Vienna, Austria - 17th December 2007
By: ChristinaB
Have you ever heart about Hundertwasser-Haus? It's the most colourful house in Vienna created by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. There is nothing special inside just normal flats, but it is soooo beautiful!
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Posted Jan 2, 2008, 9:10 pm
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Bratislava, Slovakia - 18th December 2007
By: ChristinaB
Today we did a trip to Slovakia and visited Bratislava. How exciting to go abroad not being packed into an envelope but seeing how to pass the boarder
It was a freezy day but we had great fun walking through the city center, visiting the Christmas Market, the opera and then walking up the big hill to the castle. We sat in a restaurant and had a (not very typical) lunch for quite some time so when we came out it was already quite dark. So my host says sorry for the bad quality of the pictures... But in reality Bratislava was a very interesting and beautiful place!
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 7:59 am
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Vienna, Austria - 24th December 2007
By: ChristinaB
I celebrated Christmas in Vienna this year!! With all the traditions they have here, with a little chaos (since I'm staying in a family with 3 little kids) and with alot of joy!
The kids were very excited about Christmas and could hardly wait for the big day to come. So they had an advent calendar with 24 little mooses and every morning I helped them to find the "Moose of the day" - how funny
We also did alot of preparations and decorations, one day my host even decided to bake a crib from Gingerbread! Hmmmm how delicious - but it came out soo beautiful that nobody wanted to eat it...
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:01 am
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Vienna, Austria - 24th December 2007
By: ChristinaB
We had a wonderful Christmas tree - such a big one that it didn't even fit on the photo, ha, ha! There were many decorations on it and some chocolates (well, I helped to organize everything so I was allowed to pick the first chocolate, yummy!)
Christmas Eve itself was very funny! After everything was prepared the "Christkind" came (kids in Austria don't believe in Santa I was told but in the Christkind), we sang some songs (well, I guess the family won't get famous as a choir...) and then we all were allowed to open the presents. They were really lucky to have me with them this year because I helped alot with that!!!
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:03 am
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Upper Austria, Austria - 30th December 2007
By: ChristinaB
After Christmas we left Vienna to go on a winter holiday. First we stayed at my host's parents in Upper Austria which was very nice because there was some snow and I enjoyed to play outdoors alot! Strange thing, this snow... but I got used to it and finally I really liked it!
The family went skiing several times and I joined them to the mountains. Well "mountains"... these were no real mountains (at least not what I expected from Austrian mountains...) rather hills but I was told that we would go to the real mountains pretty soon
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:05 am
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Zell am See, Austria - 6th January 2008
By: ChristinaB
Well, and that was exactly what we did a few days later. We went to Zell am See, a small town beautifully located within the Alps very close to Austria's highest mountain "Großglockner". And there I found some real mountains!!!
I was allowed to go skiing with my hosts again! We went up to "Schmittenhöhe" (more than 2000 m) by cablecar, which was a completely new experience for me. The view from up there was really amazing towards all the other mountains (some of them are more than 3.500 m high!!)
On the last photo you can see me with some of the other Toyvoyagers I got to know here: Decker, Eddie Bear, Jade, Frankie, Kanga and Cassiopeia.
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:07 am
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Salzburg, Austria - 10th January 2008
By: ChristinaB
Since my host loves Salzburg and since it was only about 100 km from Zell am See we once went there to do some sightseeing and enjoy a lóng walk through the city center. So I got to see the old fortress on the hill, had a walk through "Getreidegasse", the most famous street in Salzburg where I also saw the house where Mozart was born. Then we went to listen to the bells in a tower called "Glockenspiel", had a look at the big dome and we also visited Mirabell castle. I was told that it is very beautiful to walk through its park in summer when they have tons of flowers growing there!
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:09 am
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on the way to the, UK - 28th January 2008
By: ChristinaB
I had a great time in Austria but unfortunately everything nice has an end too, and so I had to continue my trip today. I left Austria for my next destination: the UK! Wow, I'm really curious what I'll experience there
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Posted Feb 3, 2008, 8:12 am
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Preston, United Kingdom - 8th March 2008
By: jellycat
Hi all, just a quick note to say i have arrived in Preston at last, i think i must have been lost in the mail as that was quite a long journey. No pictures yet as my new host just wanted to let everyone know that i am here and okay. Well im off for a well deserved rest after all ive been through !!!! lol !!!
Pictures will be following soon.
Love to all
Smooch x x x
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Posted Mar 8, 2008, 1:23 pm
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Preston, United Kingdom - 26th March 2008
By: jellycat
Well Peeps, its not really been nice enough to go anywhere or do anything, so yet again, me and mumble had to play indoors, samson the puppy was very good and came up with a few games (mainly hide and seek). Our Host will hopefully take us out this weekend before we go to our new homes.
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Ta Ta For Now
Love Smooch x x x
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Posted Mar 26, 2008, 6:46 pm
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Greenwich Park, London, England - 11th May 2008
By: Deborah
I have arrived in London where the weather is very hot indeed. We went for a picnic in Greenwich Park, which was very pleasant under our shady tree. I sampled some of the grass which was extremely tasty and not dried up at all.
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Posted May 11, 2008, 10:25 pm
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London, England - 12th May 2008
By: Deborah
It was another beautiful sunny day and I was eager to get out and see the sights. My friend Mumble was in London just a couple of weeks ago and he had told me all about some of the best places to go. Taking his advice, I began with an excursion to Trafalgar Square. Because it was so hot I felt very tempted to take a shower in one of the fountains but a sign said that this wasn't allowed and I certainly didn't want the police to arrest me so early in my visit.
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Posted May 12, 2008, 10:27 pm Last edited May 12, 2008, 10:29 pm by Deborah
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London, England - 17th May 2008
By: Deborah
This evening in Greenwich I spied a strange sculpture. I don't know what it is but I quite like it!
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Posted May 18, 2008, 4:43 pm
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London, England - 18th May 2008
By: Deborah
Today I ate some flowers, which were simply delicious. Unfortunately, before I had the chance to sample all of them Travel Ted told me that I had to stop because they belonged to his foster-gran and humans are strange creatures who like to keep flowers in their gardens without eating them at all! Luckily it was ok for me to eat the grass because it was apparently 'overdue for mowing'.
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Posted May 18, 2008, 4:48 pm
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London, England - 27th May 2008
By: Deborah
I had a very busy day of sightseeing around the River Thames.
The first thing I saw was the big wheel called the London Eye, which was erected as part of the millennium celebrations. Nearby were some very strange sculptures by Salvador Dali. I couldn't decide whether I liked them or not. I must say that I didn't really understand what they were all about.
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Posted May 29, 2008, 7:01 pm
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