dolls out of the box

The second part of the journey was a lot of travelling around in the car and mostly it was very hot. But we saw many different places and took many pictures. Here is a little selection:

Yosemite National Park

We just drove through and took a few short breaks. The weather was good, sunny and warmer than in San Francisco.












Mono Lake

We spent the night in a motel in Lee Vinning. It was very quiet and relaxing.
In the next morning we went to the shores of Mono Lake to see the South Tufa. Very impressive!
















Death Valley

It was very hot. Funnel Creek had 50 degrees Celsius - the hottest place we ever experienced.



At some point the dollies didn't want to leave the car any more - much too hot, so, they just watched the scenery through the car window.








Las Vegas

Late at night we arrived in Las Vegas. We went straight to the hotel, ate something and drank some beer ... well, it had been hot the whole day.
The next day we went on a tour of the city (without dollies)










Hoover Dam

We made a short trip to see the Hoover Dam. The dollies were staring to get bored, so they wanted to come, too.














There is always time for a little toy hunting : )



















Calico Ghost Town

The next day we visited Calico Ghost Town. The dollies liked it, they thought it was spooky.












More images of Calico:













Mojave Desert

After a good night's rest in the best hotel of the holiday we went on through the Mojave Desert.There we saw a real ghost town. It was not a museum like Calico.



After some time the dollies wanted to get out of the car again and go for a little walk. They liked the Red Rock Canyon.








We had a lunch break near Lake Isabella.






We passed the south of the Sequoia National Park. The landscape was very different from the hot and dry desert we had seen before - cool rivers:



Before reaching LA we passed a fun park. Harley got a little homesick - it reminded her on Coney Island.

Harley was very excited, when she found out that she would be going on holiday to the USA this year. She packed a lot of things ...

...but Harley always has a solution for everything!

Harley also liked the idea of going on holiday by plane. She had never flewn before, so she was very excited...









Part one - San Francisco


We spent the first few days in San Francisco.

Day1

We went to the harbour and walked along the Piers. First the weather was not so good, it was windy and chilly, but then it got better.


We went to Pier 39 - it was quite crowded. We ate chowder (Harley prefers burgers!) and then did a little tour of the bay in a boat (... we should have eaten the chowder after the boat tour!!!)





















In the US everything is bigger than in Europe, isn't it?

Supi saw the big Batman doll in the claw machine and wanted to have it ... Well ha, ha, ha she got a Harley Quinn doll.

We ended our tour at Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. It was quite windy.














Day 2

On the second day we visited the most famous sight of San Francisco - The Golden Gate Bridge. It was amazing.


After so much excitement we had to chill a little. Luckily the Golden Gate Park was not very far away, so we ate a hot dog and later had coffee and a cookie.
There were different museums in the park:


But we decided to go to the Botanical Gardens instead of a museum. There were plants from different places of the world there.




























Day 3

The third day was very exciting - a ride in a cable car... yeah!!!



Afterwards we went to a museum with different ships.























Day 4

The weather was not very good on the fourth day - cold, foggy and a little rainy. So, we went shopping - Harley wanted to buy clothes for her and her friends (especially superhero clothes).

In the afternoon the weather changed and we could visit Coit Tower. The view was fantastic.








Day 5

We spend the day on Alcatraz. Here are some pictures. No dollies? Well, the girls prefered to chill in the hotel before the long drive on the following day. Harley said Alcatraz reminded her too much of Arkham Asylum.

Dani and Dina are enjoying the last warm days in September. They borrowed a pink Barbie convertible - Dina loves the colour.Dani likes to drive very fast along curvy roads.

July was the moon-month, celebrating the first landing on the moon. So, of course, I had to buy some astronaut barbies.

I liked the 50th anniversary Astronaut so much that I put another Barbie in the astronaut suit and rebodied the doll on a more poseable body.

I did a little toy hunting in the holidays and these are the dolls that I found:

Here is Echo with her two SnapStar friends. She is wearing one of the new SnapStar dresses. I already has Aspen and bought Yuki (for which I had been looking for quite some time) in LA.










At Disney Store in San Francisco she was on sale. So, of course, I had to buy her. I'm more a DC than a Marvel fan, but the doll is interesting. Unfortunatelly the other dolls in the Marvel Rising series are either not very poseable or have strangely coloured body parts , so I won't buy any more dolls from this series.

My first doll from the new Wild Hearts Crew line - from Walmart Las Vegas. I don't know, if I'm going to buy more dolls from this line. We'll see ...

I bought so many dolls lately thet I didn't get around to introducing the new additions to my collection. So here they come (part 1):


After seeing the movie I had to buy the doll.

I decided to buy him to complete the collection. Well, it's a magical world - so maybe there can be two Harry Potters there at the same time.

I still haven't seen the movie, but i simply had to have the doll because she is so cute.

I'm very proud of the newest addition to my Tonner doll collection - she was my birthday doll this year and I call her Amber.

She is my second Begoth doll - I find her strange, but also fascinating.

My first Hairdorable.

The Liv Doll for August is Dina. She likes fashion and accessories. She is very proud of her pink hair.
Dina is happy that there are fashionable shops in Dollietown and she hopes that the O'Hair twins can provide her with the most fashionable hair style.

Clawdia Wolf is on tour again for DBC to present the latest news from Dollieworld.

The dolls are very excited. There are so many things to see in the new zoo of Dollietown.


There are exciting animals from different parts of the world.


Maybe Violet and Trixi can become friends.



Leia has just arrived from the Dollie Farm with fresh food for the animals.



There are different places to sit down and relax.















It is very loud next to the monkey house.



















There is also a nice place to buy foods and drinks and also some souvenirs.




















































In the middle of the zoo the dolls can relax on benches around the Flamingo Lake ... although the birds can get very loud sometimes.

Before leaving the zoo you must visit the colourful birds.


Well, Goodbye and see you again when you visit Dollietown Zoo next time.

This is what Alexa found out by touring Dollietown and interviewing different dolls.
First there is the Dollietown Park, where the dolls can do outdoor activities. It's great in summer.

































Alexa also interviewed another new inhabitant of Dollietown, Naomi (yes!!! it's a tall barbie-made-to-move)

If the weather is not so good, the dolls can also do sports in the gym.










This was the "Sports report". Tune in for the next news and look forward to our next exciting report from Dollietown.

P.S. These are some new inhabitants of Dollietown. I was at a few flea markets lately and found some preloved MH dolls in very good condition.

The Liv dolls for July are Katie and her twin sister, Kelly. Although they look quite similar, they are very different in the way they act and the things they like. But there is one thing they like doing together - skating. Although there is a difference here, too. Katie likes the skateboard, while Kelly prefers inliners.

Dollietown has got a new TV Channel. It is still very small, but it is growing. Clawdia Wolf is the founder and she is looking for new members for her broadcasting crew. The first one is Marisol, who seems to be very good at dealing with the camera. So ... here is the first broadcast.






Clawdia also interviewed some dolls attending the dance. First there is Darla who organized the new dance floor - with lights.

(This is the Draculaura doll "Welcome to Monster High" she came with many accessories ... Yeah!!)


She also interviewed Esmeralda , who likes the foood and the drinks offered at the party.

(I bought the Esmeralda doll at the flea market - she was in great condition and I think she is very pretty)




The country band is playing good music and Arielle is a great singer.











Meanwhile in the VIP- lounge the WWE divas are relaxing. (My collection of WWE divas dolls has grown - I love their athletic body sculpt)


Clawdia was very happy to get an interview with Alexa.

The Liv doll for June is Sophie - she loves hes scooter and likes to wear sneakers.

The Frankies bought the camper. It is the right size, but quite old and dirty and, although there is not much pink, it still has some old Barbie stickers. So, the Frankies have a lot of work cleaning it. Frankie One and Six are giving the orders...














The cleaning has started. There is a lot of dusting, washing, scrubbing .... going on.






Many hours later. All the dirt and dust and especially the Barbie logos and stickers are gone. The work is done and the Frankies are very tired.






Now the girls have earned the right to relax in the sun with good food and some drinks.





Meanwhile Frankie One and Six are inspecting the cleaned camper. They look satisfied.










There is no better place to have the camper repaired and restyled than the "MC2 Garage".









Well, let's hope the camper is finished by the summer holidays.

Spring is a very busy time on the Dollie-Farm, everything is blooming and growing and there are many animals. So the May Liv Doll, Kelly, who likes working with plants, has a lot of work. But she enjoys it. Driving a tractor is a totally new experienece.

The weather was very fine on Easter Sunday, so the residents of "Barkley Manor" decided to go for a stroll in the park. They put on some of their finest garments and enjoyed the spring sun.




Ellowyne had a lot of fun during the Egg Hunt.



After the walk the ladies enjoyed ice cream and cake in the living room.

Strange things have been happening lately in Dollieworld. That's why many qualified people have come to investigate.
First the wizards came. Here is my complete collection of Harry Potter dolls ( I decided not to buy the Quidditch Harry Potter doll ... yet. Two Harry Potters in the same world would be a little strange.)






The FBI was also interested in the strange phenomena. I recently added the two X-Files dolls to my collection. I think the likeness to Scully and Mulder is great.








Even superheroes from both the DC and the Marvel universe have come for support. Something dangerous must be going on in Dollieworld.
Mera came directly from Atlantis (Well it was really the USA . I had to order her online because I couldn't find her in Germany. I like her more than the one from the collector edition. She has a more expressive face.



Another addition to my DC collection is the 17" Wonderwoman. I call her Wanda - the WW doll collection is getting bigger.







First I was not sure I wanted her, but after seeing the film I had to buy her. Captain Marvel and Goose from the Disneystore. She's great,although I'm not very happy with the red fists.I would have liked an extra pair of hands.






Well, then let's solve the mystery! I added two Living Dead dolls to my collection. I had been thinking of doing that for some time. But they are so different from my other dolls. Here they come: Harley Quinn ( of course - as a big HQ fan she was a must ) - I call her LDD and Catwoman - or Miezi.