Travelog for: Little Elle

So here is my first post. I thought, that you maybe like to get some ideas of what is interesting for me to do and see. But be sure, that these are only some hints for you, everything will be fine for us as long as it is the way, that children can read it.

If you have any problems, please contact my owner. She surely will help you.

Please try to add the longitude and latitude to your update, so the map shows the places I visited.

Suggestions:

-Sit on a horse
-Cook with someone in Russia
-Collect recipes
-Ride the swanboats in Boston, MA
-Attend dragon festivals
-Attend dragon boat festivals
-Have my photo taken with someone dressed in Geisha-clothes
-Go on a fishingtrip
-Join a typically Polish holiday/party/dinner/game
-Eat pasta with a family from Italy
-Have my picture taken in front and inside of any store
-Visit churches
-Eat an icecream with my host in a warm country
-Go to an American Football game
-Join a family anywhere in the world for a boardgame
-Go to an icehockey match
-Watch the view from the top floor of a very high building
-Dance a traditional dance
-Go to a bookstore in Finland
-Have my picture taken with the flag of the country I am in, in as many countries/states as possible
-Have my picture taken with a policeman or anyone else in uniform
-Meet some girls in Harajuku fashion
-Meet a (local) famous person
-Go to a concert
-Read the newspaper in the countries I visit
-Read children books
-eat with chopsticks and try calligraphy in China
-To walk in the park Gaudi
-Spend with you one day in the institute / work / college / school
-Visit zoo / national park
-Touch sequoia and eucalyptus
-See the cherry blossoms and Fuji in Japan
-See the geyser or volcano
-Play football in Brazil or Argentina
-Take a picture with a person in national costume
-Play baseball in the U.S.A
-Get photos taken at the post office or/and mailbox
-Learn about flowers, trees and animals


To see:
-houses - not sightseeings
-Old houses in as many countries as possible
-Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
-The London eye
-Christmasmarket in Germany
-Chinese wall
-New York City
-Petronas twin towers, Kuala Lumpur
-The most beautiful sight in Denmark
-Leaning tower of Pisa
-Route 66
-Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace
-The northern light
-Surfers on the beach
-Sydney opera
-Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
-Scotland
-Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro
-Machu Picchu
-Nile and Cairo
-Nature, nature, nature...


You maybe want to know, how to do the updates and thing with the photos. So here I want to try to help you:

There are two possibilities to upload the photos. You can resize your photos on your computer via irfanview or photoscape or something similiar. Then you can upload the photos to the toyvoyager site directly. But you also can upload the photos to flickr or something and then you have the possibility to write a text - add a photo - write text - add another photo and so on. If you do it the first way - uploading to toyvoyagers site directly- you can only write a text and add all photos at the end. I hope, you know, what I mean. It's not that easy to explain in another language, but I will try it again, if you didn't understand.

It is nice, if the photos aren't too small, but they also shouldn't be too large

Usually a toyvoyager stays for a month, but if you have any trip planned or even something else, of which you think, that it could be interesting, just let me know and the toyvoyager can stay with you a bit longer - as long as we stay in contact. I had toyvoyagers, that stayed at the same place for one year and we saw some great updates. One hint for the photos: The toyvoyager should be on each of them - only if you have to zoom (which should be seldom), then of course it would be too blurry with it. I usually hold the toyvoyager in armlenght in front of me and the camera close to me, so it isn't blurry. I try to take photos with more than an ear of the toyvoyager, if you know, what I mean - I saw many photos, which show only a small feathery edge of the toy

I'm on my way to Russia now and hope to have a fast travel

I know about the post problems there, so my family helps to cross fingers, that I will arrive in time.

aneletro (postcrossing)
Nadea (postcrossing)

Hi Mom! My trip to Russia was long, but interesting. Unfortunately when I arrived my host Elena had already left for her big journey around Siberia. So I waited for her at home. But I wasn't bored! I had a great company of local guys. We made good friends!


When Elena came we went for a walk to the nearest park - I like trees, you know!


Elena's husband Alex bought me a bottle of "Tarhun" - it's Russian non-alcoholic sweet drink. I like it!


Tomorrow we're planning to do a lot of things!
Bye!
Little Elle

Hi mom!
Today we did a lot! In the morning I helped Elena to sort out and write postcards to her friends. She brought a huge pack of them! I also wrote one to you


Elena's cat called Kot (means "cat" in Russian) also started to help, but you see, he needed to sleep first


Then we took a map to see where to go. The weather was so hot, about +35C, so we decided not to go to the centre. Parks and fountains are better at such temperature!


So we picked Lenin's Square. It's only 3 subway stops from home. That was the right choice!


I think this monument needs a hat and sunglasses!


I found a very nice flower bed - so colorful and not far from the fountain!


Then we went to river Neva embankment. The river is everywhere in this city, with many bridges and motor boats.


We walked along the embankment and suddenly saw a very nice and cozy place under the trees.


It's time to stop for a little picnic


That was yummy! Now let's take a nap.........

Hello everybody!
Today I woke up late and went out to walk only at 5p.m. - it was too stuffy in the afternoon. We went to the pet shop to get some catfood.


My host received 3 boxes with different things from her previous flat. She was so happy to see them. We all helped to unpack the boxes


Now it's time to get ready for Moscow trip! Our train leaves at 2 a.m. But we need to catch last subway train to get to the railway station at 00.05 a.m.


We're packed and ready to go!


Oops! We have to hurry up!!!


We did it We arrived to the station and now waiting for our night train.
Will write tomorrow from Moscow!
Bye!

Hi there!
I woke up at 10 a.m. in the train, it has sitting places, quite comfortable. We'll travel for two hours more.


We're passing many villages, forests. lakes, rivers - it's very interesting to watch!


Great! there's Moscow subway map on the wall. Let's look fot the route we need.. It's better to write it down. Moscow subway is much bigger and more complicated than St.Petersburg's.


Finally we're at Leningradskiy raiway station. It is situated at the square of three stations, so you can imagine what a crowded place it is.


Now we're in the hotel's hall. My host's husband is in the queue at the check-in. My host says it always takes them a lot of time to register. But the hotel is beautiful - very high and modern.


This is our room on the 7th floor. Can you find me there?


The view is cool!


Great to have shower after a long night trip in the train. The hat is little too big


While my host's husband was on business meetings, we decided to walk around - not very far. Of course, there's a big shopping mall just round the corner.


And here's another reason of our journey - a rock concert of my host's favourite band. She was so much happy to see them! However, she asked me to stay away from the crowd or I could get lost. So me and Alex spent our time in the bar downstairs.



We stayed up all night long! walked around te centre of Moscow, got acquainted with local guys (they asked what a little elephant can do so late in the bar) and saw a beautiful sunrise!


Nightlife is great, but we all definetly need to have some sleep.. There're not so many people at the subway station - it's Saturday morning.


Tomorrow (or today?) we'll try to catch up with our Big Journey Plan
Good... night? morning?
Little Elle

Hi!!!
My Moscow trip goes on! We woke up at 10 a.m. (that was really hard after being awake all night long). But we didn't want to miss the breakfast. After breakfast we walked to Izmailovskiy park near the hotel.


And this is the hotel itself. It has several separate buildings.


Then we took subway to get to Elena's old friend home. She lives somewhere here...


...or here?...


Oh, great! She came to meet us and now I'm looking out of her window.


mmm...watermelon!


There's something going on on the street. This is a wedding! the guests and relatives meet bride and groom in front of the cafe.


oops!


Now we're in the subway, waiting for another friend of my hosts. Moscow subway is very beautiful. There're lots of tourists with guides and cameras.



And now we went out of the subway and very close to Red Square.


Chockolate ice-cream! packed as in ussr)


Here's Red Square!





That is how I travel - I can see everything!


We're walking somewhere in the centre, not very far from Red Square



After that camera battery went low and we just walked around without taking pictures.
Next day we had an early train back to St.Petersburg. The trip was short, but interesting
Bye-bye!
Little Elle

Let me remember one summer Friday when we went to amusement park at Krestovsky island. It's probably the biggest one here. it was fun!



I's sitting on a tree, but I don't know what's it called!


Friendly goats, yeah? there're many animals here


What a beautiful fountaine!


I'm sitting so high! It's scaring!


Hippos!


It is a special little house where people put food for birds


I'm brave! Look at this crocodile!


If you ever in St.Petersburg, don't miss the cance to see it from above!


And this is a very famous silver-blue fur tree. Here in Russia they are usually planted before importatn government or culture houses


Where're horses and Cinderella?


Sunset at the lake.. We're tired but happy


Elena's friend had her nails done and wanted to show off a little


It's getting dark and we're going home. Those houses came from Russian fairy-tales


,
Little Elle

This is just a breakfast- kiwi cake, strawberry yoghurt and laptop

Here's just a random walk around St.Petersburg. There's Saviour-on-Split-Blood Church behind me.


And we're in the cafe. Salad is here, waiting for soup


And now I'm passing by Kazansky Cathedral right in the centre of the city


A red bug car! What a cute thing

In August we also went to Peterhof, a small city near St.Petersburg, which is famous by park and its fountains.


It is the bay and a ship behind me


I'm in the park, climbing trees


This blurry thing is me=) Just wanted to show you a rotating fountain, called "sun"


Gates near the fountain


This is Marley's pond and house. You can catch fish there.


Yea, again blurry. The Grand Cascade Fountain


Coming back to St.Petersburg in the evening

Hi everybody! Look what a colorful autumn is here!


And this is the view from the balcony


Today I start my new journey to the UK!
Bye, St.Petersburg!
,
Little Elle

  I just arrived at my new host families house!  It was a super long journey from Russia but the postman got me here just in time to jump in the camper and head off for a spooky Halloween weekend with the Crates.  Bailey (the Jack Russell) thought I was a new toy that had some just for her to play with!  YIKES!  But my host mommy saved me and now she just smells me alot.  Alicia (my host mommy) will put up some photos when she figures this out and you can see the great weekend I had visiting STONEHENGE an UNESCO World Heritage site.