Lippe entered England!!!

Our little pal Lippe entered the shores of England yesterday!!! @i_am_fuzzy and his brothers gave him a warm welcome in German - and made our eyes water!!!

Lippe also met Fuzzy's friend @Wheatus24, who paid them a visit. They went out together to see Oakham Castle...

and the All Saints Church, where they had flowers planted in Lippe's eye-colour to welcome him!!!

Then, after an exciting day, bed time came. Fuzzy put on his plaid pyjamas, which matches perfectly with Lippe's shirt and read a good night story to him, to make him feel cosy and at home!!!

Thank you so very much for giving our Lippe such great times, Fuzzy!!! He looks sooooo lucky in the pics you took!!! We send all our love and BIGGEST HUGS to you!!!

But there was another surprise waiting for us, when we opened the mail box today - a post card Lippe sent us from the Netherlands before he left to England!!! Everybody was freaking out and wanted to read the card first, but we finally decided, that Hugh should read it out loud, as he is @bijntje 's cousin and I sniffed on the card, to make sure it has Lippe's smell on it. I can tell you - it has!!!

Here is what Lippe wrote:

Dear family,

I am leaving this town and go on my way to England. I am missing you all but am very excited about my trip around the world. I promiss that I'll be a good boy and let you know about what I am doing.

Love & kisses

Lippe

England here I come

Enjoy your stay with Fuzzy, Lippe!!! Have a wonderful time, Fuzzy is taking good care of you!!! But we miss you though!!!

Lippe's time in the Netherlands...

Little Lippe spent wonderful times in the Netherlands!!! @bijntje and his family were great hosts to him and made him feel at home right away!!!

They live in Maassluis, which is a very beautiful Dutch town, with some nice attractions to pay a visit to!!!

One of Maassluis' attractions definitely is the old mill!!! It was built in 1690 and Lippe had to see it!!!

Here, you can see his posing in front of the mill!!!

The entrance of the Maassluis' Korenmolen.

Lippe sneaking into the mill's shop...

Did Lippe find himself a new place to live in Maassluis?!

Brave Lippe loves adventure!!!

After Lippe went to see the windmill, he visited the harbour.

There is a very interesting open air museum with lots of tugboats to see.

This steam tugboat has been shown on a Dutch TV series!!! Maybe Lippe will become a TV star too!!!

Or he thinks about becoming a sailor...

...or even a nautical engineer?!

What a nice view, Lippe!!!

Lippe also went to see the old town hall of Maassluis...

...and Bijntje told him a lot about the history of his hometown and the meaning of these city arms.

The other day, Lippe went to Naaldwijk with Bijntje's mum to buy new contact lenses for her.

Here he is in Naaldwijk.

He also went to work with Bijntje's mum, but it seems like all he had to do there was more posing...

...and touching stuff... oh, oh, not the precious football!!!

Her working place looks like paradise for Lippe...

Back at Bijntje's home, he watched Grey's Anatomy with Bijntje and his human sister Selina...

...and had a play with my piggy pal Snoefje.

One last ride through Maassluis...

...and time to say goodbye came much too soon!!!

Thank you Bijntje and family for the wonderful time Lippe spent at your home and for all the nice pics, which made us become a part of Lippe's adventure!!! You were pawsome hosts and he will definitely want to come back to you!!! BIG BIG HUGS!!!

Lippe is currently on his way to England, where he will visit @i_am_fuzzy next!!! He is looking forward to some funky ABBA dancing with him!!!

Lippe got ready for take off!!!

First of all let me say a BIG thank you to all my wonderful anipals!!! I was overwhelmed by all your positive and kind reactions on Lippe!!! You rock, you rule, you made me smile and my mom's eyes water - oh yes, she is one of these emooootionaaaal mom's, that like to cry their eyes out!!! Did I mention, I'm a guinea pig with issues???

But this is not about me, it's about Lippe and his trip around the world!!! So many of you commented on my post, or contacted me, to let me know, they would like to host Lippe and show him around at their places!!! And you made it possible, that Lippe left us today for his exciting journey!!! THANK YOU!!!

If you are still interested in hosting Lippe on his trip, please let me know!!! He would like to visit as many anipals as possible!!! And please remember, we offer a place for our stuffed pals in beautiful Cologne as well!!!

Before Lippe could start off his trip, he had to get prepared for it. Most important - bathing!!! He was not amused about this point, but I told him, it had to be!!!

Here, you can see him dry on the heater.

After drying and dressing up, Lippe spent his last day in Cologne...

He went down to the Rhine, to look at the shippies for a last time.

Then he went down to the water, where he saw some duckies and two swans.

He sat down on a tree and watched the scenery with a touch of melancholy.

More shippies came by and the swans had a little chat about Lippe and his trip.

Back home, Lippe and Fredi looked at an atlas and Fredi shew Lippe all the places, where he will go. But I'm not sure, Fredi really has a clue about that stuff...

Then, Lippe, Poldi, Fredi and Hugh had a little party to say goodbye to Lippe. They had popcorn, chips and fun. I beg your pardon, I know, that little Fredi has no manners!!!

This morning, I said goodbye to Lippe too and gave him a little kiss on the cheek.

Lippe's time to hop into the envelope and start his journey came.

Mom brought him to the little post office...

...and mailed him to his first destination in the Netherlands, where he will visit @Bijntje!!!

Thank you sooooo much, for becoming his first host, Bijntje!!! We know, you will take good care of him and we're longing for news!!!

Have a pawsome and safe trip little Lippe and please come back to us one day!!!