Cessy Posted Nov 3, 2012, 1:50 pm |
hello, i am a little red duck named PATKA
and joined now to toyvoyagers for i love travelling around to foreign places and meet friendly people. where will i go first? together with my friend CESSY i am looking for interesting places. she was already on a very fine tour and told me much about her adventures. she met nice folks and other tv's. now she is at home again and will take care of visitors. last wednesday we had much fun on halloween evening greetings to you all. maybe i can start my first voyage soon |
Cessy Posted Nov 7, 2012, 12:45 pm |
hello,
i am extremely excited! i will start my first voyage and go to england! together with my friends i had a look at the maps to find out where i will travel. also i had to strap on my toyvoyager id tag my mum has also made a scarf for me. she is worried maybe i could catch a cold. mums! always caring finally i had to say goodbye to all my friends. i will miss them. but then again i hope, i will meet nice guys on my journey. well, lets go inside my jiffy bag, hope i will have a good trip. cu |
Gizalba Posted Nov 22, 2012, 7:46 pm |
I've arrived mum!!! Woohoo!!! That envelope was starting to get a bit boring so I was so glad to get out and meet the TVs waiting for me here.
I was greeted by Edelweiss, Midori Rabit, Jala and Sienna. Edelweiss gave me a hug so I felt welcomed Then she helped me get out the present I brought with me, which they liked very much. They say the wrapping is much appreciated to protect the wafers, and I was proud that I didn't break in with my beak and eat them on the way, it was very tempting They also thought the postcard was very beautiful and I explained to them that me and my mum like lighthouses I wanna go see a lighthouse! But I'm not sure if there are any round here... we'll have to do some investigation. I hope my friends at home are well, I will update again soon! Love Patka |
Gizalba Posted Nov 29, 2012, 5:58 pm |
Hi mum! My host has been very busy working on some strange thing called an essay these last few days... it looks very boring to us TVs. 'We want adventure!' we said. So during a break Midori and I were permitted to explore the college grounds where we are staying, with supervision I'm not sure why I need supervision... I am very sensible and wouldn't get lost!
Anyway it was a lovely winters day We found a nice tree to have a peaceful chat on until we got a bit cold despite our scarves and then wanted to start moving again. We wandered up some steps and posed for a picture there, but you can't see me very well. I was bathing in the sun The third picture shows the path down to the dining hall which you can vaguely see towards the right. That building is rather dull though so we walked back up to where the students live. I found some nice holly leaves which made me feel christmassy. In the background to that picture you can see one of the gyms, but my host have never been in there Next we went through towards the court yard and found some candles. We wanted to light one to warm up but we didn't have a lighter My host said they must be there for one of the events they hold in the building that looks a bit like a church, but is used for parties. Then we went inside and up the stairs towards our room. I looked over the bannisters and saw the computer room where my host writes those weird things. I don't think the computer room will be very exciting. We nosied out of the windows as we climbed the stairs, and I nearly got blinded by the sun. We have had such torrential rain for the last few days though that the sun is a big relief. My host had to take a detour to lectures as the river overflowed and the path was over a metre underwater I said I could have swam and met some ducks, but my host said that the water was too mucky and the ducks had disappeared P.s. Sorry some of the photos are smaller than others, we converted their size in bulk so I don't know how that's happened?! Strange |
Gizalba Posted Apr 13, 2013, 10:48 pm |
Helloo mum!
We went along with our host for a walk around Durham on the way to the last day of lectures. We went along what is called 'The Bailey' and then stopped off at the cathedral. It was a very cold day but the mist was pretty. I decided to try to take a silhouette picture of myself and the cathedral. In the picture after that the building behind me is of the old university library. We walked back into the centre of the city to market square, then across the bridge where the sky and river looked lovely. When looking over to see the river a seagul swooped by Next we went to the science site where the lectures are and took a picture of the new statue in front of the library. The statue is so depressing it is actually quite funny. My host thinks that the statue accurately represents how students feel when entering the library People start crying and screaming 'Nooo!' Haha, that is a joke... I hope The next picture shows a multicoloured round lecture building, which is quite a contrast compared to the very old buildings in the middle of the city. Then we faced the hill up to the psychology department which was our destination. When we went back it had gone dark so we went back through the centre to see the lights. Our camera isn't that good in the dark though. I saw santa's grotto and had a little rest watching the little train go round We have now travelled back to the north west for christmas, so I will explore this new place soon! Patka |
Gizalba Posted Apr 13, 2013, 11:00 pm |
Today was very exciting as a new TV Emma Squirrel arrived! We helped her out of her envelope and Sienna Monkey shook her hand in welcome. Then she showed us the nuts that she had brought with her from her last host. One of them had cracked in the post though so Edelweiss and I had fun being silly and using the shell as hats |
Gizalba Posted Apr 13, 2013, 11:36 pm |
These are the pictures from christmas The first ones are from the day before; the host family I am with are cheeky and wait until Christmas Eve to get a tree as then they are sold off cheap for 1p Then us TVs helped with the decorations. I met a friendly angel bear and had a chat with Mr Snowman.
Then there was a bit of a commotion as there was a drunken hooligan! Ahaha. A wild guy called Ernie had found the wine On christmas day we helped get the presents out then posed on the mantelpiece for some photos. One of the presents was an egg cup but we think it is better used as a nice pink chair for Edelweiss Very merry late christmas! Patka |
Gizalba Posted Apr 14, 2013, 6:22 pm |
Hi mum!
Over Christmas we have been back in the north west of England, so we went on the train to the nearby city of Manchester. The big circular building with all the columns is the library, however building work was being done so we couldn't go in. We then went to Albert square to find the town hall, and two pigeons casually strolled past In the background you can see the Prince Albert memorial (on the left), and the John Bright statue which I got a closer picture with. I think he was some political man but my host doesn't know much about Politics The fountain was made for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria |
Gizalba Posted May 27, 2013, 12:27 am |
Helloo mom!
The first picture is us on the train to Durham; some of the countryside we passed still had remains of snow We actually got snow in spring this year! Last weekend we went for a walk in county durham and found some hay! However it was covered in black so it didn't look as hayish as we'd hoped :/ Still, it was fun to climb We climbed up so fast our host wondered where we'd gone, until she looked up It got dark very quickly as we'd set out a bit late in the day, but we could see the lights in the distance which looked pretty |
Gizalba Posted Jun 2, 2013, 9:18 pm |
Hi mum! Over the Easter holidays we went to visit my host's friend in Cambridge. On the train we went via London so here are the pictures we took at King's Cross station. We found platform nine and three quarters from Harry Potter! The magical folk were trying to get onto the platform by running through the wall with their trolleys But soon we had to board our muggle train to continue our trip. |
Gizalba Posted Jul 24, 2013, 12:12 am |
Hello mum!
Here finally is the continuation of our journey down south The train arrived in Cambridge. It was curiously sunny and warm for April! We wandered along the streets and I found a bit of wall to sit on which looked rather spooky with the leafless branches and background. We then came across 'the Church of the Holy Sepulchre' which is apparently one of 4 round churches on England. Opposite this was a sweet shop! We then came across St John's college (I am sitting on the wall in front of part of it, then went to look at the front door). Cambridge university is made up of 31 colleges altogether, but on this trip we just looked at the outsides of a few. Next up was Trinity College (the one in the background where I am sitting on a letterbox ) We then walked towards the river but on the way I peaked into Corpus Christi College. Because it was so sunny there were lots of students and visitors punting along the river - looks fun! Later we found a long driveway lined with trees; at the end was another bridge then another pretty building - I assume this was a college but we have forgotten so will ask my host's friend about it. At the end of our day we rested in the park and guess who was waiting for me there?! Mr and Mrs Duck! So I got to say hello and complete my life mission of seeing other real ducks, yay! |
ScillyHH Posted Aug 19, 2013, 6:36 pm |
Hi mum,
today I arrived in Hamburg. See me climbing out of the postbag. Two other TV`s looked curiously at me. They are my new hosts. I showed them the postcard and the sweets from my last host. Thanks Gizalba This is my host LewisHH. Very stylish glasses And this is my ladyhost Clairchen. We had a lot to talk about. I was hungry after my long journey. So we made pancakes filled with cottage cheese and fresh fruits.....yummy Looking forward to exploring Hamburg. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Aug 25, 2013, 7:47 pm |
Hi mum,
today I'd like to show you some of my favourite places in Scillys home. This funny frog is hanging on the kitchen lamp. I like to play on this boat called "Cream Tea". Ship ahoy! How coulorful are these flowers!!! These are some nice photographs. Clairchen and LewisHH loves the helicopter and the hovercraft. I also would like to see theses vehicles! Oh look. I can play with this small ship. It goes up and down, up and down..... like a real ship in the waves. And when I am tired I chill in this deckchair. All the very best! Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Sep 8, 2013, 6:59 pm |
Hi mum,
this week Richy had to travel to Leamington Spa in Great Britain. My friends and I decided to attend Richy. Leamington Spa is a nice small town near Birmingham. See me standing in front of the town hall. This is the Queen Victoria monument in front of the town hall. This street is called The Parade. It is the main shopping street. I like this typical red letterbox. Leamington Spa is situated by the river Lem. Leamington Spa takes part in "Britain in bloom"-competition. See these beautiful flower arrangements. It is absolutely lovely. See me in front of the Parish church. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Sep 17, 2013, 7:03 pm |
Hi mum,
today we visited Stratford upon Avon. It is a little town in the middle of England and famous for its son William Shakespeare! In this half-timbered house Shakespeare was born in 1564. As you know Shakespare was a famous writer. And even nowadays his plays are shown in many theaters. The most famous one is the Royal Shakespeare theater. It is the building on the other sider of the river. Stratford is situated on the river Avon. There are a lot of small boates, called barges. You can rent them to spend your holidays on the water. See me standing in front of a little lock. We enjoyed the park on the river bank and watched the chain ferry. Then we found this typical little pub and had a Gin and Tonic - lovely! All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Sep 21, 2013, 6:01 pm |
Hi mum,
today the sun was shining and we decided to visit the Hamburg harbour. See me standing in front of the harbour. This is one of the historic harbour buildings. Nowadays there are some restaurants and pubs in it. Oh look, the "Kirchdorf" is one of the old harbour ferries. See me standing in front of the "Rickmer Rickmers", an old sailing boat and today a museum ship. In the background you can see the "San Diego", an old general cargo vessel and today also a museum ship, and the "Elbphilarmonie". The Elbphilarmonie will be an imposing building with a concert hall, a hotel and some flats, when it is ready. On the other river side you can see the harbour docks with some ships in it. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Sep 25, 2013, 3:54 pm |
Hi mums,
what a wonderful day! We enjoyed the day on the water and on the beach. See me in front of one of the Hamburg harbour ferries. By boat we went to Hamburg-Övelgönne. The first stop was Hamburg Altona with its fish auction hall. Behind me you can see a typical old storage house. Nowadays there are flats in it. On our way we saw a cruise ship - the AIDASOL. See me in front of the tug boat station. We enjoyed the boat trip. Övelgönne is a museum harbour with old boats. Next to Övelgönne harbour we found this little beach. We enjoyed the sun and the harbour view. What a funny sign on the beach Then we found a small café and had a drink and a snack with harbour view! Life can be so wonderful All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Oct 2, 2013, 9:50 pm |
Dear mums,
this weekend we visited Scillys parents in a small village. We got up very early. We had fog and I liked the atmosphere. In the afternoon the sun was shining and we explored the farmyard and the garden. Look, what a nice birdhouse The house has a thatched roof and a very nice terrace. We found this old tractor. So many firewood - they are prepared for the next winter! Do you spot me? In the pond we saw some goldfishes and coi carps. There are still some colorful flowers in the garden. And we picked the last raspberries of the year.....yummy! In front of the house we found this old pump. Now we searched a sunny place and enjoyed the day. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Oct 7, 2013, 8:28 pm |
Dear mums,
today we took a long walk in the Lewitz. It is a big area in Mecklenburg which is full of canals, small lakes and grass fields. We enjoyed the sunshine. We found a field full of cows. Look, they are very curious. I think they never saw Toyvoyagers before Please enjoy the wonderful landscape! All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Oct 16, 2013, 8:07 pm |
Dear mums,
today is reunification bankholiday. And as the weather is fine we took a trip to Zollenspieker Fährhaus. It is situated by the river Elbe in the south of Hamburg. It is a meeting point for many bikers. See me in front of the motorbikes. Fährhaus means ferry house. And so the ferry connect Zollenspiek on the Hamburg side and Hopte on the Lower Saxony side. In front of this sign we have to wait for the next ferry. We enjoyed the crossing. Back on the Hamburg side we watched the boats go by. Some people enjoyed the sun on the small beach. In the background you can see a Biergarten. Then it was time for coffee and cake. Yummy...... All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Oct 27, 2013, 8:06 pm |
Dear mums,
autumn is a nice season in Hamburg. The trees are very colorful and there is a special light in the sunshine. Today we took a walk through a park in Hamburg Ohlsdorf. This is a wonderful place, isn't it! We loved playing in the leaves. We found this well. This parkbench was a good place for a rest. Back at home we enjoyed these apple toffee cupcakes.....yummy..... All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Nov 4, 2013, 8:37 pm |
Dear mums,
what a exciting day!!!! We took a trip to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. We had to get up in the morning very early. And so we had a whole day in Stockholm First we visited the market hall of Östermalm with its many delicatessen stalls. See me in front of the national theatre. Stockholm has a lot of lakes and canals and we saw many old boats. This is the swedish Parliament building. Behind me you can see the royal palace. It is a very imposing building. This bridge connects the main town with the old part of Gamla Stan. In Gamla Stan we found a lot of old building and some narrow lanes. See me in front of the old bourse building. Nowadays it is home of the Nobel museum. This is the view of one of the main shopping street - Kungsgatan. We had a great day in Stockholm and maybe I will be back one day! There is lot more to see! All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Nov 27, 2013, 10:40 pm |
Dear mums,
November was a busy month. But now we are in Cornwall an enjoying the seaside, beaches and cliffs. We are living in a place called St Ives. Clairchen told me that this is her home town And even though it is November the weather is great and we are having a lot of sunshine. This is Porthmeor Beach, one of the five bays of St Ives. This place behind me is called "The Island". See me sitting with my friends and looking down from The Island on to Porthmeor Beach. Then we saw this "coastal watch" house. I enjoyed the view from the Island. See me in front of Porthgwidden Beach, another beach of St Ives. I especially liked the changing cabins with its colourful doors. Looking forward to see the other beaches in the next few days. All the very best. Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Nov 30, 2013, 10:32 am |
Dear mums,
I can't believe. It is november and we have such a lot of sunshine. We've seen people with short trousers and Flip Flops today First we visited Bamaluz beach. It is only a very small one. See me in front of the beach. Bamaluz is situated near the harbour. There are some big houses overlooking the beach. Then we went to the harbour. It is really lovely. There is a small beach at the harbour too. And in low tide you can walk between the boats. See me walking on Smeatons Pier. At the end of our walk we enjoyed a cup of coffee on the harbour front overlooking the harbour. All the very best from a sunny Cornwall. Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 2, 2013, 7:13 pm |
Dear mums,
another sunny day in Cornwall! So we decided to explore the boats in the harbour at low tide. First we enjoyed the sun sitting on a boat. Now I want to show you all the boats in the harbour. I like theses houses on the harbour front. On our way home we enjoyed the sundown at Porthmeor beach. Tomorrow we will have a walk on the coastal path. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 7, 2013, 11:56 pm |
Dear mums,
today we visited Lands End, the most westerly point of the mainland Great Britain. Please see Longships Lighthouse behind me. See me and my friends looking for all the shipwrecks along the coastline. It is really dangerous. As proof that I was in Lands End see me in front of the Lands End sign. This is a view along the coast. The white house is the "last and first house". Here I am standing in front of the first and last house. What a beautiful coastline! We walked on the coastal path from Lands End to Sennen Cove. We found some funny stones. How exciting! We saw a shipwreck in the cliffs. It was a german ship, the RMS Mühlheim. It was wrecked on 22 March 2003. Please see the village of Sennen Cove behind me. There is a small and lovely harbour in Sennen Cove. We enjoyed an amazing sundown in the evening. See all the cliffs coloured in red. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 16, 2013, 8:53 pm |
Dear mums,
today we took a trip to the little harbour village of St Mawes on the south coast of Cornwall. On our way we stopped at Truro with its famous cathedral. We continued our trip with a mini bus towards St Mawes. See me standing in front of the little harbour. We found this historic petrol station. There is only a very small beach at St Mawes. Look at this beautiful cottage - pink!!! All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 21, 2013, 6:56 pm |
Dear mums,
today I would like to show you our holiday apartement. This is a very interesting shelf for me with a lot things to play This one is good for playing hide and seek. I like this sofa, enough place for all of us. There are some modern paintings in the apartement. Do you have any idea what this means? See me in front of our kitchen. Clairchen, LewisHH and I have our own bedroom with this comfortable bed. Do I look good? All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 21, 2013, 7:15 pm |
Dear mums,
today is our last day in St Ives. The sun is shining. So we have a last walk trough the streets, the beaches and the harbour of St Ives. See our last impressions. We had some great days in Cornwall. Tomorrow we will fly home. All the very best Patka |
ScillyHH Posted Dec 30, 2013, 7:55 pm |
Dear mums,
today I have to say Good Bye to my TV-friends. But before left we decorated the christmas tree. It looks beautiful, doesn't it! I like this christmas plant. But now I am going home. I said Good Bye to my dear friends. Now I am looking forward to come home. All the very best Patka |
Cessy Posted Mar 17, 2014, 11:47 am |
hello friends,
i have spent some months at home with my friends, it was a really nice time. today i will start my great adventure and go to mexico. how exciting. the journey takes me across the big pond, i have already checked this on the map, look: there will be my destination so i had to say farewell to my friends also to colleague quentin ducky who will start his journey back home. we became good friends and it was hard to part jumping in to my travelling box good bye my dears, see you soon, mexico, i am coming |
kawsxx Posted Mar 21, 2014, 5:46 pm |
Hey mom!
I've been in Mexico for a few days now and I'm having fun! First I'll show you some pics around the place I'm staying Museo Universitario del Chopo is a contemporary art museum and a landmark of this neighborhood Kiosko Morisco is another important and well known landmark Then there's also the Geology Museum And the church Also I've been hanging out with Sidney L. another toyvoyager! The other day we got to go to Estación Buenavista which is both a train station and a big mall The trains And the mall I ate a delicious burger, some fries and a milkshake after! The mall has very nice views of the city Can't wait to see more! |
kawsxx Posted Mar 30, 2014, 12:03 am |
Hi mums!
Well the adventure continues... last week I got to visit Mexico city's downtown (the city centre) and I saw some nice buildings Estanquillo museum Madero street Catedral Metropolitana (The Cathedral) Palacio Nacional (The president's office) Palacio de Bellas Artes (The palace fo the fine arts) is one of the most emblematic buildings of Mexico city Latin American tower, the other emblematic building of Mexico city |
kawsxx Posted Apr 6, 2014, 7:33 pm |
Hi mums!
I've been doing lots of stuff lately so there's many pictures to come, the other day we went to MODO museum (Museo del objeto del objeto or museum of the object of the object... is a game of words) to see this very cool expo from the Broken relationships museum. The museum is in Zagreb but the expo travels around the world and they ask for people from the country that they are visiting to donate objects, there's some very interesting stuff and really cool stories, we took some pics with the objects that had our favorite stories... Outside the museum The display A burned wedding dress... Tickets for the 1968 olympics in Mexico A camera Some cool guys A thousand paper cranes!!! Movie tickets Another cool guy Some stuff from a motorcycle It was really interesting and who knows maybe one day I'll get to visit the Broken relationship museum in Zagreb! |
kawsxx Posted Apr 9, 2014, 5:56 pm |
Hi mums!
The other day we visited another museum, this time it was the anthropology museum. This is one of the most important museums in Mexico, it has the famous aztec calendar! However we just went there to see an exhibit called Keramiká, that belongs to the Louvre Museum and it has ceramic pieces from ancient Greece, it was awesome! We took the metro (subway) and saw this painting of London's metro As we walked to the museum we saw the Mexico-Korea pavilion which is a park Mexico city's streets Outside the Anthropology Museum The entrance to Keramiká Inside |
Gizalba2 Posted Apr 21, 2014, 1:43 am |
Hello!
(apologies these pictures are only being posted now - they got a bit forgotten!) These are photos from when we were on our way back from Cambridge. This is the walk from King's Cross station (first picture) to London Euston station, so that we could get a train from Euston to home. It is a 5 minute walk and on the way we passed St Pancras station, which is next to King's cross and was used in the second harry potter movie to represent King's cross for the flying car to fly over (third picture), as St Pancras looks prettier than King's cross Just before we arrived at Euston, we went to take a picture in front of this statue outside The British Library. |
Gizalba2 Posted Apr 21, 2014, 2:08 am |
Hello mum,
This was our trip with host mum to visit some of her friends who live in Helmsley, Yorkshire. On that day they just so happened to be collecting their new old car! They are very into old fashioned cars, so us TVs had fun messing around at the show room. It was like a museum! We then went in the new old car to look at a steam engine. I waited on the bridge to watch for it coming, then I went down to investigate. While it was stopped waiting for the other half of it to move, I climbed aboard to have a look round. The last picture is of the friend's house we were staying in, it was very pretty. |
kawsxx Posted Apr 27, 2014, 8:15 pm |
Hi mums!
The other day we baked vanilla-raspberry cupcakes and it was very fun! I helped opening the milk Raspberries are yummy! We pour the mix And then we put them in the oven and wait for a few minutes... In the meanwhile Henry Bowers, Sidney L. and myself were trying to decide the color for the frosting I like light purple We took the cupcakes out of the oven and... mmmmm And this is how the looked when they were ready! They were amazing! |
kawsxx Posted May 20, 2014, 4:06 pm |
Hi moms!
My host has been dealing with college work so these days have been lazy for us but we've done a few things: We've travelled on the bus And on the car We ate japanese food And went to Cineteca Nacional to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel! I've had a wonderful time in Mexico and I can't wait to continue my adventures! |
Cessy Posted Mar 29, 2015, 4:11 pm |
hello,
i am finally at home and can get out of my travelling envelope. it was so fine and exciting in mexico, see the post stamps i am so happy to see all my friends again. they asked me so many questions about my journey, it was a funny evening thank you kawsxx for your friendly and pleasant hosting |