5 Foods to take to a desert island...

I recently saw this idea posted other places and I wanted to make my own list...  what would I take???



1. Bananas, of course, I'm a monkey!  While you might find these on a desert island, it's best to be safe.

2. Banana Popsicles!  It's hot on desert islands and these are a perfect cool treat.

3. Banana bread.  Mmm, for cold desert island nights, warm banana bread is perfect.

4. Banana cream pie.

5. Bananas again.  You can never have too many bananas.

What about you? Let me know what you'd take in the comments!!!

my summer moscow weekends

 

This Saturday i spent on Arbat street! With so many souvenir stalls and shopping malls, Arbat is the most touristic area in Moscow. However, together with Ostozhenka, it is also the most expensive residential area in Moscow, where flats can cost as much as $1,000,000.

Arbat is one of the oldest areas in Moscow and it's the name of the most touristic street in the city. There are always many people wandering around, there are many cafes, restaurants, antiques and souvenir shops.

I didn't buy any suvenirs (there were too many to choose) but i ate at Wendy's (the first one in Russia!) and listened to some music on the street.

For the food lovers

Hello, friends! I’m back! I’ve been pretty busy lately as I moved back to Moscow after my almost 6 month travels around South Korea, Spain, France, Norway and Sweden!

It’s summer time here now which I enjoy a lot. I’ve been going on different little trip around the city and spending nice time in the parks having picnics! Last weekend I visited Hermitage Park in the center of Moscow and took part in a big FOOD event! Yes I love food! It was World Food Festival and I got to visit different continents and countries and even take some shots of me in front of the famous sights!

  Guess who?!?

 

Among the tasty treats there I saw and smelled roasted chestnuts, hotdogs, Thai chili shrimp... nothing sounds good enough for a monkey though. All that inspired me to have a quick run to a store and get some bananas! Planning on baking some banana bread and having my friends over! ;-)

Have a great week!

Michael TheMonkey

Sunshine Award!

My dear friend Raquel awarded my blog and me this wonderful prize! Thank you for this sunshine, Raquel! Keep posting about your adventures!

You might want to visit my friend's blog full of nice photos and stories: Mis Peluches Nici! Beware of the hungry sheep on the right side bar - it makes creepy sounds! :-)

xoxo
Michael

Duck-Canard-Утка-Pato

English

A duck is cleaning its feathers.

There are some ducks and ducklings in our village.

When I was a kid, a big duck scared me.


French


Un canard nettoie ses plumes.
Il y a des canards et canardeaux dans notre village.
Quand j'étais un enfant, un grand canard m'a effrayé.


Russian


Утка чистит перья.
У нас в деревне живут утки и утята.
Когда я был маленьким, большая утка напугала меня.


Spanish


El pato limpia sus plumas con el pico.
En nuestro pueblo hay patos y patitos.
Cuando yo era un niño, un pato grande me asustó.

Happy International Children's Day!

It's June 1st! Summer! And International Children's Day! Hug your beloved ones for me!
Here are some of my Korean friends and me earlier this year - i just got my old film developed and was very happy to see these faces again!

ToyHop's Flying Toy Photo Contest!

Hi Everybody!  No traveling toy will want to miss this opportunity!

ToyHop's Flying Toy Photo Contest

Make your toy Hop and WIN FABULOUS PRIZES!!! For International Toy Tourism Day 2011, we are holding a Flying Toy Photo Contest! Send us a fantastic picture of your toy leaping over a famous monument, scenic backdrop or local hangout and you’ll have a chance to win an exclusive ZooHop Toy, ToyHop T-shirt (featuring Michael TheMonkey!) or one of our new ZooHop Collectible Postcards!

Your photo submissions will be accepted until International Toy Tourism Day on May 17th, 2011. Voting on submitted photos will take place beginning May 17th and ending May 20th, 2011.



It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

1.) Take your toy to a special place and photograph him/her soaring over it.

2.) Send us an email at contact@toyhop.org by May 17th, 2011. Include your toy’s photo and the following information (DON’T put your info on the photo, we’ll do that!):

• your toys name,
• the location where the photo was taken,
• the date (month/year) when the photo was taken, and…
• your name and email address.

3.) We’ll certify your photo as a contest entry* and post it to the Flying Toy Photo Contest album on ToyHop’s Facebook page, where you’ll send your friends to vote for your photo by clicking the Facebook “Like” button. The photos with the most “Likes” by the 20th will win**!!! Winning photos will be displayed on the ToyHop website, my blog and on Facebook!



To find out about * and **, visit the Flying Toy Photo Contest Rules and Guidelines. Please be familiar with the rules and guidelines before submitting your photos!

I hope you and your friends will participate, it will be lots of fun!!!

Yours,
Michael TheMonkey (Contest Sponsor)

Visit the Contest Webpage