Travelog for: Taru

Hey,
my name is Taru, the little black sheep.
I would like to travel around the world and find many new friends, but it is not easy for my family to let me go, but it is my biggest wish.



Today I was in Augsburg. There, I said goodbye to my birthplace, the Augsburg Puppenkiste, Nature and many other things ...









And have turned up one last time the music 

Hi mum!

I finally made it to Mechterstädt to visit iloveletters.

I was welcomed by three other TVs: Aurelius, Harold Giraffe and Monkez.

I met the house cats Bonnie and Clyde. They are such cuties!

My host was busy this week with her job. She is a teacher and today she took us with her to school.

The school and the building is already over 200 years old. It was refurbished about 5 years ago.



In the school park there are busts of the founder and a famous teacher.





And then we went to my host's classroom and waited for the pupils to come.





I waited at the window and had a nice view at the school ground and the pond.



On the teacher's desk I met these two guys: Ella and Don. They are two mascotts from the US. I told them about my journey and thea thought it was a cool idea for them to do this one day, too.

We visited Gotha, a town about 15 km from the village.
Let's see where to go and what to see.



We went to the market square and the city church.



Next was the small market square called the butter market.



At the moment they are preparing the christmas market in town, that's why there are all the wooden huts in the streets. And strange furniture like this huge chair. Can you see me?



The red building in the background is the town hall.



We came across a statue of the patron saint St. Gothardus.



And then up the main square with the Christmas market.
We did not go to the castle Friedenstein, though you can see it in the background.





The houses on the left side also belonged to famous people like Luther.

Then we went back to the townhall.





Last but not least here is a picture of the old hospital.

Time to bake Christmas cookies!

We, Monkez, Taru and Harold helped our host to bake cookies.
There were tons of ingredients on the table,which we might need.



But first we had to read the recipes.





We decided to make different kinds of bakery product and
started with the Quarkstollen.

Eggs, flower, raisins, curd cheese, sugar....





Then we mixed the dough.



And into the oven.





While the Stollen was baking, we prepared the dough for the other cookies.

We made snowballs with coconut.





And some of the other doughs had to go into the freezer for some time....



before we cut the cookies.



On top we put cut dates.



We took out the Stollen after about 30 minutes. Mh, what a great smell.



And the date cockies go into the oven.



The final result:



There were also chocolate cookies ....



and forgotten cookies. They are called like that because you put
them into the oven turn it off and leave them inside overnight.



Puh, what a lot of work. But after 4 hours it's done!

Look, there are also Gerbils living here!
I went to play with them today.




Hey, don't bite me!

We decorated the house for Christmas.

Monkez and Harold Giraffe helped us too.

There are Xmas parties going on and we had to wrap the first presents today.

When we woke up this morning it was a surprise: There was snow for the first time this year. Ok, not that much but still. I  don't think it will last long since it is not too cold outside.



And now it is time to say Goodbye.

I am travelling to my next host in Germany today.

Hey!

After a short time I reached Noisy's home.

I was welcomed by some nice guys.
The first who watched into my envelope was a very excited little dragon called Leopold. He was very sad when I came out of the envelope. I think he is waiting for a special TV coming soon...
The others told me later he's in love 

The others are Tiplitaps, the turtle, Boofle, the dog and Horror-Potamus, the fabulous hippo. They all want to travel but have to wait for their IDs.
Than there were two newbies, they arrived today as gifts for Noisy because of christmas.

We sat a loong time together and talked a lot. Boofle, H.Potamus and Tiplitaps told about the life on the farm, the newbies about their short experience of travel, and I told of all the great adventures I have had since I'm a travelling ToyVoyager.
Only Leopold was sitting in the edge and was sooooo sad...

Now I'm very tired and go to bed.
Tomorrow I send you more News.

Good night and sleep well.

Taru

We have baken a Stollen for my hostmoms husbands birthday.

I think I have to get a chef's hat ...

Heyho!


We will write some updates next week, because my host-mom is ill, so don't worry when you don't hear from me ...

I have to make some tea and zwieback for Noisy...and a little soup, or so :-)

Everything is okay with me!

Greetings
Taru

Today there was a new TV coming to visit Noisy's home. Herlinde

And another day at kitchen 

Today we served something that is called Wisch and carrots.
It doesn't look very nice, but it was so hmmmm....
salted belly (?) , carrots and potatoes:


...and hostmom drank her coffee....