Monthly Archives: October 2012

Lewis the Lion has a baseball blast

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Helen Molloy

When Lewis the Lion flew into America, do you remember that he had spied a baseball pitch from the sky? Well that had planted a seed in his little head that he would love to attend a baseball game if … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion cycles over the Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Helen Molloy

The Golden Gate Bridge is perhaps the most famous suspension bridge in the world spanning the opening between San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. Lewis the Lion just had to get up close and visit it for himself and what … Continue reading →

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Lewis rides in one of the famous San Francisco Cable-Cars

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had seen pictures of the iconic San Francisco Cable Car before and so was really happy to see it for himself when he arrived in San Francisco. It is in fact the world’s last manually operated cable … Continue reading →

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Lewis ventures across the water to Alcatraz, the island prison

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Helen Molloy

  “Break the rules and you go to prison. Break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz.” Anonymous Luckily for Lewis the Lion, he had friends who had visited San Francisco before. One of his friends, Warren, reminded him … Continue reading →

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Lewis learns some new tricks at the Apple Store

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion was having a few hiccups with his Ipad computer which he uses to write his blog so he decided that he would wait till he got to America before getting some help as he knew that the … Continue reading →

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Lewis strolls through the Golden Gate Park

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Helen Molloy

When Lewis the Lion first arrived in San Francisco and was given a city map in his hostel, he was surprised at the size of the city’s huge park: the Golden Gate Park. This rectangular shaped park, he discovered is … Continue reading →

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A buck or a dime? Lewis learns about the American currency

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had already had some practice with converting Sterling to the US Dollar on his worldwide adventure, as he discovered that it was the currency in Ecuador when he had travelled there. (Check out this blog post to … Continue reading →

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Lewis discovers San Francisco street life

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion arrived late into San Francisco and was lucky just to make the local train, the BART into the city centre. He had to nudge Helen at one point because she had started to drift off to sleep … Continue reading →

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Lewis heads north out of Mexico to the USA

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion couldn’t quite believe how quickly his journey around the world was whizzing on by. His two weeks in Mexico had been action-packed. He’d learnt so much about the Mexican culture and some of the various histories that … Continue reading →

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Lewis listens to some Mariachi music

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Strains of mariachi music had filled the hot and humid air since Lewis the Lion had arrived in Mexico. He felt that it was a suitable send off when he heard some more just as he was departing from Cancun … Continue reading →

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