Time to say goodbye!

Hi Mom!

A short update: We decided that it was time for me to move on to my next host, as I'm sure I'll have a great time there. And I've visited here quite long!

So I had to say goodbye to my fellow traveling toys...


They watched me boarding my aircraft and brought me to the post office!


So, next time you get an update, it will be from another country and another host family!

Bye bye, or as they say in Austria: Servus!

Hi Mom!

We did some shopping yesterday as there is still summersale. My hostmom will go to the Burgenland first, which is a different Federal State of Austria. We'll go to a spa ressort there and I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time! So I won't update for a few days - but no need to worry. Maybe I'll get a massage there?

I just wanted to show you some pictures of the shopping trip:
First you see me eating at IKEA and of course I ate the signature meal: Swedish meatballs!


Then we went on to another Shoppingcenter, in the suburbs of Graz. There I found the old rail car of the funicular railway which leads up to the Schlossberg.


Next to it is the "shadow" of the Uhrturm/clock tower.
This shadow was positioned next to the real clocktower up on Schlossberg when Graz was Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003. Now it's an attraction at the Shopping city Seiersberg.

All right mom- it's time to pack my luggage for the holidays!
Bye!

Hi Mom!

What a beautiful day it's been yesterday! So we decided on exploring and sightseeing and went to the Schloss Eggenberg.
That's a castle in Graz which is surrounded by a huge, beautifully landscaped park!
In former days a family lived there, but today it is a museum, mostly for very old things!

In the garden there are many peacocks, and they aren't shy.

If you are patient, they eat out of your hands.
Well, I decided no to get too close though, as they were huge compared to my small body!
They also talk a lot, you can hear their cries through the entire park!

There is also a small gazebo, surrounded by a huge beech tree hedge.
You can enjoy a cup of coffee in there!

Throughout the park there are many trees and sometimes you can also find ancient statues. Here you can see me with my toyvoyager friends exploring the statue:


We then rested on a bench near a small pond!
It was pretty hot yesterday but we had fun and enjoyed the beautiful day!

Enjoy the pics!

Sport again!

Hi Mom!

We had a lazy sunday yesterday, sleeping in and then we watched the Formula 1 GP. It was fun to watch and we had some chocolate - toyvoyager size of course!



Today we had to say Goodbye to Ling Ling, who is continuing the journey and going to Spain! We all waved bye bye!



I'm writing soon again!

Soccer, here I come!

Hi Mom!

We had so much fun today! My host mom received a lot of presents from her mom who has been to South Africa. There everyone is happy to have the Soccer World Championship there next year.

We decided to try soccer ourselves

and play with the official merchandise!


Here you see me with a pin:


And here I'm balancing on a soccer-ball:

Cooking day

Hi Mom!

I helped making jam! That was fun! But you have to be careful because the cooking jam is really hot!


Later this evening we decided on having homemade burgers and french fries! That was really a great idea!!!


Unfortunately the weather is still unstable and we can't go out much! But I hope I can see some more sights before continuing my journey!

Bye!

Exploring the city

Hi Mom!

We did some more exploring of the city center! We went again to the place where the Carillon is. There are some other beautiful houses.


You can also see me on the Main Square

and looking in the courtyard of the City Hall.
Inside you can see a little café. That's a local branch of the famous Sacher café, where the famous Sachercake is made.

Then you can see me looking at the Mehlplatz.
That's a small square where lots of restaurants and cafés are located. The last picture shows a view of a very modern building, where on top a café is located.
From up there you have a great view over the city!

Bye!