Vakinas, Moscow, Russia

MorgenSter


Posted Mar 19, 2010, 9:21 pm
Hello everyone!!!

I'm MorgenSter new TV, and my name is Vakinas. When my mommy laid eyes on me ( she was on a store looking for a toy for a wild release), she just had to get me and make me her brand new tv, her fourth.

i'm not the one who is going to be in the wild, though. That will be my brother, Bidu. Though, mommy started to get sad about it, fearing he can get lost... :( But I have faith he will find a very nice host :D

Anyone would like to host me ???
Byyyeee
Tot strakjes :D
MorgenSter


Posted Apr 18, 2010, 4:40 pm
Hello Everyone!!!
Oh... It was so amazing last weekend. We went to the Efteling here in The Netherlands!There was a very bad thing there though, our momey lost her bag with her credit card, cell phone and two toy voyagers inside... ( we think it was stolen because one moment it was right next to us , the next ... gone)So after that , she didn't want to take anymore pictures of me... ( it was while she was taking one, the first one that the bag went missing...)

Taken along with Vladimir before taking the bus and train to the Efteling.
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Bye Bye
olgamaus


Posted Aug 31, 2010, 1:31 pm
Hi Mummy,
I arrived in Remscheid today. They have horrible weather here!

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Aug 31, 2010, 3:00 pm
Hi Mummy,
today it finally stopped raining. Katja went to the shopping mall in her lunch break to get something for lunch. She took me with her and showed me the water tower which is close to her workplace.

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She then showed me the city hall, its tower is 48 m high.

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In front of the city hall there is a place with a pillar on it, showing a lion, the heraldic animal of Remscheid.

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That's all for today
Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 1, 2010, 6:12 pm
Hi Mummy,
I went to Katja's workplace today. You won't believe what happened - I got an invitation to travel to Oslo in Norway with Katja's colleague Elke.

We will go there by ferry and stay over night in Oslo. We will come back on Sunday. Photos will follow next week.

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I am so happy happy happy .... !!!

Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 9, 2010, 12:42 pm
Hi Mummy,
I'm at Elke's home now and I'm going to catch up on my trip to Oslo.

Oslo is the capital city of Norway. We'll go there by bus and ship.

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The journey's description sounds great. Let's see if dinner was also great. We had pancakes with bacon and salad.

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For dinner I had another pancake, this time a sweet one with apple and a delicious berry sauce. Than it's time to go to bed - I'll have to get up at 03:00 am.

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 13, 2010, 9:25 pm
Hi Mummy,
our trip will start soon. We are on our way to Opladen, where we're going to meet Elkes sklittles club friends. We are already driving.

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We are waitng for Elke's friends now. We are at the station in Opladen, at 4:45 am. In about half an hour our bus will be ready to go.

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olgamaus


Posted Sep 13, 2010, 9:57 pm
After an excursion across several motorways (A3, A46, A43, A44, A45, A2, A1) to pick up more passengers to Oslo we had a breakfast break at Dammer Berge, a rest stop at a motorway. We carried the perfect breakfast with us: coffee, sparkling wine (?!), bread, pork sausage, cheese, rissoles, olives and tomatoes.

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Our bus ...

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I already told you that I am travelling with Elke and her skittles club, didn't I?

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Our tour guide prepared some information about the following weekend for us. We will be in Hamburg around noon.

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We reached Hamburg, here we are in the harbour area.

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We took a short walk in the harbour area to strech our legs.

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You can buy funny street signs as a souvenir here. Some of them are not exactly G-rated :D (but funny althoug :D :D)

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In the background of the next photo you can maybe see the theater where famous musicals are performed, for example "Lion King" or "The Buddy Holly Story". It is the building with the yellow cupola.

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Here you can see Rickmer Rickmers,  a sailing ship (three masted bark) permanently moored as a museum ship in Hamburg. It is called "Green Lady", the "swimming landmark" of Hamburg. By the way, this ship is shown in the TV advertising spot for Beck's beer.

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Skittling friends always seem to be hungy :D
We had "Pannfisch" for lunch, which means three sorts fillet of fish with fried potatoes, a mustard sauce and salad - a local delicay. Yummy!

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Before we continued or jouney towards Kiel we went to St. Michaelis, called "Michel", is one of Hamburg's five main Protestant churches and the most famous church in the city. St. Michaelis is a landmark of the city.

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Finally we reached Kiel in Northern Germany, situated at the Baltic sea, and went on board of the "Stena Line" with our bus. We went to our cabin and enjoyed the view out of the window.

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olgamaus


Posted Sep 16, 2010, 7:43 pm
Hi Mummy,
I went to the city centre with Katja and iluaP ruhtrA  today. We only took a short walk along the shopping street because it lookes like rain again.

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Nobody was sitting outside, enjoying a coffee. It was really cold in the morning, only 7°C! Now it is about 12°C, not what we're expecting for September.

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This is one of the churches in the city centre, there is also a funny fountain. Let's have a closer look!

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We went back to Katja's workplace than, just in time before it started to rain again.

Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 18, 2010, 2:04 pm
We were on our way to Sweden than.  We enjoyed the sea air.

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Here you can see us enjoying the Scandinavian buffet. First we tried  crab meat, roe, salmon, anchovy and more. Really delicious, everything the heart desires!

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 18, 2010, 2:23 pm
Hi Mummy,

we almost reached Göteborg in Sweden.

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After passing this bridge "Älvsborgsbron" we had to pick up our luggage for checking out.

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We left the harbour quickly by bus, no problems at customs. We than looked around Göteborg harbour, also from a nearby hill. Many industrial sites here, also oil refineries.

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While we made a sight-seeing-tour we stopped at a fish market. Here people eat tons of fish. What a pity that I was still filled up from breakfast.

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The next photo was taken nearby the city centre of Göteborg.

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From Göteborg we went to Oslo by bus.

On our bus trip we had a look at the island Tjörnbron and had our next picnic.

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Here we had our next stop.

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Our tour guide payed for a round of "Bollos" with coffee, a local delicacy.

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Our last stop before we reached Norway. We had a look at the rock carvings in Tanum, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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olgamaus


Posted Sep 18, 2010, 2:31 pm
We reached Oslo and checked in our hotel. Die outlook did not promise a quiet night. Squeaking trams were passing by and a traffic light had peeping signals.

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Bye for today
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 18, 2010, 2:54 pm
Hi Mummy,
today we visited Vigeland-Park.

On this 32 ha large areal Gustav Vigeland (1869 - 1943), a famous Norvegian sculptor, fullfilled his dream: he created his holistic artwork. When you would like to visit Vigeland-Park you should take some time and you must not forget your camera :)

Visiting the park in sunlight comes close to a relevation. All the displayed human bodies and also animals are very authentic, they seem to be full of life.

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After our excursion to culture we enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Oslofjord, a bay of about 100 lm lenght, leading to the capital city Oslo.

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Next we had a great overview from the balcony of the city hall. In this part of the harbour you can find cruise ships.

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Here you can see the palace of the Norvegian Royal Family.

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In the palace garden: I played "Paparazzi", I hoped to discover a member of the blue-blooded family.

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Our great trip was coming to an end already. We were waiting for the ferry which would take us to Denmark.

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Bye for today
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 18, 2010, 8:53 pm
Hi Mummy,
the bus took us to Arhus in Denmark. There is still a lot to drive until we reach Germany.

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Most people were sleeping in the bus, so I had to kill time.

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olgamaus


Posted Sep 19, 2010, 8:30 pm
Hi Mummy,
we were back in Germany than, in Schleswig in Northern Germany.

We had our last picnic here in the motorway service area "Wikingerland".

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 19, 2010, 8:37 pm
Hi Mummy,
it seemed as I was in a forest, but indeed I was back at Elke's home. I think those trees were already prepared christmas decoration.

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I sayed "Thank you for this great weekend" to Elke and helped her to wash the used clothings.

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 21, 2010, 7:08 pm
Hi Mummy,
we took a walk to the municipal park today.

This church is surrounded by large trees, so you cannot take a photo from a distance to show the whole building (only in winter :) )

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After a short walk we reached the municipal park. First we visited the pond, ducks and turtles are living here.

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The observatory is situated here in the park.

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We walked around a bit. On the next photo you can see the outskirts of the neighbour city Wuppertal in the background.

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You can find three allotment areas in the park. Here is one of them, the district Hasten lying in the valley behind the gardens.

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On our way back home we said "Hello" to Katja's sister-in-law. On our way there we walked along another allotment area.

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The weather is supposed to become better in the following days, I hope we will go out a little bit more often than!

Bye
Vakinas

olgamaus


Posted Sep 21, 2010, 8:53 pm
Hi Mummy,
as the weather was fantastic we went outside to take a walk.
Remscheid is an old industrial town. Tools are produced here since middle ages. You can find a lot of old industrial sites among older dwellings.

The city centre is situated on top of a hill, which is surrounded by valleys with many forests, rivers and creeks and also rural landscape and farm land.

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We reached one of the oldest districts in the municipal area than. It is called Hasten. You can find many of those houses here, which are typical for this region, half-timbered houses and houses which are covered with slate, both with usually green shutters and doors.

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Those houses were usually built from late 1700s years until early 1900s years.

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In this district you can also find a lot of industrial sites among dwellings.

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They have a little quarter center here with shops, restaurants, banks and so on.

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Those houses on the left side of the next photo are some of the oldest here in this district. They were built extremely close together.

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This Patrician Villa was built in 1778/1779 and is one of Remscheid's landmarks. It was built by two brothers, rich merchants. Later the city's mayor was living in this house. Nowadays a museum is situated here.

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Next we walked through a housing area, mostly you can find one-family houses here.

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We came back to the centre of Hasten, here you have many companies and crafts enterprises.

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When we already were tired from walking so long Katja told us that we would have to walk uphill now, we took a path in the municipal park, which is really large, extending along this hill with the city centre on top.

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Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Sep 30, 2010, 8:10 pm
Hi Mummy,
we took a long hiking tour today. We followed a hiking path which is called “Around Wuppertal”. Wuppertal is the neighbour city of Remscheid, the borders of the municipal areas of both cities meet in Morsbach valley. This hiking path is about 110 km long, surrounding the municipal area of Wuppertal. Of course we only did part of it.

Most of the time the path was leading through forests, touching the outskirts of Wuppertal.

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We walked through an old hamlet.

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They are still working nowadays in this historic factory building.

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Due to the bad weather during the last weeks the forests are full of mushrooms.

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We rested in this cute mail box for a while. It belongs to an old house in the middle of the forest.

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While we had to walk uphill we saw some fish ponds.

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After walking through another hamlet I could see the city centre of Remscheid in the distance.

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The encircled W is the mark of our trail. We were following it for about three hours until now.

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Sometimes we had to cross creeks by jumping onto stones or climbing over trees.

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We saw trees with painted-on funny faces  :D

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We were leaving the  hiking trail here to walk to Muengsten Bridge, Germany's highest railway bridge.

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olgamaus


Posted Oct 2, 2010, 10:08 am
We reached the municipal area of Remscheid than. Morsbach creek is marking the border between Remscheid and Wuppertal. It is opening into the river Wupper here.

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From here it is not far to Muengsten Bridge which is Germany's highest railway bridge. A few years ago a leisure park was created underneath the bridge with resting chairs, playgrounds, crazy golf and restaurants. You can even play in the river here as long as there is no high water.

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Here you can see at least part of the bridge. It is so large that is difficult to take a photo which shows the whole bridge    :)

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Muengsten Bridge is overspanning the valley of river Wupper connecting the cities of  Remscheid and Solingen. It is 465 m long and 107 m high. It was finished in 1897. It is made of steel. At the moment restoration works are taking place.

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Finally we made it!

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We rested for a while and had a coffee.
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We walked along river Wupper for a while.

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When we walked uphill our path turned into another direction, we reached the bridge once more, this time walking along the slope of the valley.

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We walked uphill until we reached the beginning of the bridge. Katja knows a path which is leading through the masonry construction of the bridge.

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We reached a rural area than, a really wonderful place.

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Another mushroom .... an extremey poisonous one, a fly agaric.

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Oh dear, this was a really long walk for a small cow :D

Bye
Vakinas
olgamaus


Posted Oct 2, 2010, 10:26 am
Hi Mummy,
Katja told me that I will leave today to Barcelona in Spain. She also told me that she has been to Barcelona last year in July and that it is a fantastic city.

Before packing my  things I helped to feed the ferrets. This is ferret girl Shiva. She is looking hungrily at me .....

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When we left the house we found it extremely foggy outside. It seems to be a good idea to leave today :)

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Until noon the fog went away and the sun was shining again.

Katja's own TV Twix will also leave today, he is going to France. That also sounds great. Twix is an extremely hoggish rat, completely addicted to Twix bars. He is taking a Twix bar with him to survive two or three days in his envelope. I think it is a good idea to take some provisions with me. I will also take a Twix bar with me because they must be delicious like Twix told me.

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Goodbye Mummy!

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Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Oct 8, 2010, 3:39 pm
Hi!
I finally arrived to Spain! It has been a long trip, because it took me one week to get here, but I made it!
For what I've seen Spain is nice, and the weather is Mediterranean, that means a lot of sun and heat (even if we are in october)!
My host Laura will try and take me to visit stuff in Barcelona this week! Meanwhile, we will hang out in Sant Cugat, where she lives.
Vakinas

ps: The one in the picture is Lilac another TV Laura is hosting, he is the one who discovered me in today's mail!
laureta7


Posted Oct 23, 2010, 11:24 am
Today my host showed Lilac and me some of her Halloween decorations! There aren't a lot yet, because there's still some time to hang them arround.
On daylight they aren'y very scary, but I assure you that during the night they have some scray shadows!
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Oct 23, 2010, 11:25 am
Today my host showed Lilac and me some of her Halloween decorations! There aren't a lot yet, because there's still some time to hang them arround.
On daylight they aren'y very scary, but I assure you that during the night they have some scary shadows!
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Oct 23, 2010, 11:46 am
Hi!
As today was a sunny day and it wasn't very cold, my host showed me the views from her house, her garden and the plants and trees that she has there.
On the first pictures you can see me on the roof of her house. As she lives on a hill, you can see how beautiful everything is.
And on the other pictures there's me with a cute flower, a lemon tree,  and some red fruits from a tree. I wanted to eat them but my host Laura didn't let me in case they are poisonous!
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Oct 23, 2010, 11:48 am
What an interesting subject! Oh, hey! I have been so concentrated in helping my host Laura in some of her university papers that I haven't really had a lot of free time! Wow, she works very hard!
I leave you a picture of me helping her on her laptop, we were looking for information on Austria-Hungary!
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Nov 8, 2010, 4:16 pm
Hi!
Today we visited Barcelona's Cathedral, and it was so gorgeous! In the pictures you can see me outside the Cathedral, inside it and finally in the cloister with the geese.
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as Barcelona's Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain. The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese was completed about 1450. There 13 white geese are kept, the number is explained by the assertion that Eulalia was 13 when she was martyred.
I really had a good time and I loved the history!
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Nov 10, 2010, 2:57 pm
Hello!
As my host Laura had an hour of free time, she took me and Lilac to Barcelona and we visited two important things: Torre Agbar and the beach!
Torre Agbar is is a 38-floor tower located in Barcelona. It has 50,693 square metres and it was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. According to him, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat (a mountain near Barcelona) and by the shape of a geyser rising into the air.
After that we went to the beach for a while. It was great, I felt as if we were on summer again (and we are in middle november!). The beach that we went to is called Barceloneta, it is 1,100 m long, and it is one of the biggest beaches in Barcelona. It is also one of the oldest and most traditional beaches in the city.
Vakinas
laureta7


Posted Jan 26, 2011, 9:50 pm
Sorry for the lack of pictures! But my host has been very busy with examens, and she didn't have time to show me more places!
I had a great time in Barcelona, I love the people and the food! And I am now on my way to Russia, where my new host is waiting for me! I hope it's not as cold as they say!
Regards,
Vakinas
kristl


Posted Feb 14, 2011, 5:13 pm
Hi Mom!

I've finally arrived to Moscow that is in Russia! My new host picked me at the post office in the morning. It's very cold and snowy here, but ok, it's winter.

Here I am driving to Kristl's office:

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Btw Happy St. Valentine's Day! :) In the car I met a hair called Kuzya, Kristl's boyfriend gave him as a present to her. Look how funny we look together: little me and big Kuzya :)

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kristl


Posted Apr 26, 2011, 5:15 am
Hello Mom!

Please forgive my host that she didn't make any updates for my Travelog for so long :( She is really sorry :(

But I do travel in her bag everywhere here around and see mane interesting places.

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Here are some photos about our visit to Friday's - a nice cafe with American food.

I like the wall posters - they show famous musicians and rock groups
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Btw I'm not the only one TV here - here's my friend Peachy Chai :)

So that's the logo and the menu - looks good:
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I've chouse the San Francisco cocktail, mmmm ...)
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kristl


Posted May 17, 2011, 8:56 am
Hi Mom :)

You already know that I travel in my host's bag everywhere she goes, even to her office. And today we saw something very interesting! Right on the former parking place they began to build a new office building!! It won't be quiet in Kristl's office any more :)

Just look at it!

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At least it was funny to watch that huge machine. When it stopped me and my TV friend Peachy Chai had rest under a nightshade on Kristl's desk

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kristl


Posted May 18, 2011, 12:25 pm
Near the office we found two beautiful painted horses. They were painted by some artists in a competition, and the director of the company Kristl works for bought two of them. Now they are some symbols of their office :)

Have you ever seen a cow riding a horse? :) well, a TV-cow at least? :)

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And here's the painting - it shows Moscow at night:

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