Hi Travel Buddies,
I want to say “Hi” to my friend Alaina.
Alaina, I haven’t been to Disney World, but that sounds like a super cool place to go! Do you live near Disney World?
If you add me to your list of followers, you’ll know every time I post on my blog. That way you can keep track of my travels!
Oh, and don’t be afraid to go in a hot air balloon. It’s super fun! It’s like floating in air.
Thanks for writing to me. I like getting fan mail.
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose
What a neat surprise. My first day back home and it’s a snow day!
Sleepy Bear agreed to go on an adventure with me!
He had no idea we were going sledding!
We’re lucky we live on a hill.
We picked up lots of speed! Sleepy Bear was scared at first. He thought we were going too fast. See how big his eyes are?
I lost one of my snow boots. I was bummed about that because a friend crocheted them for me. What am I going to do for the rest of the winter?
Whoa! This was super cool! We were going sideways.
I hoped we would go backwards!
Uh Oh! I didn’t know I couldn’t steer the sled.
The hill got steeper and we keep going faster!
MOOPS!
We were definitely going too fast! Guess I should have listened to Sleepy Bear when he told me to slow down.
Luckily we weren’t hurt. Just a little cold and wet from the snow. I got snow in my ears. Burr!
Sleepy Bear was mad at me.
I made it up to him with hot chocolate chip scones with lots of whippy cream AND hot cocoa with guess what? Yup. More whippy cream.
He’s not mad at me anymore. This was a perfect way to end an adventure in the snow.
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose
Hi Travel Buddies,
This is the fishing village of Honfleur.
After I walked around the village, I hiked up a super steep hill and had this cool view!
I had to hang on tight to the fence. But I wasn’t scared.
After my hike I took a break and rode a horse! I miss Chloe and Amadeus at L’Chateau Curzay.
Surprise! This horse was on a carousel.
But it was still fun!
I’m coming to the end of my trip in France. I hope you had as much fun reading about my adventures as I had telling you about them.
Now, where to next? If you have an idea, send me a comment on my blog and I’ll write back to you. Who knows, I might be in your city one day.
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose
I stayed 2 nights at a bed and breakfast. That's a house that's like a hotel and you are the guests of the people who live in the house. The hostess will serve you a yummy breakfast, too.
I had pancakes with homemade jam. The pancakes are super thin but super good! I ate lots of them. I lost count exactly how many.
After my big breakfast I helped out in the garden. They have apple trees and pear trees and pumpkins and other squashes. Fun times!
On a clear day, like this one, you can see forever! I had to be careful because it got a little windy, and it was cold. See, I'm wearing my yellow sweater AND my t-shirt. Brrrrr.
This is the big iron gate that drops down to make a bridge into the village. Centuries ago the soldiers would draw the bridge up so enemies could not get inside the village. Remember, Mont Saint Michel is on an island.
This is the view at night. I don't think too many things are beautiful. But this building - it's BEAUTIFUL!
The next morning, sheep were grazing in the field that leads up to the island. These sheep are called mouton blanc. That's French for white sheep.
As you can see, there are lots of signs and arrows pointing in all directions! It's a good thing I didn't get lost.
Finally! The building I've been waiting for. This is Le Mont-Saint-Michel. It's an ancient church that goes back in history hundreds of years. All the way back to the year 708! Wow, that's old.
The big building in the center is the church. Well, they called it an abbey. Around the abbey is the village. 
This is what the main street in the village looks like today. Lots' of little shops that sell souvenirs. And restaurants and hotels, too. Hundreds of years ago there were businesses, too. Except they sold mostly useful stuff, like pots, pans, yarn, and candles.
And while I was there, I met Chloe and she took me horseback riding! We rode for a whole hour all around the property at the chateau.
Chloe taught me how to sit up straight and how to hold the reins so I could tell my horse which direction to go. 
My horse's name was Amadeus. He was very friendly to me except he would try to eat leaves off the trees when I wasn't looking!
This is me with Chloe after our ride. I hope to visit her again one day when I go back to France. Or, maybe she can visit me if she ever travels to Seattle.
This is Pierrot and Jean-Daniel. Jean-Daniel is the Pilot of the hot air balloon that I got to fly in! This is the link to his website: http://montgolfiere.ca.free.fr/ But remember, it's all in French!
This is the crew setting up the balloon. They use a super powerful hot air pump that blasts hot air into the balloon.
This is a picture I took as soon as we lifted off the ground. In the background is Le Chateau Curzay. That's the chateau I stayed at for 3 nights! I was treated like a king.
This is me flying hundreds of miles up in the air. It was very quiet up there. I could get used to this on a daily basis.
When I finally got back to my room after sailing around the skies, my hostess had jelly candies waiting for me in my room. Yum!
This is the famous The Hôtel National des Invalides. It used to be a hospital. But today it's a museum.
This is where Napoleon and other famous Frenchmen are buried.
Plus, it has other super cool information about the history of France. Here's the link to the website: http://www.invalides.org/pages/anglais/historique_a.html. Ask an adult to help you use the website because it's a little complicated but it's worth looking at.
After enjoying my morning snack like all good Parisians, I was ready to explore the streets of Paris.
This is a boat traveling up the famous river called the Seine. I rode on one at night. Paris is also called the City of Lights. And now I know why. I'll send you some photos so you can see for yourself. But now, back to my museum day.
This is me outside the Musee d'Orsay. This is the link to the museum's website: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html. 
This is inside of the Musee d'Orsay. It looks like an old fashioned train station! There are lots of small rooms inside this really big room. I got to see famous paintings by famous artists like Van Gogh (that's him with the museum sign), and Manet, and Degas. There are also lots of statues. Before I knew it, hours had gone by. Well, check out the website you so you can feel like you're there, too.
Next, I went to the Musee-Rodin. Auguste Rodin was a very famous sculptor. A sculptor is someone who makes statues. He's super famous for his statue called The Thinker. That's it behind me in this picture. See, I can think just like the statue. Super cool!
If you're like me, you probably think museums are boring. Well, not anymore! This museum is the best place to hang out for hours and hours. I saw hundreds of paintings by famous artists.
This is me siting in front of one famous painting. Her name is Mona. Well, everyone else calls her Mona Lisa. She's very famous for her smile.
That probably explains why hundreds of people visit her every day! Good thing for me I arrived early to avoid some of the huge crowds.
This is me at the end of my visit at the Louvre. Good thing I ate my vegetables that day! Ok,I didn't really lift this pyramid. On the outside of the museum is a glass pyramid that is also the entrance to the museum. Inside the museum is the pyramid upside down! There was just enough room for me to sit between these two pyramids!
That's French for, "Hi, my friends." I've been brushing up on my French to get ready for this trip
The flight was so long that I also got to eat breakfast. This time I ate mueseli, that's fancy granola, with yogurt.
About 8 hours later, I landed in Paris, France. This was my first stop - the Eiffel Tower.
This is my last day to plan my trip. I'm catching my flight Wednesday morning, early. 
I'm planning to eat A LOT of croissants when my plane lands in ... MOOPS! I almost told you where I'm going.
OK, gotta go finish packing my backpack, and maybe wash this t-shirt before I go.
Today I'm going to eat the biggest waffle cone filled with more gelato and whippy cream! Shhh. Don't tell Sleepy Bear I'm eating all this whippy cream.
Chocolate and a French flavor called tiramisu. Yum! Yum!! Yum!!!
Planning my trip and eating gelato are two of my favorite things to do. 
