Posted Oct 21, 2011, 6:08 pm
My Picture is comming tommorow!
Then I will go away from home!
Or
?
I will miss all
Posted Oct 22, 2011, 8:47 am
So my first Picture is there!
Hope you like it.
Next week i will go away from my home in Germany!
The big world is waiting for me!
Yours Pino
PS.:The next pictures will come bigger
Posted Oct 22, 2011, 10:47 am
So next week I will arrive Austria! <3
I hope i enjoy it!
Love you all!
Yours Pino!
Posted Oct 25, 2011, 6:06 pm
So my mentor sent me today away-to Austria
This week I will arrive Austria!
Herer are a photo of me where I dont wanna go back from home...
Love you all
Pino
Posted Oct 28, 2011, 7:16 pm
Today I arrived in Ried! When Gabriela came home from school I had lunch and then met Oswaldo and Charcoal.
Posted Oct 28, 2011, 7:17 pm
But I got the chance to see a little pond, which lies hidden by reed in the local cemetery.
Posted Oct 29, 2011, 4:46 pm
Today was a great day! After breakfast Gabriela and her family took me with them to Passau!
It was nice there but also cold, so I stayed in a bag most of the time.
Posted Oct 29, 2011, 4:57 pm
There were so many kinds of salad, I couldn't really decide what I should eat...
Then I played with Maurice and Jochen the Goat and I shared a chocolate bar.
Now I'm listening to music with Gabriela and just relaxing.
I will sleep early today, it was a very exhausting day but I had so much fun
I wish I could tell you everything personally.
Miss you
Pino
Posted Oct 30, 2011, 6:15 pm
Today was a quiet day with no stress at all. I stayed at Gabriela's home just playing games and relaxing.
After lunch I got this delicious cake
I was very tired then, so I sat down on a pot plant in front of the window and watched the clouds pass by and the moving leaves of a cherry tree.
Then Samael, Fleury and Charcoal invited me to play Guitar Hero with them! It was great fun and I played drums all the time.
Playing drums was very exhausting! So I asked Gabriela for a book and she gave me one with the title: "Griechische Sagen".
I read the story of Odysseus.
The others seemed to have infected me with their lazyness! I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer, closed the book and layed down on Gabriela's Halloween costume.
I'm really looking forward to tomorrow! We're going to roam the streets to share sweets with all the other monsters and witches out there
Good night, Marius, I still miss you after all...
Yours
Pino
Posted Oct 31, 2011, 7:58 pm
The demons got released tonight! I've been to a Dark Wood with the Mad Hatter and Metis the Forest-Demon.
But we didn't collect sweets, we only shared them with the people we met! That's much better, because everbody is happy when they get something
Metis was a bit scary though...
We didn't give away all the sweets so I ate the rest of them.
After all, it was a great day and I enjoyed walking around at night and meeting witches, ghosts and zombies.
I'll wish your nightmares away
Yours
Pino
Posted Nov 1, 2011, 4:35 pm
What a bad weather outside... But Gabriela told me that this is always the same at All Saint's Day, every year.
I was a bit sad today, because Gabriela's sister had to leave again, she lives somewhere else and only stayed for the weekend.
Now it's time for a cup of tea and some music! Nothing else could be better on dull days like this.
Sorry, I don't have photos this time...
I've also heard something interesting today: I'm going to continue my journey on Thursday! Somebody from Finland invited me. This is going to be so cool! Gabriela's friend Ulysses made a blue scarf for me, it's very cold in the north I guess...
Greetings
Pino
Posted Nov 2, 2011, 5:48 pm
Well, tomorrow shall be the day for me to leave... I'm going to travel to Finland!
I really enjoyed the stay here, everybody liked me and I found new friends.
Because of this, it's hard to say goodbye to all the ones... especially to Charcoal.
I hope we will meet again.
Best wishes
Pino
Posted Nov 8, 2011, 6:05 pm
Today I arrived Finland! My host is Nonnariina and she is very happy to host me and thinks that I´m so cute
The host in Austria had made lovely scarf to me and it´s really good because it´s guite cold hear. Nonnariina said that next night temperature could be under zero!
Today I was at Nonnariinas amatheur teatre practises. There was 70 children and youth. They practised singing and dancing and liitle bit acting ofcourse. Nonnariina told me that next play is going to be Pinokkio.
Tomorrow Nonnariina will take some photos and write more.
Love you
-Pino
Posted Nov 12, 2011, 12:30 pm
Now I have some photos
Yesterday I was walking with Nonnariina and her friend in the centrum of city. We went to observation tower and scene was impressing. City where I am is Jyväskylä and it´s guite nice. It´s not so big or really tiny. Nonnariina told me that the population is something like 130 000. The big lake middle the city is called Jyväsjärvi.
I also saw the monument, wich has been built for memory of those people who died in the Winter War.
I have also climed to tree in the evening
I have met many nice nice toys. In the picture I´m with polar bear Uno. Uno isn´t toyvoyager but he is from Austria, where Nonnariina visited last summer. We had great time
Today I will realx and read some Donald Duck comics, beacuse Nonnariina has to study for her biology test. She will learn something about human body. She´s not very interested about it...
I miss you!
-Pino
Posted Nov 20, 2011, 1:42 pm
Mitä kuuluu? How are you?
Terveisiä Suomesta! Greetings from Finland!
Minä rakastan sinua. I love you.
Nähdään! See you!
So, I have learned some Finnish
And Italian, beacause I was at Nonnariinas Italian lesson: Ciao, Come stai? Io amo tu!=Hello, How are you, I love you.
I have also visited Nonnariinas friend´s home and there I met a cat! And I have also been at Nonnariinas ballet lesson.
And yesterday I saw some more of Jyväskylä´s centrum...
Today is really cold day! Miinus 6 decrees!!! In the morning everything was frozen and it was really really cold! There was also little bit ice on the surface of lake.
We visited little play cround and I slided and swinged
I aslo met Nonnariinas friend´s dog. He was cute, but guite big!
I miss you!
-Pino
Posted Nov 21, 2011, 4:50 pm
Guess what happened this morning!?? The first now had came at night!!!!!
It wasn´t much but still... It was beautiful. Here you can see mee in the snowy yard. It was freezing.
And Nonnariina was really happy. She has waited this moment for long time. She loves winter and snow.
Today I just relaxed and red some Donald Duck comics
Nonnariina had long (and little bit boring) school day: english, finnish, biology and swedish.
Have a great day! I miss you.
-Pino
Posted Dec 2, 2011, 4:05 pm
How are you? I`m fine. But snow has smelted! It was few days and then it smelted... Now it´s raining and dark, not very nic, snow was beautiful. I still have some snow photos for you!
Last week we went (again) to Jyväskyläs centrum. I saw City´s theatre which was desinged by famous Finnish desinger Alvar Aalto.
I also saw big church and the statue of Minna Canth. She was Finnish writer and social activist.
And there was also weird three at the park.
Bye!
-Pino
Posted Dec 11, 2011, 5:18 pm
Warm hugs from freezing Finland! Few days ago snow comed back and ewerybody are happier because it´s lighter and very beautiful: snow glitters at sunlight...
I and Nonnariina went out for a walk and now here´s some photos. I saw white scenery, frozen trees and nice little river. And we made a snowman!!!! It was great funny
Nonnariina told me that Finnish children make snowmans and put little stones to it´s eyes and mouth and a carrot as it´s nose. They also put old hat to snowmans head and scarf to it´s neck.
This afternoon I and other Toyvoyagers; Claire sguirrel, Mr. Carrot and Peculiar get change to to do some trational Finnish winter thing. We went hill and slide down with sled. Wow! It was so funny!!! Speed was amazing
And after sliding we went to real Finnish sauna! It was very nice, warm and peacefull. But for long time it was too warm...
Have a nice day!
-Pino
Posted Dec 19, 2011, 4:32 pm
It´s long time that Nonnariina haven´t had time to write here. She is very busy at school, beacuse christmas is coming and she has got a lot of tests.
Tomorrow I will leave Finland!
It´s little bit sad because I have had very nice time but next country waits me! I´m going to Russia!!! How exciting
Next blog would be from Russia
Last photo: I and some choklad to my next host
Bye!
-Pino
Posted Jan 11, 2012, 7:32 pm
Posted Jan 15, 2012, 3:39 pm
Today I was walking along with Kuzma along the walls of the Kremlin in the Alexander Garden (inside, we did not have time) and the Red Square.
On the square are the place of execution, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Lenin's Mausoleum (tomb), near which the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, where the figures are buried (mostly political and military) Soviet Union (in addition, in 1920-30 - e years there were buried as foreign communists). Lenin - is the leader of the Communist patriotic Russia in the 20s of the 20th century. After his death, he was not buried as an ordinary man in the cemetery, and turned it into a mummy, and now he lies in a specially built for him the place - the Mausoleum.
In Red Square was a lot of people. All photos taken from the Temple of Vasily Bazhenov and Historical Museum.
In the garden I saw Alexander Kutafia tower of the Kremlin, Italian grotto, an obelisk to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, converted into a monument to Bolshevik revolutionaries and theoreticians of socialism. Also in the Alexander Gardens is an eternal flame and honor guard.
I really enjoyed the walk around the Moscow winter snow.
And now a little fotorafy.
Posted Jan 19, 2012, 4:35 pm
Today, we again walked to the center of Moscow. Now it is colder than it was several days ago. Lying white snow. Were near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. This temple was erected in gratitude to God for the salvation of Russia from Napoleon's invasion. In the early 20th century it was demolished and the Communists postroeli at this place a large pool of "Moscow". Once in Russia, came democracy, Cathedral church was demolished and re-otsroyali. Ooh! It is very big!
And around it are several monuments. In the mouth of a lion, I even climbed up and I was not scared!
Posted Jan 23, 2012, 4:37 pm
Posted Jan 23, 2012, 4:45 pm
Tsarina is the most important monument of the so-called "Russian Gothic" (pseudo-) on the creation of the royal residence for over 20 years working in series two of the most famous architect of his era - Vasily Bazhenov and Matvei Kazakov. [3] Tsarina - the largest in Europe, pseudo-gothic building of the XVIII century and only the palace complex, designed in this style.
I really liked the palace and the church ...
Posted Jan 29, 2012, 4:17 pm
Today I had to Triss birthday of her friend Anne.
Anne was 26 years old. I photographed the doll of Elvis Presley, drinking mojitos and eating a big sandwich with chicken.
And at the end of the holiday I kissed Anna. Oh, what a girl!
Posted Feb 22, 2012, 5:48 pm
I had a good visit in January, but in early February, one night Triss was taken to hospital. It was there long long time. I was bored. All day long I slept, and read books.
Posted Feb 26, 2012, 4:57 pm
Today, visitors come to Triss Mouse Eric. We went for a walk near the house where the guests. We went with the slides and the swings. Then we went to the Russian Post. We bought a lot of beautiful stamps. Triss is postrosser and sends postcards around the world with beautiful stamps.
Posted Feb 29, 2012, 4:12 pm
That ended my trip to Russia.
Today I am going to the USA!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted May 30, 2012, 2:27 am
Sorry it has taken me so long to report home but boy do I have a lot of pictures to show you! First we have a few pictures from a park down the street from my host's apartment. It is called Riverside Park and there are plenty of people enjoying the sunshine there.
Here are some views
A pathway
Map of the park...it is very long and is along side the Hudson River
Here is a favorite spot of my host with a row of benches
In this one you can see the river in the background
And below where we were sitting were some soccer fields
This was a good first day of exploring for me. Lots more pictures to come!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted May 30, 2012, 2:31 am
So this night my host and friends were trying to get into the Apollo to see a concert but it was sold out :[ But no worries...I took some pictures outside of it. Here they are!
Famous names at the Apollo
That's all I could get from the outside. Hope you enjoy them!
More to come!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted May 30, 2012, 2:41 am
So today we visited the High Line which is a park that is built on what used to be train tracks. The tracks hadn't been used in years and the city was planning on demolishing them all but some people bought them and organized to make it into a park. I'm glad they did because it is so pretty!
Here I am at one of the enterances
The views from here are amazing!
In the background here you can see the top of the Empire State Building
There was a funny billboard...
So I decided to take a picture
There was some art hidden on a apartment patio
And here are some shots of the park
It was a nice place to walk and see the city. Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 2, 2012, 2:51 am
So my mom has a friend over and we did a lot of sightseeing today...so much so that we covered nearly the whole southern tip of the island! First we headed out to Zucotti Park to check out the little street fair they had.
Here I am soaking up some sun in a tree
Here are some vendors
We got several good views of the new 1 World Trade Center tower being built...here I am trying to sit on top of it
Here is a closer shot
Here is the fire station that first responded on 9/11
And a memorial on the side of the station
We then walked to a Battery Park to sit down for a bit and admire the Hudson river...the buildings you see in the back are in New Jersey.
In the very back...super tiny...is the Statue of Liberty...can you see her?
We then walked to Wall Street
and found the Wall Street Bull
This is the famous Trinity Church...it has a really old graveyard...some of the graves date back to the 1790s!
Here is the New York Stock Exchange!
And the Federal Building where George Washington gave the first inaugural address...they even have the stone where he stood to give the speech!
Later on in the day we took a walk to Central Park...but first we had some pizza!
At the park a found a nice cave to stay in...but we left to explore...
There is obviously more to see in Central Park but we just decided to check out the garden that was at the north end.
Then we took a small walk around the neighborhood at night and I found Tom's Restaurant. You may recognize this corner from somewhere....
That's right! They use this sign for the outside of the cafe in the show Seinfeld! Sadly, the inside that they show on TV is fake...but the food at the real Tom's Restaurant is good!
That's it for today!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 2, 2012, 3:07 am
So today we did a scavenger hunt at Rockefeller Center. It was really fun! We went walking around the center looking for clues that would lead us to a restaurant where we can eat for lunch. Rockefeller has a lot of art deco on it's buildings...it was interesting to see it all. Sadly, my host's phone was dying so we could not take a lot of pictures :[ but I did take a few before it died.
Near by is Radio City Music Hall...they do a lot of shows and concerts here.
Also, police :P
Here is the entrance to the NBC studios...they show this sign during the SNL intro
Here is 30 Rock (yep like the show!) It is a super tall building so I couldn't get a shot with all of it and me in it
Here is the plaza. Where the tents are is outdoor seating for the restaurant down there. In the winter it is a skating rink.
Here you can see Zeus in the background on the front of the building
Close up
And here is me and Atlas!
We had a fun time doing the scavenger hunt. Afterwards we went to Bryant Park and the New York Public Library that is near by.
There is a pretty black and gold building near by so I took a picture with it. It is once the American Radiator Building but is now a hotel.
From Bryant Park you get a good view of the Chrysler Building.
Here is the front of the library
The lions are the mascot for the library.
And from inside the library you can get a good view of the Empire State building...cool!
Well that's it for today! More to come!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 4, 2012, 1:35 am
Today we took a walking tour of Grand Central Station...along with some surrounding buildings like the Chrysler Building. The tour moved fast so I couldn't take too many pictures but here are a few.
The front of the main terminal
Through-way with Chrysler in the background
Ceiling in the lobby of the Chrysler
A little info about the building
Back inside Grand Central
These windows have walkways in them and you can see people walking across
The main information table of Grand Central with the famous clock
Here is an old schedule board with some of the trains that pass through here and the times they arrive
I thought I had taken more pictures but I can't find them. But that's it for today. More to come!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 4, 2012, 1:46 am
Today we took a short ferry ride over to Governors Island. We were interested in seeing a vintage baseball game that was being played on the island.
Here is me on the ferry waiting to leave
You can get good views of Brooklyn Bridge from here!
The island off in the distance
Here we go...emptying off the ferry
The island was a fort and there are a lot of historical buildings there
Inside the fort...
Walking through the fort...
...out to the other side. It looks like there was a moat around the fort.
We then made our way to the baseball game
You can see one of the old uniforms they wear...and a tin cup to drink out of!
It was a fun game to watch...they played by 1864 rules and used no gloves! But we got hungry so we started making our way back and found this castle.
It was a fort and then became a prison
I decided to scale it...because I'm a dragon and that is what dragons do
just kidding...that was a model.
On the ferry ride back you get a great view of the Manhattan skyline
We had lunch and then stopped by Washington Square park...people were having fun playing in the fountain.
It was a fun day. Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 4, 2012, 2:02 am
Here I am at the subway station...
They have a lifeguard tower in there!
going to the boardwalk
There it is!
Famous Nathan's Hot dogs
Check out this rollercoaster...we're gonna ride it!
Here is a map
And the ticketbooth
More rides to ride!
The Cyclone is an old rollercoaster ...it's wooden and super fast and awesome!
Here is another interesting sign over the entrance of Luna Park
We wanted to ride the ferris wheel (or Wonder Wheel as it is called) but it was too expensive
We decided to sit on the beach instead and feel the water
we then got hungry for some hot dogs so waited in line for some
Sorry we got to hungry and ate the hot dogs before we could take a picture...but here is me with some yummy lemonade
today was a nice long day. Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 6, 2012, 5:45 am
Last night we got a visitor...
His name is Hop
He brought a postcard and some chocolates from his home in Switzerland
They were very tasty.
The next morning we took a trip to Brooklyn...however...there wasn't much to do in Brooklyn except for walk around the neighborhood so here are some pictures of me at the subway
We then went back to Manhattan and stopped by Union Square...
the statue in the back is George Washington
There were a lot of people playing Chess there
That was our day today.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 9, 2012, 8:52 pm
Today we decided to do a little shopping before meeting a friend. In order to get to the subway we have to walk through campus. Here you can see Butler Library in the background.
And this is Low Library...which isn't a library anymore but has the visitor center and other offices in there.
You can see that Hop and I are very small compared to the library
In front of the library is this statue of Alma Mater
There are other statues on campus...like this one of the Thinker
There is also a pretty walkway with all the trees
It was now time to get on the train
We were lucky to find some seats
When we got off we could see the Empire State Building...and to the left is the sign that marks the world's largest Macy's!
We then decided to hang out at Bryant Park for a bit
These guys were playing a weird lawn game
We then took a short walk to Times Square where we caught the subway to meet a friend.
That was it for today!
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 21, 2012, 1:08 am
So today we took a little walk to Central Park where my host decided to write some letters.
It is so pretty in Central Park...so many trees and pathways and people!
We walked to a part called "The Great Hill"
There were many families and kids playing around and having a picnic and such
Here I am with Hop helping to write letters
After we were done writing letters we decided to walk around some more. Lots of people run, walk, bike and travel this road that goes through out the park
As we were walking along we found this cool waterfall with a little pond at the bottom
We then heard people talking and saw a crowd...and we realized we had discovered Shakespeare in the Park! This group of actors performs Shakespeare for free in the park...I tried to get a picture but they were not allowed. Here are some pictures that I sneaked in :P
(The person wearing the hat by the lamp post is an actor and you can see the big crowd!)
They were performing Twelfth Night and it was really fun because they had us move around the park for different scenes
I hope they have other shows during the summer.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jun 25, 2012, 6:42 pm
Today we took a walk around Central Park...we found some people dancing and skating around.
There were also people playing volleyball...and many others just hanging out at the park
There was a little boy putting on a show juggling and doing tricks
There are also many statues in Central Park...here i am with the statue of Balto (and a kid taking a picture with it as well :P )
This is Bethesda Terrace
And the fountain
This passage way is a favorite for singers because of the acoustics but there weren't any today
It has a pretty ceiling
When we exited we found more people doing a show
this is the famous Bandshell in the park
A thing tourists like to do is take a carriage ride through the park
When we exited the park we came across this lovely monument (it's huge!)
That's it for now.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jul 18, 2012, 7:56 pm
The other night we went to see a movie in the park...the movie was "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. We got there early to snag a spot on the lawn. As you can see in this picture the lawn is quite full...and this was seconds after they opened it!
Here I am with the screen behind me
And here Hop and I are with somethings to help pass the time away while we wait for hours for the movie to start
And here are some scenes of the movie! Sorry you can't see me...they said no flash as it disrupts people watching the movie.
It was a lovely movie and a lovely experience...I may go back again next week!
Until next time.
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Jul 23, 2012, 5:00 pm
Yesterday we went kayaking. Here you can see some people out on the water.
And here is where they launch off the kayaks.
Here I am watching the people kayak...I can't wait for my turn!
We have to put our lifevests on first
They had us put our things in a locker so there aren't any pictures of us on the water :[.
After we ate at a place called "The Boathouse"
It has nice "indoor" seating. As you can see it has covered seating under a bridge/overpass
Here is the bar
And here is the view outside...look at the lovely boats
It was a nice morning.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Sep 3, 2012, 12:42 am
So we took a small trip to California and my host decided to visit a nature center she hasn't been to for probably over 10 years! Here are my pictures:
The nature center is a pretty place to walk around when you need to escape the city life for a minute.
I think this is a little area where they give presentations
Here is a view of one of the lakes
And overlooking the lake is the nature visitor center
Here is a board showing all the birds that you could see in the park
Now on to the trails!
We pass by the lake where turtles are sunbathing
Here is a map showing the park...we will walk most of it
Pretty landscapes
Behind me is a blackberry field
Here is a crazy old tree
And this looks like a rock garden
Nothing says California like palm trees!
Another view of the lake...behind me you can see a duck in the dark
Taking time to enjoy the view
In this area of the park there are several types of sage and they encourage you to take some leaves and smell them
Another last look at the lake
and turtles!
It was a nice place for a walk.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Sep 3, 2012, 12:46 am
So on my host's last night in town her friends organized for her a bonfire. So i was able to catch some sun at the beach.
Here I am hanging out with HOP
The beach!
Our bonfire pit
Making sure the lifeguard is there to save me if something should happen!
On the sand...the water looks so nice!
Unfortunately my host's phone died so she was not able to take any night shots. But it was a fun night.
Until next time!
irun4fun2005@yahoo.com
Posted Sep 16, 2012, 3:19 am
We first went through the children's garden that had fun things for the kids to look at
There was also a pond
The Bronx River runs through the gardens and here are some shots
Here I am at the rose garden
We found a greenhouse but it wasn't open so I took a picture with a statue of flowers ( and little spiders...do you see them?)
We then went to the rock garden where there were these little planters
and a little stream
and waterfall
We then made our way to the conservatory that had a special exhibit called "Monet's Garden" that was inspired by scenes in Monet's work
Lots of lily pads
and a wonderful fountain
it was such a nice day to be out.
Until next time!
FosterCareHome@web.de
Posted Sep 6, 2013, 6:13 am
Posted Feb 27, 2014, 12:13 pm
I am in a few days ago, it came to PAPA's house.
Very clever, Pitzelpatz is also on the same day to Papa's home.So we make a friends.
I heard to Papa's family said she went to travel to Australia , so we have to wait a few days.
Papa's family showed us around his house.There have two fish tank in her house, one tank is ocean fish, but they go to bed I didn't take photo because I don't want to turn on the light was afraid of waking them, and the another one tank of freshwater fish, they are very big very lively.
In her house there have a cat!Her name is white.I heard that she was very old, very love to sleep, I greeted her but she seemed very sleepy
Papa finally went home today
She come back with PinkyHH,Hansi and CE from Australia .They all treated me with open arms.They brought the new friends, two koala and kangaroo
And then They brought me a gift
The gift is a lot of chocolate and a wool mat.We had a good night's sleep in wool mat
Posted Mar 2, 2014, 9:48 am
Today I and PinkyHH ,Pitzelpatz,Hansi Hu,and CE ,Buderus,go to the TianAnMen square.
We take the subway to tiananmen square.
This is the most famous landmark building in Beijing.
The square is very large , the central square is the largest in the world.Here can hold 1 million people.
I heard every morning, many people come here to see the flag raising ceremony.
We have to go around Park after visiting the Tiananmen square.
Posted Mar 5, 2014, 3:48 am
Hey!
I and Hansi ,PinkyHH ,Pitzelpatz and Buderus went out .The day we went to Zhongshan Park.
This is a has the Chinese characteristic of the park.The park pay tribute to revolutionary forerunner, dr. sun yat-sen.
The park area is very large, the inside of the tree has a history of several hundred years, very strong.
We by bus to go home at night.That's a happy day
Posted Mar 9, 2014, 12:43 pm
I have good time in China everyday
The picture is I ate the Thailand food.The curry taste good.
And We went to the Yuyuantan Park.
There is a large lake in the park.The ice has melted.
I saw the tower across the lake is the Beijing TV Tower.
We stay here by the lake, enjoy the view.
That day the weather was pretty nice, sunny and warm, just only a little windy.
PAPA took me to the movie tonight.The film is Frozen.The film is a Disney cartoon,I really enjoy it.
Goodnight~
Posted Mar 16, 2014, 3:42 pm
Today we went to the Qianmen Street.Qianmen Street is one of the famous commercial street in Beijing.Qianmen Street is a centuries-old streets,It has hundreds of years of history.But here after rebuild.It keeps the old street style of decoration, but they are modern pop shops. The Old phone, The old tram,and with Starbucks together ,So interesting
There is a snack bar street,They are the traditional Chinese snack.
We ate steamed stuffed bun （ in Chinese is :Bao-zi)and Steamed Pork Dumplings （Shao-mai).and Almond Jelly.These are very delicious
This is a nice day
Posted Mar 21, 2014, 2:42 pm
We went to have Beijing Roast Duck
The roast beijing duck is delicious.I love it so much
We go home have a farewell party.
Because Hansi had to leaveing for japan so We will see him off.
And Paul will leave too,He wants to go to Germany.
I Wish they had a nice trip
Posted Mar 26, 2014, 2:20 pm
The day we went to the Summer Palace.
I heard that covering an area of about 290 hectares, the existing Summer Palace is China's largest, most complete preservation of the imperial garden, the Summer Palace, the palace was originally Qing Dynasty emperors and Garden.
We from the south luck the door into the garden, go first to turn west causeway, feel the scenery is good, kunming lake water rippling, the sun is not so hot, ripples on the lake breeze let a person feel comfortable.
The Summer Palace, has the longevity hill and kunming lake, mountain scenery, hand in photograph reflect,scenery attractive.Kunming lake north shore has a long corridor, the east gallery invite instance, west to zhangs pavilion, stone work between meters.Promenade in each root fang liang has exquisite painting, there is the west lake scenery, landscape characters, plant flowers and birds, etc.
we took lots of photos,talked and laughed,we were so happy ,though we were tired.
The Summer Palace and many attractive scenery, attract the tourists at home and abroad.
Posted Apr 3, 2014, 3:21 pm
We went to the park to see SAKURA
.
Here is the gift of cherry blossoms from japan to china.The cherry trees here cherry trees was not as big in japan.But the scenery is very beautiful.There is nothing more poetic than a flowering cherry tree.
The cherry blossoms some are white and some pink
We admired cherry blossoms in bloom and take pictures with great interest.
Spring is coming,I feel good
Posted Apr 7, 2014, 10:32 am
This weekend is Qingming Festival in China.So We have a short holiday.
Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival.
In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.
So We went to the park and enjoyed flowers.There flowers are very beautiful
The spring outing was interesting. I like spring outing and I want to spring outing agin.
Posted Apr 11, 2014, 5:58 am
We went to the suburbs of enjoy flowers during the holidays.
The white flower is the pear flowers.The trees was many years of history.This is the pear flower Village.
At noon we eat rice farmers in Pear flower Village.There are many people eat here.I heard that Urban to the rural bridges farmers lived and ate with peasant families, dry farmers live, family-farmers enjoy a happy, beautiful countryside now tourism has become a new trend in China.The holidays or weekends, urban vacations to go outside the city suburb,So The highway's traffic jam.
We was lying under a pear flowers tree,very comfortable
Posted Apr 13, 2014, 4:22 pm
We went to China national grand theatre the opera today.
I heard that The National Grand Theater is built in the shape of a shell. The whole building measures 46.68 meters in height and the deepest part built underground measures 32.5 meters in depth. The theater is more than 600 meters in circumference and surrounded by a man-made lake that covers an area of 35, 500 square meters.
The opera hall is the most important part inside the theater. It is painted mainly in the color of gold and can seat 2,398 people.
Painted in white, the concert hall gives the public an impression that it is an elegant building with a high-class taste. The music hall can seat 2,019 people and will be mainly used for performing symphonies and Chinese folk music.
And there is the drama hall for displaying stage plays and dramas. The hall can seat 1,035 people.
The National Grand Theater can provide first-class services for artists and musicians. There are five places where artists can have their rehearsals, 32 rooms with musical instruments, and 80 dressing rooms. Many dressing rooms are equipped with a bathroom.
The National Grand Theater will become an ideal place for world-renowned artists and art troupes to give their performances. At the same time, China will also try to introduce its local music to the world at the country's grandest music building.
We looked at today's opera is 《The Lady of the Camellias》 is a French tragic play based on Alexandre Dumas (the younger) 1848 novel by the same name, (it is sometimes referred to as "Camille"). The play was adapted for the theater by Dumas in 1852 and then for the opera by the composer Verdi's 'La Traviata' in 1853. The play became a favorite of audiences in the late 19th century.
This is a tragic love story.
The opera is very moving.
I think that opera is particularly enjoyable.
Posted Apr 20, 2014, 2:48 pm
Beijing, China - 15th April 2014
By: papa_always
Hi~Mum
We attended a Chinese wedding.The bride is PAPA's good friend.
We had arrived in hotel with bride the night before.We had a last bachelor party with bride and all the girls in the evening.
I only had try a little Breezer.That's sweet .We played many game then we went to bed late.
Early in the morning we went to the bride's room to close the door.
The bride is very beautiful.She hugged us and take picture and Every girl took our for picture,Do you know which one is PAPA？
The room is full of red,PAPA said,The Chinese regard the color red as the symbol of happiness, success, luck, faith and growth. They like red very much, which comes from worship of the Sun. In traditional Chinese weddings, there are double Xi characters in red, red scarves, red flowers and the bride wears a red coat.
I don't know why close the door,PAPA tell me The firends of bride will not allow the bridegroom with his friends to come in early unties he agrees some terms Generally,the bridegroom will give a red paper containing money.
The bride bed stood a red dates（early), peanuts（give birth）, longans（Precious）, melon seeds（children),The meaning is evident in the Chinese pronunciation of these four foods. When they are said together, it sounds like "Have a baby soon."
In traditional Chinese wedding，it is ceremony before the daughter leaves her parents to show the departure.
After saying goodbye to the bride's parents,the bride should get into a sedan chair and there will be some happy music .then these people will escort the bride to the groom. They sang as they walked so busy.
The bride can't remove the cap on her head's red handkerchief after go out.
We have also come to the wedding Hotel
PAPA said In Chinese usually wedding is Relatives and friends are invited to the feast to eat and drink to the happiness of the bride and bridegroom.
There are more than 200 people attended the wedding.the happiness candy and happiness smoke on the table.I ate the sugar is sweet！ The Red wine is a special custom,Printed with the bride and groom's wedding
The wedding started,On the stage,we can see the man seated in the left side is bridegroom's father, and the other side is his mother,and this is bride, this is bridegroom. The man who officiate the wedding like the priest in foreign.
I heard,In china ,this part calls" baitang". taht is in the traditional wedding ceremony,bride and bridegroom perform the marriage ceremony in which they pay homage to heaven and earth and to the groom's parents.
The wedding is China dishes, very delicious
After the wedding we went to bridal chamber.The new bed is red very beautiful.
I think Chinese wedding is so interesting!Then Papa said In china Most of the young people will choose western style wedding,Wedding in the church,but she's friend think Chinese wedding more funny!
I wish the newlyweds happiness~~~
Posted Apr 23, 2014, 7:10 am
We went to the Beijing Botanical Garden.
There are flowers of different colours in the garden.Very beautiful
Then We are having a picnic on a lawn carpeted with fallen leaves.Here are the cookies, cakes and drinks.They have cut me a walloping slice of cake.We also eat barbecue .But they are too small for me
I wish PinkyHH have a happy voyage
Posted Apr 28, 2014, 12:07 pm
The first is the Japanese Restaurant.PAPA likes to eat Japanese food very much,So here I have eaten too many times for sushi ,But This Japanese restaurant is very famous,it need to book in advance for a long time.Here food is very fresh,They're great!
The Second is the Korean Restaurant.Here Roast Chicken very delicious！ButHuhn did not dare to eat
.He was very afraid.We told him that is fake chicken,We assured him don't be worry....But this is really delicious！I did not dare tell him
One day we met new friends in the restaurant.She is a koala mother,Her children very lovely .
I feel as if there was endless nice food to eat everyday.
Posted May 2, 2014, 7:06 am
I enjoyed the bubble bath and the warm towel.
I also used bath salts,It is pink,very fun.
And after bath with the hair dryer.
I become more handsome
Posted May 5, 2014, 5:22 pm
Today we went to the Strawberry Music Festival.
I heard Papa said The annual holiday in May will be held in strawberry Music Festival.There are sooooooooooo many young people to participate in the festival.
Here is a large park in the suburbs.The park has a lot of stage, and all the different singers perform continuously for three consecutive days.
Most of singer is not pop music singer,Most are independent music,punk, rocker, folk.
We enjoyed the show that's very High and Cool
I love rock and roll ~yeah
Posted May 6, 2014, 3:47 pm
He showed us the beautiful card and Kawaii lollipop with him from Japan
we all hugged her.
Posted May 6, 2014, 4:11 pm
We warmly welcome him, gave him a hug,and introduce more pandas to him
He brought us a lot of candy
.and Then we gave him a plate of cookies.It's a panda cookies.he's so happy~
Posted May 10, 2014, 2:11 pm
Today we went to the Wofo Temple.
I saw the temple introduction,Wofo Temple is a Buddhist temple located near the Beijing Botanical Garden 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the center of Beijing. The temple is best known as the location of the 'Recumbent Buddha', a large sculpture of the Buddha lying down created in 1321.The current incarnation dates from 1734. The temple's first recumbent Buddha was carved in sandstone. In 1321, during the Yuan dynasty the sandstone carving was replaced by a 5.2 meter long statue made of bronze and weighing 2.5 tons.Following a north-south axis, the temple contains an entrance gate followed by three halls. On either side of the axis are buildings used by the monks for lodging as well as to accommodate guests. The first hall is called the Tianwang hall, the second the Sanshi Buddha hall, followed by the Recumbent Buddha hall.
Buddha is not allowed to take photographs so we took some pictures in the yard.The temple has distinguishing feature very much.I made a wish, I hope I can travel to more countries and Got a girlfriend.Papa said,The thing always happens that you really believe in,and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
The weather is nice today.We had a good time
Posted May 16, 2014, 4:14 pm
David took us out for close to nature today,So We went to the Cherry Valley .There are no cherry now,There are cherry trees is in the hundreds of years ago.
The ditch of the river is a very sweet spring water,People are drinking mineral water nearby,But this year drought,so almost no spring water.
The mist like heaven here
I could scarcely see anything in front of me. Here is very cool, is a good place to summer.
The entrance to Cherry Valley has many beautiful flowers.
It's a fine day today.
Posted May 25, 2014, 12:24 pm
We have a few days to go on vacation,so We went to the ancient town.
Papa said,There are many ancient town in China,But the town was preserved in the South,The town is famous in Yunnan Lijiang, Sichan Huanglong , Zhejiang Xitang, Shaanxi Wuzhen.These ancient towns are tourist attractions.
Recently The suburbs of Beijing also have such a big town,Because not many people just opened.
There are a variety of restaurants,and have many hotels,like Family Lodge,Boutique Hotel,Youth Hostels ,Inn...We will also live here at night.
Here is a theater,In Peking Oper！Frankly,I can't understand
. But dragon-lion dance is very lively and interesting
Posted May 27, 2014, 2:31 pm
We are still in town,This is our bed room.The room with chinese characteristics,right?
They call it not bed,it's "Kang"(a heatable brick bed in North China),But Nobody uses those things anymore,Just for traveler.Very comfortable and warm.We can have tea and chat on the Kang.
This dish is very interesting,So we took photos,Like a hamburger,But it is not the bread,it's baked wheaten cake (HuoShao)In China people often eat this.Another dish is walnut,It is strange.
It was dark and I want to sleep.This is outside the our hotel.The night scene is very beautiful.
Good night,Mum
Posted May 29, 2014, 6:02 am
We also went to the Great Wall this holiday.The Great Wall is near the town.
The Great Wall in a high mountain,We take the cable car up the mountain,It's quite a scramble to get to the top of the hill!
To use a chinese saying"He who has neven been to the Great Wall is not a true man."Or translated into ”One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero.”So we climbed up！
PAPA said The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.
The Great Wall of China, also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000, is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes.Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.
The scenery on the mountain is very beautiful.
We climbed the Great Wall is just a small small small small part of the Great Wall
This is really amazing
We down the Great Wall up to the ancient town for a long walk.
Hey！I'm a really hero now
Posted May 29, 2014, 9:42 am
I shall give you two news！
Huhn had to leave.He wants to a trip to Spain.
We held each other for some time and say goodbye.We are having a pleasant time together.I wish she have a pleasant journey
And We have a new TVs to visit Papa's home.We opened the package,It's Ulani!We took her around,welcomed her with open arm
Posted Jun 2, 2014, 2:33 pm
This is also our in the ancient town of photos.
The color of the cloth dyeing factory.People finish dyeing cloth and hung up,the wind will blow dry it.
There are Liquor factory,it's Chinese white spirit
The spirit in the cylinder.We did not drink it, Chinese white spirit a little stronger
There are many river in town,You can on foot or by ship there from here.Many house a layer in the river,This is a bit like Venice.
Papa said These are typical China building,But we live in the city center is rare.
We had an enjoyable day at Gubei ancient town.We drove home.On the way scenery is very beautiful.
Posted Jun 3, 2014, 7:26 am
I had a big meal with other TVs.Because today We need to do short respectively.
PAPA's good friend is going on a week of hong kong next week,So she asked her friend to take TVs go with him,But space and time is limited,her friend only can take two TVs
,After all of us to discuss
Who travel to Hongkong ,The final result isUlani and susy
Because Ulani just came and did not catch up with us went to the ancient town,Susy's Life Missions is Meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse ,Maybe there can make her dream come true
In the coming holiday, PAPA would take us out to travel
I can't wait for holiday！
We ate steak and buffet！we make desserts together,and it's delicious！As we departed, we hugged and wished each other well.
Let's meet the week after next
Posted Jun 3, 2014, 3:08 pm
We went to eat barbecue.They often eat barbecue in the summer.
kebab can automatically rotate in the oven,It's very interesting.We eat lots of nice.
The colorful light for beer mug look very nice
Posted Mar 17, 2015, 2:52 am
This is a photo of when we were watching the World Cup.Every day I watch the World Cup in the summer，There are a lot of people focus on the world cup in China,They all get up in the middle of the night watching the World Cup,so crazy,Statistics on Weibo(Chinese twitter),There are 1000000 Germany fans！The largest number of people are all team support,This is called a Germany phenomenon.
Germany won the World Cup ！I'm so happy！I know we can do it！
We drink and eat the cake.We celebrate the victory！I think I fell in love with football！
Posted Mar 27, 2015, 5:00 am
Today we went to the Beijing Aquarium. Beijing Aquarium is the largest and most advanced inland aquarium in China.The aquarium has six halls: Rainforest Wonder, Shark Hall, Whale and Dolphin Bay, Seabed Travel, Feel Pool and Ocean Theater.
We see many kinds of fishes,We also saw a shark.I'm afraid they'll eat me.
Green turtles also swim about in the pool without a care in the aquarium.
We saw some seals, sea lions, a dolphin show.The incomparably superior performance from these animal stars win rounds of applause from spectators every day.
We had a good time
Posted Mar 31, 2015, 8:43 am
I'm so excited!
We are one of the scarcest animals. People in the world like it very much. There used to be many pandas in China long ago. As the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and warmer, pandas became less. But at present, the number of pandas is increasing year by year. There are now so many pandas that some are being sent to other countries so that people there can enjoy them.
They have small tail and fat body,black and white.They’re very clumsy,but they can climb trees.They like to eat bamboo very much.Look!The baby panda is under the mother panda,they are sleeping.They look very lovely.
This is the best day, the best timeand really exciting