{"id":3004,"date":"2008-06-02T21:33:28","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T21:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2008-06-02T21:33:28","modified_gmt":"2008-06-02T21:33:28","slug":"the-travel-diary-of-bobble-the-little-blue-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/02\/the-travel-diary-of-bobble-the-little-blue-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"The travel diary of Bobble, the little blue owl."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our pictures from Canada are online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice a recurrent theme. As we were packing our bags prior to leaving, we realized that a small plush Bobble the little blue owl had been living in my backpack for close to a year now. How could we be so cruel as to evict him from his home? We couldn&#8217;t, so we took him with us and cataloged his many adventures.<\/p>\n<p>It was quite astonishing to see where we managed to make him end up. He was an instant hit with everybody that interacted with him. I was shameless in trying to get him anywhere I could (Katy was mortified on more than one occasion). My motto was <em>if you don&#8217;t ask, you don&#8217;t get<\/em>. Because of this, we managed to get him:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5579.jpg\">plane<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5582.jpg\">cockpit<\/a> on the way to Canada. I knew I wouldn&#8217;t be allowed so I asked one of the stewardesses if they could do it for me. Apparently the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5585.jpg\">pilots<\/a> had a blast with him.<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5598.jpg\">subway<\/a>, on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5711.jpg\">train<\/a> and in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5839.jpg\">bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>At several restaurants including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5593.jpg\">Weinstein &amp; Gavinos<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5685.jpg\">Bishoku<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5698.jpg\">St-Hubert<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5730.jpg\">Le Cochon Dingue<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5745.jpg\">Le Petit Cochon Dingue<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5742.jpg\">La Creperie Bretonne<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5683.jpg\">Starbucks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5704.jpg\">Second Cup<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5692.jpg\">Delices d&#8217;Erable<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5695.jpg\">Ming Tao Xuan<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5799.jpg\">breakfast<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5800.jpg\">buffet<\/a> of the Casino Hilton.<\/li>\n<li>At the Montreal Botanical Garden. We got some cracking shots of him with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5604.jpg\">Elvis and Jeff<\/a> (the Foo dogs that guard the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5621.jpg\">Chinese Garden<\/a>), in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5664.jpg\">Japanese Garden<\/a> and in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5652.jpg\">Zen garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5719.jpg\">Petit<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5720.jpg\">Champlain<\/a> street in Quebec City, where he got into no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5725.jpg\">end<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5728.jpg\">of<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5735.jpg\">trouble<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Inside the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5740.jpg\">Notre-Dame-de-Quebec basilica<\/a> (but we was well-behaved and lit a candle for good luck to those who need it)<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5758.jpg\">wheel house<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5756.jpg\">Louis Jolliette<\/a> river boat as well as with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5769.jpg\">historical tour guide<\/a> (that one mortified Katy)<\/li>\n<li>Inside the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5787.jpg\">Hull Casino<\/a> (even though it&#8217;s not technically allowed, Bobble managed to charm the lady head of security to allow the picture)<\/li>\n<li>Inside the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5803.jpg\">projection<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5802.jpg\">room<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5804.jpg\">IMAX theater<\/a> at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (please note that the projector is probably worth upwards of a million dollars).<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5821.jpg\">Canadian<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5819.jpg\">gallery<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5826.jpg\">of<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5829.jpg\">the<\/a> Museum of Civilization<\/li>\n<li>On Glenn Gould&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5835.jpg\">grand piano<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Doing computer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5847.jpg\">tech support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Never underestimate the power of the owl! We got some pictures that still manage to crack us up! All in all, Bobble had a great trip, <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5858.jpg'>ate<\/a> <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5691.jpg'>waaaaay<\/a> <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5712.jpg'>too<\/a> <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5710.jpg'>much<\/a> for such a little blue owl that he is and tried to <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5743.jpg'>kill himself with chocolate<\/a> on <a href='http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5708.jpg'>more than one<\/a> occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that though, he was very <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5860.jpg\">tired<\/a> at the end of the trip and was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/slides\/DSCF5865.jpg\">glad to be back home<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our pictures from Canada are online at http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/various_pics\/bobbles_canada_may2008\/. You&#8217;ll notice a recurrent theme. As we were packing our bags prior to leaving, we realized that a small plush Bobble the little blue owl had been living in my backpack for close to a year now. How could we be so cruel as to evict him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/02\/the-travel-diary-of-bobble-the-little-blue-owl\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;The travel diary of Bobble, the little blue owl.&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[184,257,33],"class_list":["post-3004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bobble-the-little-blue-owl","tag-i-am-canadian","tag-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3u9vK-Ms","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}