Travelog for: HömpfMömpf

Hello from the rhine -again!

Today I arrived at my host in Lahnstein and we visited the small town directly (first picture shows me and behind castle Solzenfels).
We walked along the rhine but that's not longer possible because the flood water saison starts now. And look at the picture, I've seen a lot of seagulls 
As we walked through the city FraJ showed me the old town hall and the Evangelical Church...
On the way home we saw a beautiful sunset 

There are still some things to see! I'm excited 
And greetings to my mum!

Hey hey!

Today we took the bike in the World Cultural Heritage "Upper Middle Rhine Valley" which stretches from Koblenz to Bingen. 
But we only drove from Lahnstein (next to Koblenz) to Osterspai...

The first picture shows me in front of the old castle of Lahnstein (there's another one on the mountain but first we visit all from the rhine valley).
The second image is in Braubach and you can see well that you can't walk anywhere by the flood (which will be even worse)...
On the next picture is the famous Marksburg and before the war memorial of Braubach. But the Marksburg is such a typical German castle that the Japanese have them copied by his original size!
Next one shows me and the flood again (everywhere is this brown water!).
Then you see me in Osterspai.
Fraj has said that the impact of the high water looks better even if a comparison picture of the summer is inserted.
Because usually there is a small island with a little beach ...
Finally again the dirty bike and I and a picture with the vineyards in the background which are quite famous because the "Bopparder Hamm" is a good Rhine wine 

I'm happy when I visit the mountains but first we have to visit Koblenz! 
Cya soon!

Hello from Koblenz!
Today is Friday the 13th ... But so far nothing bad happened.  Luckily.
Fraj and I were making just a few errands in Koblenz.
I've seen a few churches but Fraj promised that I can still see the German Corner and the fortress Ehrenbreitstein!

Once enough for today!

Today I visited a few nice places!
We were -as promised- on the mountains and the view is great!
Castles are everywhere!
On the fourth and sixth picture you can also see the second castle in Lahnstein. It's a haunted place! There is a story about the castle Lahneck that the castle be haunted by a young english lady... 
The monastery which I have seen of the Near got his own mood too.
But overall it's very nice here, so enjoy the pictures mommy! 

Greetings!

Hello!

We visited Coblenz again and we went to the plants along the Rhine.
We started from Lahnstein but the picture shows us on the bridge facing the German Corner, our destination for today.



On the way we passed the Empress-Augusta-Memorial.
Her full name is Marie Louise Augusta Catherine Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and she was a German empress of 1871 - 1888. She and her husband, Emperor William I., settled down in 1849 in Koblenz.



Here you can see the fortress Ehrenbreitstein.
Built in 1828 by the Prussian King Frederick III (immediately after the Congress of Vienna). The fortress was never involved in combat operations and soon had no strategic significance. Today it's open to all and very nice (but today we had too little time).



And here's the back of the Castle of Coblenz (but the front is also shown yet).



Also very interesting is the Federal Ministry of Defense Technology and Procurement:



Here again a picture with the fortress in the background.



And here is the Emperor Wilhelm the First! He looks down onto German Corner



Here finally coalesce Moselle and Rhine.
What masses of water!



Here, the Mosel and a piece of the old town of Coblenz! Upstream also very very nice places.



And here's the front of the castle of Coblenz! Unfortunately, just work, but in summer it should look very nice ...



...



Here just the view from the rhine plants...



Finally one of a myriad of churches in Coblenz and the country's Supreme Court...



And on the way home... Over the bridge again 
I was very brave! 



So, let's see what the last days here bring so!
Greetings!

Hey guys!

We were this afternoon in Bad Ems. A resort with a spa.
In 17./18. century Bad Ems was considered one of the most famous seaside resorts in Germany.
Its heyday was in the 19th century as place of a "world spa" and it was the summer residence of many monarchs and European artists, including Kaiser Wilhelm I, the Tsar Nicholas I, Alexander II of Russia and Richard Wagner...



FraJ told me that the publication of the Ems Dispatch contributed to the outbreak of the Franco-German war in 1870-71, which led to the founding of the German Empire.
She knows a lot about history 

On the right side are also the Kurhaus, the Casino and the Kursaal:





Here the Casino of Bad Ems from close:



And the Park:



Here you can see the house of the four towers, resided by the Tsar Alexander II of Russia...



Very impressive...

Tomorrow my last update will follow for Rhineland-Palatinate.
Now I've go to sleep 

Bye!

Hello for the last time from Lahnstein!

First I would like to show that there are not only gorgeous landscapes here.
Industry is also located here. Immediately remove from historic buildings:







And the Königsbacher brewery is also represented, so you will in the carnival-loving Rhineland-Palatinate never sit on the dry 



But in Lahnstein the river Lahn flows into the Rhine. Maybe a smaller "German Corner"? 



Upstream has the river Lahn some very idyllic locations.
But today we stayed in Lahnstein.
Next time I will see this small river in Weilburg, Hesse...







Now I'll pack my things and then I make myself on the way to Schleswig-Holstein!
I am so happy!



See you soon love and greetings from Lahnstein!

Hello Mum,

today I arrived in Sülfeld - now I am in Schleswig-Holstein  - in the North of Germany.

I met Dicker Kumpel. He is a friendly bunny and he will be my host here.



Then he introduced me to his other guests.



After talking with to other TVs I had a look around the room.
This guy was really funny!



This bird told me that I will see some of his relatives soon.



And I loved this friendly sheep.



I think that I will have a nice time here.

yours
HömpfMömpf

Hi Mum,

today I went outside. Look - it was winter here.



Sülfeld is in the North of Germany - so the children used this 'mountain' for their sledges.



This is the old school of Sülfeld.



Here you can see the emblem of the village.



I liked this old door.



This is the old church...



... it was not open - but we saw photos on a sign.



On the other side of the street is the old pharmacy.



Bye
Hömpfmömpf

Hi Mum,

Today a new ToyVoyager arrived. She is called Clairchen and visits Dicker Kumpel for the second time. She wants to come with us on a holiday.  We will go to Amrum tomorrow. But first we said Hello to Clairchen.



It will be an adventurous trip tomorrow. Can you see what we read in the web?



Here you can see it better – there is so much ice on the North Sea that not all ferries will be in use – and we cannot take the car with us.



RikeH is very sad and disappointed, but we will cheer her up!

Keep your fingers crossed for us that we will reach Amrum!

yours
HömpfMömpf

Hi Mum,

Great News – we were allowed to go on this ferry!  And we went to Amrum.



Look – there was a lot of ice on the North Sea.



Maybe they didn’t know the way and we were on the way to the North Pole.



We had fun in the restaurant and learnt that they say Moin Moin here, instead of Hello.



Love
Hömpfmömpf

Hello Mum, 

Yesterday we arrived in Wittdün. This morning we went onto our balcony and had a look around. Well – normally there is water – but now there was ice.







Then we relaxed in the sunshine.



Later we went to the dunes near to Norddorf.  Look – there was snow in the dunes.





We climbed up a very high dune and had a nice view.





We went to the water – well – water?  We saw some water – but more sheets of ice.



I loved to sit on the wall of another look-out.



Yours
HömpfMömpf

Hello Mum, 

Another sunny day on the Amrum Island. We made another walk – this time around Wittdün. We were on the way to a small harbour – you can see it behind me.



This was the view to the the big port, where the ferries stop.



These funny colorful houses were next to the small harbour.



Can you understand this phrase?



There were more ships behind us.



Ahoi from the North Sea.
HömpfMömpf

Moin Mum, 

Today we visited a lake for birds. But we didn't saw birds. Maybe it was too cold?

So I decided to enjoy the view of the lake. Behind me you can see the way we came.



This was the other direction.



We talked a lot in the sunshine.



Then we crossed a high dune and had this nice view.



Can you find me?



Here I am!



Yours
Hömpfmömpf