Travelog for: Sheela

Hi Mummy! I arrived in Miami, Florida a few days ago. I met Franklin and Boris Tonks here!



I am glad Boris is here because he is just my size and perfect to play with! He helped me ride Franklin's toy mammoth:



We also read before bed together… Franklin lent us some of his books, which are just the right size for us!



I showed Boris my travel journal, which arrived a few days after I did.



Then we went to sleep. There isn't much to do here because my host is almost never home these days. I heard from Franklin that she is going out every day to look for a job and has been doing that for a long time now. But I am having fun with Boris so far!

According to marina Sheela was mailed on  March 26 and will hopefully arrive home soon. Have a safe journey, little bear.

Your Mum

Hi there! This is Sheela, I've safely arrived home and was happy to meet a lot of other travelling teddys here. Mum promised to take some photos soon.

It's so great to be home again. I'm totally amazed how many TV's have visited while I was travelling and how many are currently staying here. Hope to have a great time with them until I continue my journeys. Being welcomed by Coco Presley was a special pleasure, of course.









Love,
Sheela

We went to Mannheim because Mum had to do some things there. She showed us the water tower and the Friedrichsplatz behind it with its beautiful fountains and flowers.









Love,
Sheela

Mum has found a new host for me. I'm travelling to the United Kingdom. How exciting. All TV's said good-bye to me and wished me a good journey.



Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum!

I've arrived safely in Great Britain.  My journey was fine - although I'm glad to be out of the envelope!

Tobbi was there to greet me.


I showed him the sweets that I brought with me and he seemed to like them!


He pointed out that Snoopy, hostmum's cat, had come to say hello as well.


Then it was time for the tour of the house.  I really liked this elephant!


After the tour we sat down and enjoyed the view.


I can't wait to start exploring the area!

Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum!

Two more TVs arrived today.  Tobbi and I were very excited when we saw the two packages, we both wondered who would be inside them.


Together we opened the first package and saw that it was Paula Hip, who has travelled from Germany.


Then the three of us opened the other package and we saw that it was Flummi.


Now there's four of us here!  It's nice - there's lot of company.  We showed them around the house, and then the garden.  Here we all are underneath a Bonzai tree.  Of course, Tobbi had to climb it!


Then we decided to play hide and seek.  I didn't see where the others hid, but I found a really good hiding place.


I could hear that Tobbi had found all the others, but they hadn't found me.  It took them a while!  I could hear them searching for me and saying 'I wonder if she's behind the Bonzai tree?'  They had a look, and when they turned around, they finally saw me!


It was a lot of fun.  But we were all quite tired afterwards - we only have little legs after all!  So we all joined Snoopy for a nap.


Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum!

Today was a very busy day, we had lots of fun.  Hostmum's friend, Gizalba came to visit, and she bought her TVs with her, so there were lots of us!

First we went to see Hexham Abbey.


Here we all are inside the Abbey.  There's Pinky Bear, Paula Hip, Flummi, Tobbi, me, Imperio and Edelweiss.




Then we went in the crypt.  It was very small down there, and everything was really old - it was from the 7th Century.




Once we'd seen the Abbey, we went to see the 'Old Gaol', which was the first ever jail in England.




Then we thought it would be fun to take a group picture in the stocks!




After that, we went to the orphanage, where we met Hippy, who came home with Hostmum. 

Then we went to the park.  It was such a nice day and the sun was actually shining for once.  Look Mum - I climbed a tree!!



Hostmum and her friend sat in the park for a while, while all of us ran around and had fun amongst the flowers.  Can you see Hippy?


Then we saw a monument - so we had to have our picture taken in front of it.  It's a monument dedicated to all those people that fought in WWI & WWII




It was a very nice day today, but I'm quite tired now!

Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum,

Today was such a lovely, sunny day that we decided to go for a nice walk and visit the Roman Fort at Chester.

Isn't the English countryside beautiful?


The Roman Fort is part of Hadrian's wall - a massive 200km long wall that stretched from one end of England to the other.  In some places it was more than 10m high!  It was built in AD122, almost 2000 years ago, under the command of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.  The wall meant that the Scot's couldn't invade, so his empire was safe.


Here I am with Flummi, Tobbi, Hippy and Paula Hip.  We're standing in front of the barracks - where the soldiers slept.


Gizalba and her visiting TVs Imperio, Pinky Bear and Edelweiss were also with us - we had a lot of fun together.


Here we are in what used to be the 'steam room' - what we now know as a sauna.


In this picture we're sitting in what used to be the 'lockers' of the baths - the place where soldiers put their things while they used the baths.


Then we explored the Commandant's house!




After all that exploring, we thought it was time for a short break by the river.


Because the weather was so nice, we all had a bit of a sunbathe.


After all that time out in the sun, it was time for some shade.


The shade cooled us off a little bit, but we were all still pretty hot.  So hostmum treated us to an ice cream - it was delicious, and just what I needed!


After we had all finished our ice cream, we decided that it was probably time to head back to Hostmum's home.

When we arrived, we were greeted by a package.


Quickly, let's open it and see who's inside!


It's Huhn!  He looked a bit shocked - I don't think he was expecting to see so many of us Tvs!


But we quickly made him feel welcome, and pretty soon it was like we were all old friends!


So Mum, that was my day - it was really good.  I had a lot of fun.

Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum,

The past few days have been gorgeous weather, so we've been making the most of it.

Here we all are, playing outside and enjoying the sunshine.


All that playing has tired us out - time to just sit back and relax.


After all that sun, I needed a nice cool drink to cool myself down.


Then, while the others did their own thing, I decided it would be nice to lie on the sun-lounger reading a magazine.


It's been a very nice, sunny, relaxing day!

Hugs,
Sheela

Hi Mum!

Today we went for a short drive to visit one of the landmarks of the North East of England.


It's the 'Angel of the North'.  I wasn't expecting it to be so big!  It's 20m (66ft) tall and the wings are 54m (177ft) long!


Hostmum treated us to an ice cream as well, yum.


When we got back to hostmum's house, we decided that a fruit smoothie would be perfect for this weather.  But, we had to make it first!


I was in charge of passing the strawberries and raspberries to Tobbi to put in the jug.


The finished smoothie - doesn't it look delicious?


It sure did taste nice, and in this hot weather it was the perfect drink - cool, refreshing and fruity.  Yum!


Afterwards, hostmum gave us some olives to try.  Some of the TVs didn't like them, but I thought they were delicious.


Hugs,
Sheela

Hi Mum,

Today was a both a sad and happy day as we said goodbye to two TVs.


First I said bye to Tobbi and wished him a good journey to Yorkshire.


Then I said bye to Hippy and wished him a safe journey and told him he'll have a great time.  (He was a little nervous as it's his first ever voyage.


Then we all said goodbye to them one last time, and off they went!


But almost as soon a they had left, two packages arrived!


Let's see who is in the first envelope... it's Lizzy Lizard!


Then we all opened the second package.


And it's _Mishuta_!  Here we all are - Flummi, me, Huhn, Mishuta, Paula Hip and Lizzy.


Then we decided to go for a short walk - here's the view from outside hostmum's house.


As you can see, it's not very sunny anymore, but it's still quite hot, just very cloudy.

We decided to go to Brunton Turret, which is another part of Hadrian's Wall.


Here we are on what used to be the turret.


Can you see me on the wall?


Here I am!


On the way back to hostmum's house, some sheep came to say hello.


As you can see, it's been quite a busy day - saying bye to two friends and meeting two new friends, and then exploring more of the countryside and Hadrian's Wall.

Bye!

Sheela

Hi Mum!

Today we went to Durham, which is where hostmum goes to university.  We met up with hostmum's friend Gizalba again and spent the day exploring her college grounds.  It was great seeing Edelweiss again, and meeting Tapsi.

Here we all are by the pond.


We saw this war memorial - it's dedicated to those that lost their lives in WW1.




Here I am with the memorial and Durham Cathedral in the background.


Look Mum, I saw a rainbow!  Isn't it pretty?


It was starting to get a bit chilly, so we had one last group picture taken with the cathedral in the background before going inside.


I thought it would be fun to have a game of Monopoly on the machine in the bar.  Unfortunately I didn't win.


To finish the evening, we all had a cocktail.  It was very yummy.  But don't worry Mum, I was sensible and didn't drink too much.  Judging by the camera-shake, hostmum wasn't quite as sensible as I was...! 


Bye,
Sheela

Hi Mum!

Today was such a fun day!!  Hostmum's college at university was having a special party that we all went to.

The theme was 'Alice in Wonderland'.  So naturally, we started the day by watching the Disney movie of Alice in Wonderland.  I hadn't seen it before - it's such a funny film.  I liked the butterflies that looked like bread.


Then, because it was such a nice day, we went outside.  And oh boy - the back yard really did look like something from Alice in Wonderland!  They had decorated everywhere and there were lots of games.  There was even a bouncy castle!!  Unfortunately we couldn't go on that, as there were a lot of students on there.  Hostmum said that they had had a few Pimms, so were a bit rowdy...
But look - here I am with one of the decorations.


Then we thought it would be fun to try some of the games.  First we went bowling.  There were two teams - unfortunately I lost, but it was a good game!


Then we played giant checkers.  I tell you what Mum, I felt like I was on Harry Potter - except I wasn't riding a horse or a knight, but checkers!  It was a lot of fun, and my team won!




And finally, we played giant 'four in a row'.  Look how big it is!


I won this game as well - I was yellow.


It was such a fun day - and I really did feel like I had drank that potion from Alice in Wonderland, the one that makes you shrink, because everything was so big!

Bye,
Sheela