Gilbert - A Fun Trip part 1: Birds & More

 

In May we went on a trip!

Diana came to pick us up to stay at her place for a couple of days.

But before driving to her house: 

We went to an event!

'De slag bij Heiligerlee'

It's a reenactment of a battle from 1568.

The battle wouldn't start for a couple of hours when we arrived, but there was other stuff to see as well, so we walked around for a bit.

We met this monk and his owl!

He told us there was a bird show that had just started, so we went there to watch of course.

There was a vulture!

Isn't she cool?!

I forgot what kind of bird this was, but it had learned to hunt together with the dog. Very fun to see them work together. 

Well, this bird doesn't need introduction!

After seeing the bird show we walked around some more, but it was very wet and rainy, so we didn't wait for the battle to start. Instead we drove on to Leer.

Leer is a city in Germany.

We had heard it was a nice city to see and that there was a hunting lodge.

It started raining here as well.

So we decided to go in search for a late lunch first.

Found it!

And it was yummy!

We did some sightseeing when it stopped raining.

Rainy Piggy

Next: More things to see in Leer.

New Adventures Soon

 

I'm sorting through the pictures my owner took on our latest trip.

Posts about our trip soon!

Gilbert - Food & Other Stuff

 

We went for something to eat at the museum restaurant.

They had this cool T-Rex who guarded the butter.

I got a musgroom sandwich and soup.

And a dinosaur shaped box with candy!

After we ate we visited the LiveScience room.

Here you can see how the scientists do their work, try things yourself, and learn more about the history of the museum and the research they do.

We didn't try anything, but looked around at all the stuff they had on display in this room.

These... were kind of creepy, especially as we had just read a horror book where there was a scene with lots of ladybugs that was... unsettling.

Butterflies.

Then it was time to find our hotel and get some rest.

We walked past this building.

I think it used to be part of the hospital.

We checked in at the hotel and took it easy for a few hours: reading and resting.

In the evening we went into town for a drink.

I saw this mill on the way to the cafe.

After a drink (or 2) we got food and then went back to the hotel.

The next morning I woke up in a field of flowers.

Just kidding!

This picture was in our hotel room.

Which had a window looking out on the hallway, btw.

Very strange.

After breakfast we checked out of the hotel.

We went to my owner's appointment and afterward we took a 3 hour trip back home.

I had a lot of fun!

Gilbert - Dinosaurs & Other Stuff

 

At the Triceratops exhibit there was also this replica skull with a sort of magnifier.

If you turned the magnifier the shadow behind the skull changed!

It showed how the skull of a Triceratops changed when growing up into an adult Triceratops.

Baby Triceratopses hatching.

One last glance at the herd.

Next we visited a room that was set up like a cabinet of curiosities.

It had lots of taxidermy.

The hive of bees or wasps, I think.

This was the 'horny wall'.

There was a room about animals in the ice age.

In the middle of the room there was a diorama with all kinds of animals that lived during the ice age.

The skeleton of a cave bear!

It was really cool, but we were getting a bit hungry, as we hadn't eaten since breakfast. So we went in search of food.

Next: food and other stuff