Written by Belinda and Hamish

 

Whilst visiting Travis, Dawn and Grace, Travis mentioned his sister lived in Erlangen, Germany and if we were over that way, we could stay with her. At the time, it was difficult to know where we were going to be at that stage, but as it worked out, we were able to stay a few days with Kylie, The Kylie.

After leaving Prague, we headed to Kylie’s beautiful apartment in the town on Erlangen. Kylie has lived here for three years, rides a bike to work and is for all intents and purposes a local, but still has a jar of Vegemite in the cupboard. We had a relaxing weekend in Erlangen and Hamish has written some of the highlights from his perspective, below.

 

Erlangen Shopping Centre by Hamish

Whilst Mummy did some shopping, Dad and I made Christmas biscuits at the shopping centre. We got some cookie dough and rolled the dough out on a table and cut the shapes out. We put the shapes on a tray and took them back to the cookie chef. He cooked them in the oven and we put sprinkles on them. They were yummy, we all had one at the shops.

I also had a massage in a special chair. It cost 2 euro and it went for ages, which was good for my sore back (for the record, Hamish does not have a sore back). It was wobbly and I liked it.

On the way back from the shopping centre, I saw some kids and grown-ups ice skating at the Christmas Markets. I wanted to go ice skating, but I didn’t, because my shoes were too slippery (the real reason is none of us can skate).

 

 

Playmobil Fun Park by Hamish

On Sunday, we went to an indoor playground. It had slides, ropes and ladders…lots of things. There were heaps of other kids there, some were as big as me and some were smaller. One was a baby, one was small. I spoke to some kids, but I don’t think they understood me. The slides were the best. The ropes were not the best. There was an underground maze. That was good. In there were lights, hand prints that lit up when you touched them and mirrors. I ran around and went back 3 times.

I had lemonade as my drink for lunch and pizza, which had salami and ham and cheese and tomato sauce. I ate it all up. I got a free Playmobil figure (which was a knight) with my lunch. It has a shield and a battle axe. I like it. After lunch I went into the play area, where Mum and I played with the farm toys. We collected all the hay with a truck and a conveyer belt. We put some horses in a truck.

Dad and I went into the shop. Dad bought me lucky dip, which turned out to be a Genghis Khan figure. He has a bow and arrow and a sword. Mum and I had to put him together after dinner Sunday night.

When I got home, Kylie put the Sponge Bob Movie on the television for me, we all watched it, it’s very funny.