Stroud, NSW, Australia - 21st December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
We all watched the cricket today. The other TVs think it's boring, maybe because they can't understand it, but being from England I do
This was a one-dayer, Australia Vs New Zealand, for the Chappel-Hadlee cup. Nik teased me about England always being so easily flogged in the cricket by Australia, but I ignored it
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 1:51 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 22nd December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
Nik thought some of us might be feeling a little bit homesick because it's near Christmas, and we're in a strange (and HOT!) country.
So guess what - she made us some pretend snow to play with!
It's called D'Ziner snow. It's like a florist's gel, but it really looks like snow. We had more than you can see here but it was so hot it started melting!
It felt very strange playing with "snow" under the shade of a big tree in 35 degree heat!
We tried making a snowman, but, well, as you can see, December in Australia is not kind to snowmen...even made from pretend snow!
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 1:53 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 22nd December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
A summer shower finally cooled things down a little bit this afternoon...and look what came after the rain!
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 2:59 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 22nd December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
Decorating your house with Christmas lights is very popular in Australia! Some towns and cities have huge displays which raise money for good causes, but Nik's house is pretty well lit up too!
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 3:00 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 22nd December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
Tonight we all watched the traditional Christmas carols on television. Australia has two main Carols - one from the Domain in Sydney on Channel 7, and one from Melbourne on Channel 9, usually on Xmas eve...which automatically makes the Sydney ones better That's the ongoing Sydney Versus Melbourne conflict I've heard about!
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 3:01 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 22nd December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
We saw the Wiggles (a very, very popular kids' singing group, and a lot of adults like them too!) and their friends Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, and Captain Feathersword! A friendly pirate with a feather for a sword!
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Posted Dec 22, 2007, 3:03 pm
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Stroud, NSW, Australia - 24th December 2007
By: Prowl_Worshipper
CHRISTMAS EVE!!!
Nik took us to see some of Stroud's Xmas lights tonight. It was wonderful - a full moon and a warm night. Feels strange to be experiencing a warm Christmas!
The lights are hard to photograph, but we got this one of Australia's famous "Six White Boomers"
A boomer is another name for a big male kangaroo, and in Australia Santa's sleigh is pulled by six snow-white kangaroos!
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Posted Dec 24, 2007, 1:22 pm
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Enroute to Japan!, Australia - 10th January 2008
By: Prowl_Worshipper
Pussy Galore left to continue on the AOTVT today. She is currently winging her way on a Flying Kangaroo (Qantas airplane) to Japan!
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Posted Jan 10, 2008, 5:02 am
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Ishikawa, Japan - 15th January 2008
By: yumi
I arrived at Yumi's home safely today.
I was surprised that it was much colder here than Australia!
I met Morado, Florence, Mara-Joy and Mocha there.
I can't wait for visiting somewhere with them soon!
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Posted Jan 26, 2008, 5:08 am
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Ishikawa, Japan - 16th January 2008
By: yumi
I decided to stay with other toyvoyagers at Yumi's house today as the weather wasn't good
We watched Sumo on TV.
Sumo is Japanese traditional wrestling (the national sport).
In a sumo match, two wrestlers who wear a sumo wrestler's loincloth enter the rung fight until on either leaves the ring or touch the ground with any part of his body other than the bottom of his feet.
I was very excited to watch!!
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Posted Jan 28, 2008, 4:08 pm
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