Summer chronicles

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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 1.9.2023 klo 11.59
- 🌧 17 °C
- Korkeus: 46 m
- Saksa Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bayenthal 50.906417, 6.97822850°54’23” N 6°58’42” E
Päivä 19
Back to Amsterdam
1. syyskuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
And as the summer season ends, our trip in Germany does too! ☹️ Todays the first day of autumn as we make our way back to our new home in Amsterdam. We enjoyed a delicious slice of Baumkuchen and did some final shopping in the city. Thankfully we had only a small delay with our train but we were still able to make it to our bus on time! We arrived back at 10:00pm here to rainy weather 🌧️

We couldn’t be more thankful to everyone who let us stay with them during our time in Germany and for providing us with the best food, fun and activities. I have learnt so much about the culture, country and most importantly, met all the lovely people in Joshes family. So a BIG thank you to all of you for welcoming us here ❤️❤️Lue lisää
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Matkaaja The calendrical beginning of autumn is at the equinox on 22.9.... So you still have some days of summer 😜🌤️
2.9.2023VastaaKääntää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 31.8.2023 klo 11.05
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Korkeus: 39 m
- Saksa Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bayenthal 50.91386, 6.97248850°54’50” N 6°58’21” E
Päivä 18
23,000 steps
31. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today we did a lot of walking! We walked from Oma Astrid’s along the Rhine River, stopping for an Eiskaffee at the Lindt Chocolate Museum. Then we walked through the Altstadt which was very cool. I saw lots of interesting Blackletter/Gothic script on the buildings which was inspiring. We went to the best spot for Mettbrötchen, which I thought was very tasty!! After more walking we explored a few old churches and did some sightseeing before deciding to get some spaghetti eis 🍧 Josh and I did a bit of shopping and ended up getting a puffer jacket each which will be great for the upcoming winter months in Amsterdam…☁️Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Spaghetti Eis....hm... and which was the "leckerste" 😉?
31.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja Hmm depends who’s asking…🫣😋
31.8.2023VastaaKääntää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 30.8.2023 klo 20.38
- 🌙 14 °C
- Korkeus: 114 m
- Saksa Nordrhein-Westfalen Brühl Schnorrenberg Phantasialand 50.799653, 6.88242850°47’59” N 6°52’57” E
Päivä 17
Phantasialand!!!
30. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Surprise! Last night Josh surprised me by the idea of going to Phantasialand, which he preplanned himself. I was feeling a bit nervous about the idea, but excited of course since the last time I went to a theme park I was 10 years old. Thankfully we got the sunshine for a lot longer then the weather forecast predicted ☀️ we were even luckily enough to do the Taron rollercoaster before the rain started. The Taron was very thrilling, but we had so much fun! We also enjoyed eating lots of expensive treats 😋 In the evening we were invited to join Oma Astrid, Elke and Richard to dinner at their local restaurant for some lecker essen!! A great way to end a great day, feeling very lucky 🍀Lue lisää
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Matkaaja For more and intense informations about Europe (but without thrilling impressions!) follow the link: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/story-…
30.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja Lecker seems to be your new favourite word...🍞🥖🍨
30.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja Haha! and it’s one of the few in my German vocabulary…😅
31.8.2023VastaaKääntää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 29.8.2023 klo 21.26
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Korkeus: 53 m
- Saksa Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bayenthal 50.90229, 6.96469450°54’8” N 6°57’53” E
Päivä 16
Seeing Köln
29. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today we set off nice and early to the bus and then the U-Bahn 🚇 because we are going to visit Opa Karl-Heinz. It was nice to meet him 😊 We then headed back into town for a quick Bretzel stop before Josh and I continued on to see the great Kölner Dom. The impressive 157m cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe!! I was pretty speechless as we looked around, so much gothic detail, holding so many years of history. It’s presence is beyond anything I have seen before. We climbed up one of the towers to get a panoramic view of the city from above - very cool! I still can’t believe how old this city is, not to mention that this cathedral was being built well before New Zealand was even found….😱🫣Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 28.8.2023 klo 8.57
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Korkeus: 18 m
- Saksa Lower Saxony Wiefelstede 53.263595, 8.11196453°15’49” N 8°6’43” E
Päivä 15
On the road again…
28. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
And just like that, the last leg of our 2 week trip up and down Germany is here. We set out to the bus stop at 8:30am, only for our bus to be late so we missed the 9:30am train connection. This gave us some time to do a final walk through Oldenburg, which was nice 😁😁 3 trains and 1 bus later, we arrived in Köln (Cologne) at 4:00pm. Oma Astrid (Joshes grandma on his Dads side) greeted us warmly to her city apartment, which we were pleasantly surprised to see her guests Richard and Elke (We met their granddaughter in NZ, who is currently an international student at Cashmere high school) ☺️ We had a great feast for dinner 🍲 lots of very lecker food which had us going back for seconds and even thirds…😋😋😋Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 27.8.2023 klo 22.18
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Korkeus: 12 m
- Saksa Lower Saxony Wiefelstede Lehe 53.29398, 8.11610653°17’38” N 8°6’58” E
Päivä 14
Museums x3
27. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We started the morning off with a delicious Sunday breakfast here 🌟 Then we headed into town by bus. Todays plan included Simon being our excellent tour guide. We learnt lots about different parts of the city, different buildings, history, and even the best spots to eat or drink. We visited the Oldenburg Schloss followed by the Prinzenpalais and the Augusteum, but not without a small ice cream break in-between 😋😋 I really enjoyed each museum/gallery for different reasons and definitely have some new favourite artists! We finished our big day with a cold drink at the Gleis Park, which to Josh and I was the German version of Smash Palace in Christchurch, so we felt happy and right at home here 😁Lue lisää
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Matkaaja It seems like that Simon was much more better prepared as a tourist guide than me 😉.
28.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja Haha but I think we had the best Kiel had to offer, no compliments from us 😁
28.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja I think, you just have to come back again.. 🤪... but you took a bath in the Baltic Sea. 🧜‍♀️
28.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja We will definitely be back!!! 🤩 for more swims too
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 27.8.2023 klo 21.53
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Korkeus: 10 m
- Saksa Lower Saxony Wiefelstede Lehe 53.293665, 8.11587653°17’37” N 8°6’57” E
Päivä 14
Traveling to Oldenburg
27. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Yesterday we left Kiel by train 🚊 about 4 hours later we arrived in Oldenburg. We were greeted by Simon (Joshes older brother) at about 4:00pm. We took a stroll around the city before catching our bus out to Mollberg where Jörg and Wita live (friends of Sabine’s). This is where we will stay for the weekend. For dinner, I tried my first Döner 🥙 which was exciting!! We all enjoyed eating together on Wallstraße, where Simon and Sarah also took us to a nice bar for a drink or two 🍸 it was so nice to soak in the night life here in Oldenburg - we had lots of fun!Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 26.8.2023 klo 8.29
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
- Tanska Region Syddanmark Vejle Kommune Bybæk Nørreskov 55.706192, 9.5549555°42’22” N 9°33’18” E
Päivä 13
Another day, another country
26. elokuuta 2023, Tanska ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today Bine (Joshes aunt) drove us to Denmark 🇩🇰 to pick up Tjade from his Efterskole. We spent some time roaming around Vejle, which we found a nice book shop for coffee and delicious Danish cinnamon rolls. We got a feel for the Danish vibe and architecture and then it was time to go pick up Tjade. At his efterskole we watched a really impressive performance by DGI (the Danish national gymnastics performance team). Very cool 😎Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 24.8.2023
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Korkeus: 17 m
- Saksa Schleswig-Holstein Dänischenhagen 54.425262, 10.12747454°25’31” N 10°7’39” E
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On the road to Kiel
24. elokuuta 2023, Saksa ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After a long journey on the overnight FlixBus we arrived to smiley faces and warm sun in Kiel (Deutschland). Sabine and Bjerke took us to the morning Markt where we got to experience delicious apricot pastries 🥐 and coffee. In the afternoon we had a lovely walk to the garden 🪴 where lots of fruit and vegetables thrive - and tonight we got to have homegrown tomatoes and potatoes from the garden!! Sabine, Matze, Josh and I took the bikes to the beach here. Our very first summer swim, and our first time swimming in the Baltic Sea. The water was calm and warm enough to be enjoyed. After all the fun we had on the beach we had to try the best Fishbrötchen and topped it off with Spaghettieis (my new favourite way to eat ice cream!) We feel so lucky to be here and to be surrounded by Joshes very welcoming family 🌟Lue lisää
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Matkaaja yummmmy
24.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja Endlich Matjes????
25.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja And there's still more of Josh's family to meet and visit. 🖖🤙👊🤝
25.8.2023VastaaKääntää
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Matkaaja Summer chronicles
- Näytä matka
- Lisää toivelistallePoista toivelistalta
- Jaa
- 22.8.2023 klo 19.48
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Korkeus: 7 m
- Alankomaat Provincie Noord-Holland Gemeente Amsterdam De Wallen Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder 52.375595, 4.90004752°22’32” N 4°54’0” E
Päivä 9
food&shop
22. elokuuta 2023, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today was our final day of heading into central Amsterdam before we head back to Germany for the last of summer ☀️
We decided to do some shopping (mostly window shopping). We ended up with a book each, which we will probably read on the 8 hour bus ride to Kiel tomorrow night. We had pasta for lunch but the lack of meat in the Penne Bolognese was sadly underwhelming 🍝 but at least the lunch spot had a good view of the canals. We also decided to try the famous Dutch Stroopwafels which were a nice sweet treat 😋 We’ve managed to get our heads around the public transport here, finding the best connects and ways to get around the city - but man is it expensive 🥲🥲Lue lisää
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Matkaaja For your Kieltrip: Don't forget your swimsuit for the jump in the Baltic Sea to enjoy the end of summer at the beach! 🏖️🧜🧜‍♀️
23.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja I'm missing the german "Untertitel" under your Fotos.. 🤪
23.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja I ran out of German words…🥲 need to learn some new ones
23.8.2023VastaaKääntää
Matkaaja And Josh stopped helping me
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