dolls out of the box

Advent time has started and the December Liv Dolls, Sophie and Jenny, are decorating the Liv room, writing X-mas cards and drinking lots of hot cocoa with cream. Merry Christmas.

The November Liv doll is Jenny. She was the last Liv doll that I added to my collection.
Because it is already quite cold she likes to spend time in the Liv doll room in front of the fireplace. As you can see she loves shoes - but only Chucks.

October is the a very busy month because of all the preparations for Halloween and redressing the dolls in warmer clothes. So I didn't buy so many dolls this month. Besides, X-mas is drawing near and I need the money for all the dolls and toy stuff that I want to buy (or already bought) for that occassion.
But, here come the dolls that I added to my collection recently.

The Liv doll for October is Hayden. She loves nature and animals. That's why she likes to take long walks in the wood, especially in autumn. Max likes to join her.

Los Angeles

We started the last part of our journey. First we spent a few days in LA. The first day was very stressful - a lot of traffic, few and expensive parking spaces. We went to visit the Hollywood Blvd first. It was very full of people, but still the dollies wanted to take a few pictures.



We stopped by the Hard Rock Café to buy some T-Shirts.










After a busy morning we went to the La Brea Tar Pits - a fascinating and quiet place in the middle of the city - the dollies were fascinated, especially by the smell.



On the next day we went to the beach - that was relaxing...
We walked to the Santa Monica Pier and then to Venice Beach where we ate lunch in a little restaurant.












During the next days we visited some museums , but the dollies preferred to stay in the hotel, relax and chat with their new friends ( I had bought some new dolls )




We said goodbye to LA, but not without visiting the Hollywood Sign. Of course the dollies wanted a picture with the sign in the background.Harley was not allowed to drive the rental car, because she didn't have a free hand.

















Highway No. 1

We drove back to San Francisco on the legendary Highway No. 1. On the first day the weather was quite foggy So there were not many chances to take good pictures.


We stopped in the Danish looking town of Solwang. As it was a little off the coast the weather was better.


On the second day the weather was sunnier.







We had to hurry up a little because we had to reach San Francisco to spend the last night of our holiday there and see the Golden Gate Bridge at night.







Airport

Then our holiday came to an end:( At the airport Harley was very excited about all the big planes.



Back home Harley and Supi had a picnic (California style) with their DC Superhero Girls friends. They offered American food and drinks and showed the pictures from their adventures.

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.