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THE VIENNA HOUSE MAGAZINE

NO. 3

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Hey Friends, What is the best time of the year? That’s right: the holidays! And because we don’t want to waste a second of it, we’re going to get straight to it. Next stop: the big holiday adventure. Starting with the high ropes course in Bucharest.

And once we’ve got used to the lofty heights, let’s follow that up with a rowdy rollercoaster ride. Where? At Legoland in Günzburg. Then there’s still plenty of time left over to come back down to earth. At Wawel Cave in Cracow, for example.

Or by colouring our POSTER ON PAGES 12/13.

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POINTING THE WAY TO ADVENTURE Joh has lost his compass.

No problem! We’ll just make a new one.

What you need:

Sewing needle

Leaf

Bowl of water West

How it works: 1 . Rub the needle point on your sweater to charge it with static electricity.

2 . Put the needle on

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North

the leaf.

3 . Place the leaf and

needle on the water surface.

4 . After a few seconds, the needle will point north.

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AIM HIGH! Have you ever wanted to be like Tarzan and swing from treetop to treetop?

Joh has an idea. Don’t worry: you don’t have to go to the jungle, just to ­Bucharest, where you’ll find one of the best high ropes courses.

Mark the things you need to go climbing:

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Which of the ropes ties itself into a knot if you pull at both ends?

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ROLLING STONES We’ve all experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at least once.

This ­rollercoaster at Legoland in Günzburg is unique – and really fast.

Joh dares to take a ride. And you?

in Which place ter is the rollercoas the best?

Legoland Legoland Allee 1 89312 Günzburg, DE

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How the passengers experience the rollercoaster ride depends in part on which car they are in . . . "airtime"

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Centrifugal force

Centrifugal force

Weight of the car accelerates the rollercoaster

At the first downhill, Car 1 rolls over the slope and pulls the other cars after it. Car 5 is the fastest at the top, as all five cars accelerate the train. Because of the forces that are produced, the occupants are likely to be lifted out of their seats (airtime).

Weight of the car slows the rollercoaster down

at which the train is the fastest. The g-forces are now strongest in Car 3.

When the rollercoaster leaves the lowest point, Cars 1 through 4 slow the train down. The centrifugal forces acting on Car 5 are therefore smaller at this point than on Car 3.

When the rollercoaster passes through the lowest point, Cars 1 and 2 slow the train down while Cars 4 and 5 speed it up. This is the point 7

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FUN WITH ANIMALS Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The Grande Galerie de l’Évolution in Paris has got animals galore. Even a mammoth! Joh is already there.

Can you find him?

Whose shadow is this?

Can you identify these animals?

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1. Which animal has the longest neck?

2. Which animal has the most legs?

3. Which animal hibernates during winter?

Elephant

Spider

Hedgehog

Giraffe

Fly

Squirrel

Stork

Millipede

Hare

4. Which type of dog does not exist?

5. Which animals can you keep as pets?

6. Which animal does not exist?

Herding dog

Dogs

Polar bear

Hunting dog

Beavers

Snow hare

Cuddling dog

Hamsters

Ice lion

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DRAGONS AND KNIGHTS LOVE SOME GOOD FIGHTS Wawel Hill in Cracow with its magnificent Royal Castle has it all. Inside and out. Because according to a folk legend, there’s a dragon living inside the limestone hill. Can you find out its name?

The Dragon Alphabet A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Label the knight’s armour

Visor – Greave (leg plate) – Sabaton (shoe) – Cuirass (breast plate) – Gorget (steel collar) – Poleyn (knee plate) – Gauntlet (glove) – Helmet – Cape 11

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SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS Pancakes for dessert? Really! Some people have pancakes for breakfast, but these delicious “palačinka”, as they are called in Prague, are perfect after a meal. This thin crêpe-like variety of pancake is popular in Central and Eastern Europe. But the name doesn’t matter. As long as it tastes good! Here is the right recipe.

milk

egg

flour

PALAČINKA sugar

salt

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125 ml of milk 1 egg 1 pinch of salt 1 teaspoon of sugar 150 g of flour some butter or oil for frying jam, mixed fruits, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the filling

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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

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How do I get out of here? The hall of mirrors on Petřín Hill in Prague is actually a tricky maze. Some mirrors even distort reality. Can you find the mistakes? Circle them!

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A DAY ON THE BALTIC SEA The pier in Międzyzdroje wasn’t built in one day. Our sandcastle was. We tell you what you need and what you should look out for in order to build the perfect sandcastle.

+ Water-to-sand ratio of 1:8

The most important thing when building your sandcastle is the ratio of water to sand – because the water acts like an adhesive that holds the sand together.

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Plastic cup boombox 1 . Cut a slot in the

middle of a toilet paper roll big enough so your mobile phone fits into it.

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2 . Take two plastic cups

and cut a hole in both of them with the same diameter as the toilet paper roll.

3 . Fit the toilet paper

roll into the cups as shown.

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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT A canoe trip on the Moselle river in Germany is not only fun but can also be very informative. With a little luck, you will even encounter a few of the animals living in or near the water. Some of them come out of the adjacent forest for a sip of water. Keep your eyes open!

Long-eared ow

Fire salamander

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Deer Eel

Zander

Pike Wild boar

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Paddling is more than just sticking your paddle in the water.

Joh shows you some of the different strokes there are.

1. Forward stroke

2. J stroke

3. Draw stroke

4. Sweep stroke

Lean the upper body slightly forward, press the blade into the water and pull it straight back parallel to the boat.

Moves the canoe sideways. Insert the paddle into the water about 60 cm from the boat and pull inward.

This stroke keeps the bow from steering to the side. Begin like a standard forward stroke, then rotate the paddle a quarter turn and push away from the canoe.

Used to change direction. The front paddler pushes the paddle forward, the rear paddler pushes backwards.

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FULL PEDAL SPEED AHEAD! We’re going on a bike ride! Through the bike-friendly city of Berlin. But before you hit the bike trail, you should first check to see if your bike is really fit for the road. Joh will help you.

Das verkehrssichere Fahrrad Bell Red taillight with reflector

Red reflector (optional)

Rear brake

Yellow reflectors in the pedals Two yellow reflectors per wheel

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Headlight White reflector Front brake

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I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM . . .

. . . we all scream for ice cream! After all that exercise, you’ve earned yourself a reward.

Can you find the ice cream shop?

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YOUR HOLIDAY DIARY What did you experience at Vienna House?

All the puzzle solutions can be found online at: https://www.viennahouse.com/en/kids/gamesnfun.html

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Publisher Vienna House

Art Direction Carolin Freitag

Concept & Realisation ramp.space GmbH & Co. KG

Graphic design Carmen Krafft, Katharina Thul

Project Management & Editing Alexander Morath

Illustration Milica Vezmar

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COMIC

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