Kermit on Tour

Happy 57th Birthday Kermit!

Conny — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:11:45 +0000

57 years ago, a green little frog was born. For a long time, he has become the worlds best known and most famous frog of all times. We are honored that he is still travelling with us around the world. Stay tuned for a lot more awesome stories! Happy Birthday Kermit!

Happy Birthday Kermit!

Kermit on Iceland

Kermit — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:17:02 +0000

Iceland was on top of the list for my travels this year. I finally made it up to the north and enjoyed some wonderful days in a great scenery.

From the airport, we went straight to our cabin.

Somewhere there must be this famous Gullfoss waterfall. Let’s go there!

We are nearly there. What a great view!

Finally we made it!

Ugh, it’s soooo loud here!

Wow, that’s an amazing waterfall!

I can barely hear anything!

The trip to the waterfall was really worth it, but it was time to head back to the cabin.

After the long hike back, I had to relax a bit.

I was hungry and checked the phone book…

…but I didn’t find any restaurant which serves flies.

The next day started bright and sunny and we decided to visit the famous Blue Lagoon.

On the way we encountered some stone sculptures.

We also saw some geysers – this one didn’t eject any water though.

This one was much better – and I also met a Hippo-friend.

We continued the hike to the Blue Lagoon, but after all these exciting geysers, I had to rest a while.

The landscape became darker and darker…

…and a little later we arrived at the lagoon.

Amazing, the water is really incredibly blue and warm.

What a nice place!

As it was time to leave Iceland…

…I waved goodbye to our neighbors at the cabin.

Kermit at the movie theater

Kermit — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:07:24 +0000

It has been a while, but finally they are showing the new Muppet movie in Germany. There was no question – I had to see the movie as soon as possible.

Let’s see, if we can go tonight.

In front of the movie theater, they had a huge billboard.

They don’t have flies, but I got a nice portion of popcorn.

Where do we need to go?

Ah, there it is.

Hurry guys, it’s about to start.

I have a perfect view.

It’s starting, it’s starting!

Yumm, yumm…

Damn, I’m looking good on the screen!

When we left the theater, a bunch of fans wanted to take a souvenir picture with me surrounded by my Muppet friends.

Can you see me here?

It was an awesome movie and it was great to see all the Muppets on the screen again.

Kermit on the Yummy-Fly-Island

Kermit — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:58:22 +0000

While I was in Fiji, a friendly men told me about a nearby island, on which I could find some really yummy flies. It didn’t take long to convince me that I had to pay a visit to that “Yummy-Fly-Island”. The friendly men even gave me a boat, so I was ready to go!

Yummy-Fly-Island I’m coming!

Pffff, pffffff…

Off we go!

“Bye Kermit, take care!”

Lalalaaalaalaaaa…

I just need to go straight ahead.

“I’m so curious about the yummy flies on the island.”

Wow! There are so many colorful fishes.

Oh, I’m nearly there. I can already smell the yummy flies!

When I arrived on the island, I saw palm trees…

…and some corals.

The friendly men who told me about the island was right. There were tons of extremely delicious yummy flies. It was like heaven. I ate flies all day long and almost forgot about the time.

It was time to go back. Conny and Markus are probably already waiting for me.

Looks like a smooth ride.

“Uhg, I’m so stuffed…”

Sometimes it’s easy being green.

The current didn’t go in the right direction, so the trip took a little longer than expected. Also it was quite sunny and unfortunately I didn’t have any sun screen.

“I started to feel a bit weird.”

“Piggy!?”

“I think I’m hallucinating…”

Fortunately the weather got a bit cooler and after a little time, I felt much better.

I’m back!!!

“Conny, is that you?”

“Hooray! Good to see you!”

The Yummy-Fly-Island was really worth the trip! I definitely have to come back one day.

Kermit in Fiji

Kermit — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:19:43 +0000

During our trip to Australia last year, we also made a trip to a wonderful small Fiji island. We had a terrific and very relaxing time there.

We couldn’t wait to start the journey.

First of all, we had to fill in the Autralian departure card…

…and then we got our tickets for the flight.

A lot of people want to go to Fiji.

We had a long flight ahead of us.

“Are we there yet?”

No, not really. We watched a movie and took a nap and then lunch was served.

They didn’t have any fried flies for me, but the food was better than I thought.

Before the landing, we had to take care of Fijian immigration paperwork.

We had to kill some time before the departure of our connecting flight to the smaller island.

“Are we going to take one of these little ones?”

We have the whole plane for ourselves.

During the short flight, we saw a lot of small islands like this one.

A few minutes later, we arrived at our hotel on Mana Island.

First of all, I had to check out the beach.

“Looks really nice!”

There were so many palm trees.

Comfy…

These other islands over there look interesting.

After the beach, it was time to relax a bit.

On the next morning, we started to explore the island.

We found that look out point.

“Yeah, what a great view!”

Somewhere down there is our hotel.

“Let’s take a picture together.”

“Come on Markus, it’s time to go back now!”

“Ah, this way!”

The hike made me thirsty.

“Let’s go to the beach again.”

“I love it here.”

Markus kindly gave me his sunglasses.

“Damn, I really want to visit these islands.”

I was wondering, if it’s possible to swim over.

Markus told me that I could borrow a boat.

Finally I was ready for the big adventure. “Goodbye Conny and Markus!”

The trip was very exciting and we will post a separate story about this trip very soon.

When I was back, I had to tell Conny and Markus all the details of my trip.

When we walked back to the hotel, I found this coconut.

“Markus, can you take it please?”

The color of this flower reminds me of someone…

The hotel staff was extremely friendly, they gave me an extra bottle of water.

As it was the last evening on Fiji, I was a bit sad.

We had such a great time here – especially my trip to the other island was awesome.

Awwww…

On the next morning, we waited for our flight back to the main island.

“I can hear our plane. I think it’s coming!”

There it is.

“It looks empty, maybe I can get a seat in the front.”

“Yay, I can watch the pilot flying.”

I love the blue color of the Pacific!

After a short layover on the main island of Fiji, we took the flight back to Autralia.

During the flight, I called Ms. Piggy.

We had a terrific trip to Fiji.

Merry Christmas 2011

Kermit — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:04 +0000

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Kermit at the Oktoberfest in Munich

Kermit — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:14:25 +0000

This year we finally made it to the famous Oktoberfest in Munich. Obviously I had to get a traditional dress for this day.

We took the subway to the fairground.

Look at my dress. Doesn’t it look great!?

‘It looks like we are not the only ones who want to go to the Oktoberfest!’

Unbelievable how many people were there.

At first, we walked around a bit…

…and then I saw one of the famous beer halls. ‘Let’s go inside!’

Inside, we took this picture. It was way too crowded.

When we left the beer hall, someone gave me this huge pretzel.

Besides all the beer halls, we also saw lots of fun rides.

Then, it was time for lunch.

We found a nice and sunny place and it took not long…

…before I got a cold refreshing apple juice.

‘Mmmmhh, that’s good!’

They told me that they are out of fried flies. ‘Oh noooo…’

Instead, I got a typical Bavarian dish, called Roasted Ham Hock.

As you can see, it was nearly as good as fried flies.

Markus’ uncle Frank and I were happy (and stuffed.)

Thankfully, Iris, Markus’ cousin, carried me along.

We were looking for a souvenir…

…and found a booth full of gingerbread.

I took this one. ‘No way Conny, I won’t share it!’

It is impossible to visit the Oktoberfest without having a beer. The good thing is that you get plenty of beer at every corner.

‘Uh, that’s a big one!’

‘Uuuuaah, that’s too heavy for me.’

Conny helped me to empty the beer mug.
(This time, I even shared it.)

It was a loooot of beer.

The beer made us very happy and we had a lot of fun afterwards.

We really enjoyed our day on the Oktoberfest. I am sure, we will come again someday.

Kermit in Brussels

Kermit — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:37:56 +0000

Markus and I took the train to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Although it was a very short trip, we saw all the famous sights and treated ourselves with some fine food.

We arrived in Brussels very early and checked in at the hotel first.

I liked our spacious room.

I had to call Ms. Piggy to tell her that we arrived safely.

We started our sightseeing trip at the famous fountain sculpture “Manneken Pis”.

Then we saw the European Parliament.

Interesting to see how “European Parliament” is written in all European languages.

Nearby there is a small part of the original Berlin Wall. Looks quite big to me!

We continued our trip and went to the Grand Place.

Isn’t it nice? No wonder the place is among the most beautiful in Europe.

And here is the town hall. Quite nice too.

After a day full of walking, we were tired and decided to go back to the hotel to get some rest.

We started the next morning with some Belgian Waffles.

Very sweet and yummy.

Not as good as fried flies, but still delicious.

“Markus, try some.”

After a cup of coffee, we were ready to start exploring the rest of the city.

Our first stop was the Royal Palace of Brussels.

The city center is full of beautiful buildings, like this one here…

…and also a lot of churches.

At the end of our tour, we saw the two highlights: The Jubelpark with the triumphal arch…

…and the famous and very impressive Atomium.

Then it was already time to leave Brussels, but not without trying some original Belgian Fries.
(I still prefer flies though…)

It was a short trip, but Brussels is well worth a visit.

Kermit in Mumbai (part 2)

Kermit — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:26:28 +0000

There were so many things to see and explore in Mumbai that we were happy to have more time for some sightseeing, before we had to get ready for the wedding of our friend Arpit.

Together with Subodh we took the train…

…to the beach.

"Huh, where is all the water?" It was definitely low tide.

"These letters look strange! Subodh can you translate, please?"

Here I am looking at an outdoor laundry. Look at all the clothes!

And here I am in the middle of a street market.

It was quite crowded.

"Huh, what a mess!"

Then we went to a religious place…

…with thousands of pigeons. I have never seen that many.

All the streets were very busy…

…and I was often confused, because I was not able to read any of the signs.

I got a call that my clothes for the wedding were ready. We took a cab to pick them up.

"Look at me! How do do you like it, Markus?"

Subodhs wedding clothes looked nice as well.

We were ready to rock the party!

"Hurry up guys, the ceremony will start soon!"

"Taataaa lalalaaa…" I liked the Indian music a lot.

All the singing made me thirsty.

"Hooh, the drink was strong. Now I need a break."

There were tons of beautiful flowers.

And they smelled great.

For the actual wedding ceremony, we had to wear turbans.

We looked quite funny, didn’t we?

"Where’s the groom?"

"Ah, there he is. Markus take a pic!!"

Then it was time to get some yummy Indian food.

It was quite spicy and made me thirsty again.

Hehe, she liked my apparel too.

Here they are, the married couple and their families.

Before we went home, we had to take a pic of this statue.

The wedding was truly an amazing experience and we will never forget the ceremony, the nice people, the wonderful music, the great food – just everything. We wish the couple all the best!

Back at the hotel, my stomach started to grumble. Thank god I had enough money to get something that helps.

I heard that this stuff is supposed to help. (And it is yummy too. Hehe…)

"Kermit, no! You had enough!"

"Whaaaad doo yuu meaaaaan? I diiiidn’t have enuff!!"

Well, maybe I did have enough. It was time to get some sleep.

I felt much better the next morning, but unfortunately, it was time to fly back home.

"Goodbye Mumbai!"

Kermit in Mumbai (part 1)

Kermit — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:08:08 +0000

Markus and I got an invitation to travel to Mumbai, to attend a traditional Indian wedding. Of course, we also took the chance to do some sightseeing in this fascinating city.

We took a cab to the city center to start our sightseeing tour.

There were so many things to see…

…like this huge square with lots of traffic.

It was full of busses…

…the typical black Mumbai cabs and even some horse carriages.

Then we took the train…

…to see the historical part of Mumbai.

Here I am in front of the famous Taj Mahal Hotel.

And here I am looking at the even more famous Gateway of India monument.

The weather was great…

…so we took a ferry to the Elephanta Island to meet with our friend Subodh.

“Markus, is the skyline on the pic as well?”

After a short journey, we arrived at the island.

There are a bunch of interesting cave temples.

“Come on, let’s go in!”

“Wow, that’s fascinating!”

“Look at these sculptures.”

“I think I know that one! Hmm, do I?”

Finally we met Subodh. “Heeeello!”

During a break, we played a game of chess. Subodh was a great opponent.

In the end, I won and Subodh spent me one of these pipes. Great stuff…

“Yeah, fly pink elephant, fly!” Well, I felt a bit weird after smoking that pipe…

After that interesting experience, we found a nice place to eat. That Indian food was quite yummy.

Then we waited for the ferry back to the city.

“I can see the harbour already.”

We took another cab…

…to do some more sightseeing.

In the evening, we went to the beach…

…to try some fresh and refreshing coconuts.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped by the nicely illuminated central train station.

There we also met Aviv, a friend of Markus, to discuss the upcoming wedding on the next day.

That was a great start of our journey to Mumbai. We could not wait for the absolute highlight of our trip: The traditional Indian wedding of Markus’ friend Arpit.

See the second part of our trip to Mumbai.