Travelog for: Mandarin

Hi mommy

I went with Evelyn and her mom to Mediamarkt (Media-market), a big market with  electronic machines (computers, vacuum cleaner, CD, DVD, washing machines,...  very big. Evelyn was searching a vacuum cleaner.











At the evening it was real fun. Evelyn, Kristel (Evelyns sister) and Eric (Evelyns boyfriend), some cuddles and Me have watching the DVD 'wizard of oz?' Do you know?? Look at the screen!





And after the film, we have played with the playstation 2. Very fun. I have fighted, do you see mommy?







kisses
bye

Hi mommy

It was a quiet day, I don't left the house but I see a lot of things and I worked a little bit.

Kristel (Sister of Evelyn) collect everything of pinguins, I have seen a lot of them, I haven't stopped looking at all the things she has.

Take also a look mommy


















In the afternoon I helped Evelyns mother with sewing. The pants of Evelyn and Kristel and their mom are always too long because they are small people, so Annie (mother Evelyn and Kristel) has always work with the pants. Do you show how I have helped?














Since May, Kristel and Evelyn follow tennislessons. I have played too, very funny. Normally the lesson is during a hour but the teacher gives always a lesson of one hour and a half, very tiring.











Byebye
kisses

Hi mommy

I have forgotten to ask you if you knew Justine Henin? She was weeks and weeks number one of tennis in Belgium. Now she is stopped with tennis. Do you see the picture of her. Kristel collect everything of her.



bye

Hello

I went with Evelyn to her workplace. She works in a school as bookkeeper. This week there are only teachers at school but monday, all the students will return to school.

the first photo is the little church of the school



than you see the playground







And now you see the office of Evelyn. She works with two persons in that office. She and her collegue Ann (Ann does the personel in school)









After school, Evelyn went to her house under construction. She's building a home for her and her friend Eric. Because now she lives with her parents and her sister.









So that was a working day for Evelyn, tomorrow we go to the beach in Oostende because they say that it will be sunny weather (I hope so)

bye

Hello mommy

I went to the coast but I didn't have seen the sea and beach yet. We went to Oostende (there is a beach but we haven't seen it)

We went with the car, you see?






I have seen there the cathedral, very beautiful



And I have seen the port of Oostende, with the biggest ship the Mercator.







After that, we shopped a little bit
But Kristel must leave us, she went to her friends with the train
we went to the train with her, until the train departed

Now you see the trainstation


And me of course


bye mommy, here you next time
greets Mandarine

this is the wharf. You can go there to make a stroll or to fish. it's nice, but we only saw it alone the seaside.



On the left you find...
On the right you find...
apartments....yeah... with view on the sea.





The sea was far away when we went. The ebb was earlier in the day.



Evelyn told me that when I got lost I had to go to the big ball. Every couple of meters there's a pile with a figure on it. (like the ball) every little child (or toyvoyager  has a bracelet with that same figure. so little ones don't get lost or get faster found when they're are found by some poeple, because the parents sitting by that figure.

this system is an inventing that won in a game to do something about the numbers of children that get lost every year at the coast. Some other countries has taken this system too.





an other example...



this buoy has stranded at the coast because the water was so far away. usually you have to swim to it!



this is a breakwater. sometimes it's very dangerous because a lot of water get over it and submerge you.
Evelyn told me that, when she was little, she went on the breakwater to catch krabs. (she catched a mussel on a string and the krab took the mussel and she took ik out of the water)











little krabs in shells...



This is the casino of Middelkerke.





This are range huts. Little huts on the beach you can rent in the summer so you can put all your stuff in it that you need on the beach.



this is a 'go car'... at our sea you find them a lot. Childeren, young people, even old people have a lot of fun on it.





Middelkerke is famous in Belgium for the comic figures. Every year there's a comic festival and you can buy a lot of comics and picture tales. Every year, with the festival, they put another statue in bronz of another comic figure at the coastside.

I don't know if you know them but these are little blue ones (the smurfs)



This is Jommeke, a little boy with yellow hear. He has a parrot (Flip) pet. With his friends he get a lot of adventures.



I think you know lucky luke...



This is Robbedoes and kwabbernoot.



So this was Middelkerke, a nice city at the sea. I liked it very much!

kisses
xxx

Hey Mom,

I went today to Brussel. It's the capital of Belgium.

We made a stop in Zaventem. It's a little village next to Brussel. It's the place where the biggest fly field of Belgiums stands.
There, you can watch the plains come down. It was so nice to watch big plains getting over me with only a few meters between us.









In front of the control tower...



Then we went to Brussel city.



I saw the royal palace. That's were the king goes to do his job. (Not where he lives, that's in Laken) It's a symbol to ours monarchy.





before the fence... (but they didn't let me in... I think they were scared of my size  )









The Belgium flag...black, yellow and red!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I think the Belgium king is a big man, because he has big clothespins in the colors of the flag.







this is the old theatre...It's not in use, but it's a beautiful building.





this is the music museum...Great building and a beautifull collection.



I little parc (Green in the city wiiiiii)











Mommy, the following pictures are on the big market. The town hall stands there and the buildings around it are magnificent.
they are old, but has a lot of sociable environment. It's nice to walk there.















This statue of a lady brings good luck to all who caress it. So I caress it a lot!









Brussel is famous because it's bobbin lace.





This is 'manneke pis', that means 'little boy who pisses' (go to the bathroom).
The little boy saved the city of a big fire when a wick (coal dust) get switched on and the city was almost distroyed.
the little one is 58 cm heigh and on special days in the year he has a costume on. (he has more than 700 costumes)









This is the Saint Hubert gallery. It's a showroom for beautifull and expensive shops.
One of the shops is of DELVAUX. It's a very very very expensive mark for handbags/cases.



You see it right, 1900 and 920 EURO for one bag! It's crazy mom! but a lot of rich Belgiums has one of these. (Evelyn doesn't haha)



This is 'het beenhouwerstraatje' = little street of butchers. it's famous in Brussels for good, little and cosy restaurant. At dinertime the chef of the restaurant stands outside to lure costumers.



In one of the little streets next to butcherstreet is a little statue of a girl, a girlfriend or sister, of manneke pis. She's also going to the bathroom.  her name is Jeanneke pis.









This is the building for the money grant.







When it was already dark (21:30) the shops (souvenirs, delicacy) in Brussel Centrum are still open. This is a tradional biscuits shop, it's very old-fashioned but for this reason very attractive.





















I saw a church that looks a lot like the notre dame in paris.





than, for closer, we drank something at the big market.





I ate a cookie too...





It was a nice day. Now it's dark, I'm tired...so bye bye



SMAK!

today we stayed home to play with the animals. It was so nice.

The dog (Eric's dog) sniffed a lot at me, but he didn't bite so i think he found me nice! I liked him to!







I played in the running wheel of one of the hamsters. It was a crazy ride. But I met Meekho the Hamster of Kristel and he gave me some tips to do it better and faster!









so I see this animal world by (pink) sunglasses!

Hey mommie,

Today I went to the bakkery with Kristel. She's working there at sunday. A little job to make extra money.

So I saw yummie cakes, breads, sandwiches,...





The cakes are in the vorm of animals. I thought I met some friends...but they didn't talk to me back.









mmm candy to give to the children when they go...



I also saw the place where they bake the bread...

under the role, I almost got plat...but Kristel saved me! JIPPIE







the oven...very hot...even the last baking was houres ago...





the flour, I watched but I fell softly in the blank flour...







we also worked a lot...

it was nice!

wave, wave to mama!!!!



Today I went with Eric to Gent. It's a big city, famous for it's students (University) (Kristel has study there and went on chambers)

This is the court of justice.





the Leie streams there. Along the water you can sit.

















typical buildings, the city is very old...but nice!









The castle in the middle of the city...



















the big church...









with a very very big bell! do you see me?





This red canon has a name 'Dulle griet' = dulle brill = angry women of red devil. It's from the middle ages. 15the century. It was for strengthening against the Spanish.







It was an interesting day, I'm happy and enjoy it a lot!

bye

Hoi mama...

today I stayed with Evelyn's mother home. Along With Lucy K I helped her with the nitting.

Lucy K hasn't do it before, so I showed her how it works.







But in the end, she did it by herself! yeah



We are going to the sea tomorrow!!! wiiiiii Farm day!

Hey,

today we went to the sea. Middelkerke wasn't like it was the last time i've been there.

It was FARM DAY. that's a day in the year, farmers go to the sea with tractors, animals, farmproducts... to show and sell.

but first we maid a long walk on the beach...











It was deserted...







only a single boey



But than, the big stuff!











happily he didn't drive forwarth





woodchucking





with a donkey



small horses



sheeps



ducks



ewe



pigeon



cows



horses







lama





big wheel



woodart





A belgium cow



vegetablesart









A street musicien...It's a man who act also in one of the Belgium series on tv.


We end with an other tractor... a nice one.



and we said the donkey goodbye. He was so cute!!!!!! IA IA IA



wiiii

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Today we eat Belgium Fries. mmmmmm with mayonaise!!! mmmm





You should eat it to...it's not the same as home...it's much mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

smak!

Hey mom

today we went to Brugge. It's an old city in West-Vlaanderen. it's sooooooo nice. Romantic!

the Belfort! (big building with lot of bells! )







Brugge is famous for it's bobbin lace. It's more fine than the Brussel's bobbin lace.





there are a lot of ditches with wather. They are very nice and there are little boats on it for tourists or a romantic couple. It's very nice!











this is the blood church. It's a church were the relic of Christ lies. It's a towel where the followers of christ rubs his blood with when he hung on the cross. Every year there's a procession and you can visit it every day.





cityhall





it's stands on the market place. there're horses there with coach for the tourists to visit the city.





a very nice afternoon in a beautifull city!

kiss kiss

Hoi hipperdehoi

Today Evelyn read me a bedtimestory. I was the leadfigure in the story. It was even a story with pictures. SURPRISE!

I also learned some words in Dutch.

Mom = mama
I = ik
love = hou van
you = jou
and = en
I = ik
miss = mis
you = je
but = maar
I = ik
have = heb
a = een
great = leuke
time = tijd
here = hier!