text: Pim and Paula have been together for years. They live in a house with a red roof, round windows and a lovely veranda in front of the door. Every evening they sit together on the veranda and watch their green neighborhood. The children playing football noisily, the parents walking dogs and the sun setting through the trees. While Paula is reading a book, Pim is dreaming away in his rocking chair. He thinks of castles, ships and long journeys. The next morning Pim closes the door behind him and leaves for work on foot. He walks around the corner and waves to the children in the school bus, smiles at the mother who is already running after the bus with a lunch box, and thinks about his dream. Would it be possible to visit castles? Pim would like to surprise his girlfriend and they haven't been away together for a long time. And castles are very romantic. "Can I offer you an ice cream, sir?" Pim is startled from his thoughts and looks surprised at the ice cream seller. “They are very tasty, sir. There is a competition where you can win a trip, so today I am giving them out for free." "Win a trip?" The man had immediately caught Pim's attention. "What kind of trip?" “A boat trip past castles and beautiful mountains and a trip to Köln.” He still holds the ice cream in the direction of Pim. "Who knows, you might have a chance." Pim takes the ice cream. He carefully opens the package. An ice cream with chocolate and a note: Unfortunately, you did not win this time, but do not worry because you still have a delicious chocolate ice cream! Pim thanks the ice cream seller and walks on to work while he eats. During his work, Pim keeps thinking about beautiful castles and long-distance travel. Will he buy another ice cream on the way back? As a result, Pim quickly becomes a new regular customer of the ice cream seller. On the way there, during lunch and back home, Pim buys and eats chocolate ice creams, strawberry ice creams and vanilla ice creams. On Wednesday afternoons he even hands out ice creams to the children in the park. He does, however, open the packages himself before handing out the ice creams. "So, are you lucky today?" The ice cream seller hands Pim his last ice cream of the day. “Not yet, unfortunately. But maybe this ice cream will change that!” Enthusiastically, Pim opens his ice cream. As soon as he sees that it says again that he has not won, his heart sinks. He rubs his hand over his stomach which starts to hurt slightly. "I think I ate too many ice creams." Pim hums when he says goodbye and walks home. “Why have you been eating so little lately? Are you feeling alright?" Paula gets up and puts a hand on Pim's forehead. “You don't feel too warm. Do you have pain somewhere?" Paula looks at him with concern. Pim gets up and walks towards the veranda. He just wants to sit in his favorite rocking chair. "My stomach is a bit bothering me, nothing else." Paula follows him and sits in the chair next to him. She leaves her book on the table between them. "You can read, I'll close my eyes for a moment." Paula is concerned. She doesn't know Pim like that. When Pim is at work and Paula is walking to the park, she sees Pim standing at the ice cream seller. Curious, she approaches them. "No ice cream today?" The ice cream seller asks in surprise. "No, not today." Pim looks sadly at his wallet. "I have no more change." Paula immediately walks to them and already has her wallet. "Oh dear, I still have some change for an ice cream." She looks at the ice cream seller. "Two please." The ice cream seller immediately takes two ice creams and gives one to Pim and one to Paula. "Good luck!" He winks at Pim. Pim looks at his girlfriend. “Sorry Paula, that's why I probably had a stomach ache yesterday. I had eaten too many of these ice creams. ” Paula shrugs. “Doesn't matter, just eat. ” And she gives him a kiss on the cheek. Pim opens his packaging. A green inside? Would it be so? "Come on! Paula! Grab your stuff, we won!” In the packaging it says: Won! A boat trip to Köln. Leave when you want and enjoy the mountains, castles, the great outdoors and a beautiful day trip in Köln for 10 days.