Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Moosey-Moose Answers His Mail

 

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

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Moosey-Moose and Sleepy Bear Go Sledding

 

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!

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He had no idea we were going sledding!

 

We’re lucky we live on a hill.

 

 

 

 

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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?

   

                                          PB231627Whoa!  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!

 

 

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MOOPS!

We were definitely going too fast!  Guess I should have listened to Sleepy Bear when he told me to slow down.

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Moosey-Moose Explores Honfleur

 

Hi Travel Buddies,

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This is the fishing village of Honfleur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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After my hike I took a break and rode a horse! I miss Chloe and Amadeus at L’Chateau Curzay.

 

 

 

 

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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

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Moosey-Moose Goes to Normandy, France

Hi Travel Buddies,

I'm off to Honfleur!

It's a little fishing village in Normandy.

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!
Next, I'll take a hike and go into the village to see the sites.
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose






Thursday, October 28, 2010

Moosey-Moose and the Ancient Building on an Island - Part 2

Hi Travel Buddies,

This is me high up in Le Mont Saint Michel! Good thing I'm not afraid of heights.

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.
I hope you are enjoying my travels in France as much as me. Next, I'm off to a little fishing village.
Au Revoir,
Moosey-Moose

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Moosey-Moose and the Ancient Building on an Island

Hi Travel Buddies,

This is a view from my car, traveling down a highway in France on my way to Le Mont-St.-Michel.

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.
Tomorrow I will post more pictures of the the inside of the abbey. Here is one website that tells you more about Le Mont-Saint-Michel: http://www.linkparis.com/mont-st-michel-history.htm
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose



Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Moosey-Moose Goes Horseback Riding in France!

Hi Travel Buddies,

Here's another picture of Le Chateau Curzay where I stayed for 3 nights. My room was on the second floor!
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.
Bye for now,
Moosey-Moose