Travelog for: PinkyHH

And today is our last day in Bologna and we have pair of hours for walking around. We make some photos on central area. There are great monoments and one fountain with Neptune. It's funny, that in Christian city they built pagan statue  I even has thrown a coin in it, I want to return 
And at the end of our travel we found an interesting shop of small puppet theater. It's really unusual, but there are 2 different theatres - with Buratino and Pinocchio though they are one character  Buratino is the main character of the book The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino (1936) by russian artist Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. It based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. But Buratino has decided to remain a puppet and stay in Carlo's puppet theater. And Pinoccio was transformed into a little boy by beautiful fairy. What a different outlook!

Hi, Mom!
Alas, last day of my vacation in Moscow has come. Of course, I couldn't see all places of interest in the capital of Russia, but I'm happy that I visit it!  I read local newspaper and drank local beverage - it's called kvass - a fermented beverage made from black or regular rye bread. I like it!  I have said goodbye to my beautiful russin friends and make our collective photo. They are so tall!
Away, to new meetings and surprising possibilities! 

Hi mum! I have arrived in England I was having a nap in my package when they unwrapped me, but I was soon awoken my the sound of curious voices. I got up and wandered over to the three sets of eyes peering at me. They introduced themselves and I learnt that both _Mishuta_ and Edelweiss were visiting TVs, whilst Mirembe the giraffe was my host's TV who is spending some time in England before setting off on her journey around the world. Since I am an experiences TV I had lots of stories to share. They were very impressed! I think Mirembe wants to adopt me and Edelwiess though

Hope you are well mum,
Love Pinky

Hello mum! Over the weekend my host took Edelweiss, _Mishuta_ and I to visit Durham city where she used to go to university. This uni has a collegiate system so each student belongs to one of 16 colleges. My host lived in the college of St Hild and St Bede, which you can see in the first few pictures.

After visiting the college we went down to the river and saw the Prince Bishop sight-seeing boat cruising along. We walked into the centre of town then went to view the iconic Cathedral. It was very big! My host said the cloisters were used for a few scenes in the first and second Harry Potter films (she is a BIG harry potter fan! ).

At the other side of Palace Green there is a Castle, which along with the Cathedral is a UNESCO world heritage site. The Castle is home to the students of University College who have formal dinners with gowns twice a week in their great hall. My host said that when you see them wandering around in their black gowns they really do look like they've stepped out of Harry Potter!

We then made our way down the Bailey to the river where we could get a fantastic view of the cathedral. We also spotted a Heron! My host had to zoom in to see it properly so I am rather blurry on this photo.

At the end of the day we made our way back up to college. We were very tired from all the hill climbing so us TVs insisted on having a sunbathe in the grounds.

Today we went to visit my host's friend in Bradford, West Yorkshire. We had to get two trains there and wait 30mins in Huddersfield so us TVs wandered out of the station and found some fountains and a nice statue. I think the statue is of a prime minister or something... My host isn't very good at history! We also took a picture of a lion on a nearby building.

The next train we boarded was very quiet so we had a whole table to ourselves. We got rather hyper and Mirembe was giving me a piggy back ride along the tops of the seats Then I spotted a perfect opportunity to fullfill part of one of my life missions; to read 10 different newspapers! Well, there was only the 'Metro' but it's a start It was a team effort to turn the pages though as I couldn't manage it on my own.

When we arrived in Bradford we made lots of new friends. There was a friendly boy called Tristan who wanted to help us with our pictures And the cats were very welcoming too!

Love Pinky

Today we took Buzz Bluejay on his first trip in England, to a nearby town called Wigan. We went exploring round the back of the highstreet and found a lovely church. There were flower beds for us to jump in, although I was kinda disapearing in there When we had a group photo Buzz whacked me over the head! He didn't really, but it looks that way in the photo  . We also found a strange statue of half a face, but when looking at it from the other side it looked like a whole face.

When we arrived back home Buzz, Mirembe and I helped Edelweiss with one of her life missions to eat something purple in Europe. We ate all the strawberries and green grapes so that she could have the purple ones. They were yummy!

On thursday we said goodbye to Mirembe. She was very nervous to go travelling but I reassured her that the risks are worth it in order to see so many exiting things like I have After her departure we went to nosy in the display cabinet in the living room.

On friday and saturday we went to stay in Bradford again but this time we got to see  bit of the city centre. And a lovely bookshop where Edelweiss and I climbed up to the top shelf while Buzz flew, so that we could have a picture with the statue. In another part of the city we found a massive Sonic the hedgehog figure! I thought that was pretty cool 

When we got off the train in Manchester we saw this massive sky scraper! Then we walked a bit to find a nice building. On the way saw a Harry Potter poster which my host liked

We found some pretty canal boats and on the other side of the canal there was a little toyvoyager-sized house. We wanted to visit it but we didn't have any canoes to get across the water We also saw a Roman Granary, there was a sign explaining but we got bored of that and wanted to play

It was the Croft village Carnival today mum! They have a procession through the streets with floats pulled by Tractors or Lorries. Buzz was very enthusiastic about driving a tractor but the rest of us didn't think it would be a very good idea! 

Miss Becca says that this is the only day of the year when Croft looks like it has people in! At other times it is extremely quiet. We walked out of the estate to get a good view with no heads in the way. I sat with Buzz and Edel on someone's garden wall, to wait for it to begin.

Here come the bagpipes! My picture only shows the drum bit though. Then came the queens. My host said that every year the kids apply to be a Queen, Princess, Rosebood, Attendant or Crown bearer. They used to have a curtseying and bowing competition but now they have a Disco and pick names out of a hat, apparently.  Next came the Women's Institute float called 'Women of the world', they look like they're having fun And finally, the Brownie/girl scout angel float! That was very pretty.

I have more photos which I will post later... Of scarecrows!

Leading on from the last update...

Every year the carnival has a scarecrow competition where anyone in the village can make a scarecrow to display in their garden. This year's theme was the 70's! So we went to have a nosy Buzz and I though the 'Croft Village people' were the best, followed by Flower Power and Skarsky and Hutch because they used the Rabbit Hutch However Edel wanted Flower Power to win because that scarecrow matched her tummy! Buzz believed that makes her biased

The first photo was taken on the 14th of July when my host was getting ready for the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter. She was very thoughtful and made us hats for the occasion! Even though they only seem to wear hats in the first film... ah well. Sadly there was nothing exciting in the cinema for us to take more photos of :/

Today it was time to say farewell to my dear friends here in England But of course I am used to these departures by now, so I am a very brave bear. Woopee, Poland here I come!!! Buzz and Edelweiss hugged me goodbye. Buzz wanted me to give him a few last tips about toyvoyaging before I went! Then they made sure I was in a nice sleeping position for my journey. I will see you when I arrive mum!

Love Pinky xxx

Hi Mom!
I got safely to Poland! It was a long trip, but I like it here
I'll tell you more tomorrow and show you some photos

PinkyHH

Today we have a trip to Morag, Poland!
I managed to drive a car by myself Morag is 30 km from Ostróda, so it wasn't a long trip. Nevertheless, in the car I met a stork friend
Morag is a small town in post-German areas. We visited some interesting places there. We saw the Town Hall which was built in 1444. In front of it there are old cannons.
then we moved on to the pope John Paul II monument. It is quite big!
Then we went to see the high school building. It's very old and my host used to go here for three years 

When we came back home I ate Polish pizza! I also make a new friend - with a ferret! Her name is Vena, she's 6 years old. She's really nice for me She agreed to sleep together to make me more comfortable here

Hi mom!
Today I visited Kretowiny. On my way there I met a weasel which explained me that Kretowiny is a little village situated near the lake. There are many holiday resorts. When we were there, there was some sailing contest, so on one photo you can see many sailing boats behind me
I was also on the beach, getting sunbathe After that, we went for a walk through the forest. It was fun

Hi mom!
Today it was a long day of sightseeing. now you can see where I live now and what car I go to trips. In the car I travel with the weasel, rabbit and horse
We went to see Ostroda. I have a picture with the Ostroda crest Then I saw the town council which is situated in a very old building. Near there is a castle built in XIV century. It's pretty nice, but the most awesome was the monument in front of the castle!
We went to the lake on the pier. I saw there ducks! But when I came closer, the swam away
We also saw a water ski lift. My host told me that for some time it was the longest lift in Poland! I wanted to have a go there, but Martyna told me that I'm too small for it Instead we went to the beach - I sunbathed for a while, now I'm almost red! I must stop sunbathing so much because then you have to change my name into Reddy
I must to boast that I used the ATM! Now I know how Polish money looks like
After a long trip we came home to my friends and ate dinner. We had dumpling with berries - they were delicious!For the dessert I tried Polish honey - it's called "miod" - it's soooooo sweeet! After dinner I read some news in a Polish newspaper. Mom, i must say, Polish is a strange language, so many cases and conjugations! I prefer English

Then Vena the ferret showed me her cage. It's so big and have two floors. Then Vena allowed me to sleep in her own bad. It's pink, so it fits to me. It's also very soft and comfortable, so I fell asleep really fast

My host told me that tomorrow we also will visit some other place in Ostróda, so even though I miss you, I'm having fun here
Kisses!

PinkyHH