Travelog for: Sweetheart-

ToyVoyager meeting. Part 5: Church and Food

We had another group photo in front of the church. We did not notice the surveillance camera above the door. I guess we looked very suspicious, because suddenly the door opened and somebody came to ask from us:

"What are you doing?" 

"Just taking some photos!" 

It started raining and we were hungry. We needed FOOD. So we went to a restaurant called Food. We chose carefully from the menu (notice the size of the menu -I think they were expecting some ToyVoyagers as guests!). We chose nachos for the waiting time and a BIG burrito as the main course. YAMMY!

What a wonderful meeting we had !!!

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Here is one of the postcards I wanted to send to you, mom... Byt my host had a wrong address and all my cards were sent to someone else

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Postcrossing meet-up

Today we gathered to another meeting with my TV friends. My host is a postcrosser and together with other postcrossers they wrote a huge pile of postcards. While writing there is always a chance to have a cup of coffee and enjoy some cake  . By the way: this meeting was in the "Teddy Bear Café" Wilhelmina 

There is also one postcrosser in the photos: The white bear wearing green hat and scaf is traveling_teddy. He is nice!

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Antiques Fair

Today I went to the Antiques Fair and met very old and expensive Teddy Bears there. I met Misha from Moscow olympics. I also saw a beautiful car and lots of wonderful luggages... I am a voyager!

I visited also the Craft Fair and was swinging with Krok and a bunny 

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Four seasons

All the four seasons in the same photo:

autumn    >    brown leaf
winter      >    snow
spring      >    sunshine
summer....      in my heart!

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Map

My host gave me a map of Jyväskylä. I wanted to see trains and an interesting building, visit hairdresser  and go shopping.

First I went to "Matkakeskus" to see trains. They have an own rail wagon for kids with the picture of KRTEK the mole. Lovely!

Not so far away cross the railroad I found an interesting building (there is a restaurant in it but we passed...) 

We also went to the hairdresser. I was trimmed just a little  and while my host had the colour in her hair we had a nice cup of coffee. I thought it was a hairdresser 

And finally we went shopping. Not to a store but to a flee market. They said no for taking pictures there but since my host found something there we took the pictures at home 

That was all from today. The map worked - after I turned it right way...

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The very first spring day  

First we went to a playground. I started from the biggest slide and was lucky to stop before I fell to a puddle. Wow! Then I came down from the second slide... And together with Krok... and again and again. So FUN!

We also went swinging and did some climbing. Bears do such things. Together with Krok we crawled through a tunnel. Bears do so...

On a sunny day like this we decided to have a picnic under a tree. And after that I climbed to that tree because, you know, bears do so 

The story continues...

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Walking

... and the story continues...

While we were posing in front of a small creek there was a wild duck swimming behind us. We saw and heard SO MANY birds that there is no question if the spring time has become!

We walked in the forest and watched a stream running fast. I looked in to a hole under a tree... No bears in there. Then I climbed into a tree 

The lake is still frozen but I can say that I´ve been on the beach today! I sat on a rock, I found a HEART <3 for you  I was climbing in the trees and peeking into holes... Nobody living there...

I was asking to see some art so my host took me on a tour to see graffiti. Unfortunately all the nice ones have been destroyed and made ugly by unkind people... Dogs were not allowed there but bears can walk there!

I have one more surprise for you from today...

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The very first flowers!

I love flowers! Today I finally saw flowers growing in Finland!!!

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Cycling around

I was cycling around with my host. I have some photos of the Orthodox Church and Taulumäki church.

I saw a bear in the park, very, very friendly! We posed together 

I was in a funny park with funny birds. Angry birds, funny birds... And one funny Teddy Bear 

When I was looking over the frozen lake I could see the ski jump hill and the ski slope. Winter sports are not my host´s cup of tea 

At home I was cycling with my friends Krok Little and Traveling Teddy. Everybody had a bicycle just right size.

Until tomorrow,

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Happy Birthday, host!

First I wanted to pick flowers to my host. Instead of picking them I let her look the flowers growing 

I was helping her to open some presents that fell from the mail box. Here you can see all the wonderful surprises!

While I was busy with the presents my host´s daughter baked some chocolate-orange muffins. I got to taste one 

It was a happy B.D. 

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Funfair -TIVOLI

I was curious to see the funfair that came near my host´s home. So we went there and looked around. It seemed a lot a fun but bears don´t need to drive a roller coaster or a Ferris wheel to have fun 

It was more fun to watch others drive and eat an ice cream 

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Vappu - First of May

First of May was a sunny and windy day. At home we ate a TIPPALEIPÄ, a special May day cookie 

We found a nice place without the wind for a picnic. Quite many people had the same idea... On the picnic we had a glass of SIMA, mead. Don´t worry, it has (almost) no alcohol 

I saw a lake (free from ice!), lots of flags, the harbor, boats, old cars, cute cars...

We also went to meet a very friendly PANDA in front of the Panda chocolate factory.

See you soon,

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I like the flowers, I like the daffodils...

Almost time to come home... But I am glad I stayed because I love flowers!!!

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I´m coming home!!!

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