Ollie Kikabeer, Essen, Germany

Thalipauriel


Posted May 18, 2010, 12:38 pm
Hi everyone!

My name is Ollie Kikabeer! I live in Zuphen, the Netherlands. I want to start by introducing myself properly to you all...

Here are some pictures of me at home. One is on top of a pillow that Thalipauriel made herself. I so love the embroidery!
Then there is one of me inside a basket with re-enactment stuff. I hope she'll be able to take me with her one time and I will be able to live as a medieval bear for just a weekend!
There is also a picture of me on a plank at her desk. This is where she keeps some nice statuettes and where I like to sit when Thalipauriel is behind her desk. She wants to make it seasonal, but has not gotten round to doing that yet... There are some very autumnal things here now.
Thalipauriel


Posted May 19, 2010, 8:02 am
Hello everyone!

Yesterday and today Thalipauriel is/was not feeling well, so I kept her company. We read a book together, which was very exciting!
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Then Thalipauriel introduced me to the cats. This is Tara:
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And Tommy did not really want to be in the picture:
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Then we pretended I was in a forest, as we could not really go out. It looks as though I am really there, doesn't it?
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This morning Thalipauriel checked my height and weight. I am really tiny, am I not?
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And what do you all think of the lovely hand-made collar I got? Don't I look fancy?
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I am sorry if the pictures are a bit too big, but Thalipauriel is still trying to figure things out..  :rolleyes:
Thalipauriel


Posted May 25, 2010, 7:29 am
Hi all!

Thalipauriel took me with her to where her mum works today! It was fun to go somewhere with her!

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Thalipauriel


Posted May 25, 2010, 7:35 am
Hi all!

As today was a very warm day and Thalipauriel had a lot of uni-stuff to do, she decided to do this in her garden! I went outside with her and first had a look around..

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Remember Tommy?
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This tree should be flowering soon!
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We then read some Chaucer. (I can't believe they call that English!)
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And did some Syntax. I even tried to help, but it was a bit too difficult for me.. I did not really get it at all!
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I got so exhausted that I decided to take a nap in the shade..
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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 8, 2010, 11:08 am
Hi all!

I went on a train today, with Thalipauriel! It was great fun! Unfortunately we did not manage to take any pictures in Nijmegen this time, but we took some nice shots at the train-station and on the train!

Here's some of the Zutphen Trainstation:

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And the inside:

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A Dutch train:

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We had a coffee on the way. Yum!!:

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This was the view from the train. We were going so fast, that most of the pictures did not turn out ok!

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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 8, 2010, 11:18 am
Today we went to Nijmegen again and this time we took some pictures there as well! At the university, where Thalipauriel had to go to hand something in, we went up to the 19th floor! From there we took some pictures!

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This is the campus seen from the top:
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It all made me feel very, very tiny...

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We then went on a bus, which was fun!

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The view from the bus, near the university:

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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 8, 2010, 11:40 am
Hi all!

I am going to travel now for the first time! I am so excited!

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I am going to Brazil!!! So, we looked at a map...

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And now I am going into the envelope.. It is very scary and I really hope I will not get lost!

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MorgenSter


Posted Jul 20, 2010, 5:57 pm
Hallo !!!!

I have arrived in Brazil and the weather is finally improving. We've got sun and a nice temperature. Now, a few pictures for your delight... though it was raining when we took them...We took a ride at the old centrum of Santos, the second oldest city of Brazil, founded in 1545. ( baby city compared to cities of my home land, but still, worth to see)
I have also met three other tv's here. Bally,Vakinas, Lightning Jones :D It has been super cool to go around town with them :D

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I'll come back soon with more :D

MorgenSter


Posted Aug 18, 2010, 2:55 am
Santos is a great city to live in and to walk around. A lot of historic places and also a lot of pictures at the beach to take. Here are some for you :D

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MorgenSter


Posted Sep 5, 2010, 1:29 am
My last post from Brazil!

MorgenSter made me a small farewell party, and all my new TV friends attended of course.

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Write to you soon :)
AbbyB


Posted Oct 7, 2010, 6:26 pm
I have arrived in Canada!  There were many TVs there to meet me.

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AbbyB


Posted Oct 7, 2010, 7:11 pm
Abby took me to a very special event.  A PostSecret live event!  Frank Warren got on stage and told everyone stories and showed pictures of never-before seen secrets, then opened up the floor to people in the audience who wanted to tell their secrets.

I did get my picture taken in the theatre, but it was so dark that you couldn't tell I was there, so instead I am showing you two pictures without me in them that are slightly better quality.

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After the event, I got to meet Frank!

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AbbyB


Posted Oct 11, 2010, 3:27 am
Today is Convocation at Abby's school, and I was there to see Abby's sister graduate.

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The ceremony is held in the aptly-named Convocation Mall.

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Before the ceremony, the graduands were piped in by SFU's six time world champion pipe band.

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There were a number of speeches during the event.  Abby was the designated photographer for her sister, so she was busy running around with a much better camera and did not have time to take more photos of me.

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After the ceremony there was a reception for a special few people.

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AbbyB


Posted Oct 11, 2010, 3:53 am
It's time to harvest the grapes in the garden.  We all came out to help.

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After playing for a while, Abby said that we were there to help, not supervise, and I was put to work.

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It took a while, but I think we did a good job.

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AbbyB


Posted Oct 15, 2010, 4:34 am
As you may know, Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October.  It's not really a huge deal here, but, as one of Abby's professors said, 'Thanksgiving is the only day of the year where every single Canadian eats the same thing for dinner.'  This is mostly true.  Usually there is a turkey, but they take forever to cook and nobody like turkey here anyway, so there was chicken, along with potatoes, brussel sprouts, stuffing and candied yams.

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I took some of everything.

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AbbyB


Posted Oct 25, 2010, 6:40 am
Abby is working on a project for school that is based in New Brighton Park in a back corner of Vancouver, so I tagged along to see the park.  In the 19th century there was a hotel (also home to Vancouver's first post office) and a number of other buildings here, and it was also called 'End of the Line' because this was the end of the stagecoach line from downtown Vancouver.  In the latter half of the 19th century, this is where all the best people in Vancouver vacationed.  None of this exists anymore and nobody is sure where the hotel actually stood, but it was nice to visit the park anyway.

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This monument says:

Here Vancouver Began
All was forest towering to the skies.  British Royal Engineers surveyed it into lots, 1863, and named the area "Hastings Townsite" to honour Admiral Hastings, British Navy.

Everything Began At Hastings
The first post office, customs, road, bridge, hotel, stable, telegraph, dock, ferry, playing field, museum, C.P.R Offices (Canadian Pacific Railway).  It was the most fashionable watering place in British Columbia.

New Brighton Park
Retains the name of a hotel built here in 1880 known as the new "Brighton House"

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The park is rather large, and it has some nice views.

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AbbyB


Posted Nov 2, 2010, 7:14 am
This year Abby let us bake her a birthday cake.  It is near Halloween, so we wanted to make it Halloween candy-themed.

First we melted together butter and chocolate.

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Then you add sugar...

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Eggs one at a time...

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Then flour and baking soda, alternating with water.

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Then, we poured it into two pans.

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Next, it was time to make frosting.  We mixed together white and brown sugar, butter, milk and corn syrup.

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Boiled it for a few minutes...

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Once it cooled we added butter and whipped it up.

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Onto the cake!

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Next was the fun part.  We lined the cake with Kit Kat bars...

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Then topped it off with M&Ms!  Voila!  A Halloween candy-themed birthday cake!

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AbbyB


Posted Nov 2, 2010, 7:14 am
Happy Halloween!!!

Everybody has such good costumes this year.  Hedgie dressed up as an archaeologist, Roderich dressed up as the Cheshire Cat, Charlie Bear dressed up as a Care Bear, Ewan E. Ewok dressed up as a Hawaiian Person, and I dressed up as a witch!

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We showed Abby's Mom our costumes and she was so impressed that she gave us candy!

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Next, we helped decorate the garden in preparation for Trick-or-Treaters.

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This is what it looked like at night.  Spooky!

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AbbyB


Posted Nov 4, 2010, 3:05 am
A new TV has arrived, Bussi who is travelling along the WWTVT.

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AbbyB


Posted Nov 8, 2010, 9:36 am
Today we are going for a drive to see some of the local scenery.

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We drove to Grant Narrows Regional Park.

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We went for a walk down this dike.

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We didn't walk all of the way, but we did go to this look-out tower.

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The views are really pretty.

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AbbyB


Posted Nov 26, 2010, 7:33 am
Maple Ridge's first snow.

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AbbyB


Posted Dec 2, 2010, 4:15 am
Charlie Bear and I are both leaving today.  Everyone gathered to say goodbye.

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atotalnobody


Posted Dec 11, 2010, 7:17 pm
Hey Momma-

I am in the USA!!! The South East part in North Carolina!! I was greeted by lots of toys when I got here! Tealc who is my host-mom's (Monica) at home toy, his sister, Vahla and UrselHH from Germany and Tapsa from Finland. It was so great to meet so many other toys.

I will update more as the days go on. Just wanted to check in and let you know that I am safe and sound. I can't wait for Christmas! It's going to be here before we know it !!!!

More to come,

Love Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Dec 13, 2010, 2:55 am
sings *HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Host-Mom... HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you... HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Host-Mom... HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you...*


You guessed it right, mom, today is our host-mom's birthday! Monica is turning 25 years young. She is 1/4 of a century old!! WOW! I don't think I am ever going to get that OLD...

To celebrate her special day, us toys sang happy birthday to her and wished her well for the coming year. Unfortunate for her that her birthday is so close to Christmas that she doesn't get as many presents.

Host-dad surprised her by sending her a beautiful boquet of flowers with red roses especially themed with a gold vase and red ribbon for the Christmas holidays. Also came a plushie snowman in a bag with a Happy Birthday mylar balloon attached. Isn't he romantic and sweet? At least he remembered her birthday! HA!

Not much happened today b/c Host-dad had to work but he did take Monica out for a lovely dinner at Olive Garden. Unfortunately us toys didn't get to go because Host-dad wanted to be alone with Host-mom for a special night out. We completely understood.

Happy Birthday, Monica, hope you had a blessed day and a great 25th year!

Love,
Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Dec 13, 2010, 11:30 pm
Hi Mommy!

It started SNOWING!! tonight. Monica said it was pretty cold outside but she would take us toys out for a bit so we could enjoy the falling of the snowflakes. It was falling pretty hard, but the pictures we took do it no justice unfortunately. She sat us up on her car and let us enjoy the night air and cool temps and then after a brief time she said it was too cold and we needed to go back inside. I couldn't have agreed with her more! BRRRRR!!

Once we got inside she let us sit by the window and watch the rest of the snow fall until bed time. I think the snow falling is beautiful but it is definitely too cold outside to be out for very long.

Frozen,
Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Jan 9, 2011, 6:46 pm
Hello Mom!


Guess what?!?! We went shopping at Walmart today!!! I didn't know what Walmart was, but it sure sounded interesting. Our host-mom said that it is a big mega store that sells groceries, along with clothing and other merchandise. Kind of the catch-all store. I was excited. Monica told us that she had some last minute grocery items she needed to get so that she could finish the desserts she had planned to make for the holiday parties we were going to.

It was so much fun to go to Walmart. We got to play in the aisles and even got to see Santa's toyland. I didn't know he had a shop set up at Walmart!!! Take a look at all the fun we had. Do they have a Walmart by us mom? If we do, we should go more often, I think you will like it.

I can't wait, Christmas is only a couple of days away. I just want to see Santa!
atotalnobody


Posted Jan 12, 2011, 1:47 pm
*sings* We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS, we wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS, we wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!! *sings*

As you can guess Mom, its Christmas Day!

I am so excited to enjoy all the activities my host mom and dad have in store for today. Also I am excited because I think Santa was here!!! The cookies Tealc put out for Santa were ALL GONE!! Can you believe it? I don't even know how Santa got in the house because they don't have a fireplace, but I guess that is one of the many miracles of the holiday season and spirit!

Last night Monica made us go to bed pretty early just in case Santa came to visit their house first. She said that we better hope that we had all been good little boys and girls so that we wouldn't get a lump of coal in our stockings. Tealc read us a cute Christmas Sesame Story and off to bed we went.

In the morning we woke up to find a stocking waiting for each of us! Thanks Monica, Adam and Tealc! Tealc said he helped his mom pick out the stockings- of course all of ours but his. He also said that he helped pick the goodies inside. Monica said she had to go back to the store in secret to pick out a stocking for Tealc as well.

When we opened the stockings to our surprise they were filled to the brim with candies and other goodies. It was a sweet treat to receive this cold Christmas morning.

Monica spent the day baking some more pies while we watched some Christmas specials on television with Adam. They had a parade on, and some cute Christmasy type of movies. After a while we got ready to go to Adam's moms house to celebrate with his mom and younger brothers.

Those are whose presents we helped to wrap earlier in the week.

When we got to Adam's mom's house, we saw the most beautiful Christmas tree. So many lights. Monica took a picture of us toys  just so we could show you how lovely it was. We ate some pizza for Christmas dinner, isn't that funny mom? Then we were able to eat dessert! YUM! Monica is a good baker. She made the most delicious pies I have ever tasted. You might have to ask her what her secret recipe is. HA!

After a while, it was getting late and the roads were going to be slick with ice and sleet so we decided to head home. Plus all of us  including Monica and Adam were very tired from being up all day celebrating and enjoying the festivities.

Miss you bunches mom and can't wait to see you after the new year!

With Love,

Ollie

xoxo
atotalnobody


Posted Jan 12, 2011, 2:01 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR! *Blows horn*

It's 2011, mom!!!!

Last night Monica and Adam let us toys stay up so we could ring in the new year at midnight. We got to watch the New Year's Eve special on television and even got towatch the 'Ball Drop' in Times Square, NY. It was so cool. We all counted down... 10... 9...8...7...5...

I had so much fun ringing in the new year! I wish I could always stay up until midnight! What do you think mom? Can we change my bedtime when I get home? No? *shucks* it was worth a shot to ask!

I miss you bunches and bunches!

Love of love,

Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 12, 2011, 3:54 pm
Hello Mom,

I have been so busy having so much fun that I haven't had a chance to update. I know, shame on me for not letting you know how I am doing.

Today we sent off two of my new friends on another journey. Tapsa and UrselHH left. I will definitely miss them both, but I look forward to seeing them sometime soon on another journey.

Tapsa is headed to New York and UrselHH is headed to Portugal. I wonder where I will be going next? Maybe back home?

It was sad seeing them leave but it was their time to move on. More time for me and Tealc to have some fun by ourselves!

I'll get more updates finished in the next few days so that you can see everything I have done.

Monica said that you were missing me terribly and possibly wanted me to come home. Do you miss me mom? I miss you terribly.

More to come...

I love you mom. Can't wait to see you again soon.
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 23, 2011, 1:47 am
Hey Mom-

Today we had another snow day so we had to spend most of the day inside. What a bummer! At least Tealc and I got to go out in the snow for a little bit. It was way too cold so we had Monica bring us back inside to the warm house. BRRRR!

Lots of love

Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 23, 2011, 2:11 am
*chewing food*

YUM! YUM! YUM! Monica brought Tealc and I some Chic-Fil-A for lunch. She told me that it is a primarly chicken fast food joint here in the states. Do they have one where we live mom? I can't remember. They have a funny cow that poses as the mascot saying 'Eat more Ckn'. I laughed when she told me that.

They have delicious waffle shaped fries! Monica brought Tealc and I some chicken nuggets and a bag of fries to share. It was really good especially with the sauce. Monica said they call it polynesian sauce which in most other fast food restuarants is sweet and sour sauce. I don't care what its called, it's yummy in my tummy. I wonder if they have a bottle that I can bring home with me. I'd put it on everything! HA!

Chic-Fil-A is having a promotion now for their spicey chicken sandwich so Monica brought home some goodies for us to play with. I got to meet one of the baby cow mascots. He was very friendly. He said his name was Bob. I told him that I was toyvoyager and that I travelled the world by way of hosts like Monica. He seemed very interested. I told him he was welcome to come visit at our place. Is that ok with you mom?

We talked with Bob and pigged out on the nuggets and fries.  I got so full my belly hurt. I think I gained 10 lbs eating this fast food stuff.

Monica said it's time for a nap so I have to say goodbye for now.

I'll talk to you soon mom

xoxo

Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 23, 2011, 2:59 am
Mom! Wait until I tell you where I went tonight!!!

I got to go the US Figure Skating Championships here in Greensboro, North Carolina. Greensboro is a neighboring town to the one Monica and Tealc live in. The skating was held in a place called the Greensboro Coliseum. It's a great big hall where they hold concerts and other big events.

It was so cool. I got to see some great youth skaters during the show. I didn't realize how difficult being an ice skater must be with all those tricks they do on the ice. I know I wouldn't be able to do it. I think I am a little too uncoordinated for that.

It was all girls who skated tonight but they definitely put on a magical show. It was almost as if they all danced on ice. Well they did, but it seemed to not be like any skating I have ever seen before. A bit more graceful.

Monica and Adam (host-dad) smuggled me in the show in Monica's purse. We tried to take some pictures during the show but the 3 of us were too busy watching the show we forgot all about the pictures. They did get some pictures of the skating rink and before the show.

It was cold in the auditorium too I guess because of the ice. You need to pack me some winter clothes the next time you send me to the states during the winter time. With all this snow and coldness I will get sick! What were you thinking mom?

I also got to see the Zambonis machines clean the ice! How cool!!

I love you bunches and bunches

Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 25, 2011, 9:24 pm
Momma-

Today was a fun day! I got to ride the city bus!!! Tealc and I had so much fun learning how to transfer buses. Monica even got me my very own bus pass! We had to transfer 3 times to get where we had to go today. From bus 44 to 4 then to bus 13. It was a long day waiting for and riding the bus. I even got my own seat. Lucky me! We even got to go to the transportation center where alot of transfers happen. That was downtown Winston-Salem, Monica said. Sometimes the bus was really crowded. Take a look at all the cool pics we took while riding the bus.

Lots of love-

Ollie
atotalnobody


Posted Feb 25, 2011, 9:27 pm
Goodbye NC!

The time has come for me to leave this great state of North Carolina! I will miss it so. I will miss my hosts -Monica, Adam and Tealc but look forward to visiting with them again in the near future. I have been here for a while and though I have enjoyed my time here I am ready to go home.

Can't wait to see you mom!

xoxo

Ollie
Thalipauriel


Posted Apr 17, 2011, 2:10 pm
Hi all!!

I have arrived back home in Zutphen and I was very surprised to see we have a guest staying here at the moment. It is May!

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Thalipauriel


Posted May 9, 2011, 2:56 pm
Hi all!!

Today May and I helped plant some sunflowers and we put some nice-smelling flowers in the livingroom!

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Aren't they gorgeous?

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This is the bag the sunflowers came in..

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And this is where we put them in the ground.

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Here some more flowers that were in the garden..
Thalipauriel


Posted May 9, 2011, 3:19 pm
Hi all!

Today May and I helped clean the rat-cage.

We took everything out and cleaned it.
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Here's the bucket of water we used.
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Then May and I inspected the cage. It looks clean, doesn't it?
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So we went to see where the rats went as the cage was being cleaned...
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6987/mayollie260420115.jpg
Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 7, 2011, 10:02 am
Hi all!!

Today we had a look around all the plants my hostmom is growing. We first had a look at the peppers.
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9650/mayollie250520111.jpg http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4760/mayollie250520112.jpg

We then looked at the sunflowers. Remember we helped plant them?
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Then we looked at the tiny new peppers.
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And we helped plant some corn in this spot.
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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 7, 2011, 10:08 am
Hi all!!

Today we helped pack for the weekend. We will be going to a festival in Dordrecht called Keltfest, where we will be medieval for a weekend!! May and I are so exited!!

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1163/keltfest20113.jpg http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2379/keltfest20114.jpg
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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 7, 2011, 10:15 am
Hi all!!

We went to the Keltfest festival today. This is how we travelled; nice and soft!!!
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/753/keltfest20117.jpg

We had a little look around the camp when my mom and friends were finished unpacking and putting up the tents.
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See, we found a medieval cook!!
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This was dinner. It was very nice!!!
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We also met two other medieval people.
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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 30, 2011, 7:52 am
Hi all!!

Today we had another look around the garden!
We started with the pepper-plants in the window:

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Here are the corn plants! Remember we planted them?

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8973/olliemay070620113.jpg 

And the sunflowers:

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And the berry-bush:

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1647/olliemay070620117.jpg

Then we looked at some of the flowers:

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Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 30, 2011, 7:59 am
Hi all!

The circus was in town here, so we went to have a look, after which we decided not to go to the show. The poor animals were in rather small cages and did not seem all too happy..
Here's the circus-tent:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9250/olliemay0706201112.jpg

The tigers:

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The lion:

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8383/olliemay0706201114.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5476/olliemay0706201117.jpg

The camels:

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The elephant:

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The monkey:

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And a duck!!:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9404/olliemay0706201116.jpg
Thalipauriel


Posted Jun 30, 2011, 8:06 am
Hi all!!

We went to another festival this weekend! Here's some pictures!

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And this is where we slept:

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Thalipauriel


Posted Aug 19, 2011, 11:21 am
Hello all!!

Today May and I had another look at the pepper-plants. They grow so fast!!

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9199/mayollie140720111.jpg http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9452/mayollie140720112.jpg http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/2845/mayollie140720113.jpg

We wanted to look in the garden as well, but it was raining, so we had a look out the window.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4488/mayollie140720114.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7977/mayollie140720115.jpg

And then we cuddled up with Tara to take a nap.

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Thalipauriel


Posted Aug 19, 2011, 11:28 am
Hi all!!

The weather was a lot better today, so we had a look in the garden. The sunflowers look so great!!!

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1529/mayollie010820111.jpg http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/241/mayollie010820112.jpg http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3922/mayollie010820113.jpg

And the corn had grown a lot too!

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4121/mayollie010820114.jpg http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2543/mayollie010820115.jpg
Thalipauriel


Posted Sep 6, 2011, 9:27 am
Hi all!!

We had another look at all the plants today again. Don't these flowers look great?

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6696/mayollie190820111o.jpg

The pepper plants are also doing really well.

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9910/mayollie190820112.jpg  http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8995/mayollie190820113.jpg

And then there are now also strawberry and tomato plants.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5162/mayollie190820114p.jpg

We harvested the first sunflower!!

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4166/mayollie190820115.jpg

And this is what the rest looked like today.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/9269/mayollie190820117.jpg

The corn is also growing quite well!

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4193/mayollie190820118.jpg

And Tommy was in the garden enjoying the weather, so we decided to join him for a bit.

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7947/mayollie190820119.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Oct 10, 2011, 2:11 pm
Hey,

I arrived at BlackCats house somewhere in the last 5 days, but she wasn't at home until yesterday. Yesterday she helped me out of my envelope but was really forgetful and didn't think of pictures. But today we made a walk and made some pictures to show you that I am here now and to show you the first highlights. We went to the airport Essen/Mülheim and to a chapel not far from there. We made some nice photos to show to you and I really hope you like them!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/03/03october_3.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/03/03october_4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/03/03october_8.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/03/03october_21.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/03/03october_24.jpg

It was a nice walk and I hope we will have a lot more walks in the near future.

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 10, 2011, 2:35 pm
Hey :)!

Today we made a walk in the forest close to BlackCats home. She was searching for a geocache and we were searching for good photos. So now you will see what we saw.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/04/04october_1.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/04/04october_7.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/04/04october_9.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/04/04october_15.jpg

I hope we will find some nice autumn views in the next days.

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 10, 2011, 2:44 pm
Hey :)!

Today we drove to Margarethenhöhe - a part of Essen. It was raining outside, so we were driving around with the car. But BlackCat always got out for making photos. The rain is driving us crazy. I hope it will stop soon, so that we can make bigger updates again. Hope you like the photos from the Margarethenhöhe.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_1.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_9.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_10.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_11.jpg

I hope the rain will stop soon :(!

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 10, 2011, 2:48 pm
Hey,

it was still raining when we went to Kettwig, a part of Essen, today. So BlackCat wasn't really motivated. But we made some photos of us in Kettwig. I really hope you like them.

And hopefully the weather will change soon!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_17.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_19.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_22.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/09/09october_26.jpg

It was a nice and wet walk. Now we are sitting on the heater to get dry again...

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 11, 2011, 1:53 pm
Hey,

today a new toy arrived at BlackCats home.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/11/11october_0.jpg

We heard her calls from the envelope and were waiting for her coming out.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/11/11october_1.jpg

And there she came. Her name is Mirembe and I hope we will have a good time together.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/11/11october_2.jpg

She didn't choose the best moment to come, as it is really bad weather here right now. But BlackCat said she will keep us entertained somehow, if the rain doesn't stop.

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 15, 2011, 3:06 am
Today we want to show you a recipe. We really hope you enjoy watching us cooking and maybe you will try it at home as well?

What you need?

Noodles
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_3.jpg

Bolognese sauce (2 glasses)
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_6.jpg

One cup cream
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_7.jpg

Grated cheese (BlackCat uses Emmentaler) One package (here 200grams)
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_9.jpg

Okay, let’s start the cooking.

Preheat the oven on 180°C upper and lower heat.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_27.jpg

Please cook the noodles as long as they need (normally 10 minutes). In the time while the noodles are cooking, you can mix the Bolognese sauce with the cream.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_13.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_15.jpg

When the noodles are ready, get them out of the pot.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_21.jpg

Now you put the noodles in a casserole and put the sauce mix on it. Mix it.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_24.jpg

Put the cheese on it.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_32.jpg

And now the casserole needs 15 minutes in the oven.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_34.jpg

Here you see how it looks in the oven.
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_39.jpg

After 15 minutes it is ready!
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_44.jpg

Now, enjoy your meal!
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/13/13october_47.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Oct 15, 2011, 3:12 pm
Today was a nice and sunny day. But BlackCat promised a friend to visit a pet shop with her. A special pet shop, as they have a lot animals there, normal pet shops don’t even sell. So we went with her and had a look at all those animals.

There were chameleons, prairie dogs and other animals. But see yourself.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_3.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_6.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_11.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_23.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_24.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_27.jpg

And we found some other cuddly toys. But they were hanging around and not really talkative.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/14/14october_14.jpg

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 15, 2011, 3:23 pm
Today a new voyager arrived at BlackCats house. He is called Grouchy and is mumbling the whole time. We will try to make it a nice time for him, but I guess he doesn’t want to…we’ll see.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/15/15october_1.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Oct 22, 2011, 9:29 am
Hey :),

today we went to a farm where BlackCat had to choose one pumpkin for the pumpkin carving she wants to do for Halloween.

It was a really hard choice, you can see there were thousands of pumpkins.

But she found one and I hope we can do pumpkin carving with her later.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/15/15october2_4.jpg

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 22, 2011, 11:01 am
Hey,

Today we welcomed a new voyager here at BlackCats home.
His name is Spiker and he comes from the USA. Welcome Spiker!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/19/19october_16.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/19/19october_17.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/19/19october_18.jpg

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Oct 22, 2011, 11:09 am
Hey,
Later today the sky turned grey and BlackCat got scared. Suddenly hail was coming down from the sky and we were all watching how it looked…BlackCat said not long and we will have snow. We will see. Snow is better than hail, I think.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/19/19october_4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/19/19october_5.jpg

Hope the weather will turn better soon!

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Nov 1, 2011, 1:23 pm
Hey mum,

today we went into the city to have a walk at the new Thyssen Krupp quarter. It was opened last year!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_4.jpg

This house is the so called „Stammhaus“ from Alfried Krupp and his family. It was totally destroyed in the Second World War, but 1960/61 an original rebuilt was built only 100meters away from the original place. It is a symbol for the beginnings of the Krupp area, which made Essen to the city it is now.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_10.jpg

There you can see steel workers at their work.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_17.jpg

The new Thyssen Krupp headquarter.

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With a lot water in front of it.

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That's the area around it. You can see the tv tower on the second picture.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_40.jpg

In the background you can see the town hall (the black building) and in the front you can see a car seller.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_78.jpg

Next to the car seller you see a furniture store (Kröger), Ikea and McDonalds.

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Nov 1, 2011, 1:25 pm
Hey,

while walking around at the car seller BlackCat made some photos with us and typical German cars. Mainly VW, as it was a VW seller. She will add the names of the cars later, when she was able to ask her boyfriend. Before that you can look at the pictures!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_46.jpg

VW

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_52.jpg

VW

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_55.jpg

VW

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_66.jpg

Audi

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/23/23october_71.jpg

VW

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:10 am
Today we visited the light weeks with BlackCat. It was opening today, so we saw a firework (sorry, we have no photos of that) and BlackCat showed us one of the pictures that are hanging around in Essen from the 30th October to the 7th January. Maybe we will show you more later!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/October/30/30october_2.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:27 am
Today was warm weather, so BlackCat said we need some culture. So we went to a museum called "Coal mine Nachtigall". I really hope you will like our photos. I am sorry, but I can't comment them all, as BlackCat can't find English descriptions to them all. If you have questions, feel free to write BlackCat and she will try to describe :)!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_4.jpg
A coal train.

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These kind of boats was used to transport the coal on the river Ruhr! Horses were pulling these boats.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_37.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_45.jpg

BlackCat went into the visitor coal mine, but we weren't able to join here. She made some photos we want to show you! So you can see how it looked in a coal mine!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_46.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_47.jpg

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The shining black part of the wall is coal.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/01/01november_52.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:47 am
Today we welcomed a new ToyVoyager here. His name is BubbleGum and he is a little bear. I hope we will have a lot of fun together :)!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/08november_0.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/08november_1.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/08november_2.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 3:05 am
The car of BlackCats boyfriend got new winter tires today and the garage was in an industry part of Essen. So we had a walk while the car was in the garage. It was raining a bit, but that was okay. I hope you like the photos!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_1.jpg
The tv tower...

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_11.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_16.jpg
The school for journalists.

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There is the garage...

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_35.jpg
And the tv tower again.
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 3:17 am
Wow....that's a long day, isn't it...3 updates on one day...but okay. After changing the tires we drove to Rheinberg. We wanted to visit a zoo for reptiles. But inside we weren't able to make photos with us...the glass of the terrariums was reflecting too much, so we made some photos of some animals and one in front of the zoo. Hope you'll like them.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_41.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_42.jpg

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http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/03/03november_45.jpg
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 3:44 am
Today we went into the inland water transportation history museum of Germany. It is in Duisburg. I am sorry, that we won't comment each picture, but BlackCat made 192 photos of toys on that day, so please don't be angry, okay? If you have any questions, you can ask her!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/04/04november_4.jpg

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The museum from the outside.

After visiting the museum we went over the street in front of it to see inland water transportation live on the Rhine.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/04/04november_171.jpg

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BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:01 am
Today was the day of a lot Goodbyes.

First we said Goodbye to Sanji, SamSam and Ceryni.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/08/08november_4.jpg

And then to Mirembe!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/08/08november_7.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/08/08november_8.jpg

I really hope they'll have a good travel!
BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:22 am
Today we welcomed another guest here at BlackCats home. SchnuffiVEC was welcomed really warm :)!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/10/10november_73.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/10/10november_74.jpg

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BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:25 am
It was such a nice weather today, that we had a walk at the river Ruhr. It was a really long and nice walk, I hope you'll like the photos we made.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/10/10november_0.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/10/10november_1.jpg

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BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:51 am
Today we welcomed Vanilla at BlackCats home. It wasn't an easy day for BlackCat as one of her budgies had to go over the rainbow bridge...but he was really ill, so BlackCat deals with it. I hope she will be more happy in the next days so we can go out again. But she already told us that she has a lot prepartions to be done because on Saturday is her birthday. So I guess we will help her with that.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/14/14november_0.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/14/14november_1.jpg

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BlackCat


Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:56 am
Today we welcomed 2 other ToyVoyagers. They were at a host for some months already and BlackCat contacted her through Email and now she has the toys with her. I hope we'll have fun with Luke and Bumba.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/15/15november_0.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/15/15november_1.jpg

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BlackCat


Posted Nov 21, 2011, 3:16 pm
Hey,

today is BlackCats birthday and as she is getting guests, we had to make some muffins to make the guests happy. And we helped her as much as possible with it.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/19/19november_0.jpg

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Later that day we helped her with opening some of her presents. She got a lot…

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/19/19november_7.jpg

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It was a nice day. I hope we can celebrate more birthdays.
BlackCat


Posted Dec 9, 2011, 10:56 pm
Hey :)!

Today we went into the city centre of Essen to see the big coca cola truck there. BlackCat was all excited as it was the first time she saw it. Hope you'll like the photos.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/26/26november_4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/November/26/26november_19.jpg

It was so crowded there, that we left faster than we thought. BlackCat didn't feel good there at all. But we are happy that we have the photos.

Love,
Ollie
BlackCat


Posted Jan 8, 2012, 11:47 pm
I am on my way home now :)!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/toyvoyagersfriend/2011/December/15/11december_0.jpg

Coming with some sweets :)!

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