Travelog for: Phinook

Hello Mom!

On Thursday I arrived to Finland! And what adventures I have already seen...

Thursday evening me, my host-mom and her boyfriend baked together orange-chocolate cupcakes! They were so delicious! I ate so many cupcakes that my belly was hurting a little :/

On Friday the real adventure started.. Me and host-mom travelled to Kawacon in Joensuu! It was a nice trip, but I saw lots of weird people.. My host-mom told me that it's called cosplay. If you want to see what kind of people I saw, search Kawacon 2012 from Youtube.

Sunday morning we went to watch Kendo show, I was afraid those big warriors with scary masks. And they scream so loudly! I didn't get what was the point of screaming but my host-mom explained me that it has something to do with orderliness. In the evening we travelled by train back to Central Finland.

Now we are at summer cottage. This is very beautiful place near the lake, I wish I could go to swim but the water is too cold! Soon we are going back to pier, maybe taking some pictures and enjoy the sun.

I hope that everything is fine at home!
P.S The pictures will be added later (and now they are in wrong order but anyway! ;D)

With love, Phinook

Hey again!

Now we are back in town! The countryside life was quite nice but too much mosquitoes. But I really enjoyed sunny weather and warm wind. And good food! I can't understand how much we ate there, right after eating they started to do next food.. My favorite was pancakes whit whipped cream and fruits.

I didn't do much, I just laid on the pier enjoying the sun. I also read some weird cartoons with my host-mom, the pictures were great but story was quite difficult. And then I played with a bark ship! I would had like to made my own but my host-mom didn't want to go the forest because there was so many mosquitoes. It was little difficult to move from place to place, because there was so much water. Water was extraordinary high, so there was some kind of do-it-yourself bridge, we called it ninja way. You have to be real ninja if you want to use that way because the beam is slippery and thousands of mosquitoes are stalking if somebody goes by.

Now I'm going to take a nap and dreaming about new adventures!
All the best, Phinook : )

Hey my dear ones at home !

Last few days have been quite boring, the weather has been rainy so I can't play outside. Luckily I have a new friend here, a little hedgehog called PieksiHH. He arrived on Thursday. But one night some days ago were really exiting! We were staying a night at my host-mom's boyfriend's home, and then after watching an old Disney movie, we went a night ride! We drove to Saarijärvi (a tiny town about 25 kilometers from Äänekoski) and back, and on the way we saw really beautiful views! There were no clouds on the sky so we saw a full moon, and of course because I'm a dog I had to howl little bit..

And day after that night ride, me and PieksiHH met a real dog. We went out for a walk with my host-mom and her friend, and that friend have a dog called Rita. She is so nice dog, I think I have little fell in love.

Today we are going to shopping! My host-mom told that there is only three clothing stores in Äänekoski, but I think it's enough for me. I hope I will get ice cream too! Host-mom will start soon to looking for a new host for me, I'm already looking forward to see new places!

I hope that you are feeling well!
Hugs, Phinook : )

Hi there!

Last few days have been full of action, I'm quite happy that soon I can rest some days when I'm travelling to the next place.

On Monday we didn't go to shopping, because my host mom's mom became little sick. Instead we went again to spend a evening at my host mom's boyfriend's home. There we played board games, Chess and Monopoly, and then we visit in sauna ! It was too hot and wet for me.

And on Tuesday we went to shopping to the Tuuri (Tuuri means luck in Finnish, it's one kind of shopping center). There were so many people! And big horseshoe statue. The whole week has been rainy, and there has also been thunder.

Wednesday was a interesting day, then we went to summer theatre! It was so nice show, even if I have no idea what they talked about. Songs sounded nice and we get free ice cream! The thunder has broken their freezer, so the ice cream was little bit melted and they give it away for free.
And there were also some animals, two ponies, black sheep and white bunny. Thet bunny was little bit scary because its eyes were red..

And today we were in Jyväskylä! But we didn't take pictures here because the camera's battery was reloading.

So that's what happened on that week, tomorrow I'm maybe travelling to Austria if it's fine for you, Mom! : )

All the best!
Phinook : )

Dear Mum and dear little Master!

Today I arrived in Austria - and was immediately welcomed by Barney, the cat, who was looking for a ride to another country. The second I left my ride, Barney went in to go abroad. But it did not work out as Barney planned, because Host Mum wouldn't allow him to travel 

I also have to tell you a funny story about my arrival in Vienna: I first thought I got the wrong place! Everything looked so like Hawaii!!! The toys here even greeted me with Hawaiian flower arrangements- it was so nice!

Well, then I realised that I had mistaken a wallpaper for a real landscape- we all had a real laugh about it! 
(well. I have to admit I was a little bit disappointed because I wasn't in Hawaii for real and it was raining outside and not looking so nice.)

But when I got to meet a sibling of Mickey Mouse who is also staying here, I was very happy again. Because Mickey told me that the food here was as great as he was round 

I'm already looking forward to dinner now.

I miss you,

Phinook

Hi there!

Well, it is still raining here in Vienna, but nevertheless we are having fun!!

Today we -that's my new friend, and tourist guide Slinky- helped to bake a cake.

We first weight chocolate

and the melted it. Slinky wanted to eat a piece of chocolate right away, because it smelled soooooo good. I was hardly able to resist too. But host mum wouldn't allow us to eat them, because it was all needed for the cake

After the chocolate I added peanut butter, and then rice crispies- it is suppposed to be a crunchy filling layer for the cake. I can hardly wait to try it.

But I wil have to wait for a short time, as this will be a birthday cake for host grandmother.

Today we were finally able to try a bit of the cake. It was SOOOO YUMMY!

Hi Finlay! hi Mum!

Today we already had a tournament of Tiroler Roulette, that's a game where you have to turn a spinner so that it pushes marbles into holes. Each hole gives you a different amount of points. Whoever reaches the highest number of points wins the tournament. - but you will understand much better, once you see the pictures.

It was so such an exciting game, and at first it didn't look good for me at all. But then I won
I even got an award for winning which was given to me by Garfield (this cat is not only everywhere, where lasagne is served, but everywhere with nice food   )
I was very happy!!!

Hello Finlay! Hi Mum!

Today we went to play minigolf. It was so much fun! Especially as the weather was much nicer than before. It had finally stopped to rain =)

When we had finished our game, we enjoyed the sun a bit longer at a resaurant.

It was very nice 

Hi there!

Sun is still shining here in Vienna. If the weater lasts a bit longer, I might be able to go flying in a little plane. That would be sooooo cool!

Well, today my tourist guide decided we should do some sightseeing. So we went to the University of Vienna, which is a huge, historical and very impressive building- you will see it on the pictures.
but before we even arrived, we passed another beautiful building, namely the Votivkirche.

Then we arrived at the university, and I was awed. It was such an impressive sight! And it is so huge! I also loved the Arkadenhof, where there are statues of the most famous alumni of the university.

It was really great!

Tomorrow we will go to the Chemistry Department of the University which is also supposed to be of historical significance, as for example Einstein already worked there. I look very much forward to it.

Yours, Phinook

Hi!

As I've already announced  we went to the chemistry department of the university of Vienna today.

Just like the university itself, the department is also a very impressive building. It also has lots of statues of important chemists in it.

It is also much like a maze. If it wouldn't be for my friend, and tourist guide, I'm sure I would have gone lost. If you go there, you can walk through all the laboratories, which have interesting devices in them. Host Mum explained them all to us. The one we took a photo with is used for distillations.

I also had the chance to sit in the same lecture hall as Einstein and Heißenberg did. It was so exciting! 

Now, I want to try out some experiments by myself. I'm hoping I get a chance to do so soon 

In the evening host mum has a surprise for us. I'm already very curious...

Hello!

I have to tell you about the evenning suprise of the 24th:

We went to the premiere of Batman!

First we wanted to dress up for it, but then we decided against it. We were had so much fun anyway, and we were so lucky, because we met the stars of Madagaskar and were allowed to take pictures with them.

Hi Finlay! Hi Mum!

Today we went into the jungle...well it wasn't really the jungle but it looked so similar. In fact we went to a garden and looked at different plants. It felt like we were making a trip through the most exciting bits of a jungle- I enjoyed it so much

Hi there!

Today we had a barbecue. I impressed everyone with my skills on the grill 

I'm also very excited because I'll probably be able to go flying tomorrow - if the weather stays that way- The host family has a pilot license and wants to show me Austria from up in the air. I'm hoping that it works out