Travelog for: Kunigunde

Hello world!
I'm a hyperactive little pig. My name is Kunigunde, but you may call me Kuni, Gundi or Gunda for short. I detest being called "Miss Piggy". Please keep me active, I absolutely cannot stay still. I haven't ever tried Ritalin or any other drugs for my condition but who needs those when they can just use the energy to travel the world instead.

A few days ago Iggy_ from Greece arrived here and today I am starting my journey to visit Iggy's home in Thessaloniki. Iggy dropped my envelope into the mailbox. Watch out Greece, here comes Kuni!

Hi mom!

I have arrived to Greece! The family is so happy to have me and they say we are gonna have a great time together!



They loved the letter with the 3D image.... well Vicky is still trying to see it! 



Take a look of the other Toyvoyagers that stay here! It's Skippy Kangaroo who is here for a couple of months but he is ready to move on to his next host and Ladomar the lion who came all the way from USA!

Hi again,

I think it's now time to introduce you to the family.

Vicky is the mom, she is teaching computers in high school and she loves any kind of crafts!



Aris is the dad, he is a computer programmer and his hobby is electronics and music.



Maria is the 3 years old little girl. She is playing with her toys all day and she loves Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell.



Konstadinos is the baby boy, he is only 10 months old but he can already walk! He plays with his cars and he usually destroys everything that comes in his way! 



OK, now I have to help Vicky to prepare lunch so I'll update later

Take care
Gunda

Today we helped Vicky to prepare lunch.
Stuffed zucchini, a typical Greek food.
She fist cut the zucchini in half and made holes in them.



Then she prepared the filling using onion, mince, rice, olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and dill.



We helped her to put the filling



and then they were ready for the casserole


So here it is, ready with a lemon sauce ...



One for each one of us!



Yummy

bye for now!

Hi mom,
today the weather is great.Warm and sunny. Spring is finally here!



So we took the bike and went to the park, to smell the flowers and enjoy the sun.











The park is next to the marina, so we went to admire the yachts and the sailing boats! I wish I was in one of them and go to the Greek islands!













On our way back we saw this small orthodox church. White walls and blue doors is common style of churches and houses in the Greek islands.



It was a great day!


Until next time
Take care
Kunigunde

Hi again mom,

on Sunday we visited a small town in the suburbs.
There is an artificial dam there and a lake full of ducks.
There is also a park close to the dam, where there is a nice playground for the kids and other facilities such as tennis and football courts.
well take a look...























Greetings
Kunigunde

Hi mom,

Today we welcomed a new toyvoyager called SunnyHH and we said goodbye to Skippy Kangaroo who is leaving tomorrow to continue his great adventure !!



We also had a quick walk at the neighborhood so take a look





Take care
Kunigunde

Orthodox Easter is this Sunday, so we dye eggs today! The traditional way and the modern way!



In Greece they dye them red, to symbolize the stones they were thrown to Jesus and they were painted red by his blood.
No egg hunts here mom, but they have another very funny custom involving the eggs that you will see on Sunday!

So here is a way to dye red eggs the traditional way! You will love it if you are into organic and biological foods!

You boil water with skins from dry onions.



and there you have it! Red dye!


And here is how we made designs on the eggs! By placing flowers and leaves on the eggs, hold them in place with net fabric and tie the fabric with thread.













so here is the result! not bad for a totally natural way don't you think?!



Well we also used red dye from the market for others...

After the eggs we had to help Vicky to make "tsoureki" A traditional sweet bread.

So here we are helping her with the dough









here is a photo of the three of us outside in the balcony while we are waiting for the dough to raise!

Tomorrow morning we are gonna visit grandmother at Volos, to celebrate Easter together. We are staying there for five days so we are gonna see many nice places such as Pelion, a must seen destination here in Greece.

We'll have internet access so I'll keep my updates coming!



All packed and ready to go! I am so excited!

Greetings from Volos!

Here we are at the park by the sea











I think these status look like trees...


This tree has it's roots in the sea and it is called "Salt tree"









A greek orthodo church at the main square



Since the weather was so great everyone was enjoying the day, walking and drinking coffee at the cafes by the sea!















More updates to come soon!

Hi mom!

Today we had a great day! We drove from Volos to Afissos, a small traditional village at the roots of the mountain Pilion.

Take a look at the photos we took when we were driving to get there!







A typical summer house



And this is Afissos, beautiful, small and peaceful!



The village center









A yard of one of the houses there



Look mom! A lemon tree, can you see the lemons?



Sunbathing on the pebble beach!





The whole area is full of olive trees! A typical Mediterranean scenery.



And here we are together with some nautical staff and fish bones at the summer house the family has there.





We are back at Volos now, we are having a great time as you can see! More to come soon!

Today I welcomed another toy to the house! Etwas has just arrived.



But I also had to say goodbye to all the good friends I have made here because it's time to move to my next host. I am going on a cruise! Yahooooo!!!

So we played with some toys and we even made a music band!





Look I have learned how to play the ocarina!!



It was a lot of fun. Tomorrow I am going to the post office. I am packed and ready to go. Next update from a new country!!!

Lot's of love
Kuni

Hello Mum,

today I arrived in Sülfeld, back in Germany again. 

There were some TVs sitting in their armchair. Can you imagine, that the TVs have their own armchair here?

Well, I said hello and we talked a lot.



Because we were hungry we ate a big Pizza,



but it was to big for us...



Then Rike took us to the playground.







We had a lot of fun together.



Now we will talk about our adventures.

Love
Kuni