Edward R. Bear, Stroud, Australia

CandleAshes Posted Aug 27, 2010, 10:18 am	Hello, my name is Edward R. Bear. Today my mom asked me if I'd like to go on a journey and make some new friends and although I felt a little scared to leave home for the first time, I agreed. I am the perfect size for travel and I think I will have a lot of fun. I can't wait to have someone host me. Please send my mom a PM to set up a visit. For now I am home, drinking tea and eating chocolates.
CandleAshes Posted Aug 27, 2010, 1:10 pm	I found my first host and am on the way to the Czech Republic! I'm so excited. I said good-bye to some of my brothers and set on my journey. I hope it's a quick ride. I am still looking for hosts since I would like my trip to be long, so please PM my mom if you are interested.
dzejna Posted Sep 2, 2010, 8:13 pm	Hi Mum! I am safe and sound in the Czech Republic. Yupee!!! My host found me when she got back from work. I was a bit scared at first, cause I heard loads of strange voices speaking in some weird language. (Like: halo, kdo je tam?) I had no idea what they were talking about  It was because all the toys who live here (or are just visiting) gathered around the box to welcome me... see? And then I finally got out from the box. Wow! There was a huge lion, nice donkey, sharp dog, serious bear (so I already met first bear friend - wonderful!) and tiny rhino - all screaming and smiling at me. When they realized that I am from Brooklyn, they immediately started to chat with me in English and guess what. They watch all the popular TV shows here - also in English - including Glee, Fringe, Futurama and many more. I surely won´t be bored here. And here we are all together. My host sends many thanks for the candy and tea. And also the postcard - we sticked it on the fridge. Well, I am off to bed now, cause the trip was a bit exhausting. I will write again soon! Love, Edward!
dzejna Posted Sep 5, 2010, 3:50 pm	Hi Mum! You´d never guess what I did today! I tried a very special sport – a fire shooting. Not far from here is an open firing range and I went there today with my host´s husband. During the way I was told all the rules about the safety and I had to promise I would really really behave, which of course I did.  And then when we got there my host let me to try loading a gun and shooting and everything! It was amazing… Check out the images. While my host or other my TV friend Michel were shooting, I was counting the points for them. I used this small monocular for it. Well, I am gonna go to help with cleaning the gun and then to have some rest. Bye Mum! Yours Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 1, 2010, 5:54 pm	Hello mummy! As you know I went for a small holiday with my host couple days ago. Now we are back and I have plenty of pictures for my travelog. At first we thought we will travel through more states, but then we decided to stay only in Austria, because it is such a beautiful country! As we were to many places, this holiday will take more updates - and this is the first one. So buckle up and lets start! It was 5 of us on the trip - my host, her husband and 3 toys. Me, Michel who is from Hamburg and one of the homestaying toys of my host - Eio. This is our first picture from the trip at all. Safety first! The first destination was near Salzburg. But in the way we were passing beautiful area of Attersee! It was really really nice - hills, trees and magically clean water. We were just sitting on the shore and enjoying the atmosphere. So this is the first part! Stay tuned, cause much more is coming up soon. Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 1, 2010, 6:14 pm	Hello again with the news on our Austrian trip... Later in the evening we arrived to Sankt Gilgen. It is a small town very close to Salzburg. We took a walk around and we saw: - a nice square - a cable lift (but we did not take this particular one) - the house where Mozart´s mother was born. And this is the hotel where we were staying this one night =) Love, Edward.
dzejna Posted Oct 2, 2010, 4:06 pm	Hello Mum! Today I have images from Salzburg for you! These first two are from main square. Behind me is the Dom church. And from the other side =) We also visited the Hohensalzburg Fortress. You can see it up on the hill. Following images are showing the magnificent view from the top of it. For our way up we took a cable railway - right behind me on this picture. And in Salzburg you must not forget to see Mozart´s Birthplace! And do you know the famous musical Sound of music from 1965? It was made in Salzburg and it´s surroundings. There is one scene where Julie Andrews teaches the kids how to sing - the song is called Do-Re-Mi. Part of this scene was made in gardens of Mirabell pallace. We were there and here you can see me on the fountain and also the stairs which appeared in the movie! Cool! (It was impossible to take picture only of me, there were so many people who wanted to be photographed there...) That´s it for now! Next images will be from Innsbruck =) Yours Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 3, 2010, 3:49 pm	Hello Mummy! Another part of our Austrian trip is coming up! After wonderful Salzburg we went for a couple days to Innsbruck. We refused to stay in the back of the car and decided to sit in the front like this =) When we got to Innsbruck, we decided to go for a walk in the old center of the town. Look at the mountains - they are creating a wonderful panorama! Here I am in front of the town hall. This is the Arc of triumph in Innsbruck. After the sightseeing in the town we visited famous Innsbruck ski jump stadium. As you probably know, Innsbruck is an Olympic city - two winter Olympic Games were held there. From the ski jump stadium is wonderful view at the city and its surroundings. (Sorry I am not on the picture – it is taken against the sun and it was a bit difficult.) When we got up there, we got a little refreshment in a restaurant which is part of the ski jump bridge and then we enjoyed the view. Isn´t it breathtaking? I also checked the part from where the jumpers are actually starting the jump - it was quite scary to be honest. We also saw this Olympic symbol in the area. On these "plates" the Olympic fire was lit - one for the first games and the other one for the second games in the city. And on this image pay special attention to the far hill behind me. We went there later via this cable lift! The mountain is called Patcher Kofel and all the downhill skiing disciplines were held there. And here we are - magnificent view again! On our way back down we skipped the cable lift and went by foot. Here we are, hiking! And now guess - do you know what it is behind me? We came across it on our way down the hill. It is a bobsleigh run! Behind me you can see the start of it. And here I am exploring the bob! And to finish today´s news I also attach images of us in our hotel room. Wow, today it was long one, but I hope you like it! Love, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 6, 2010, 3:14 pm	Hi Mummy, today I have couple images from our way from Innsbruck to one village near Zell am See. We went through beautiful small city called Gmünd and these images were taken there. We also stopped there for a quick luchch and cup of green tea to get warm, because as you can see, there was snowing in this area already. It is because Gmümd is in the mountains. The snow is also the reason for one special event - taking cows from hills back to valleys for the winter. All the cows are decorated for this special occasion and we saw really loads of them during our way. Later on our way we were passing this barrage - very nice view, isn´t it? And we also saw a mountain waterfall! Love, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 10, 2010, 5:32 pm	Hey Mum! Today is time for images from Zell am See. It is very nice area, there is one of the most popular mountain lake in whole Austria. And it is surrouded by famous ski resorts. Here I am at the shore of the Zeller See. You can join a ship cruise and enjoy the magnificent counryside all aroun the lake (and still you can have your coffee and delicious "Apfel strudel" in the cabin like we did. Here is the ship. Isn´t she beuty? In the city is very old romanesque church - very impressive piece of history. I will write again soon. We still have images from Kitzbühl, Kaprun and Hochalpenstrasse to go =) Love, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 10, 2010, 6:12 pm	Hello again, we also visited Kitzbühel while we were on our Austrian trip. We were espetially interested in one of the cable lift there - the Kitzbüheler Hornbahn. Unfortunately the weather went a bit wrong, so we sort of missed the great view on the top of the Hornbahn, but it was great to visit this place anyway. Bye, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 11, 2010, 10:54 am	Hi mum! On our trip we also visited famous hydroelectric power station in Kaprun. It is power station situated in the mountains. There are two big water barrages, one of them is situated more then 2000 m above the sea level (!) and it is called Mooserboden. And both of the barracks are surrounded by mountains... visiting this place was really worth it! See yourself! Doesn´t it look just beautiful? Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 13, 2010, 1:17 pm	Hello Mummy! Today I have the last set of images from Austria for you. As a last thing we decided do visit the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. It is about 40kms long road in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Alpes with 36 bends and an altitude ascent to 2504 (!) metres. Unfortunately when we were on the road itself, the weather changed from partly shiny to cloudy, so we haven´t actually seen the Grossglockner, but still we have some pretty pictures =) The last one is the glacier below the Grossglockner, it is called the Pasterze. Enjoy! Love, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 23, 2010, 8:25 pm	Hello Mum! It is me again! Couple days ago we had a great weather, so we decided to go on a small trip to the Moravia Karst area. First we saw some funny packs made of straw on the field. I just had to have a picture with one of these =) Then we were passing the entrance to one of the caves in the area, but we didn´t go in. We will do this later when the weather will be worse. But look at all those rocks and colorful trees, isn´t it nice? After this we visited the Macocha Abyss. This place is just a biiig hole in the ground in the middle of the forest crowded with tourists. It is more than 140m deep - you will find more information here if you are interested. On one of the pictures you can see a small platform behind me - you can go there too and check the abyss almost from the bottom - it is quite impressive view. I know it, because we did the walk down there. These 2 images are from the lower platform. And here are the tourist signs we saw on our way back up. Hard work climbing the stairs - we had to rest for a while. And last images are yet from the top - there is this pension and restaurant, more tourist signs. And we also found these funny wooden cats! I will write again soon! Love, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 30, 2010, 5:19 pm	Dear Mum, we have had really nice weather these days, so we decided to go for a walk on Thursday. In the village next to ours there is an old quarry. It is a very nice place for walks, especially now during fall. The entry is forbidden, but who would stop a brave toyvoyager from getting there, ha? Look how nice this place is. We have found special quartz stones so called geodes, which sometimes contain nice crystals inside of a ball-like surface. After this walk we went to another place, where there is a view tower. Here I am on the top, checking the nice landscape all around us. Speak to you soon, Edward
dzejna Posted Oct 31, 2010, 6:55 pm	Hello Mummy! Yesterday we decided to go for a trip to the caves. We chose the Balcarka cave, because my host said that in this one is best chance for good photographes. This is in front of the cave - with monument looking like stalagmite. And here we bought our tickets. We were passing these rocks on our way to the entrance. And voila, whole series from the cave. Where we were done with the cave, we decided to collect hips. We helped and thanks to us our host has almost 2 kilos! Last thing we saw was this special hole in the ground. This happens when the ceiling of the cave collapse. The result is caaled the sink - because all the water disaapears in this hole - the same way like in the sink in the kitchen. Funny... It was really nice day. Bye for now, Edward
dzejna Posted Nov 10, 2010, 11:51 am	Dear Mum, last night I said good bye to all my friends here in the Czech Republic. Guys here helped me to accomplish a part of my tea mission, cause we had a tea party. It was very nice green tea with pepper and curcuma. It is not only tasty, but also very very healthy. Look, here we are enjoying the tea and biscuits  Pay special attention to the blue bear on the first image. His name is Boo Boo and he is also TV form USA who arrived couple days ago. It means that I have met another bear!! The good bye was a bit sad, because I really had good time here. But as Bilbo said in Lord of the Rings: "I think I am quite ready for another adventure"  Now when you are reading this I am already on my way to Australia. Everyone here wished me safe and short journey, so I hope it will help! Mum, wish me luck for my journey too! Love, Edward R. Bear
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jan 17, 2011, 1:51 pm	Whew! I arrived just in time to be whisked off with my new host to catch a train! We didn't even have time to be introduced until we got to the station and were able to sit for a few minutes.
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jan 18, 2011, 1:37 pm	Well, all the rush and we were early. Guess where we caught the train?
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jan 18, 2011, 1:50 pm	Ok, now I know where I am! (Sort of) Seems my host is taking me to Sydney for a couple of days!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:22 pm	These ''rattlers'' aren't that comfortable. My host says it's about time Newcastle got some of the new fancy trains they have in Sydney and I have to agree!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:27 pm	Well after about three hours on that train yesterday (this country is big!) and then tramping through Central Station and trying to find a taxi and then clambering up to our cheap room and then trying to find somewhere on Oxford St to eat, I was really wishing I had stayed with someone who knew their way around Sydney! I'm sorry, Ed! I've only been there a couple of times myself
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:30 pm	Oh my! I take it all back! We've come to Sydney because we're going to see BON JOVI!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:40 pm	It's only about 1.5 kilometres from our accommodation to the Sydney Football Stadium where the concert is tonight, but it took ages because we got stuck in one of Sydney's afternoon traffic jams. But once we got there we found our seats quickly. My host has been to a few rugby league games here before. I almost wished it were winter so I could see a game! There were lots of people waiting for the concert to start, and I was lucky to be on the shady side of the Stadium!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:44 pm	The concert was amazing! I tried to get some photos of myself and the band, but we were too far away
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 2:52 pm	We slept in a bit this morning. My host couldn't get a taxi last night after the concert and somehow we got lost walking back to our room! It took quite a bit longer than travelling in a taxi  But we're going to have fun today! My host is going on a short cruise on Sydney Harbour (and I am too, of course!) First we walked around Circular Quay for a little while, and once again I wished I were in Sydney with a host who knew where she was going *sigh* This hotel made my host groan and complain. Why? Because apparently it's where the hard-core English cricket fans stay when England is playing Australia in Sydney! The English supporters are known as the Barmy Army! The seagulls are very pushy; we didn't even have any food but they still came very close!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 3:07 pm	Our cruise was short but great fun! It's not hot out on the water, even in the summer sun. There were lots of other boats about. We waved to a Captain Cook cruiser, and one person even shouted to my host to throw me over for a photo! I wasn't brave enough though; it was too far and I didn't want to finish up at the bottom of Sydney Harbour! I saw a Manly Ferry; that's like a taxi on water. That funny bridge (not the Harbour Bridge) is called the Anzac Bridge, in honour of Australia's war veterans. Lunch was yummy - look at these prawns! They were almost as big as me!
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 3:15 pm	After the cruise, we wandered around the other side of Circular Quay again for a while. There were lots of other boats anchored around. I would have liked to go on this one! We came across this table display with some wonderful old photos and information on Sydney Harbour's beginnings
Prowl_Worshipper gotham.city@bigpond.com Posted Jun 7, 2011, 3:20 pm	It has been a long time since my trip to Sydney, but my host's mum isn't well, so I think it will be better if I go home. My host says I can come back anytime and she will show me around her home town

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