Jyväskylä, Finland - 3rd June 2012
By: mmm105
Hi mom!
Look how nice rainbow I saw today!
Love,
Finfin
xxx
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Posted Jun 3, 2012, 7:37 pm
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Jyväskylä, Finland - 4th June 2012
By: mmm105
Hello mommy!
It's time to say goodbye to all my friends here, because I'm leaving today. It's little bit sad to leave here, because I'm going to miss everyone, but in the same time I'm so exited to start travelling again.
Thank you hostmom mmm105, and thank you all in Finland!
I had a great time here!
I said goodbye to all other ToyVoyagers... (TV Mi Nam is leaving today, too).
Hostmom's cat came to say goodbye, too.
After all goodbyes, it's time to go inside my envelope.
Bye bye all!
Love,
Finfin
xxx
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Posted Jun 4, 2012, 10:34 am
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in the envelope, Jyväskylä, Finland - 4th June 2012
By: mmm105
Oooooh, it's so dark here...
I can't see anything... But maybe now it's perfect time to get a sleep and dream about what kind of place I'm going...
LITHUANIA, here I come!!!
xxx
Finfin
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Posted Jun 4, 2012, 10:45 am
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Vilnius, Lithuania - 9th June 2012
By: coraline
Labas, mamyte!
I said 'hello, mummy" in Lithuanian! I know some words now and Karolina said that I could learn more today. Can't wait! But at first, here is what I did yesterday:
Me, Porridge and Huli went to the mall "Panorama". It was quite early, so not many people walked around.
I was sitting on a decorated bench:
Then we went to another mall VCUP where we saw a poster with a first toy musieum in Lithuania! You can read more about it here. We've seen an exhibition of some of the toys from the museum's collection. I've seen what games and toys children used to play in the last decades of the 20th century!
With already vintage teddy bears:
Look at these nice drawings which were drawn by children!
VCUP is in the New Vilnius, so when we went outside and walked on the White Bridge, this is what I saw:
We went to the park, where I landed near the small flowers...
...and then had a walk in the Old Town. I finally saw two famous buildings in Vilnius - The Cathedral and The Bell Tower! Beautiful!!
We decided to rest for a while in a small park near The Presidential Palace. It is located in Vilnius Old Town, is the official office and eventual official residence of the President of Lithuania. The palace dates back to the 14th century and during its history it has undergone various reconstructions, supervised by prominent architects, including Laurynas Gucevičius and Vasily Stasov.
After this journey we went back home
Love,
Finfin
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Posted Jun 10, 2012, 8:14 am
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Riga, Latvia - 23rd June 2012
By: coraline
Hi, mum!
Today we went to Latvia because Karolina with her family wanted to see some relatives. It was a great journey, though it was raining in the morning. We had so much fun in the car, too!
Here we are in our new house in Riga, Latvia:
After some time spent talking to all aunts and uncles (they're all very friendly ) we went for a walk in the city.
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the river Daugava. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture!
Here we are at the Bastion Hill park:
And these are wedding locks on the bridge. So romantic!..
What a great fountain!
Near the Latvian monument to Freedom (for Heroes killed in action during the Latvian War of Independence) :
Musicians of Bremen Monument, Riga. How cool is that?
Do you know that you have to make a wish and touch all of the 4 animals noses? Not many people touch the top of it, but everyone touches the donkey's nose. You can see it from the picture (unfortunatelly, I couldn't get the 4th musician rooster in the photo):
I found my sister! Haha, it's a Latvian ladybug
Black cat (and the rooster) are symbols of Riga, Latvia. Here I am with the kitten!
And here we are all in the flowers:
The Old Town...
Near the monument with my friends:
Talking about the public transport - trams are very popular in Riga!
We were in Latvia when they had their public holidays. June 23rd is Līgo, a day before Jāņi. It's a Latvian festival held in the night from 23 June to 24 June to celebrate the summer solstice (Midsummer), the shortest night and longest day of the year. Many people that day were wearing a "crown" made of leaves and flowers, and the public transport was free. So, we were inside of the trams, too!
We had to go back, so I stopped to take a picture in the park:
It was great to see another country, even if this journey was that short. I hope to visit Latvia again one day, I liked it! After we came back from our short trip to the Old Town, we went back home to Lithuania. I was a bit tired, so I took a nap.
Love,
Finfin
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Posted Jun 24, 2012, 11:44 am
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Vilnius, Lithuania - 6th July 2012
By: coraline
Hello!
Today we celebrated a big event in Lithuania - the day when Mindaugas was crowned King of Lithuania. It happened really long time ago, at the year of 1253! Mindaugas (ca. 1203 – fall 1263) was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only King of Lithuania.
We went for a walk to the beach near Neris river. It was a hot and sunny day!
Love ya!
Finfin
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Posted Jul 7, 2012, 8:46 am
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At home, Lithuania - 7th July 2012
By: coraline
Bonjour!
Today is a busy day - tomorrow we are going to Nida, a sunny resort in Lithuania. It is located on the Curonian Spit. It has 1,650 residents and is the administrative center of the Neringa municipality. Nida is the westernmost point of Lithuania and the Baltic States.
Me and Zed Dog are packing our stuff:
I will not be able to update my travelog until July 13, but I hope that when I return, you'll see many beautiful photos!
Au revoir!
Finfin
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Posted Jul 7, 2012, 8:55 am
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