This is Homer. He is, as you can see all packed and ready for his trip to Cyprus and Greece.
Just a few words about Homer before he sets out. Homer is quite an old bear. He came to us in 1992 or 1993, we can't remember which and we don't know how old he was at that time. He came from the Housing Works shop in NYC. He is the official 'Traveling Bear' and has covered thousands of miles on both vacation and business trips. He has been right around the world in 2002 including visits to Japan, China and Russia. He has been to Vietnam, Costa Rica and has been below the equator on a cruise around the south of South America and even visited the Falkland Islands. He likes to stay in nice hotels and is usually treated very well by the hotel staff although he has been known to be thrown into the corner of the room by one rather bad-tempered maid but normally he is tucked in and made comfortable.
Homer will be your guide for this 'odyssey' to the eastern Mediterranean.
With just a few days to go, he is getting quite excited and he wants to know which of the large collection of stuffed animals will be keeping him company on the trip.
Watch this blog for news of his traveling companion(s) and his adventures.
Is Homer aware of the draconian austerity measures being taken by the Greek government in the wake of the sovereign debt crisis, to raise the retirement age of bears and reduce their benefits? Some bears will now be obliged to work until they are 65, and will no longer receive 14 months' salary each year. I trust Homer will be taking part in street demonstrations and overturning honey trucks and interesting dustbins in support of his Hellenic fellows?
ReplyDeleteI hope he's not scared of large black cats in Hallowe'en costumes..... :/
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