Travelog for: Freddi

Hi Mum!

Today was very exciting, because we went to the Movie Park in Bottrop. It is a very cool amusement park. 
Here you can see me in front of the entrance.



The “Bermuda Triangle-Alien Encounter” is a very cool water ride. But the Aliens made awful noises.



Everywhere on the streets we saw cool cars. Some of them were really old and others looked like they came right out of an action movie.









Driving the bumper car made a lot of fun especially when we hit host dads car



“Time Riders” was cool, it is a flight simulator



It was so hot today, that we made a short break and bought a slush. It was really tasty.



After that I went to the “Transformer”



In the background you could see the “Avatar Air glider” and the “Ghost chasers”. It made fun, riding on them, but I think the Air glider is better.



From here I had a great view over the Santa Monica Pier



Before we went home, we watched a Show called “Back to the movies”. At this show they played a lot of cool film themes and danced to them.



It was a great day. And Shilo told us, that when the weather is good, we will visit the “Heidepark” in Soltau in two weeks. I hope we could get there.

See you soon
Yours Freddi

Good morning Mum!

Today was a great day because Shilo took us to Cologne to visit the Chocolate Museum. And inside the museum is a chocolate factory.

Here we could see a boat that was used to transport the bags with the cacao beans



Oh look I found some chocolate in the show case.



In this show case we found a lot of different things, which were made out of cacao butter



Then we went into the section with the chocolate factory.
In this roll the cocoa beans were crushed



In the Cocoa mill the pre-crushed cocoa kernels were milled and trough the frictional heat the cocoa butter melts and the cocoa mass leaves the mill in a liquid state.
This is an old mixer from 1928. The giant stones blend and crush the cocoa paste.



Here I could see the moulds in which the luke-warm chocolate paste is passed. The moulds then pass over a vibrating table so that the chocolate paste is evently distributed and any air bubbles can escape.



This is a wrapping machine from 1948. It was made for the packaging of Toblerone chocolate bars



And here you could see the giant chocolate fountain. It looks so yummy and I hope I can taste a little bit of this chocolate.



Oh great, host dad was so nice and shared his chocolate with me



Look mum, I found some old chocolate rabbits



The best thing in the factory beside the chocolate fountain is that you could design your own chocolate. You could choose which kind of chocolate you want and up to 4 ingredients which came into it. We choose white chocolate with cranberries, almond and crisps.



Here we could see how the self-designed chocolate was made.





After that we needed a little break



Mum did you know, that Years ago you couldn’t buy chocolate in supermarkets? You had to buy it in drugstores or get it out of cool looking machines





Here we could see how the packaging of some chocolate products changed through the years



On our way back to the factory we saw some old commercials



Great we got our self-made chocolate. It looks really yummy.



It was a wonderful day. We had so much fun and we learned a lot about the history of chocolate and how it was made.

Love you Mum
Yours Freddi

Hey Mum.

Today we bought a lot of strawberries for us. It was a giant bowl.



Hmm they smelled very good



And they tasted even better



After so many strawberries our bellies were so full

Hey Mum,

I am very happy, because today we went to Soltau to visit the Heidepark.
When we stood up in the morning we weren’t sure if the weather would be good, but we were so excited that we started our journey anyway.

After three hours in the car we are finally at the entrance of the park. I am so happy that we are here now and the weather looks good.



Behind me you could see the roller coaster Limit. First I was a little bit scared because of the heights, but then I had a lot of fun riding on it.



After the ride we went on the Panorama tower. From so high above we had a great view over the whole park.











This roller coaster is called Colossos. It is the biggest wood coaster in the world. Host dad wanted to have a ride on it, but we were too scared of the height.



Look I found a cool looking Dragon here. He was very friendly.



We took a little break on this cool stone turtles in front of the Limit Roller coaster. While we sat here and enjoyed the sun, we were visited by a goose and here kids.





This free-fall tower is called scream. Host dad went on it, but for me it was too high. I went on this free-fall tower called screamie. It is the small brother of scream.





Then we went into the haunted house called Krake lebt. First we went under water with a submarine and under water there were a lot of scary sea monsters.



Now the park is closing and we were driving home. The day was really great, I love amusement parks.

Good Morning Mum.

Today Shilo told us, that Lorca will travel on to her next host the next days. Because of that Snowball had the idea to have a Tea party before she leaves. We planned to make a cake for the party.



Before we started to bake the cake, we played around with the scale.













Then it was time for the cake. It was really funny backing it.

























Doesn’t the cake look great?



Now we could start our original Bochumer Tea party.









It was a great Day, but it is sad that it was our last day together with Lorca.

Hello Mum.

Today Lorca was leaving Bochum to travel to her next host in Remscheid. I hope she will have a short and safe trip.
Before she left, we hugged her. I will miss her very much, but I hope we will meet again one day.















Good bye Lorca

Hello Mum.

Today we visited the friends from our host parents and their TV’s again. We played the game “um Reifen breite” together.I was playing together with Spikey. In some moments it was so exiting that we couldn’t look at the board.







After that we watched a soccer game. Because it made so much fun, we wanted to play soccer too. We looked everywhere around but found no ball, so we asked Knöpfchen if he wanted to be our ball. But before we started, we changed our mind and helped Knöpfchen to stand up.









Then Finchen came with a very interesting looking book. The book was called “Star von Bunny”. It is the story of a plush bunny who wanted to be a model. It is a really great book.

Hi Mum.

Today the weather was really bad. But we don’t wanted to sit at home the whole day, so we decided to go to the Museum of Natural Science in Dortmund. It is a small museum, but it made a lot of fun to look at all the different samples. We saw a lot of animals from all around the world, a lot of cool stones and skeletons from dinosaurs.

Hello Mum.

Today a new TV arrived here in Bochum. Her name is Hase and she is going to America with Shilo. We welcomed her warmly here.









After that she showed us the things she brought with. Snowball was very happy about the postcard and we all shared the sweets.





Than we sat down onto the sofa. Milk Chocolate told us, that one of her life missions is to watch the movie “101 Dalmatian”. Because of that we had the idea to watch the movie.





Snowball took out some popcorn for us. It was yummy and the film was great. But I don’t like Cruella De Vil, she was too scary.









It was a very funny evening.

I miss you mum
Your Freddi

Good evening Mum.

Today is the “Extraschicht – the night of the Industiekultur”. We were really happy to go there and decided to make the Duisburg route.
We started our tour in the Duisburger inner harbor. Here were a lot of people who were listening to the music from the live bands, or who just wanted to relax and eat something.







Look mum; I want to go all around the world.



From the harbor we went on to the Landscape Park. There we could listen to music and when it’s getting dark, there will be a giant fire work. While we were waiting for the firework, we were looking around the park.









Here you can see some pictures from the amazing firework.











On this stage stands we saw the winner from the last “X-factor” season here in Germany. He made really cool music.



After that we went on to Oberhausen to the theatre at the Niebuhrg. There we could see a lot of artworks and a fire show. The show was ok, but the best thing this evening was the firework on the landscape park.



When we came back home, it was 3 o’clock in the morning and we all were really tired.

So good night Mum

Hello Mum.

Today we wanted to cook something together. We planned to make gnocchi with tomatoes and zucchini. We were a very good team and at the end it tasted extremely good. And after the Dinner we brushed our teeth.





























Now it’s time to brush the teeth

Hello Mum.

Because this is the last day here in Bochum for Milk Chocolate and Hoppsi, we planned to go Bowling.
It wasn’t easy to play with such a big ball, but it made a lot of fun.



I needed this console to register our names



Before we started to play, I cleaned the ball with a towel



The ball is just a little bit bigger than I am and heavier, but I am strong.



Phew, now I need a little break and something to drink





This small ball is filled with talc powder.



It was really funny to play bowling.
After the game we went to the friends from Shilo to play some games together and to give Milk Chocolate and Hoppsi the chance to say goodbye to their TVs.

Hello Mum.

Today was a happy, but also a sad day. The happy thing was that a new TV arrived here for the America trip. We were really curious who would be inside, when we opened the envelope. Inside the envelope was a tiny bear called Sterni. We welcomed him warmly here in Bochum.





After the welcome, he showed us the sweets he brought with him.



Then we took a last group picture together, before Hoppsi and Milk Chocolate had to leave us.







Hoppsi had to pack his bag, before they left.







Then it was time to say good bye. We hugged them and wished them a save trip, before they went into their envelopes.

















I will miss them, but I hope we will meet again one day.

Hello Mum.

Today a new TV arrived. His name is Purple Tentacle. He is a very funny guy, whose main intension is to rule the world.  Because of that we took out a Risk board, so that he could show us his plan to take over the world.
First he told us, who had to take over which continent. I had to take over Europe.









Then the battle started. First it looks good and Sterni could take Australia under his control. After that Purple Tentacle got the control over North America.







But then our luck ends and we lost North America again.



After a short motivation speech from Purple Tentacle, we started a new attack. In the end we took over the blue army and together with these troops we took over the whole world. Yeah we were so good.

Hello Mum.

Today was my last day here in Bochum. I will miss all my new friends, but I am happy to see you again. I have missed you mum.
But before I left, we helped Shilo to pack the bags for their trip to America. All these things must go into these bags.









Look we are so good in packing bags. Everything fits into the bags.





Then it was time to say good bye. I hugged my friends before I went into my envelope. And I will bring a present home for you.















Good bye everybody I hope we will meet again.