home, Germany - 31st March 2009
By: RikeH
We spent some time and updated my Travelog.
Then a new TV Miily came to us - she is so cute and it is her first time away from home.
I am sure, that she will have a good time with my Mum.
Now I will go to visit a new country and hope to have a lot of fun with vickyp in Greece. So I say goodbye to Carlisle and Miili and will write again from Greece.
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Posted Mar 31, 2009, 11:02 am Last edited Mar 31, 2009, 11:58 am by RikeH
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Thessaloniki, Greece - 7th April 2009
By: vickyp
Hi from Greece!
I have arrived safely today and the family is so excited to have me!
They say we are gonna have a great time together.
I just met the other toyvoyagers living in this house. Skippy Kangaroo , Kunigunde and Ladomar
We had to say goodbye to Skippy though because he is leaving tomorrow! His envelope is ready and he is packing his things tonight!
We had a small walk around the block this afternoon just to show me the neighborhood.
I'll update again tomorrow with more details about the family that hosts me!
Hugs and kisses
SunnyHH
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Posted Apr 7, 2009, 7:55 pm
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Thessaloniki, Greece - 11th April 2009
By: vickyp
Hi mom,
today I though I would introduce you to my hosts.
So here is the family
Maria, is a 3 years old girl, she loves to draw, play and listening to her parents reading books. She also loves Winnie the Pooh
Konstantinos, is a baby boy 11 months old. He likes to play with his toys, to follow his bigger sister and to climb wherever he can!
Vicky, the mom. She is teaching computers in high school, she loves anything crafty and she plays with her kids all day.
Aris, the dad. He is a computer programmer, but in his spare time he loves going outdoors with the kids and his hobby is electronics and music.
In Greece they are Orthodox so Easter is next Sunday.Therefore this week you are gonna see many many Greek customs and preparations for Easter Sunday!
Tomorrow it's Sunday and we are going for a long walk, so we are gonna take many photos and update with sightseeing
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Posted Apr 11, 2009, 7:38 pm
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Thessaloniki, Greece - 16th April 2009
By: vickyp
Ever heard of mount Pelion and Volos?
Pelion is a mountain in Greece, with many traditional villages, a must seen destination when it comes to mainland.
We are going to stay there for 5 days, visiting grandmother to celebrate Easter all together! I'll have Internet access so hopefully you are gonna see many sightseeing photos!
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Posted Apr 15, 2009, 10:11 pm
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Fredericktown, Missouri, USA - 11th May 2009
By: brilliantlyxx
Hey Mom!
Today I FINALLY reached Steph's house..and what a trip that was. I was tossed about and left in a dark place for a few days in my envelope. I was pretty scared and had no idea what was going on until Steph opened my envelope, comforted me, and told me of the storm that had come through on Friday and wrecked her entire town. Luckily, no one was killed.
News has been describing it as a mini-hurricane in the Midwest. There was an EF1 Tornado with winds up to 90 MPH that went through, as well as a Microburst with winds just slightly under 80 MPH. Many buildings were damaged. Power lines and trees were down throughout the entire place. Steph said that it was a REALLY long storm, lasting about an hour...and I couldn't agree more.
The pictures are pretty big, but we wanted to keep it that was so that you could see the damages well.
Here is a shot we grabbed as we were going to down the road, so it's pretty blurry. Sorry about that. But, this was a photo of the woods next to the road. Look at all the trees just hanging around.
This is an shoe factory, which received a lot of damage. You can see the insulation strung everywhere (that's what all that yellow stuff is) and the semi-trailer pulling from its port and lying on it's side almost. It must take a lot of power to tip one of those over.
Here are some more photos of the damage. I'm not in a few of them.
If you look next to the tip of my right ear (your left), you can see a HUGE tree that was uprooted. Trees seemed to be the biggest problem in the town.
Well, Mom, the electricity is still out and it is Monday. They say it could be seven to ten more days before we finally have some out at Steph's home .
Well, I'm off to tell some ghost stories! Should be fun and a great way to pass the time!
Take care,
SunnyHH
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Posted May 15, 2009, 11:02 pm Last edited May 16, 2009, 8:50 pm by brilliantlyxx
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Fredericktown, Missouri, USA - 13th May 2009
By: brilliantlyxx
Mom!
Today was a busy day for me. It started off with me helping out with the clean-up of the storm.
First, we boarded up the windows that had been busted out by a limb from a Crabapple tree.
Then, I helped cut limbs off of another Crabapple tree that was uprooted and ALMOST fell into Steph's garage! This is the same beautiful tree Ricky the Rat took a photo in. Kinda sad..it was really pretty.. Steph said they hope to replant them soon...and I hope I'm around to help! Maybe we can plant a carrot too!
After doing all that work, I was tired! So, I decided to take a nap with Steph's dog. He is a Great Dane and a VERY large one at that. He weights 194 pounds! He is very nice though and didn't even try to hurt me. I really like him, Mom! Why don't we have one of these at home?
When I finally woke up, I ventured around the house and came across a great ship, which I then named it USS SunnyHH! Great name, huh? It was a LOT of fun playing as captain on this tiny ship.
After that, I continued on my adventure and ran into a pretty Calicou cat named Patch. She's VERY friendly, although not very bright. But, don't tell her I told you, Mom!
That night, we watched the news and got word that more severe storms were headed this way. Someone even told us that they could be worse than what we received the other day. I hope not! Here I am, watching the weather radar on tv. Look at all that red!
But, it's okay, Mom! I'll be just fine! My new friend, Kobie, will protect me! He'll keep an eye on the radar while I sleep.
Well, I'm pooped from my busy day! I hope the electricity comes on soon!
Love,
SunnyHH
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Posted May 16, 2009, 9:01 pm Last edited May 16, 2009, 9:02 pm by brilliantlyxx
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Fredericktown, Missouri, USA - 15th May 2009
By: brilliantlyxx
Hey Mom!
We FINALLY got electricity, so I just HAD to update my travel log! I hope you REALLY enjoy the updates. They are kind of neat just to see all the damage.
I miss you already!
Love,
SunnyHH
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Posted May 16, 2009, 9:05 pm
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Millstream Gardens, Missouri, USA - 23rd May 2009
By: brilliantlyxx
Hello! SunnyHH here!
Today, we went to Millstream Gardens. It's about 8 miles west of where Steph lives, so it wasn't too far at all for us to go hiking. The St. Francois River runs right through here, and the rive is home to the Missouri Whitewater Races in March.
We stopped for a moment to read the poster and the rules, not to mention check out the map of the trail as well.
We didn't get TOO far and we could already see some remains from the big storm that came through. Here we are resting on a tree that has been cut down so that we can get through.
We had to cross a few bridges along the way, but we weren't scared! They weren't very high, anyway.
And will you look at what we found, Mom! A REAL turtle just hanging out on the trail! We stopped to have a conversation and ask him what he has been doing...but he didn't seem to want to talk to us. Must be shy..
After what seemed like an EXTREMELY long walk, we FINALLY reached the place where we could look at the river! Isn't it pretty out here?
Of course, Emil and I decided to take a nap on one of the MANY benches. It's a hard walk for a tiny TV...especially a mile!
On the way back, we found the coolest looking broken tree! Someone had cut it so that the paved path was clear, but look at how it broke? Pretty neat, huh?
We got back to the car just in time from the hike. It began to rain like crazy! Lucky us, huh?
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Posted May 24, 2009, 6:35 am
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