Vienna, Austria - 27th June 2007
By: ChristinaB
My hosts also took me to the Danube tower. Unfortunately we didn't go up because the weather wasn't good enough for a nice view, but me and the other toyvoyagers enjoyed to have a walk through the park around the tower. Have a look at the beautiful roses we saw!!!
When we went towards the subway we also passed by the building of the UNO here in Vienna. Impressing building I must say!!! And then my hosts showed me something I've always wanted to see before: The Big Wheel!! How nice, isn't it? I'm sorry that the pictures are all a bit dark but the weather was a bit rainy and clowdy most of the time...
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Posted Jun 27, 2007, 11:34 pm
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Vienna, Austria - 27th June 2007
By: ChristinaB
CK, Alfie Langer, Pooh, Frida and I were really helpful guests for our hosts... One day it was time to pick the cherries from the tree. Oh, what a lot of work - but it was great fun and we all enjoyed the delicious fruits!!
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Posted Jun 27, 2007, 11:38 pm
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Vienna, Austria - 9th July 2007
By: ChristinaB
My friends and I spent a wonderful day in the park of Schönbrunn Palace lately. It is soooo huge and there is really a lot to discover: Fountains, ruins,... they even have a zoo there! We climbed up a hill to a building called "Gloriette" where we had an impressing view over the city.
Schönbrunn was the former summer residence of the Habsburg family and is nowadays Austria's #1 tourist attraction. And it is one of 8 UNESCO WHS here in Austria. So I really fullfilled this mission now, didn't I???
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Posted Jul 9, 2007, 11:55 am
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Lake Attersee, Austria - 9th July 2007
By: ChristinaB
I spent the previous week at lake Attersee in Upper Austria (between Linz and Salzburg) with the other toyvoyagers. My host's grandparents own a flat there and we had a wonderful time there. It was very hot so we enjoyed to play in the water. One day we even went hiking and we also went by boat an other time. The scenery there is very beautiful with all the mountains (Alps), lakes and forrests - it was a very nice trip!
One day when it was too cold for swimming we went to Gmunden at lake Traunsee. Imagine, they have a castle there located IN the lake on a little island. Impressing, hm? And they have another nice thing there: on the front of the City Hall there are many bells and every hour they play a little melody. Sounds nice, doesn't it?
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Posted Jul 9, 2007, 12:08 pm Last edited Jul 10, 2007, 10:57 am by ChristinaB
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Vienna, Austria - 11th July 2007
By: ChristinaB
Another exciting day here in Vienna. We visited the house created by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It is soooo beautiful - I really liked it! I was told that there is nothing special inside - just normal flats. Wouldn't it be nice to live there? All the people who live there have the right to create the wall around their windows as they like, but only as far as they can reach with their arms. So the building changes a bit from time to time.
We also went up a hill from where we had a beautiful view over the city. Really impressing...
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Posted Jul 11, 2007, 9:01 am
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on the way to, France - 13th July 2007
By: ChristinaB
Hello!
Taro left Vienna this morning and he's on the way to France now. Hope he'll arrive there safe and sound and we are looking forward to see many new photos of him.
Thanks for the funny time we shared, dear Taro. Have a good journey!
Love, your Austrian host family!
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Posted Jul 13, 2007, 11:23 am
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St Orens, France - 30th July 2007
By: Mood
Here I am in France at Mood's ToyVoyager's Hostel ... As you can see, there are many lodgers, and I was welcomed by a special committee !
From left to right : Sebastien (the big blue), Stripey (stylish cat), Fox Force and Bertold who couldn't stop asking me questions about Japan!
After about one hour, I manage to get rid of him (FoxForce explained me that he was a bit boring!!!) she showed me round the house and I noticed a delicious raspberry bush !!!
(Yes, you can imagine how hungry I was after my travel from Vienna!)
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Posted Aug 5, 2007, 10:36 pm Last edited Aug 5, 2007, 10:49 pm by Mood
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St Orens, France - 31st July 2007
By: Mood
Today, Sebastien suggested to play Mikado (he said he was a champion when he was young ... when he didn't shake I would say!!!)
On this picture, you can see the winner of the party : Romeo (Mood's cat) whose claws are sharper than mine!!
Then, Dottie Grace asked me an Origami ...
In exchange she will show me how to make a boomerang, but I'm afraid we won't have time to because she has to leave soon!!
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Posted Aug 5, 2007, 10:48 pm Last edited Aug 5, 2007, 10:54 pm by Mood
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Carcassonne, France - 8th August 2007
By: Mood
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Posted Aug 8, 2007, 10:47 pm Last edited Aug 8, 2007, 10:49 pm by Mood
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Carcassonne, france - 8th August 2007
By: Mood
Follow me ... Here I am in front of the Porte Narbonnaise (main entrance of the Cité)
You can see Dame Carcas, who saved the Cité from Charlemagne... According to the legend, she threw a pig to the assailants to make them think they had enough food to face the siege, which wasn't true, but it ran, and the assailants raised the siege... But then, Dame Carcas rang the bell to ask Charlemagne to come back to make peace, and that gave the name Carcas-sonne (ring) ...
So, for the visit, follow the guide!
Let's begin with the Viscount's castle (11th-13th century)
It was the seat of power in the town, then the seat of the Senelschalsy.
There are many lanes with old houses
and many people too !!!!
Look! I even talked to a medieval knight !!!
Then, the Basilica Church of St. Nazarius and St.. Celsus
Have you seen the gargoyles (the carved terminations to spouts which convey water away from the sides of buildings)???
And look at the stained-glass windows (13th-14th-16th-19th century)
and these lovely candles!! (they are all prayers)
and the organ
and again, Dame Carcas
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Posted Aug 8, 2007, 11:35 pm Last edited Aug 8, 2007, 11:50 pm by Mood
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Carcassonne, France - 8th August 2007
By: Mood
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Posted Aug 23, 2007, 5:05 pm Last edited Aug 23, 2007, 6:24 pm by Mood
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Carcasonne, France - 8th August 2007
By: Mood
Wandering in the lanes, I found this typical french beret
only the french loaf is missing!!!
Then I saw this restaurant where you can eat a typical Cassoulet
It's a typical regional rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole, containing meat (typically pork sausages, pork, goose, duck and sometimes mutton), pork skin (couennes) and white haricot beans.
(Mood told me it was quite stodgy)
and here is one of the many receipts ; the Castelnaudary one (yet, numerous regional variations exist, the best-known being from Castelnaudary, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Cassoulet"!!)
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Posted Aug 23, 2007, 5:25 pm Last edited Aug 23, 2007, 6:22 pm by Mood
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Carcassonne, France - 8th August 2007
By: Mood
Then it was time for real recreation, so Luffy and I went to the playgroung where we played hopscotch together ...
Then I have tasted a very good cofee
and it was time to go back home ... I asked Mood if we could go back home using this canal boat instaed of the car, but she said it would take too much time as it was late
Another time maybe ...
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Posted Aug 23, 2007, 6:20 pm Last edited Aug 23, 2007, 6:23 pm by Mood
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