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It's an island. Yes, it is. Helgoland in German, Heligoland in English. It's up in the North Sea.
It belongs to Germany, but it has some roots in the Scandinavian countries, too. It's very small and only takes a couple of hours to walk around the whole place. That means it takes longer to get there and back than it does to see it all!
There are some pretty neat things to see - probably the most famous is Long Anna - maybe she should be called LongTall Anna. It's a stone formation off one end of the island and they seem to forever worry that it won't stand after the next storm. But it does. And there are some beaches where you can swim and lots of folks go and camp there in the summer.
Quite frankly, I can't imagine staying there so very long. I think I would get Island Fever. If you don't know what that is, look it up!
Do you think it's worth a trip?
Questions
1. What is this?
a. something to play music on
b. a back massager
c. a washing machine
d. a potato scraper
2. What is this??
a. a washing machine
b. a rocket launcher
c. a mosquito laser
d. a pogo stick
3. What is this???
a. a printing press
b. an iron
c. a sausage maker
d. a pasta machine
READY??
And the answers are: TA DA (music and whistles)
1. c. It's a washing machine. Really. What fun it was to wash not so very long ago. You used this to rub the clothes and get the dirt out.
2. a. It's a washing machine. Again? Yes, really. This was used to push the clothes and such up and down in the big pot to get the dirt out.
3. b. It's an iron. Are you kidding? No, I'm not. People (women, really - don't think the men ever did this work!) put the towels and sheets and cloths through here to press them. It took at least two people (women) to operate it. And it was a modern convenience!!!!
There's a museum near here that is an old house and it has all these old things in the house and we think it would be fun to see. Besides, it is a nice little bike trip from here which means we can take another picnic and go on our bikes.
OK with you?
Well, that's geographically impossible, isn't it? Africa is a continent and so is Europe and they do not occupy the same space. So we can't have Africa in Europe - specifically Germany.
But we can import some of Africa here and have a little impression of Africa here. And they do! It's the Serengheti Park Germany. ( Here is link to the park and it's written in English, but I think they need my help with the translation. )
They have lions and tigers and giraffes and monkeys and - well, you know - all those African animals! You take a ride with a bus through the park and then you visit the monkeys and then you have some food (I've heard it 's MUCH better to take your own picnic, and we like doing that anyway!).
Then, hey, there are rides! Great! You can ride and we can watch. But if there's a Ferris Wheel, we'll do that. We like Ferris Wheels.
Looks like a day trip to me! What do you think?
People in Germany love storks. First, they're really pretty to see flying. Second, they are good luck. And third, when you see the storks, it means spring is coming and winter is going - always a welcome event here in the cold north.
Storks are graceful but since they're so big, they can't make tight turns - it takes a while to prepare for landing. Sadly, they get injured sometimes because of these long approaches and sometimes run into power lines and such. Not far away there's a refuge for injured storks - the Storchenstation.
Here's the map. From our house it's about 14 kilometers.
There are storks everywhere there - in the trees, on top of the house and on the ground. Besides the storks there are a few other animals wandering around as well.
We can pack a picnic, visit the storks and then head to the beach at the river. Sounds like a day trip to me!
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