…xylofoon (xylophone). A word that you almost write the same in Dutch and English. A xylophone is a musical instrument that you can play on with sticks. Another Dutch word with an X is X-ray (it is the same in English). And that is all me know to tell about the letter X. There are not many words in the Dutch dictionary that start with an X that really are interesting for little blue monsters. So me sorry, but this is all there is to this week’s alphabet. (Xylofoon)
…Walrus (well, it is the same in English as in Dutch…)! Me love the walrus. It is a very gorgeous and relaxed animal. And they have googly eyes like me. At the Dolfinarium in Harderwijk me can visit the Walrus family under water. Me love Raisa. She is very curious, cute and playful. Me have written about this encounter before. A walrus lives in the water. Another w-word that is the same in English and Dutch. They live in the Arctic sea though, so me is glad me can visit them at the zoo.
You know me love lions right. They are so mysterious and majestic. Poised even. On me Facebook me already posted some pictures of the Lion Sanctuary at Landgoed Hoenderdaell. Here lions, tigers, mountain lions, panthers and other big cats live in a huge sanctuary. Yes they all have their own room – well per family that is. These big cats have been rescued from smugglers and bad zoos or habitats. At the sanctuary they learn to be wild again so they can be released in the wild again. Well, semi-wild, because there are reservations and national parks where the people will look after them. Me was in awe! And me even made a new friend. Do you think he noticed me?
…Voetbal (European football or soccer)! It is a national sport here in the Netherlands. People are supporting their home teams or regional teams. Sometimes not. Then they are fans of another team or a bigger team. It can be crazy sometimes. Me love to hang out at FC Utrecht but mostly because Berry takes me with her. You can read more about it in me blog about the letter U! (Above: Voetbal)
Hey there! Me is going to conclude me blogs about me vacation in France now with a little story of all the fun things me did on vacation. To start off: the waterfight. We had two. One with waterblasters. The other with waterballoons. It was really fun. Also fun was the view. Well it was mostly beautiful. Me loved watching at the lakes. See the kids play in the rubber boat. But also playing European soccer or ring toss. Me had a lot of fun in France! Obviously me loved the delicious cookies and such. But nothing beats working up an appetite first. Me really loved the balloon fight. Sneaking around the house trying to stay dry. Let me tell you: me was soaked too. But the nice warm sun dried me fuzzy and blue fur quickly!
…Utrecht! It is the city me is living in with Berry in the Netherlands. It is a large city in the heart of the country. It is also an old city, with beautiful old buildings, and there is water running through the old city through canals. It is truly beautiful. The most famous building in this University City is The Dom tower. It used to be attached to the Dom Church – a gorgeous Gothic church – but due to a big storm ages ago the tower and church got separated. Utrecht also has its own football (you know soccer) team: FC Utrecht. Me go to the games too with Berry and her dad. Berry even made me me own jersey! Cool huh.
Hi everybody! Here me, Cookie Monster, again. Me is almost ready to conclude me series about me vacation in France. Next week will be the last. Today me will talk about two other cities me have visited during the vacation. First stop: Toulouse.
O boy O boy! You are not kidding? Is it really true? The Dutch celebrate National Cookie Day today. O boy. Me love me some cookies. And freshly baked are the best! But what kind of holiday is this precisely?
…Teddybeer (teddy bear)! So soft and cuddly. Even Sammie (Berries puppy) loves to sleep with one. Equally soft but me not know how cuddly are tijgers (tigers). At DierenPark Amersfoort lives a family of five Siberian tigers. Me have posed with Ilya, Angara and one of the three cubs. Cute huh! Here in the Netherlands you also can eat tijgerbrood (tiger bread). No! No it is not made out of tigers! The crust is made in a certain way that it looks like stripes…
Hey there! It is time for another blog about me awesome time in France. You know me love to hop along when Berry goes to the zoo right? Well, she found one just an hour and a half away from the place we were staying. So one Tuesday she picked me up – acting all giddy – grabbed her camerabag and she, me, her dad and her nephews went on this amazing road trip to Montredon-Labessonié to visit the amazing Zoo des 3 Vallées. In English you can say the zoo is called: Three Valleys Zoo.
