, Berlin, Germany - 26th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
Today we visited a lot places, so a lot updates will follow. First we went to the KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), but we didn’t make photos there, as they don’t like it a lot. Right next to the KaDeWe we found a fountain. It is called “Lebensalter” (age). It was made by 4 artists.
As you can see on the picture, the weather was really beautiful on that day. So we decided to make a big photo tour through Berlin. Visit all the places that Fabi still wanted to see in Berlin. But to be true: We didn’t even visit half of the list, as it was way too much for one day. But Fabi decided she will come back.
That was the first update for this day, more will follow.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, 1:44 pm
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Museum of Technology, Berlin, Germany - 26th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
Our next stop on that day was at the Museum of Technology. But not to visit it. We were there to see the Raisin Bomber which is hanging at the entrance. Fabi wanted to see it and we wanted to make photos with it.
A Raisin Bomber was an airplane that brought food and other stuff to the western part of Berlin during the Berlin Blockade 1949. The name of the airplane came from the fact, that the pilots throw out candy, raisins and other sweet things of the airplane on little parachutes so that the children who were waiting for the airplane had some fun. In America these airplanes got the name Candy Bombers.
And here are the pictures:
On the second picture you can see a part of the Landwehrkanal.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 31, 2011, 4:58 pm
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Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany - 26th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
Three updates are still waiting for you, until our holidays in Berlin are over. This is one of the three last updates. Our feet were already hurting, as we walked so much already, but there were still things on the list to see. So we followed Fabi wherever she went and finally arrived at a place called Gendarmenmarkt. Now, let us look what wikipedia says for it.
The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin, and the site of the Konzerthaus and the French and German Cathedrals. The centre of the Gendarmenmarkt is crowned by a statue of Germany's poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Ungerin 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after the cuirassier regiment Gens d'Armes, which was deployed at this square until 1773.
During World War II most of the buildings were badly damaged or destroyed. Today all the buildings are restored to their former state.
So, now let’s see the first pictures of the French Cathedral.
The French Cathedral is the colloquial name for the French Church of Friedrichstadt in Berlin. The first part was built 1701 to 1705 for the Huguenot (Calvinist) community. The domed tower is technically no part of the church, there is no access between church and tower, because both buildings have different proprietors. The church is not a cathedral in the strict sense of the word because it has never been the seat of a bishop.
After that, we saw the German cathedral.
The German cathedral is the colloquial name for the New Church (German: Neue Kirche) located in Berlin. In 1701-1708 Giovanni Simonetti built the first church after a design of Martin Grünberg.
Then we saw the concert hall.
The Konzerthaus Berlin (once called the Schauspielhaus Berlin) is a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin. Since 1994 it has been the seat of the German orchestra Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Acoustically, the hall is considered to be amongst the five best concert venues in the world for music and/or opera
And the last thing to see on the Gendarmenmarkt is the Fountain with Schiller in front of the concert hall.
What a great photo place the Gendarmenmarkt is, isn’t it?
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 31, 2011, 4:59 pm
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Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany - 26th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
It was already getting dark when we decided to make a visit at Charlottenburg Palace. It wasn’t that far from our hotel, so we were there pretty fast.
Fabi didn’t find any informations about the Palace near the Palace, so let us take a look at the text from wikipedia again.
Charlottenburg Palace (German: Schloss Charlottenburg) is the largest palace in Berlin and the only royal residency in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family. It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf burough.
The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was constructed behind the palace. In the grounds of the palace various buildings were erected, including a belvedere, a mausoleum, a theatre and a pavilion. During the Second World War the palace was badly damaged but has since been reconstructed. The palace, its gardens and the buildings in the grounds are major visitor attractions.
Unfortunately the gardens are closed in the evening, so we weren’t able to take a look at it. But we saw the castle itself. Take a look at the photos we made there.
After that we went back to the hotel where we will make our last update for our Berlin holidays.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 31, 2011, 5:00 pm
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Berlin, Germany - 26th March 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey,
So this is the last update for our Berlin holidays. Fabi bought some souvenirs today which she wanted to share with you. You know in Berlin they have a Ritter Sport chocolate shop. Fabi was in there and got all crazy. She bought a 2kg “surprise” bag with a mix of chocolate inside. And now we want to share with you what was inside the 2kg bag.
And no: She doesn’t keep it all for herself. Some of the chocolate will be send away to friends and others will be eaten by her brother or her boyfriend. So she won’t eat 2kg of chocolate all alone.
So that was our Berlin holidays. I hope you like the pictures and enjoyed it as much as I did.
Love,
Stompy
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Posted Mar 31, 2011, 5:00 pm
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Essen, Germany - 6th April 2011
By: BlackCat
Hey ,
today we had a short walk at Zollverein. Just a short one as Fabi had to visit the shops only. But we made some photos to show you.
You can see the tower of the coal mine and the big wheel of the coking plant. Isn’t it nice?
Love,
Stompy
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Posted May 4, 2011, 10:47 am
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