Friday the 13th

Friday's are always rather hectic at the Kronenbergs, but after a good snuggle and sleep with Jamie Thulani was up for the challenge.

The day started with him discovering Nutella a chocolate spread many germans have for breakfast. He thought chocolate for breakfast is really funny.

Thulani wanted to know all about this nutella stuff that some germans eat for breakfast

Germans like crispy rolls, jam, cheese and cold meats for breakfast. After breakfast it was time to see me get all red in the face again at my exercise class. It's a constant battle against the flab! He was quite excited to see my Australian bag and asked if I'd been there. I explained I had as my brother lives in Perth. My family is all over the world with my parents in Johannesburg South Africa.

He spotted something familiar when he say Lee-Ann's bag with her sport kit.

The first gymastic ball was just too big.

He found one just his size.

The "igel" (hedgehog) ball was a little prickly.

Next we visited Jamie at school.

Jamie's school on a misty morning.

As we know 60 years ago there was a little Austrian man who lived in germany and started a war. After the war Germany was divided into zones. There were quite a few Dutch people stationed in Bramsche. They used the school. In 1988 they left and the school "Grundschule im Sande" was founded making it the 3rd junior school in Bramsche. Thulani was warmly greeted with a firm handshake by the principal Herr Dibowski. Germans have a thing about firm handshakes. Mr. Dibowski, who had read about him in the newspaper, took him in to meet the other teachers before he joined Jamie's class in the libary. The children all cuddled him and asked him about his journey. Frau Wenker, Jamie's teacher, found the idea absolutely brilliant and was impressed that Friedrich took the time to show Thulani around. Thulani then spent the rest of the day with Jamie at school.

The class 2b were very excited about his visit. Jamie and I got to tell the class about his travels when they visited the library.

Thulani liked the comfy cusions.

Frau Wenker Jamie's teacher also wanted a photo with Thulani, so did her 22 class mates. We will be giving them all their individual photo's. They can put them in their school diary they have documenting their junior school experience.

Once home and they had a rest, Jamie, Friedrich and Thulani did a little cycling tour. 

After her picnic with Friedrich and Thulani, Jamie did some in-line skating with her furry friend.

Jamie then took him in-line skating with her friend Marike who is also our neighbour. Jamie is an only child and our neighbours children Linus and Marike are almost like a brother and sister. Another short breather and then is was off to acrobatics.

He made it to the top of the pyramid at acrobatics.

Thulani was not scared to be on the top of the pyramid thank goodness.

Then is was time for supper. Friday night take aways, which is a traditional "currywurst and pommes". Curry wurst is a "brat wurst" (sausage) with a tomato sauce mixed with curry powder. But it does not taste like curry at all.

He had a good giggle when he saw of take aways are packaged in Germany.

He could not believe that this was "traditional" german food. "Currywurst und pommes" curry sausage and chips. The sausage does not really have a curry taste at all.

One very tired bear and Jamie then went off to bed. It was a great Friday the 13.