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NEW ZEALAND
 
 
Kia Ora Totallympians!
Here are the Kiwi votes:
 

Croatia 10 Portugal 9 Serbia 8 Slovenia 7 Argentina 6 Brazil 5 France 4 Hungary 3 Great Britain 2 Malta 1

NETHERLANDS
 
 

Serbia 12
Great Britain 11
Italy 10 Lithuania 9 France 8 Brazil 7 New Zealand 6 Tunisia 5 Romania 4 Canada 3 Ireland 2 Denmark 1  
 
 
Tot zover de stemmen van de Nederlandse jury, afgesloten met een welverdiende twaalfpunter voor Servië. We hopen dat iedereen nog een fijne dag heeft en veel plezier beleeft aan TOISC 2020!
 
That's it for the votes of the Dutch jury, closed off with a well-deserved twelve-pointer for Serbia. We hope everyone has a pleasant rest of their day and enjoys TOISC 2020!

PORTUGAL
 
 

Serbia 12
France 11
India 10 Argentina 9 Kazakhstan 8 Indonesia 7 Czech Republic 6 Germany 5 New Zealand 4 Brazil 3 Slovakia 2 Malta 1  
Foram esses os votos portugueses, muito obrigado e desejamos a todos boa sorte para o resto do dia!
 
Those were the Portuguese votes, thank you very much and we wish everyone good luck for the rest of the day!
 

ROMANIA
 
Bună ziua! Goedemiddag! Acestea sunt voturile din România!
 
Good afternoon, here are the votes of the Romanian jury!
 
 
 

Moldova 10 Canada 9 Netherlands 8 Kazakhstan 7 Serbia 6 Ireland 5 Malta 4 Greece 3 Czech Republic 2 Tunisia 1

TUNISIA
 
 

Serbia 12
United States 11
Ireland 10 Portugal 9 Lithuania 8 India 7 Romania 6 France 5 Canada 4 Moldova 3 New Zealand 2 China 1  
 
تلك كانت أصوات التونسيين ، شكراً جزيلاً لكم ونتمنى للجميع التوفيق لبقية اليوم!

Those were the Tunisian votes, thank you very much and we wish everyone good luck for the rest of the day!

GREAT BRITAIN
 
 

Serbia 12
Slovakia 11
Ireland 10 India 9 Canada 8 Brazil 7 Kazakhstan 6 Malta 5 Lithuania 4 Moldova 3 Netherlands 2 Croatia 1  
And that concludes the voting of the UK jury. Very disappointed that nobody tried to bribe me this year.
Always next year...

SLOVAKIA
 
 

Serbia 12
New Zealand 11
Canada 10 Poland 9 Argentina 8 Czech Republic 7 Great Britain 6 Denmark 5 Malta 4 Indonesia 3 Tunisia 2 Ireland 1  
That concludes the Slovak jury votes.
We would like to wish everyone the best of luck for the rest of the contest!
 
Takto hlasovala slovenská porota.
Dovoľte nám popriať veľa štastia a úspechov všetkým vo zvyšku súťaže !
 

BRAZIL
 
 
Bom dia a todos, esperamos que todos estejam bem. Aqui estão os votos do júri brasileiro!
 
 
Good morning everyone, we hope you're all doing well. Here are the votes of the Brazilian jury!
 
 

Malta 10 France 9 Portugal 8 Argentina 7 Italy 6 Canada 5 Serbia 4 India 3 New Zealand 2 Israel 1

MOLDOVA
 
 

Serbia 12
Romania 11
Malta 10 Mexico 9 Portugal 8 Poland 7 Netherlands 6 Germany 5 Egypt 4 Hungary 3 Argentina 2 New Zealand 1  
Acestea au fost voturile moldovenești, vă mulțumesc foarte mult și le dorim tuturor noroc pentru restul zilei!
 
Those were the Moldovan votes, thank you very much and we wish everyone good luck for the rest of the day!

SPAIN
 
 
Greeting in national language:
¡Buenos días desde España! Todo listo para vivir un bonito y emocionante día en compañía de la familia de Totallympics.
 
 
English translation:
Good morning from Spain! Everything is ready to share a wonderful and exciting day with the Totallympics community.
 
 

France 10 Canada 9 Portugal 8 Indonesia 7 Italy 6 Serbia 5 Malta 4 India 3 Croatia 2 Denmark 1

INDIA
 
 

Serbia 11
Ireland 10 Brazil 9 China 8 Germany 7 Moldova 6 New Zealand 5 Slovenia 4 Indonesia 3 Greece 2 Spain 1

POLAND
 
 

Serbia 12
Malta 11
Kazakhstan 10 Canada 9 Romania 8 Slovakia 7 Czech Republic 6 Argentina 5 China 4 Indonesia 3 India 2 Spain 1  
Concluding Comment:
Raz jeszcze bardzo dziękuję i do widzenia! Do zobaczenia następnym razem!
Thank You very much and goodbye! See You next time!
 

Apeldoorn's biggest musical star
 
Apeldoorn is not a very big city and so there are not a whole lot of good artists coming out of this area. However, one singer has definitely made a rather good name for himself: Willem Bijkerk, better known as Waylon. In 2014 he got as close to winning the Eurovision Song Contest as a Dutch entry had been in a very long time, but together with Ilse DeLange he was beaten by a more....spectacular entry. A couple of years later Waylon finished in 18th position by himself, without a doubt the highest ranking ever for an Apeldoorn solo artist at the ESC!
 

Facts, important......

Not much of a surprise that IHF go for the money, but that should have been Greenland's spot!

Delegation location 6 - Garderen
Starting back in Apeldoorn, we travel down the road westwards and reach the town of Garderen, home to a little over two thousand people. It's a real fest, because nearly all of them are as famous as their neighbours: not at all. Like so many of these places on the Veluwe, it's old and in this case was already mentioned nearly a thousand years ago - which is not too special for a major city, but is old for a small town.

Garderen never really gained too much significance, it didn't help that a third of the town burned down in 1811: eight out of 25 houses. It does serve as sort of a central hub for a few smaller towns around, whose people generally work in or around Garderen. There's a mid-19th century windmill and there's a centuries old church, the fun in Garderen never ends! American cyclist Tejay van Garderen, nowadays mostly making sure the peloton has enough people in it, might have his roots here, although his father is from Amsterdam, so who knows.
 

There's even some light hills in the forests around Garderen

Leave Garderen by bike, mostly towards the north, and you'll find yourselves in the Speulderbos and Sprielderbos, two local and old forests that are combined together and originated somewhere during the last ice age. Cycling or walking through it is an interesting experience by itself, the shape of the trees makes the locals call the forest the 'dancing forest' and even though it might not be that special, it's just a really nice ride/walk.
 

Autumn in the forests near Garderen

As has been mentioned here before, one of the main reasons to go to Garderen is the Zandsculpturenfestival: the Sand Sculptures Festival. The president of the Dutch TOISC delegation used to think this was for old people only, but a visit proved to be very much worth it. The theme changes every year, builders and artists are brought in from all over the world and the result is a huge show where one can easily find themselves walking around for three or four hours enjoying the lifelike sand sculptures.
 

Operation Market Garden, but in sand sculptures

Last, but certainly not least, a reason for one of the delegations to be stationed in Garderen: in April 1919, the municipality raised a Serbian war monument. A big group of Serbian soldiers were stationed at a Dutch army camp nearby, 29 of them died due to the Spanish flu right after the First World War. Garderen gave them a monument to be remembered, and in 1938 the victims were brought together and transported to the mausoleum in Jindrichovice, where they were finally laid to rest. The monument in Garderen is still taken care of, meanwhile.
 

The Serbian monument in Garderen
 
Delegations in Garderen
 Serbia
 Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
China

I guess in some hostel ?

This was very good edition, with a few very good songs I really like. Our host is great, as usual. Host country is amazing and our delegation really enjoy to spend all of our free times in Amsterdam  De Wallen district, so we decide to stay there for a few months. 
 
BTW I just voted. Good luck to all participants, let the best song win, so see you next time in Belgrade (just joking). Hugs and kisses from Balkans 

This was very good edition, with a few very good songs I really like. Our host is great, as usual. Host country is amazing and our delegation really enjoy to spend all of our free times in Amsterdam  De Wallen district, so we decide to stay there for a few months. 
 
BTW I just voted. Good luck to all participants, let the best song win, so see you next time in Belgrade (just joking). Hugs and kisses from Balkans 

What about pizza with pineapples?

Alright, the voting window will close on Friday October 30th at the end of the day. Everything from there has moved up by one week, meaning the Grand Final will be held on Saturday November 14th.

I am worried about dolphins  

is in!

I can try to play this game for the first time
So  is in

Cuban star Melissa Vargas, one of the best opposite hitters in the world, become Serbian citizen. She will get the right to play for Serbian women's national team from 2022.