Monkey Youp, Bogas de Baixo, Portugal

Jiles


Posted Mar 21, 2008, 5:54 pm
Hi everyone, 
I'm Monkey Youp and I decided I want to see the big world with my own eyes and I hope there are some people who want to help me :)
First I stay in my hometown for some more days and show you around. And then, hopefully I can start travelling  B)

This is me:
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Some notes:
-I travel with a notebook, all together the weight is approximately 200 gr (at the moment a bit less, but as the book gets filled it might become a bit more heavy).
-It would be great if my hosts write in the notebook and add some pictures but this is not an obligation.
-I prefer to stay for 2 weeks but my maximum duration of stay is 1 month.
-Please write updates here (including pictures)  ;)

Itinerary:
- Fleurdunord (Arras - France)
- Lucy102 (Warsaw - Poland) currently here
- Swit (Lisbon - Portugal)
- Luthien (Portugal) (visit after Lisbon or after USA)
- tarepanda (Miami, Florida - USA)
- SunshineLily (Texas - USA)
- MissMelissa (West Virginia - USA)
Jiles


Posted Mar 24, 2008, 12:12 pm
On Saturday I have been shopping, to get to the store I had a short ride on Jiles' bike.
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She took me in the store where I found delicious bananas, my favourite food! Unfortunately I couldn't bring some because I can't take them with me while travelling. But I have heard there are bananas everywhere in the world.
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After the bananas I sat on the shopping cart:
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Jiles


Posted Mar 26, 2008, 3:15 pm
On Sunday we went to a big city, Rotterdam! But we didn't see much of it because we only visited an old lady and went to a Turkish restaurant.
Here you can see me in front of a subway station. In this part of the city the subway goes above ground
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The restaurant was in the Southern part of Rotterdam, we had an amazing view:
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This is what our dish looked like:
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And here I'm on the Zeelandbrug. This bridge is in the Southern province Zeeland and is the longest bridge in The Netherlands, it's 5 km in length. We were lucky some boats had to pass through so we could stop the car and take a picture!
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Jiles


Posted Mar 26, 2008, 4:00 pm
Finally, yesterday I started my world tour.  I'm on my way to France now  B)
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 1, 2008, 12:13 am
Bonjour !
I'm very happy to be in France ! Wow, so many people here !! There are some stay-at-home toys (Fanette the teddy bear, a french zebra, some american souvenirs) and many tvs ... Didn't have a lot of time to chat with Malcom , Supergrover (who go to Scotland) and Tony (leaving for the Netherlands). With Coop (dutch like me), Pimboli (american monkey)and Maybe (american alien) i watched the final of a soccer cup. Fleur's favorite team (Lens) has lost but i had a good time. On sunday i had a good tea with a "chausson aux pommes" (apple pastry). This monday, another tv joined us  : Muuimipeikko. She's from Finland and travelled to the USA ; she gave us a milk chocolate. so sweet !
Bisous
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 1, 2008, 12:20 am
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Jiles


Posted Apr 4, 2008, 11:43 pm
Hi Youp!

So good to hear from you and to read that you had a safe journey and that you enjoy your trip so far! :)
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 6, 2008, 8:06 pm
Bonjour !
I had a very busy week !! On wednesday, Fleur came back with a cheesy pie called fougasse and we all went to the library which used to be a former abbey. (sorry there's no pix). On thursday, Fleur came from work with 2 new friends : a shaking snake and a crazy cow who used to be stay at work toys but can't stay anymore. Then we welcomed a new tv on friday : Stasiek the pinguin from Poland. yesterday we went to the market but the weather was rainy. Fleur got for us some pastries for a good tea. We all had a great time !!
Today we had a french breakfast : a baguette or a croissant with hot chocolate! The weather wasn't better but we went to a fair in the main square of Arras. I've also seen the belfry. Tomorrow we're going to travel by train to the countryside since Fleur is off for 2 weeks.
Bisous
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 11, 2008, 12:19 pm
Bonjour !
on monday, we all travelled by train to the countryside at Fleur's parent's. It was great !
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Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 11, 2008, 12:24 pm
on wednesday, we drove to the big city in the north of France : Lille. It's a huge place with lot of shops. I especially enjoyed walking in the old streets.
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 11, 2008, 12:34 pm
yesterday, the weather was fine; so i played in the garden with the flowers - i wish you could see the tulips ! - and the pony : Joey. I had a good tea and we all helped Gaelle (Fleur's sister) baking a pizza.
Bisous
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 12, 2008, 7:57 pm
Bonjour !
Yesterday, I've visited St Omer, the city close to Wardrecques. Fleur and her mum were shopping there. Today, with Fleur, her mum , her sister Gaelle & Crumble the dog, we did a very long walk along a channel river. Isn't it very different from my own place ? You can see me and my friends ... Back home, we had a very good tea with dry waffle we bought at the market of St Omer this morning.
Bisous.
Fleurdunord


Posted Apr 18, 2008, 11:12 pm
Bonjour,
this tuesday, Fleur drove us to her grand-father's in a small town called St Pol. We especially enjoyed playing in the garden. Nothing's better for a little monkey to be in a tree!
Fleurdunord


Posted May 2, 2008, 8:24 pm
Bonjour !
there was a long time i haven't talked. One of the last things i've done at Wardrecques was a long walk in a place called Rommelaere. Her you can see wild birds, frogs ... it was beautiful!
Fleurdunord


Posted May 2, 2008, 8:34 pm
Back to Arras, we had to say bye to our friend Coop. Our host Fleur was very busy back to work. Last sunday the weather was lovely and it was good to discover one of the parks of Arras. On monday, there was Indiana Jones on tv. Fleur got Indy's hat and we played with it.
It will be high time for me to go to another host soon,
Bisous
Fleurdunord


Posted May 14, 2008, 3:44 pm
Bonjour,
I'm on the way to Poland but i have to tell you about my last days in France. At Wardrecques, i had a good time, eating french fries, playing in the garden with lovely flowers or in the house with big toys. I send you some little luck from May ...
Fleurdunord


Posted May 14, 2008, 3:51 pm
At Arras, i said bye to my friends : Pimboli is travelling to the Netherlands (i told him he'll have a great time), Muumipeikko is going to the Usa , Stasiek will stay here some more days. I had to write the end of my travel book. I can't wait to discover a new place !
Bisous
Lucy102


Posted May 15, 2008, 5:01 pm
Dzień dobry!
I'm in Warsaw, with Lucy and other TV, Tony.
More informations in few days.
Swit


Posted Aug 20, 2008, 9:53 pm
Hi mum!!! I arrived here some days ago but my host has been soooooooooooo busy that only now I have the time to say hello!  :)  To compensate, my host took me to see the Tagus river and a part of the town. It's very warm and sunny here!  B)

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The Church or Monastery of S. Vicente de Fora looks cool!

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Feels good to be here, by the trees.

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I couldn't resist my monkey feelings!  :rolleyes:

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:)

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I loved the Panteão Nacional, where very important portuguese are resting in peace, specially Presidents of the Republic and writers. The famous fado singer Amália Rodrigues is also there. Unfortunately we couldn't go inside cause it was already closed....  :(

So... I took a lot of photos on the outside!  :D :rolleyes: ;)

First a small orange tree took all my attention.
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Bye! See you soon!  ;)
Swit


Posted Sep 19, 2008, 12:09 am
I wake up early today but it's already hot outside. I'm at Bogas de Baixo, a small village lost 260 Kms from Lisbon, on the interior of the country.
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It looks nice, from here I can see the whole village. Some houses are still made with the traditional stones. Some have been covered by concrete, which is a pitty...
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I can also see the valley.
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I think I'll seat a bit on this old chimney and rest.  B)
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Ok, now I feel like get to know the trees. Time for my usual monkey business! First I'll check the grapes.  :mad: They are still green!
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But the apples can be eaten! I'll try one!
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But first some gymnastic on the tree branches...
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OK, enough kidding around, I almost felt this time!
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These stones are actually the wall that indicates this is the end of the property. Here is the begining of the pine forest.
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The florest floor also has a lot of stones!
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And some pine cones, of course!
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:thinking: I think I'll not go any far, I might get lost! I'm not used to this strange land...
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Back into the safety of the property, what do I see? An old, traditional oven! Here was where the bread and the meat was cooked.
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Look! It still has some pine cones, with what the fire was started!
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And the axe used to cut the wood is also here. I feel like I travel back in time...  B)
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Inside the house I also found some old items, like this petroleum lamp.
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And this old picture, a replica of the original, that has almost 60 years old. My host's grandfather is there. It was taken when he was in his 30's and if he was alive now he would have 93 y.o.
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The village annual festival is near the house. It's so colorful!
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From here I have another perspective of the village.
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But I must hurry now, the show with the traditional folklore dancing is about to begin! The singers are already singing.
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And then the group of dancing.
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But where I enjoyed most was helping at the bar. I even helped with some beers (Mummy, I didn't drink it, I swear!  :rolleyes:)
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