This post is a continuation of little C’s 10 month “birthday” celebration.
That afternoon, we decided to see Pori (Finland) and took along little C’s cousins to be our tour guides. Boy! They were thrilled to tour us around! which is good news on our part. Shortly after we’ve left the house, little C already fell asleep. The cool breeze lulled her to a deep sleep. Even the sunny rays didn’t bother her at all.
the sleeping baby with her cousins
our tour guides
The sights are awesome! Beautiful trees! Beautiful sights… We passed by a 19th century old gothic church, riverbanks with lots of green trees, the river with white sailboats, the wharf with floating bar, several open air cafes, and plenty of locals (and probably tourists too) sitting under the sun while enjoying their favorite drink; I saw lots of colorful flowers too… then we crossed the wooden bridge which leads to Kirjurinluoto Park.
The park is huge, I don’t know the exact area but it has a an arena where the famous Pori Jazz Festival is held annually, a zoo, a play park, a beach, the pirate ship, an 18-hole mini golf course, biking/hiking/jogging trail, food and souvenir stores and plenty of trees and grassy grounds for picnic. It’s an ideal place for family outing where both adults and kids alike can have fun. Click here to see the map.
viewing the goats
Anyway, little C had her first swing ride here and the first time to play in the sand without eating it. She must have remembered how awful it tasted when she had her first taste of the sand in Punta Bulata before. I’ll post those videos next.
sitting on the swing
playing in the sand
Yesterday little C turned another month older. Yeyyy! She started out her day with a birthday cake treat from her aunt. Then we spent the whole day slaving in the kitchen – cooking spaghetti, beef pochero and baking empanada. After we’ve stuffed ourselves, we went out and enjoyed the rest of day in the park. Teehee!
my labor of love:
empanadas!!!
Everything was perfect, except that M wasn’t with us to celebrate little C’s special day. huhuhu
More pics to follow of our stroll in Kirjurinluoto Park…
It’s little C’s second international trip for this year. We’re off to visit my sister and her family in Northern Europe.
“Do you know where you are going baby?”
While we were claiming our baggages at Helsinki airport, my phone buzzed. I thought it was my sister but it was Dad K (Little C’s paternal grandpa) asking about our flight and how little C was during the trip.
The little girl behaved well. She actually fell asleep as soon as the plane took off and woke up when we were finally landing. At least I was able to get a nap during the (almost) 2 hour-flight.
Little C in dreamland…
Little C at Helsinki airport waiting for her auntie.
Look who’s sitting on top of the luggage?
Last night while we were busy packing up our clothes and other things, stuffing them inside the luggages, little C managed to climb up on one of them. Maybe she’s afraid she’ll be left behind, it’s her way of reminding us of her presence and not to leave her behind. Bwehehhehe….
Don’t worry little C, little girls like you get a free plane ride.
Bye bye Czech Republic! We’ll be back!
We’ve been touring Prague the past weeks, showing my parents around the city’s famous landmarks yet I haven’t blogged about it. Well, I’ll leave that to my mom to talk about it in her blog. She’s curious about Czech’s history and the historical buildings we‘ve seen thus she was diligently browsing and researching about them. Now she knows more about the country than I do which is evident in the posts she has written in her blog: the lighter side.
Anyway, here are some of the pics from our tour:
The Charles Bridge
The St. Vitus Cathedral
Dad, little C and I inside the National Museum
Mom and I with the Petrin Tower in the background
The Astronomical Clock behind me : Me in between two old men at the background
My parents’ friends had just come back from their 6-month vacation in London. Wow! 6 months? I wouldn’t be able to afford that, even a week-stay. London hotels would make me broke! The couple must be rich huh. Well, I don’t know about their financial status but they stayed (free of course) alternately with their 2 married children living and working there for. I asked the husband if he enjoyed his stayed there and if they were strolling a lot, he said it was winter time so they mostly stayed indoors.
Six month is a long time I bet they were able to visit famous tourists spots of the city even with the cold temperature. What’s nice is that they get free accommodation during their stay there unlike most travelers who have to stay in hotels. London hotels can be quite expensive but if you know how to search, you might be able to find some cheap London hotels.
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A blogger mate recently sent me a link of their US tour pictures. They went to Universal Studios and the Disneyland. Both of these places are among the top places to visit when you’re in Los Angeles. Then there’s Hollywood. Why miss the chance to visit Hollywood when you’re already in LA, right? Other places to see are the Rodeo Drive, Santa Monica Beach… you can also drive to other states such as Miami, San Francisco and New York!
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If you can’t get enough of beach destinations, our big earth has got numerous spots for beach bums like you. In the South Pacific Ocean region alone, there are several island nations boasting of clear, blue waters and tropical sceneries that you’d never tire of watching.
One of the most popular island nations is Fiji, a country which has an archipelago of about 322 islands but only 106 are permanently inhabited. Its two biggest islands are the Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Tourists are attracted to its wonderful coral reefs, rainforests, powdery-sand beaches among others.
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I’ve been meaning to write about our thrilling and dramatic trip back to Praha but as always here I am with the same excuse, I’ve been BUSY! Okay, we left Manila on May 17 on board KLM in the morning via Amsterdam. WE were expected to arrive that evening in Praha. WE would be my dad, my mom, little C and myself. Yep, I brought my parents back with me to Europe!
Anyway our flight was delayed so we arrived in Amsterdam 30 minutes after our plane to Praha left. Waaaa! Unfortunately, it was the last flight to Praha for the day. There was no other choice for us but to stay in Amsterdam for the night courtesy of KLM. We were billeted in Van Der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4 Amsterdam, the sanctuary of airline passengers who had missed or cancelled flights! We met some Filipinos who were also on the same flight as we had from Manila to Amsterdam. We arrived in the hotel only a few minutes before they closed their restaurant. Dinner was buffet style but I was very tired to even enjoy the food.
Van Der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4 Amsterdam
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Last summer M and a friend drove all the way from Prague to UK through France via Eurotunnel to pick up an important equipment. The Eurotunnel is an underground train expressway linking France and UK. The travel took only less than an hour which is ideal for travelers in a hurry like my hubby and his friend. They planned to return home immediately after picking up the package. True enough, they left Friday night and were back in Prague on Sunday.
Their trip went well without any hitches. They didn’t encounter any problems passing through the borders except for the little trouble in Callais during the security check before boarding the train. The French police were suspicious of the short length of their trip so they made a thorough check on their car which quite a bit long. They didn’t find anything of course.
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