{"id":711,"date":"2010-09-28T02:47:58","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T23:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=711"},"modified":"2010-09-28T02:47:58","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T23:47:58","slug":"where-ikea-builds-a-stone-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-builds-a-stone-castle\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea builds a stone castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p>for a start, i have a little question for u -why do you think is Estland called &#8216;Estonia&#8217; in English? this, for a giraffe, is a gr8 mystery. but i have one idea &#8211; because they have a lot of stones!!<\/p>\n<p>so, instead of all these great stones going to waste, i decided to build an eSTONEan castle, so to speak, hehe! and there is no better place to build a castle than Saaremaa, it seems to me. because, u know, Saaremaa is quite flat. like Holland for example. so, it is good to build a stone castle there &#8211; because you can see it from very long ways away. or, u know, when it is ready, amd you climb the tallest tower &#8211; and you are giraffe with a long neck &#8211; then you can see quite far too u know! in fact, i saw two rainclouds coming REALLY far away. because they only arrived in the evening. so, they must have been far. OR they took a really long detour&#8230;<br \/>\nbut, before that, i had to actually build the towers. so, here&#8217;s me building:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2560.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-712\" title=\"DSC_2560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2560-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2560-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2560-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>so, this is going to be one of the small towers. u can see lots of towers in the background &#8211; i guess everyone wants to build a stone castle these days! but they only managed a tower or two, not more i&#8217;m afraid..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2572.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-714\" title=\"DSC_2572\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2572-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2572-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2572-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>so, here&#8217;s me building some more. this is going to be a stone wall with a hole-y stone on top of it. quite fun stone, actually, hehe!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2574.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-715\" title=\"DSC_2574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2574-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2574-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2574-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and here, something interrupting the building of the stone wall &#8211; woohoo! it&#8217;s a shadow!!<br \/>\ni have to tell u that giraffes are not very fast stone-wall builders. quite slow actually. but with all these fun shadows everywhere&#8230; it takes almost three times as much time!! i could say that building a stone wall with gr8 shadows like this one takes many more times the time it takes to play all levels of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/fun\/giraffeabove\/\">giraffe apple-eating game<\/a>. that&#8217;s quite a lot!<\/p>\n<p>but, after all this great fun building, it&#8217;s ready! please, come look a little closer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2563.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-713\" title=\"DSC_2563\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2563-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2563-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2563-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>see, this is the courtyard. please, do come in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2597.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-719\" title=\"DSC_2597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2597-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2597-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2597-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>no need to take off shoes, there are still stones everywhere! and mind your head! especially, if you are a giraffe! it&#8217;s because of the gate that i built here. u know, i wanted to build a gate with closed top because that way u can walk around the stone wall without ever needing to come off. so, it&#8217;s a bit like a carousel really. except that u need to walk or run yourself. i must say i ran three laps and my head got all dizzy. it&#8217;s probably because of my long neck, u know..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2602.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-720\" title=\"DSC_2602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2602-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2602-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2602-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>also, it is very well known fact that stone castles are REALLY good for playing hide-and-seek. here&#8217;s me showing the gr8 hide-and-seek potential of the stone castle. see if you can find me, hehe!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2593.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-718\" title=\"DSC_2593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2593-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2593-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2593-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>so, this is pretty much it, really. gr8 fun! ooh, almost forgot &#8211; finally this is where you need to climb in order to enjoy the view. it&#8217;s nice! have u built a stone castle this year? if not, let me know, we can go and build a couple more before the winter comes. not so much fun building a stone castle in the winter i&#8217;m afraid. much nicer to stay inside and play yatzy!<br \/>\nor read a book! because, u know, a really nice book came out, which has almost more than 1 MILLION giraffes inside!! it&#8217;s quite a big mystery in fact, how did they get there? but it sounds really good. u can check out this book over <a href=\"www.onemilliongiraffes.com\/book\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>! ps. if you have the book and u found me, Ikea &#8211; let me know!!!! until then,have fun and cu l8r!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2587.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-717\" title=\"DSC_2587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2587-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2587-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSC_2587-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton711\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-builds-a-stone-castle%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..%20where%20Ikea%20builds%20a%20stone%20castle&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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