- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Carbon how does your beloved ML get younger and younger? I get older and older since we met!
The Labraventures of Carbón, Spanish (ex-) foster dog extraordinaire
- Thread starter Emily_Babbelhund
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Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Señorita Sonia, let me tell you her secret: a good iPhone in portrait mode, lucky lighting, and E.D.I.T.I.N.G.
I, claro que sí, do not have to rely on any of that as I am a naturally handsome señor. ML? She needs a leeetle help.
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Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Carbón, tis ME, yor friend Joy!
Mother went to Venice this year, wivout Me!
She also went to lots of other places and sed that she wos NOT going to say Venice wos the most bootiful place, cos parentlee Evrywon ses that an ennyway she awlreddy finks Istanbul is Veryvery bootiful.
Then she saw Venice and luvved it Veryvery much indeed and wood like to go back agen and agen.
Then she came home to Me, and sed that I am more bootiful than Venice or Istanbul or ENNYWHERE!
So that's awlrite then, isn't it?
Yor friend
GGJ xxxxxxx.
Pee Ess, When are you coming to visit me at home pleeze? I need to show you our moor.
Mother went to Venice this year, wivout Me!
She also went to lots of other places and sed that she wos NOT going to say Venice wos the most bootiful place, cos parentlee Evrywon ses that an ennyway she awlreddy finks Istanbul is Veryvery bootiful.
Then she saw Venice and luvved it Veryvery much indeed and wood like to go back agen and agen.Then she came home to Me, and sed that I am more bootiful than Venice or Istanbul or ENNYWHERE!
So that's awlrite then, isn't it?
Yor friend
GGJ xxxxxxx.
Pee Ess, When are you coming to visit me at home pleeze? I need to show you our moor.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
We made it to the island today!
We went muy temprano, very early, with mainly only workers on the boat. I made amigos with a nice Venetian man who told us the history of the lagoon’s oldest islands - which we already knew, but it was still very interesting.
Pero más importante, much more important, he said that my name is the Venetian dialect for “coal”. Now, we know that my name in Spanish of course also means “coal”, and ML is constantly apologizing for my uncreative name and saying SHE did not name me. Which la verdad, to be truthful, hurts my feelings un poco.
“Carbón” is a perfectly good name for a guapo gentleman such as myself. Let us tell no lies, I could make ANY name work with my mysterious je ne sais quoi. Maybe next week I will try being a Steve, just to prove my point.
Oh, donde estoy, where was I? Oh sí, this man said my name was ‘coal’ in Venetian! Which made ML so happy! Now think she will tell that story: my carefully chosen and oh so guapo name is Venetian, because I am an honorary Venetian dog. I already was really, because of my primo vaporetto riding skills, but now it is OFFICIAL!
We went muy temprano, very early, with mainly only workers on the boat. I made amigos with a nice Venetian man who told us the history of the lagoon’s oldest islands - which we already knew, but it was still very interesting.
Pero más importante, much more important, he said that my name is the Venetian dialect for “coal”. Now, we know that my name in Spanish of course also means “coal”, and ML is constantly apologizing for my uncreative name and saying SHE did not name me. Which la verdad, to be truthful, hurts my feelings un poco.
“Carbón” is a perfectly good name for a guapo gentleman such as myself. Let us tell no lies, I could make ANY name work with my mysterious je ne sais quoi. Maybe next week I will try being a Steve, just to prove my point.
Oh, donde estoy, where was I? Oh sí, this man said my name was ‘coal’ in Venetian! Which made ML so happy! Now think she will tell that story: my carefully chosen and oh so guapo name is Venetian, because I am an honorary Venetian dog. I already was really, because of my primo vaporetto riding skills, but now it is OFFICIAL!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I have seen you, amiga GGJ, and your ML is correct: you are more guapa than any of those places. And do not worry too much about missing Venice. It IS wonderful for us dogs, but home is even more wonderful. My leeeetle feet are hurting and I miss my Monkey: I am ready to leave tomorrow. More adventures can happen again after I have had a rest.
I will tell ML to TARDIS us up north! We have been up there before, but it was a long time ago, and we did not see a ‘moor’. Does it have many things to forage and wee on?
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I am magnificent. De verdad, I worked the camera so hard in Burano that I can just retire now and still be an eternal legend.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
What an elegant Venetian gentleman
x
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Carbón, yoo can find Veryvery many nice fings to eat on our moor. My best won ever wos a DEER LEG!
It wos at a Veryvery deelishus stage of deecompozishun, but Mother sumhow sneekily snaffled it from me. Plenty of fings to wee on, no problem there at all. Also we hav the Fireinametalbox if it is chilly, wich it yooshooally is.
I fink yoo wood like it Veryvery much and I wood like to see yoo agen becos yoo is a Perfect Gentulman.
Yor friend,
GoodGirlJoy xxxxxxx.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
ML has me packed up again, so that must be all for Venice this year! Now we take the boat back to our car, and hope the leeeetle TARDIS still has all its windows and tires. Pues, then we drive like magic up to Regensburg. Ojalá and paws crossed, amigos!
Carbon and Emily x
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Yes, safe journey to you both and a good welcome back in Regensburg x
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Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Muchas gracias! We are home! ML says it took 10 hours to drive, but I do not believe that as it was just a short siesta. Also the very simpatica Elena took wonderful care of our TARDIS in her parcheggio and we were happy to see it ready to go after our six days in Venice. I guess it had a nice holiday too, no?
Tomorrow is a bank holiday in Germany, so ML battled valiantly to get us some fresh food, just an hour before everything closes until Friday. I think she had to stomp someone to get my cauliflower, which is really un poco ungentlemanly! But I am enjoying my deeeener now, so I will not complain.
Then we are going to sleep and sleep and I get to cuddle under my own duvet with my own Monkey. Traveling is divertente, but it is even better to be home!
Tomorrow is a bank holiday in Germany, so ML battled valiantly to get us some fresh food, just an hour before everything closes until Friday. I think she had to stomp someone to get my cauliflower, which is really un poco ungentlemanly! But I am enjoying my deeeener now, so I will not complain.
Then we are going to sleep and sleep and I get to cuddle under my own duvet with my own Monkey. Traveling is divertente, but it is even better to be home!
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
So pleased that you are both home safe and sound, sleep well xx
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Blimey, bet she’s tired
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
Sleep well Carbon and @Emily_Babbelhund 
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
What a marathon.
Bet ML is asleep already.
Bet ML is asleep already.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
What a long journey home, you are amazing to drive that far. Lovely to be home, hope you are still having a lovely sleep!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Yes, technically it can be only 6:30-7:30 hours driving, depending on when you search on Google Maps as they base it on current traffic unless you change the parameters to a specific drive time and date - in that case the result is based on historical averages.
The first time I drove Venice to Regensburg, it DID take me only 7 hours, which definitely gave me a false sense of optimism that has lasted to this day.
However, the truth is that most of the time there is traffic, roadworks, and weather that muck all of that optimism up.
The trip down it was traffic, several accidents, and roadworks. It took 9 hours. The way back it was roadworks (lots of areas that went down to only one lane) and really heavy rain. It was a slog, but the end goal is to get wherever you’re going safely, so mission accomplished.
You would need a fast car with flying capabilities and/or a death wish! 🫣 But I get it - I am also tempted to just hop down to Venice. You see why I go so often! Though if I were smart, the next time I’d break up the drive overnight in the Alps.
By the way, the train takes 12-18 hours (depending on how lucky you are), and costs about the same as driving. It also LOOKS like it would be shorter just by looking up tickets, but I’ve never had it be. German trains are just too unreliable and no Italian trains (which are quite good) run up to Munich. A lot of people swear by the new overnight Austrian train from Munich, but I’m too old for that faff now.
