My first trip to town

Today is a big day. I will go out for the first time. To the postoffice and at night I will listen to a concert in the university. But first I'm helping with all the Cards and LettersNow I am outside this is the "Strassenbahn" called in Vienna "B i m"

I make a ride to the Postoffice together with Marion, my lovly host.

Inside the "B i m" there was a nice Lady from Vienna but not my host

A big Austrian mailbox.

The 100 Water Building Fernheizwerk Spittelau Burning our waste.

This evening I will go together with my host to the university in Vienna. To listen to a nice concert. Now it's time to get ready...

The university by night

Oh, I'm a student now :-)

The Entrance Hall wow it is so big... and I am such a little guy.

The "Kuppel" the big roof in the university

In the university

Big Aula before all singers came inside

And now I will have a nice evening with a lot of music. See you soon your Paul

Now I am landed in Vienna

My "airplane" to Vienna,
its so dark here inside, want to come out.
Happy i'm out and my first look where I am now.
My view out of the window.
First step looking out brrrr its cold outside.

You see,winter is comming. Can I finde my frind Hans?

Back in the warm room my host is watching tv and working on the computer.
I am interested in wat's coming next... Good night everyone.

I've got a invitation to Austria

Hi every one I've got a invitation to Austria to look there for Hans. Perhaps his way endet there. I will see...
But first I get my self ready. For the long journey from Stendal to Vienna. In the beautiful country of Austria I hope to find Hans. But if not I will have a lot of fun with my host. She will show me her best places to bee. And I am so glade to visit the Christmascountry number one in the world...

So here are some fotos of getting me ready.
I took my green hat and...
...my big backpack.
But the most important thing is my camera!
Now I am ready!
I put every thing in my traveling envelope.
I procure that I don't get cold on the way to Vienna. Now my adventure can start!!!
I am so excited...

You didn't answered!

Dear Hans, you didn't answered jet, so I think you are in trouble. So I make me ready to help you. I
followed your way. I am not sure where you are but be sure, I will finde you and help you. Your frind Paul.

Hans where are you?

Dear friend Hans
Where are you? Here is your friend Paul. We know each other from high school. I was your desk neighbour. Do you remember me? I follow your Blog since a while. But now I couldn't understand why you don't write anymore??? Are you lost?? Do you need any help? Please write me ore call me. Your friend Paul

Hi everyone,

Yesterday, I went to the Eastern State Penitentiary. It's considered to be the world's first true penitentiary. It was in operation from 1829 to 1971. Unfortunately, I neglected to get a picture of the outside.

On this picture you see the kitchen building. It wasn't open so I wasn't able to go inside.

This Picture is a picture of the outside yard. The Comcast Center is also visible in the background. It's the tallest, thin, rectangular building.

This is a bit blurry. Sorry. It's a plaque commemorating prisoners who fought in WWII. They are only listed by their inmate numbers.

It shows a typical hallway in one of the later built cell blocks. Unlike the earlier cell blocks which just had 1 floor, later cell blocks had two floors.

This picture shows the size of a typical cell. The back of the wall, that's boarded up, was a door that lead to a small walled yard where the prisoner was allowed to exercise, garden, and/or keep a pet.

Here is a recreation of the original doors for the cells. You would have to crawl into the cell.












This is a model of the original design of the prison cells. Each cell was totally independent of another cell and prisoners were not supposed to have any contact with any people. The designers of the prison believed that solitary confinement would lead prisoners to think about their missdeeds.






Here is a door for the cell. It's very intimidating and there's no window or anything on the doors so no light could pass through.












This picture is of the hallway of cell block 1. It's one of the original cell blocks that was built at the prison. Very gloomy

My first trip in Pennsylvania

Hi every one. Now I am in Pennsylvania. It is a nice State in the USA.
First I visited Philadelphia. It was garde... Have a look at the pictures.
The first picture is of Philadelphia's city hall.











The court room picture is of the British style court room that existed in Independence Hall.







I visited Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Independence Hall was the center of Pennsylvania's judicial system. The three chairs in the back is where the judges would sit. The round table is where the lawyers would sit and the black barred area that I am looking at, is where the defendant would be standing.





The room where the Declaration of Independence was signed is the last place that I visited. I am standing where George Washington was sitting during the meeting.