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Barcelona, Spain - 4th April 2013
By: SiniS
Hi mom!
Today we went out for a walk and we found some interesting places during our walk.
This is “Plaça Jardins d’Elx”, where a Lady of Elche’s bust is situated.
And in the same square there’s “Parroquia de Crist Rei” a parish started built in 1924.
We continued walking and we found another church, but this is a quite strange church, “Iglèsia de Sant Joan Bosco”, inaugurated in 1974. When hostmom was a child, she thought it was a very big slide and she always wanted to slide for it. Poor hostmom!!! 
In “Carrer Aragó” (Aragon Street), we found a sculpture dedicated to article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Later, we saw “La Farinera del Clot”, a cultural center situated in an old flour fabric in 1852.
And finally, we arrived to “Les Glòries” where we saw “Torre Agbar”, a tower which is the see of the water company of Barcelona (AGBAR = AGuas de BARcelona). At night it’s illuminated by thousands of colored lights.
It has been an interesting walk!
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 Posted Apr 14, 2013, 2:19 pm Last edited Apr 16, 2013, 12:25 pm by SiniS
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Melbourne, Australia - 19th July 2013
By: apartmentcat
Hi Mum!
I've just arrived in Australia all the way from Germany!
I flew over the ocean, it was so much fun! My trip was very fast and I was here in no time. On the day I arrived there was a big rain storm, and my envelope was a little wet on the edges, but I was all nice and dry inside. Host Sister says in Australia they're always happy when it rains, because droughts can be a big problem. So the more rain in winter, the less chance of a drought the next summer.
Host Sister says I am the first TV she's hosted, and she has lots of fun plans for me. Isn't that exciting? There are some toys who live with her full-time, and they're all really nice and fun to hang out with:
On the first day Host Sister had to go to work. Here's a photo of me, watching her do her work.
At lunch time we went for a walk by the river.
The Yarra River is the big river that flows through the centre of Melbourne. Host Sister says they joke about it being an 'upside down' river. The water is brown, so it looks like the mud from the bottom! Maybe if I dive to the bottom, it'll be blue underneath??
On the far side of the river is Southgate. This is an area with lots of cafes and bars. Just behind it is the Arts Centre and lots of big parks. We'll go and check that out one day soon!
Here I am in front of the tallest building in Melbourne. It's called the Eureka Tower. Host Sister says it was named after the Eureka Stockade rebellion, which happened during the Gold Rush era in the 1850s. The gold miners rebelled against paying too much tax.
It's very tall!!
Oh well, time to go back to work now. Winter in Australia is very nice, I like it Mum!
xx Betty Bear
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Posted Jul 19, 2013, 11:44 am
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Melbourne, Australia - 21st July 2013
By: apartmentcat
Hi Mum!
I hope you are well. Today we welcomed Anton the Turtle. Tomorrow we'll go into the city and see more sights. It's going to be fun!
xx Love you,
Betty
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Posted Jul 21, 2013, 11:06 am
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