Travelog for: Kathy

Hi! I`m Kathy. I`m a little girl and a little princess. I like sweets and nice things. I like to go to castles and museums. Hope that you like me. Yours Kathy


Here you can see photos with my best friend.
I`m the girl on the right side with the pink dress.

And Melek was also with us!

Today we were at the Karlsplatz with Karlskirche.

Kichiro, Sue and I showed Melek
some nice places.

Today  Kichiro  will go to California - so I said Goodbye and wished him a nice journey.
Don`t know when I will see him again - so I was a little bit sad.

Good bye Kichiro - and have a nice time.

Today I was with Mr.Yellow, Pingi and Melek and my girlfriends on the playground.
We were on some swings. It was great.

Today was the stag party from Mr.Yellow. We had to say Goodbye to him because he goes to Toronto to Lakambini.

Pingi, melek and my girlies,  the red sheep and I  had made a nice party for Mr.Yellow.

I wish Mr.Yellow much fun in Toronto. 


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Yesterday I was at Stephens Cathedral. Inside we couldn`t make photos.
And outside we found a little Stephens Cathedral - it was so nice.
I also was at the roof! Great - a little girl on the roof of Stephens Cathedral!
And  Sue and  Melek  were with me!

I also wanted to know more about
Stephansdom = St. Stephan's cathedral - so I was told:

It took over 100 years to build it.

Stephens Cathedral has the South Tower and the North Tower which has never been finished. I wanted to know why and was told the Sage of Hans Puchsbaum. (I then wanted to know what a Sage is. They explained that it was similar to a tell tale. It is typical for Vienna, or even for Austria as a whole.)

Well, here is the tell tale of Hans Puchsbaum:

He was a young man, who worked as an architect for St. Stephan's cathedral. He was very talented, and his boss was impressed by his work. Then he fell in love with the daughter of his boss. His boss was only willing to allow their relationship, if Hans proved himself to be the best architect of the city by finishing the North Tower of the Cathedral. Hans was devastated - this was an impossible task. He didn't know what to do - and that was when he met the Devil and made a deal with him. He was promised to be able to finish the North Tower in no time, but wasn't allowed to speak the names of the holy family for one year.

The North Tower was nearly finished, when one day Hans saw his beloved standing in front of the Cathedral. He called her name"Maria", so that she would see him. That was when he fell.
All the work on the North Tower was immediatly abandoned, and hasn't been continued until today.

Today we were at the Prater. We wanted to drive with the giant wheel, but there were so many people.
So we made photos before the Riesenrad and go for a little walk.

I was there with Sue and Melek.

Today I was with Melek and my mum in Perchtoldsdorf.
She has there some friends and we were allowed to make some photos on the balcony. We had a great sight over Vienna!

I have a great time there.

Today Little Dragon arrived.

We all say "Hello" to him.

Carolin +Daisy Orange + Kara +  Melek +  Pingi + Taja + Teufelchen + Slange and I!





Here you see the welcome of Little Dragon:





The snake looked if there is some more in the envelope:







Melek



Pingi



Kathy



Kara



Daisy Orange



Teufelchen



Blue and Carolin



Sheepy



and Taja the littel Dragongirl!




And here all together:

Today I visit with my mum Grinsekatze and many friends:Carolin +Daisy Orange + Kara +  Melek +  Pingi +Taja the world oldes Zoo in Schönbrunn.
Here you can read about it:

The World´s Oldest Zoo
Part of the imperial summer residence of Schönbrunn, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the world's oldest zoo is indeed an unforgettable experience, and one that no visitor to Vienna should miss. Along with the historic complexes of the former "menagerie" of Emperor Francis Stephen of  Lorraine, visitors discover what is perhaps the world's most beautiful zoo in a unique setting where culture and nature blend. More than 500 animal species, some of them threatened, have found a home here and a chance for survival as a species.
From A as in anteater to Z as in zebra: A visit to the Schönbrunn Zoo is a tour through every continent in the fascinating world of animals. See giant pandas, Siberian tigers, orangutans, and elephants, or immerse yourself in the Amazon and experience the tropical rain forest. A visit to the zoo offers young and old alike an enjoyable vacation in an incomparable setting and interesting insights into our nature and species conservation work.
Modern zoos such as the Schönbrunn Zoo have become educational centers; they are showcases for teaching and research, and valuable partners for many nature and species conservation projects. Not only are the knowledge and experience of zoologists, veterinarians, and keepers available for such projects, but so are the threatened animal species that have been carefully bred in the scope of the international zoo network. With your admission fee, and more especially through your interest in the animals and the work of the zoo, you are supporting our efforts in nature and species conservation!
http://www.zoovienna.at/en/zoo-and-visitors/welcome-worlds-oldest-zoo/

And here the photos:
We were at the Giant Pandas but they had played hide and seek and so we couldn`t see them.
But we were lucky. The artist Gottfried Kumpf has made a Giant Panda and so we could climb on it.
Have a look!

Schönbrunn Garden

Today I visit with my mum Grinsekatze and many friends:Carolin + Daisy Orange + Kara + Melek +  Pingi +Taja+ Little Dragon Schönbrunn Garden/Park.

It was so great. It was the last sunny day.
The next time the sun will go and the rain will
come.
So we were happy to sit in the grass and have
a nice time.











Blue and Carolin




Blue and Carolin lie in the grass:







I  with  Daisy Orange!









I







Melek





Pingi





Taja + Daisy Orange+ Little Dragon





Taja+Pingi+ Melek








Taja + Little Dragon

Today I visit with my mum Grinsekatze and  Melek +  Pingi +Little Dragon the Zentralfriedhof


The Zentralfriedhof (German for "Central Cemetery") is one of the largest cemeteries in the world, largest by number of interred in Europe and most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.
The cemetery's name is descriptive of its significance as Vienna's biggest cemetery, not of its geographic location, as it is not situated in the city center of the Austrian capital, but on the very outskirts, in the outer city district of Simmering, and its address is Simmeringer Hauptstraße 230–244, Vienna 1110, Austria. The musician Wolfgang Ambros honoured the Zentralfriedhof in his 1975 song "Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof" ("Long live the Zentralfriedhof"), marking with it the 100th anniversary of the cemetery's opening.

We have seen the grave of Falco the great musican (his real name was Hans Hölzl)
Johann (Hans) Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name  Falco , was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2)" and posthumously, "Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, making him the only artist whose principal language was German to score a number-one hit in the United States. His estate claims he has sold 20 million albums and 15 million singles, which makes him the best selling Austrian singer of all time.




We have lighted a candle for him.

Farewellpartyphotos

Farewellparty von:Carolin +Daisy Orange + Kara + Kathy + +Pingi +Taja.

Little Dragon und Melek stay in Vienna. But they made party with all TV`s who
will go to their first hosts!



















Kara says „Good by“! She goes to Hippo Nino in Erfurt.







Daisy Orange  go to smart geckos to Australia





Pingi say „Good bye“. He goes to franzi4690 to Hamburg.




Carolin says „Good Bye“ . She goes to Jasper in die Schweiz.





I say „Good Bye“ . I go to Thomisa to UK.




Here I am with my travelcard!

I´m on the way to Thomisa to UK.

Hi Mum!

Well, here I am in the UK  I had a good journey (thanks for packing some sweets!) but I'm glad to be out now. My host family is lovely. And I'm very happy that there are some other ToyVoyagers here too:



This is me with Krumelknirps and Mishuta.

I'm going to do some exploring tomorrow...

I'm pretty tired now after all that travelling, so bye for now.
Love Kathy
xxx