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Penygroes Post Office, Wales - 31st May 2012
By: miapearl
Farewell, I am so excited, I am on my way to a new host. It has been great here.
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Posted Jun 1, 2012, 12:29 pm
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Hexham, North East England - 1st June 2012
By: Snamoen
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Posted Jun 1, 2012, 6:53 pm Last edited Jun 1, 2012, 6:53 pm by Snamoen
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Durham, North East England - 3rd June 2012
By: Snamoen
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Posted Jun 4, 2012, 2:58 pm Last edited Jun 4, 2012, 2:59 pm by Snamoen
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Durham, England - 6th June 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum,
What a day! We went to an Alice in Wonderland themed party that was held at hostmum's college at university. So of course, the first thing we did was watch the Disney movie of Alice in Wonderland!
Then we went outside and were met with some crazy sights... look, a teapot in a tree, whatever next??
We explored a bit more, and then decided to play some games - there were lots to choose from! First we started with bowling. My team won!
Then we played checkers. I'm quite small, so I'm used to feeling like I live in a giant's world, but this was something else! I felt like Alice had after she drank the magic potion that made her shrink. Everything was so big, much bigger than normal!
We didn't win this game, but it was still a lot of fun.
Then we played four-in-a-row, and again, I felt so small!
I was on the yellow team, and we won! Can you spot the four in a row?
It was such a great day Mum, and with everything so big, it really did feel like I was in Wonderland!!
Bye,
Lizzy
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Posted Jun 8, 2012, 6:45 pm
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Hexham, England - 16th June 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum,
Guess what? I saw the Olympic Torch again today!
The others hadn't seen it yet, so we went in to town early to make sure we got a good place. We sat around for quite a while.
There were so many police around.
And here it is... the Torch again!
Bye Mum,
Lizzy
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Posted Jun 16, 2012, 4:53 pm
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Essex, England - 8th July 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum,
This week has been so exciting for me! Sorry I haven't had a chance to update - but I've been so busy playing with all the animals, and hostmum has been very busy helping her Grandparents - which is where we are now.
Anyway. Hostmum's Grandparents have lots of animals, so I've been having a great time here.
This is Summer. She's a German-Sheppard mix and is so sweet. She loves nothing more than having her belly rubbed.
Here I am with Honey. Honey is very mischevious and likes to pounce on things - including me!! But she never hurts me, and only ever licks me when she catches me. It's great fun.
This big fluffy ball is Tosca. He's a very proud cat - he likes to keep himself well groomed, and often asks for attention! I think he's very regal looking. Look - doesn't he look like a really fluffy version of the Sphinx in Egypt?
And here I am with Jessie. Jessie is an old lady of 15, so she takes things a bit easier than the others. She loves being stroked, and when she's not keeping an eye on the other three, she spends her days sleeping in the sun. It's great having a nap with her - she purrs really loudly, which is vey soothing.
But oh, Mum! The most exciting and interesting creature I met was by far Mr. Pickles! He's a tortoise. Why am I so excited about this? Because he's in the reptile family - like me! I've always wanted to meet another lizard - it's one of my life missions, as you know! Well, Mr. Pickles isn't quite a lizard - but he's in the same family as one. So I'm one step closer to one of my life missions. It was very exciting!
Anyway, I better go - I think I'm going to find Jessie, as I'm very sleepy and a nap in the sun would be lovely right about now!
Bye,
Lizzy
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Posted Jul 8, 2012, 4:17 am Last edited Jul 8, 2012, 4:23 am by Snamoen
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Hexham, England - 10th July 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum,
We arrived back in Hexham on Sunday, and today we said goodbye to two of the TVs.
Huhn is going to Switzerland.
And _Mishuta_ is going to Germany.
I was sad that they're leaving, but I know they're going to have a great time in their next voyage!
Bye,
Lizzy
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Posted Jul 17, 2012, 3:28 pm
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Hexham, England - 16th July 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum!
Guess what? We threw a house party yesterday! Hostmum and her family went out, so we had the house to ourselves. It was great fun. But I have a bit of a headache right now...
First we had to set up. I helped Flummi and HelgaHH get the drinks ready.
Lots of toys from around the neighbourhood arrived. We put the TV on to play music, and then all started dancing. The carpet in the lounge made a great dancefloor!
I started talking to a little dog called Woofie, who lives nextdoor. He was great fun, and like me, loved to dance. We ended up dancing most of the night.
I have to be honest though... I did have a few drinks...
I can't really remember much else, all I know is, I woke up in the morning on the table, with a very sore head...!
It was such a great night, and once we had all tidied up, it looked like nothing had happened. So ssshhh, don't tell hostmum!
Bye,
Lizzy
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Posted Jul 19, 2012, 8:57 pm
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Istanbul, Turkey - 20th July 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum,
Guess what? I'm on a cruise!! We're travelling around the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, by the time we arrived, it was too dark to take any decent pictures. But I'll make sure to post some tomorrow!
It was an early start this morning - we all woke up at 3am. I didn't want to leave my bed! But we had to hurry - there was a lot to do. First we all said goodbye to Niiskuneiti, as she's going back home.
Then we went around the house, making sure that we had packed everything. When we were sure we hadn't forgotten anything - it was time to go!
We spent most of the day travelling, and there weren't really any photo opportunities. But I promise I'll take some tomorrow.
Bye,
Lizzy
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Posted Jul 20, 2012, 8:25 pm Last edited Jul 26, 2012, 5:53 pm by Snamoen
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Kusudasi, Turkey - 22nd July 2012
By: Snamoen
Hi Mum!
Today was a brilliant day!
First we went to visit the Virgin Mary house, which is high up on a mountain. It is believed that this is the last house that the Virgin Mary lived in before she died. Every year thousands and thousands of people (Christians and Muslims alike) make a pilgrimage to visit this house.
People write prayers on pieces of paper, or napkins or anything they can find and put them on this wall. There are so many!
Then we went to the ancient city of Ephesus, which was built in 2000BC.
This is where people in the government held their meetings, to decide new laws etc.
Here you can see part of the city, with the library in the background.
These are the original moisics - quite impressive!
This is the theatre. Gladiators didn’t fight here, instead they held plays and concerts.
Look Mum! We ran in to other toyvoyagers!
After visiting Ephesus, we went and had a look around Kusadasi, which is a very nice little town.
Eventually the heat from the sun wore us out and we decided to go back to our ship and relax on the balcony. Aah, lovely.
Love,
Lizzy
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Posted Jul 22, 2012, 10:23 pm Last edited Jul 26, 2012, 6:21 pm by Snamoen
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At sea, Mediterranean sea - 24th July 2012
By: Snamoen
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Posted Jul 24, 2012, 3:10 pm Last edited Jul 26, 2012, 6:33 pm by Snamoen
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