River boat on the Garonne, France - 19th July 2007
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Posted Jul 30, 2007, 2:00 pm Last edited Jul 30, 2007, 2:22 pm by Mood
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St Orens, France - 20th July 2007
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Posted Jul 24, 2007, 8:08 pm Last edited Jul 24, 2007, 9:02 pm by Mood
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Musee des Antiquites, France - 22nd July 2007
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Posted Jul 24, 2007, 8:36 pm Last edited Jul 30, 2007, 2:26 pm by Mood
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Musee des Antiquites, France - 22nd July 2007
By: Mood
When we came back home, Mood told me a story she read about the Kirin ... (in a book called Tales of the Otori :Le Clan des Otori)
The Kirin is a mythical hooved Japanese chimerical creature known throughout various East Asian cultures, and is said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage. It is a good omen that brings serenity and prosperity. And you know what ??? It is identified with the giraffe !!!
So as I was very interested in this story, we search on the internet and here is what we found :
It is known that on Zheng He's voyage to East Africa (landing, among other places, in modern-day Kenya), the fleet brought back two giraffes to Beijing. It is also known that these two giraffes were referred to as "Qilins". The Emperor proclaimed the giraffes magical creatures, whose capture signalled the greatness of his power.
The identification between the Qilin and the giraffe is supported by some attributes of the Qilin, including its vegetarian and quiet nature. Its reputed ability to "walk on grass without disturbing it" may be related to the giraffe's long legs.
héhéhé!!! Bertold was amazed when I told him about it !!!
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Posted Jul 24, 2007, 8:50 pm Last edited Jul 30, 2007, 2:27 pm by Mood
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St Orens, France - 24th July 2007
By: Mood
Well, it seems my journey here is held in a japanese spirit !!! Mood told us that Taro should join us soon. He's a japanese bear, so OF COURSE, Bertold found out about Japan
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Posted Jul 30, 2007, 2:32 pm
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St Orens, France - 26th July 2007
By: Mood
Today, I wandered with Mood, seeking for giraffes, and look at these pictures, we found several ones !!!!
This one is very tall !!!
She works in a french shop, and was busy with customers, so we couldn't speak much .. (and she didn't know about signs language)
But, then, we met this other one, and this time we stayed a long time together...
She told me, she once went in a zoo, but was so sad, that she managed to escape ... now she's waiting for her plane ticket to go back to Africa
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Posted Jul 30, 2007, 2:57 pm Last edited Jul 30, 2007, 2:58 pm by Mood
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St Orens, France - 27th July 2007
By: Mood
She took me to her house, and there we watched films about her in Africa where she had met strange people called Barbapapa ...
She's really eager to go back there!
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Posted Jul 30, 2007, 3:03 pm Last edited Jul 30, 2007, 3:17 pm by Mood
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St Orens, France - 30th July 2007
By: Mood
I'm a bit sad today, because my stay in Toulouse is nearing its end... So I began to pack my bag, wrote my travel notebook ...
BUT, before leaving, I wanted to taste Mood's chocolate cake, so I asked her to cook one
don't you think I look like a great french chef ???
We ate it all together, it was a good party !!
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Posted Aug 2, 2007, 5:58 pm Last edited Aug 2, 2007, 6:13 pm by Mood
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On my way to Florazoom, France - 1st August 2007
By: Mood
And this morning, as each morning since my arrival here, I went for a stroll in Mood's garden (balcony in fact)
and took my last breakfast made of delicious basil
but cheer up !! my journey goes on !!! And soon I'll be back to tell you about my new adventures!!
Bye Mood, and Stripey, and sebastien, and Bertold, and FoxForce, we had great time together !!! and bye Taro, my new friend !!
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Posted Aug 2, 2007, 6:12 pm Last edited Aug 3, 2007, 6:37 am by Mood
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Arles, France - 4th August 2007
By: Florazoom
Hello ! I arrived in Arles, South France, where I met two Toys Voyagers: Blaze and Sylphide. I'm so happy, and my host is very happy too, 'cause she's mad for Australia !!!!!
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Posted Aug 5, 2007, 8:07 pm
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Baux de Provence, France - 5th August 2007
By: Florazoom
I visited the small village in Baux de Provence, with the stange landscape. The village is built on the rock, and there is a castel too ! It was a beautiful trip in Provence !
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Posted Aug 5, 2007, 8:10 pm
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Carnon, Palavas-les-flots, France - 6th August 2007
By: Florazoom
Today I visited Carnon, near Palavas-les-flots, the famous balneal city in the Lion Gulf. I didn't see the Mediterranean Sea, cause it was raining and we didn't come out. But I saw boats and gulls !
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Posted Aug 6, 2007, 8:36 pm Last edited Aug 7, 2007, 12:17 pm by Florazoom
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Arles Hospital, France - 7th August 2007
By: Florazoom
I CAN SPEAK AGAIN !!!
Maybe I'm not able to tell you well what happened today... but I came to the hospital and they made me a graft and I can speak again ! The battery was ok, but the surround was out... so they graft me an Air France ear-phone. Yeah !
Here the photos to explain the process... I'm SO HAPPY !!!
And if you want to listen me, click there !
Dottie Grace's Voice
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Posted Aug 7, 2007, 9:35 pm Last edited Aug 7, 2007, 9:42 pm by Florazoom
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