Snowy the Seal, Castenaso, Italia

Emjay Posted Jan 9, 2015, 3:57 pm	Hi everyone! When my dear human passed away, I decided: I want to follow in her footsteps! She loved theatre, so my first travel was to New York. And off course I saw some great perfomances! Now I'd like to visit London and see a West End show, Indonesia, (where my human once was), France (where she was born) and Belgium (where she lived for some time). So if you can fulfill one of my life missions: please let me know!
Emjay Posted Jan 20, 2015, 3:15 pm	This picture was taken in October last year, when I visisted my dear friend Daryl Sherman. She is a well known cabaret entertainer. I'm so proud to be in this pic with her! I'm in the yellow circle.
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:34 am	Merry Christmas, everyone!
Emjay Posted Feb 3, 2015, 3:35 pm	This is where I want to go one day...
Emjay Posted Feb 3, 2015, 3:37 pm	We're saying goodbye to Slowly-Slowly. He's traveling to Beijing. Wow, what an exotic destination!
Emjay Posted Feb 5, 2015, 10:19 am	You can't see it very well, but today it was white again, just like me. But inside, it's spring!
Emjay Posted Feb 13, 2015, 3:33 pm	Hello there! We received a package today and we all were very curious. Dutchy the Lion used his claws to open the box and out came a braid and an arm...
Emjay Posted Feb 13, 2015, 3:34 pm	Attached to it was a little girl! She's called Minnilotta. She told us about her adventures and shared her chocolate with us. It's good to have a new friend!
Emjay Posted Feb 14, 2015, 10:39 am	Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! We had little heartshaped candy with a word on it. Mine said: "Love". Isn't that appropriate?
Emjay Posted Mar 8, 2015, 11:16 am	Spring is coming! I love these white flowers! In Dutch they are called "sneeuwklokjes", which means "snowbells".
Emjay Posted Mar 8, 2015, 11:19 am	Hanging out with my feline friend Mammolino.
Emjay Posted Mar 8, 2015, 2:51 pm	On this lovely day we're taking a walk to the small village Schipluiden.
Emjay Posted Mar 8, 2015, 2:52 pm	We climb the tower of a church calles "Op Hodenpijl". For there we have a nice view over the region Midden Delfland.
Emjay Posted Mar 8, 2015, 2:53 pm	All of us, back in Delft.
Emjay Posted Apr 5, 2015, 11:29 am	Hi everyone! Have a happy Easter! This is my last update before I'm leaving for the UK. I'm going to London! Yay!!!!
Emjay Posted Apr 13, 2015, 5:27 pm	It's time to go. My friends give me a big hug, before I crawl into my envelope. England, here I come! I hope it won't be a bumpy ride
Xadrian xadriankruez@hotmail.com Posted May 4, 2015, 9:57 pm	Hello!  I have arrived at my new host's house safe and sound.  My host says thank you for sending the lovely postcard, Dutch shoes and candy!  I may have sampled a few of the chocolate eggs while waiting on my envelope to be opened!
Xadrian xadriankruez@hotmail.com Posted May 4, 2015, 10:34 pm	Greetings from London! I decided to forgo posing for any pictures on the train, it was too cramped and the bad odor made me feel too unwell to have a smile on my face!  Pew! When we arrived we decided to have lunch at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.  Yes, this was a Forrest Gump themed restaurant. This was a sign on our table that we flipped back and forth when we wanted service. After we enjoyed our seafood lunch we went out exploring.  Who is this strange guy?!  We saw him outside of the Ripley's Believe it or not museum. While we explored we visited the Picadilly Circus area and saw some of the famous theaters for the west end shows. Have you seen Trafalgar square before?  It is a huge gathering place for many buskars and protestors.  It features many different statues of famous people but is best known for the tall statue called Nelson's Column.  It's waaaay up there! Many like to climb these lions and get their picture taken but I was too scared... A new statue just unveiled a few months ago.  This one is by artist Haans Haacke.  A skeletal horse with an electronic band around his leg quoting stock market figures. Goodness what a busy day!
Xadrian xadriankruez@hotmail.com Posted May 13, 2015, 3:51 pm	Hello! I thought you might want to see some of the murals surrounding the local skate park in town. See the red arrow, we are right there!  Hatfield isn't a very big town! This weekend we are going bird handling, it should be interesting!
goldmoon Posted Jun 6, 2015, 10:09 am	Dear mum, I finally arrived in Italy. At Goldmoon's house I found another toyvoyager, Waddles. They immediately gave me a glass of iced tea, because the climate here is very hot!!
goldmoon Posted Jun 6, 2015, 10:10 am	My first meeting with Winky the cat
goldmoon Posted Jun 6, 2015, 10:13 am	my first dinner in Italy. Breaded cutlet of turkey and spinach, and a chocolate iced cake
goldmoon Posted Feb 28, 2016, 5:41 pm	Dear mum, today we went to the seaside, at the port of Ravenna, called Marina di Ravenna. We had a walk in the town, drank water iced and ate shrimp skewers.
goldmoon Posted Mar 27, 2016, 1:48 pm	Happy Easter Mum !!!
Emjay Posted Mar 27, 2016, 2:20 pm	Thanks, Snowy! Happy Easter to you and your hostmum too!
goldmoon Posted Apr 16, 2016, 9:33 pm	Dear mum, we are going to Florence, because goldmoon had to meet a doctor there. We didn't sta in Florence this time, we just passed throught the city because we were going to sleep in Arezzo.
goldmoon Posted Apr 16, 2016, 9:54 pm	This is our hotel in Arezzo
goldmoon Posted Apr 16, 2016, 10:13 pm	The day is quite rainy, but we have made a short walk in the city center. We have found an ancient amphitheater, built in 117-138 d.C. but fully explored only in 1915. Unfortunately, the site was closed because, for rude people's fault, it can be visited only in determined hours.
goldmoon Posted Apr 16, 2016, 10:22 pm	We ate in our hotel. There was a rich buffet dinner, and we tasted many things :-p
goldmoon Posted Jun 2, 2016, 1:01 pm	Today, with the Photoclub, we visited the Radio Astronomical Station of Medicina (about 30 kms from Bologna). It is an observatory managed by INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics). It hosts two radio telescopes: the first Italian radio telescope (called "the Northern Cross", owned by the University of Bologna) and a 32-m parabolic dish. It was so exciting! The dish turns to collect the radio frequency.
goldmoon Posted Jun 2, 2016, 1:30 pm	Dear mum, today we went to the seaside because there is an International Kite Festival! In reality, there were few kites in the sky because there was no wind :-( but the show was colourful anyway :-D
goldmoon Posted Jul 26, 2016, 3:00 pm	Dear mum, we are ready for a new adventure.. and what adventure this time! You can't imagine, sure! We are taking the train until Savona...
goldmoon Posted Jul 26, 2016, 3:07 pm	Here we are in Savona... Yes mum, that is a cruise boat, and we are sailing for a cruise!!! It will last only 4 days, but I'm excited!!
goldmoon Posted Jul 26, 2016, 3:30 pm	Our first breakfast on board. We could chose between Italian, continental or intercontinental breakfast!
goldmoon Posted Jul 26, 2016, 3:37 pm	The weather is not so good this morning  but we hope it will be better late. Our destination is Barcellona
goldmoon Posted Aug 8, 2016, 3:58 pm	Here we are in Barcellona! This is the back of Santa Maria del Mar Church
goldmoon Posted Aug 8, 2016, 4:04 pm	A walk in the Barrio Gotic
goldmoon Posted Aug 8, 2016, 4:19 pm	Placa del Rei. This is the square where were "performed" the sentences established by the tribunal of inquisition
goldmoon Posted Aug 8, 2016, 4:42 pm	Detail of the Cathedral de la Santa Creu, and a couple of buildings near it (the second one is a museum, but I don't remember the name..)
goldmoon Posted Aug 8, 2016, 5:02 pm	This is "Casa de la Ciutat". It is the seat of the municipal hall. It's located in the center of the city, in "Placa de Sant Jaume"
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 8:20 pm	9 in the morning. We arrived at the port of Marsiglia
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 9:06 pm	We disembark from the boat and joined an organized tour in Aix en Provence. This is the Statue of Paul Cezanne, the French painter who was born and lived here in Aix.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 9:20 pm	The gate of Hotel du Caumont. It was a castle of XVIII century, now a museum of arts.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 9:33 pm	Over there, College Mignet located in rue Cardinale. Paul Cézanne and Emile Zola studied here from 1852 to 1858, and they were great friends.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 10:00 pm	A view of Rue Cardinale, at the end of which there is the Church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 10:21 pm	The famous fountain of four dolphins, made by Jean-Claude Rambot in 1667.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 10:39 pm	In Ain en provence there are many fountains. This is placed in Place d'Albertas and it is of XVIII century.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 10:53 pm	Along Cours Mirabeau, the central avenue of the city, there is the fountain of "Neuf-Canons" (nine canes).
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 11:07 pm	Cours Mirabeau, the principal street of Aix-en-Provence. It is a big boulevard, bordered by fine houses and decorated by fountains. At the top of Cours Mirabeau there is a 19th-century fountain depicts the "good king" René holding a Muscat grapes that he introduced to Provence in the 15th century.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 11:27 pm	The clock-tower
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 11:40 pm	This is part of the Cathedral of Aix (Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence). It is the seat of the Archbishop of Aix. It is built on the site of the 1st century Roman forum of Aix. It was built and re-built from the 12th until the 19th century. It includes Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic elements.
goldmoon Posted Aug 27, 2016, 11:46 pm	Back on the boat and last day of the travel. We took an aperitif.
goldmoon Posted Aug 29, 2016, 10:34 am	Cruise is finished. We are in Genova, waiting for the train to come back home.
goldmoon Posted Dec 25, 2016, 1:48 pm	Dear Mum, I wish you a Merry Christmas! Today in Italy is sunny. I ate many "tortellini" today!! I have also tasted a dessert called "certosino", typical of this period of the year! Kisses!!
goldmoon Posted Jun 3, 2017, 10:29 pm	Today is the Feast of Republic in Italy. We spent the day at Goldmoon's friend's house in that very small village. It is called "Biagioni". This bridge, over Reno river, separates the province of Bologna (Biagioni) from Tuscany. This village has about 23 residents.
goldmoon Posted Jun 3, 2017, 10:42 pm	Dear Mum, today arrived a new TV, here. His name is HolgiHH. We are very happy to meet him.
goldmoon Posted Jun 4, 2017, 7:33 pm	Hi mum, today we are crafting for the cat colony
goldmoon Posted Jun 4, 2017, 7:44 pm	Dear mum, we are going on a cruise!! That one is our ship, the Costa Pacifica.
goldmoon Posted Jun 4, 2017, 8:08 pm	Visiting the ship...
goldmoon Posted Jun 4, 2017, 8:12 pm	The casinò...
goldmoon Posted Sep 9, 2017, 9:58 pm	Ferrara Balloon Festival. Today it's too much windy, so it is difficult for the balloons to fly in the sky. Anyway, we saw the biggest cow in the world !
goldmoon Posted Sep 9, 2017, 10:04 pm	This is the place where we are going to eat this dinner. It is an old boat that's been converted into a pub.
goldmoon Posted Sep 9, 2017, 10:08 pm	Look! They gave us a world map as place mat!
goldmoon Posted Sep 9, 2017, 10:08 pm	Look! They gave us a world map as place mat!
goldmoon Posted Sep 9, 2017, 10:11 pm	We ate an ENORMOUS pizza!
goldmoon Posted Oct 30, 2017, 9:40 pm	A walk in the old port of Marsiglia
goldmoon Posted Oct 30, 2017, 9:47 pm	Visiting the old quarter named "Le panier"
goldmoon Posted Oct 30, 2017, 9:53 pm	La "vieille charité" is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter. Constructed between 1671 and 1749 in the Baroque style to the designs of the architect Pierre Puget, it comprises four ranges of arcaded galleries in three storeys surrounding a space with a central chapel surmounted by an ovoid dome.
goldmoon Posted Oct 30, 2017, 9:59 pm	Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure or Cathédrale de la Major
goldmoon Posted Oct 30, 2017, 10:00 pm	Monument in the cruise port
goldmoon Posted Feb 11, 2018, 5:35 pm	Very hot climate here. It's time for a juicy slice of watermelon!
goldmoon Posted Feb 11, 2018, 5:41 pm	Dear mum, we are guarding the photo exhibition of goldmoon's photoclub!
goldmoon Posted Feb 11, 2018, 5:58 pm	Dear mum, we are having some days of holidays. Here we are in Treviso, a small city with a lot of bridge and rivers. It's a sort of small Venice. You can see a lot of Italian flags in the city, because tomorrow is the Armed Forces Celebration.
goldmoon Posted Mar 1, 2018, 8:34 pm	Dear mum, we were waiting for the spring but we had a surprise: it's snowing!
goldmoon Posted Apr 1, 2018, 12:47 pm	Happy Easter mum !!

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