{"id":1136,"date":"2011-07-19T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T17:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2011-07-19T20:39:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T17:39:31","slug":"where-ikea-finds-sandcastles-in-voru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-finds-sandcastles-in-voru\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea finds sandcastles in V\u00f5ru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p>guess what! i have been travelling to south-Estonia, jei! because it is warm in south, it seems to me. so, as i was walking in the park in V\u00f5ru i saw some really fun things made from sand on the beach! apparently, they are called sandcastles! so, i took some fotografs:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0277.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1137\" title=\"DSC_0277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0277-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0277-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0277-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>a rectangular (Leenu tells me that it is called rectangular if it looks like a big box, just like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-is-back-again\/\">the one<\/a> that Angel likes to hide in) house with Estonian flag on top. it looks like the presidents <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ee\/search?q=kadrioru+loss&amp;hl=et&amp;prmd=ivns&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=Lr8lTrb1LMiaOrSPsMAK&amp;ved=0CEAQsAQ&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=935\">castle<\/a> in my home park, <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msid=211913706993953414090.000487051260df074cf3a&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=59.439184,24.793997&amp;spn=0.0187,0.055747\">Kadriorg<\/a>, but im not sure..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0289.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1138\" title=\"DSC_0289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0289-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0289-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0289-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>a round house. it looks pretty much like a tortoise to me, but the sign said it is a house. i personally would not like to live in a tortoise myself. but you can&#8217;t live in a house made of sand anyway, so i think it is okay..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0298.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1139\" title=\"DSC_0298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0298-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0298-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0298-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it is Munam\u00e4e torn, hehe. i only know it because i have been to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-visits-suur-munamagi\/\">Munam\u00e4e tower<\/a>. and the Big Egg Hill. but it is not as steep as this one, so u can go up easily. well, maybe not easily because it is quite hard if u run. but u don&#8217;t have to run, there are stairs too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1140\" title=\"DSC_0300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0300-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0300-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0300-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and this big house that looks like bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angrybirds.com\">Angry Birds<\/a> buried in the sand, hehe! my friend Sipsik tells me it is the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Opera_House\">opera house<\/a> of Sydney, in Australia. well, i could not tell. there are no giraffes in Australia to ask from, i&#8217;m afraid. so i just have to believe her. anyways, the sandcastles are quite a bit fun, because they are smaller than real castles. and they are made out of sand, which is nice because u can do it on the beach, while sunbathing. or someone else can make them, while you are sunbathing, like happened to me. so, it is lots of fun!! i might even try to make some sandcastles myself next time, hehe! have u made any this summer? let me know and have fun! cu l8r!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0304.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1141\" title=\"DSC_0304\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0304-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0304-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0304-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton1136\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-finds-sandcastles-in-voru%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..%20where%20Ikea%20finds%20sandcastles%20in%20V%C3%B5ru&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! 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