Travelog for: Kunigunde

Hi Mum,

Today is our last day on board. We had a tournament of fencing. The winner will get a cake and some sweets. It was a hard fight.



Penny and I were in the final…



but then we all decided, that it is much nicer to have the cake and the sweets together.








After eating all these things, we went out for a last walk, because our cruise will end tomorrow. We saw a wonderful sunset – and then a beautiful sky.





I really loved this cruise – can we do some together soon, Mum?

Love
Kuni

Hi Mum,
Today is the last day for 3 of us in Sülfeld, so we watched our travel logs together. We had so much fun to see, what we have done!



Then we all decided to talk all the day and the night, before some of us leave to their new hosts. So here we are sitting in front of long hippo and talked about our adventures. From the left to the right you see us all together. We are dicker Kumpel, me, ThomasHH, Slummy, Penny, Bree and Lupus-Tigger.



I had a great time with RikeH and the other TVs, but now it is time to visit the next host.

I will leave tomorrow and go to echo in China.

Love

Kuni

Hi mom, you have not heard any news from me for a long time and you must be worried. Now I have arrived my new host. I have come to China!
However, it shouldn't be my first time to visit China. It is said I were born in China. So it is a little like a trip back to your birthplace.
Anyway, it is a long way and takes some time. That is what I get for a welcoming gift: A WATERMELON. It tastes delicious.




After that, I have a photo with all the other toys. I am the only Toy voyager.



NUONUO, he is a polar bear, and he comes from Germany as well. I am very glad to know him. He is willing to teach me a bit Chinese and before I can chat with the others, he will be my interpreter.



My new host, Echo, gives me a Chinese name. It is very cool, right? I am trying to remember how it is written. She tells me this name fits me because it sounds like KUNI.



As I get too tired, I decide to have a good rest. This guy invites me to his house. I am sorry I can't spell his name. He is a Japanese, I think.

Hi mom, Nanjing is really hot. Echo told me that it is called one of the four hottest places in China.  I have understood it!

I have a little problem in the photos, so I fail to upload the photos I have taken today. I will do it the next time. Echo asked me to say sorry to you.

Last night it rained heavily and the temperature get down a little. This morning I have met a butterfly on the glass. She is sleeping so I just take a photo with her and not bother to wake her.

Echo and I have spent some time discussing which place I were born. She guessed it may be another city Yanzhou. She said that city export a lot of toys every year. She have visited there and she showed me the photos. They were really excellent.

Without photos it seemed a little difficult to show you exactly what I have seen here. So next time I will give you more details.

In China it is 22:27, so I have to go to bed. Good night, mom.

Always miss you.

Yours forever

Kuni.

This is the butterfly!




Our lunch! Echo treated me a bottle of sprite!





It got late and the sky is blue. It is really lovely.





A snack, which is from Japan. It reminds me of those delicious traditional food in Greece. They looks a little alike.

Hi, mom. Long time since last time I wrote my blog. Really sorry. The link isn't very well. I have written a blog several days ago, but it failed at the last step. For the same reason, the problem of the photo hasn't been set down. We will try another place to upload those images, maybe in a net bar.
A lot of things happened. My last travel blog, which is lost, is about my help to Echo's examination. We prepare together and attend the exam together. After the exam, I help Echo with her moving. They have moved to a new dormitory, which is smaller than the previous one. I have to be resposible for all those toys since I am the one who travels most! It hasn't been completely set down.
Nanjing's street is full of people! Can you imagine it? I have never seen so many people in Germany. I came across a lovely shop one day and I asked to be taken a photo. The shop is filled with cute toy bears! I will show you another day!
It has been ten o'clock, of course, in China. Good night! My dear mom.

Yours Forever,
Kuni.

I have seen the film Transformers2 in July 26. And yesterday we went to see the Harry Potter6!
This is in the subway.





In addition, we have wondered in Nanjing's street. Many food tastes delicious!
This is a fruit which can be only found in Taiwan Province of China.



Strawberry yoghurt!o(∩_∩o...



Panda! But this one is only a light. Lovely, isn't it?



This is the shop I have told you.

This is Echo's school. We move here on july, 8.





SHHHHHHH.......She is sleeping Kitty. Sorry to introduce her to you like this, but she never wake up.





This is a.... I don't know how to say this. It is made by mixing corn with yoghurt. Echo's roommates are fond of it. So this is their supper, sometimes.

Hi, mom, you must know that the solar eclipse happening yesterday was said to be the best since six hundred years ago! But it rained heavily yesterday so I failed to see it on my own. Anyway, we watched it online.











This is called "a diomond ring" in Chinese. I don't know what it is called in English.

We have wondered today. These are some photos we took. I think they are funny.
They are the stone statues on the street.

They may be gathering to have a meeting. I suppose.



Another group. In ancient China, when you have a hat like theirs, it means you are officers.



Hair tied like this can always be treated as a symbol of kids.



You can see this one. It is a bench.

We have been to the Confucian Temp. It is a famous tourist attaction.



It used to be the place where a exam was held to select youth. China is so big that they separated it into two district. The northern people could attend the exam in Beijing, while the southern ones choose Nanjing.



This is a house of a rich man in ancient China.





Can you see the big red and yellow lanterns behind me? Each of them has a ancient Chinese famous woman drawn on it.



Two dragons play a ball. It is a typical Chinese symbol.



It is called a lucky tree. Of course it is not natural. I like it very much.

I will leave Nanjing this afternoon cause Echo is going to her home. The school summer holiday will last two months and one has already passed. Echo's home is Lanzhou, Gansu Province, which is very far away. We are supposed to take a train this afternoon and get there tomorrow.
The black line will be our routine.



This is the Nanjing Railway Station. Today we'll leave. Hope it is a fine day.



The Nanjing Railway Station is the opposite to the XUANWU Lake. You may cannot see it very clearly cause it rains a little. Xuanwu is a Chinese word which may be a snake and a turtle. It may has some legends, but I don't know.




We walked on the square of the Station.



As Echo has no website connection at home, it may be a little difficult to update my blog frequently. Please don't worry.

Forever Yours
KUNI.

Today we went to a place called " Wu Quan Shan ", which means a mountain with five springs. In fact it is a combination of history with entertainment. There is a zoo as well.
The statue is Confucius, (551?-478? BC) Chinese philosopher and teacher who founded Confucianism. He is the most important cultural person in Chinese history. A lot of students take photos here to wish a good study performance.



You can see the beautiful ridge behind me? Actually it is very high. Although this one is new, in ancient China it is drawn delicately as a tradition to show the richness and good taste.



This is a big stone! I think it looks like a turtle! Don't you think so?



This is a camel. You know, it is an important transportation tool in the past in the dessert. Sorry I am a little scared to stand by him.



That is really a pity as we don't see the pandas. We still have a happy day.

See how many grapes I have! They are very sweet! This kind of grapes is mainly produced in Xinjiang Province, the northwestern part of China.



This is the magazine which reports about Toyvage and lead echo to host me. I hope to be printed as well. I hope to be a Toyvoyager star!





The dream will come true if I have travelled enough places. I can't stand waiting any more. Soon I will set up to my next host in America. There will be more adverture waiting for me!

That was a longggg trip!
i missed the disneyland trip with Zero but she promises to take me out and do some fun stuff with me to try and make up for lost times.
She's going back to disneyland on october 20th maybee she can take me with her then if I stay that long!
[shes going for her 17th birthday]

this is just a smal update to let you know that im safe and am being well taken care of, there will be another update tonight!


Loveyou/miss you,
Kuni