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… Try out a Tamping Simulator on Tag der Schiene?

Posted on 20. September 202320. September 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to try out a tamping machine simulator? Well, on September 15th was the big day: Tag der Schiene, or Day of Tracks! Like many railroad construction companies, the Deutsche Bahn, parts manufacturers, maintenance halls, and other railroad academies, mommy’s training facility also celebrated this day around the railroad. And what could be…

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… Care for a Carnivorous Plant?

Posted on 10. September 202310. September 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to care for a carnivorous plant? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Lyons Cub loves meat-eating plants. He got to know the Piranha plant through…

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… Go to the Fire Department’s Open House?

Posted on 8. September 20239. September 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to go to the open house day of the local fire department? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Wrapped around the light poles, we had…

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… Visit an Interactive Drop Forge Industrial Museum?

Posted on 4. July 202310. July 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit an interactive drop forge industrial museum? The Bergisches Land, literally “hilly country,” where the city of Solingen is located, has a deep industrial history. Today, Lyons Cub, mommy, and grandma visited an ancient “Gesenkschmiede” or drop forge, which functions as a museum nowadays. We were able to participate in an…

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… Visit the Botanical Garden in Solingen?

Posted on 2. July 202310. July 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit the Botanical Garden in Solingen? Lyons Cub has visited several attractions in Solingen already: Today, we set out to visit the Botanical Garden, which already exists since 1963. It was July 2nd, the day of the pineapple festival (but alas, mommy had forgotten her wallet in the car, so we…

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… Go to a Summer Festival at a Schrebergarten?

Posted on 25. June 202328. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to go to a summer festival at a Schrebergarten? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. A Schrebergarten, founded in the late 19th century, is a…

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Neanderthal tower

… Visit the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann?

Posted on 24. June 202324. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann? Are your kids interested in ancient human beings, tools from the Stone Age, mammoths, skeletons, and the like? Well then, a cool destination would be the Neanderthal Museum in the city of Mettmann, on the traces of one of the first human beings, the Neanderthal…

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Schloss Burg in Solingen

… Visit Burg Castle in Solingen?

Posted on 18. June 202323. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit Schloss Burg in Solingen? Which little boy or girl doesn’t like to play knight and princess? The name “Schloss Burg” is an oxymoron, for in German, “Schloss” refers to a representative building (castle) and “Burg” to a fortification (fortress). This building has been remodeled many times and is still under…

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Schwebebahn in Wuppertal

… Ride the Suspension Monorail in Wuppertal?

Posted on 18. June 202323. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to ride the suspension monorail in Wuppertal? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Today was my son’s first ride on the suspension monorail in the…

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Galileum in Solingen, Germany

… Visit the Galileum in the City of Solingen?

Posted on 8. June 202318. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit the Galileum in Solingen, Germany? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Has your child ever visited a planetarium? The Galileum is a modern…

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boy in dripstone cave

… to Visit a Dripstone Cave?

Posted on 5. March 202319. March 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit a dripstone cave? Today, it was wet and cold (4 degrees C). Where could we go for an outing? Got it — somewhere warmer and drier — a dripstone cave!!! We picked up grandma and drove to the city of Iserlohn to visit the famous “Dechenhoehle.” It is the only…

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… to Go to Judo Class?

Posted on 18. February 202323. February 2023 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. What’s it like to go to judo class? It was Lyons Cub’s second day at the judo course, because the tryout was…

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… Go Ice-Skating at the Christmas Market in Monheim?

Posted on 11. December 202211. December 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. The Christmas Market in Monheim, which you can reach in ten minutes by foot from the Nature Adventure Trail and the splash…

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… Watch the Cranes Fly South?

Posted on 26. November 202210. December 2022 by lyoness

What’s it like to watch the cranes fly south? Lyons Cub has seen the Canada geese and the Siberian geese fly in formation, but this time, while we were at a playground with his little friend Giuliana, we watched a flock of cranes fly to warmer regions. They were right over our heads in arrow-like…

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… Visit the Aquazoo in Duesseldorf?

Posted on 23. October 202224. October 2022 by lyoness

When Lyons Cub was 1.5 years old, we visited the Aquazoo in Duesseldorf during our summer trip to Germany. This fall, we came back. As a 4.5-year-old, Leander could appreciate the animals and especially the interactive learning stations much more already. Except for the parking situation, which was a hassle, and the many visitors, we…

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Cicus Traber

… Visit Circus Traber?

Posted on 21. October 202223. February 2023 by lyoness

This was Lyons Cub’s fourth Circus visit! First, he went to Circus Liberty; then, to Circus Proscho; and finally, to Circus Florida. Each one was an exciting event for a preschooler, and each one contained specific attractions that were phenomenal. This is a short comparison of what the four circuses we have been to so…

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… Visit the Cologne Zoo and Ride in a Gondola over the Rhine River?

Posted on 16. October 202216. October 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. My son has been to Cologne a couple of times already, once to visit the Chocolate Museum, see the Gothic cathedral, and…

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… Grow a Hatch’em Dinosaur Egg?

Posted on 30. September 20221. October 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. [No worries, nobody will buy this!!] What’s it like to grow a Hatch’em Dinosaur Egg? Ehem, this is the first negative review…

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Duisburg Zoo playground

… Visit the Duisburg Zoo?

Posted on 24. September 202230. September 2022 by lyoness

This was Lyons Cub’s third zoo visit today! The first one was Nashville Zoo in 2019, and the second one was 2021, when we went with grandma to the Wuppertal Zoo. Alas, it was very hilly there and not easy to navigate with a senior and a stroller. It was quite exhausting, although the variety…

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20 Events and Places to Go with Kids in the Rhineland

Posted on 7. August 20227. August 2022 by lyoness

Hello expats, travelers, or even locals who need a few tips what to do and where to go with kids aged 2-12 in the Rhineland — check out our recommendations for activities around here, be it inside or outside, in all kinds of weather. I moved back to Germany after 15 years in the United…

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Lego lion in Legoland

… Climb the Lego Pirate Ship in Legoland?

Posted on 25. June 202227. June 2022 by lyoness

Second visit to the magical place for Lyons Cub… this time with his American friend, John. It is really possible to go to the same attraction twice and see completely different things! Last time, we went with grandma to Legoland in Oberhausen. We were busy collecting stamps and noticed we didn’t get a stamp from…

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albino deer at Fauna Park in Solingen

… Visit the Albino Deer at Fauna Park in Solingen?

Posted on 6. June 20226. June 2022 by lyoness

Today, we visited the Fauna animal park in Solingen and were not disappointed — we saw a few different animals than in the Solingen Bird and Animal Park and the Reuschenberg animal park in Leverkusen, where we had already been: What stood out most were their albino deer and the leafcutter ants that had a…

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dragon at Xanten

… Attend the Siegfried Spectacle in Xanten?

Posted on 5. June 20225. June 2022 by lyoness

At the age of four, Lyons Cub is not aware of the Nibelungen saga and the story of Siegfried slaying the dragon yet, but he loves all things castle, knights, and dragons. Especially dragons!!! He even visited the village of Erpel on the Rhine River across from the famous bridge at Remagen, which sports a…

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bridge of Remagen

… visit the Peace Museum at the Bridge of Remagen?

Posted on 5. June 20226. June 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub was taking out his American friend John, and what better place to visit than the remnants of the famous Bridge of Remagen where the Americans crossed the Rhine River with dry feet at the end of WWII? Thus, on a cloudy Sunday, we set out to visit the city of Remagen and take…

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lady in tamping machine at iaf

… Go to a Railway Construction Fair?

Posted on 1. June 20221. June 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub really likes it at mommy’s office. He has visited her several times to pick her up, and one day, he was allowed to attend an office barbecue and chat with her coworkers. He spent time on the rooftop terrace, eating bread rolls and sausages and drinking apple juice, looking down on the train…

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… Attend the Medieval Festival in Witten With a Preschooler?

Posted on 26. May 202226. May 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub knew something was up when mommy researched medieval markets in North Rhine-Westphalia. We found one that took place on May 22nd in the city of Witten. Which little kid doesn’t love knights, armor, horses, castles, and dragons? Admittedly, the dragon that was supposed to appear at the medieval festival in Witten was the…

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… Visit the Gasometer in Oberhausen with a Preschooler?

Posted on 18. May 202218. May 2022 by lyoness

Last Sunday, Lyons Cub showed his friend John from Virginia the Cologne cathedral, and this Sunday, we took him to the city of Oberhausen to climb the Gasometer and see the exhibit, “The Fragile Paradise.” What’s the Gasometer? First of all, it looks like a huge, rusty oil barrel. It was first used in 1929…

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Cologne Cathedral

… Go Sight-Seeing in Cologne with a Preschooler?

Posted on 13. May 202213. May 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub really wanted to go on a ship. So the day came where he would experience making a panorama trip on the Rhine river at Cologne. But that wasn’t all. He also visited the Chocolate museum and got free samples and to try from the chocolate fountain, and he went into St. Martin’s church,…

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Solingen Vogel- und Tierpark

… Visit the Solingen Bird- and Animal Park?

Posted on 1. May 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub loves to watch and touch animals. We’ve been at the Reuschenberg Wildpark in Leverkusen several times already, but today, we tried out a different place, the Bird- and Animal Park in the city of Solingen. It has more birds than the park in Leverkusen, even big storks and colorful pheasants. The most interesting…

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boy decorating Easter eggs

… Color Easter Eggs with the Magic Egg Decorator That Plays Christmas Music?

Posted on 18. April 202218. April 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Have you ever painted Easter eggs with terrible, electronic Christmas music in the background? No? Then, you absolutely need to try the…

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