Vacation weekend at Plopsaland 10Aug08

Now that Livia is old enough (barely) to understand where we take her while on vacation, we decided to spent a long weekend at Plopsaland de Panne in Belgium.

Along with Grandma and Grandpa we drove to the coastal town of de Panne in southern Belgium. There you can take the tram (4 stops or so) to the park while staying at a nice hotel right along the beach in de Panne. The hotel we stayed at was Hotel Ambassador, it is close to the beach (2 minute walk) and the tram-stop is just a 3 minute walk. Kids love the tram, so did Berit and Livia.

The Plopsaland theme is of course well known to children in the Netherlands due to the many characters appearing on tv and in theaters and Berit and Livia are no exception. Favorites are Kabouter Plop, Piet Piraat, K3 and Mega Mindy.

The park is especially suitable for children between 2 and 6 as almost all of the rides are accessible for kids in that age group. Added bonus while visiting the park are the many appearances of the ‘real’ characters you see on tv etc. You can see 2 of them in a video I took of Berit and Livia, plus 5 others from our park visit.

Day 1, Hotel Engel in southern Germany 9Jun07

The first day is usually a travel day. We will be using our own transport (2 cars) during our vacation and made the necessary preparations. Installing 2 tv screens on the front seat headrests was a golden move.

Watching her own dvd’s, Berit was very well behaved during the whole trip. A lot of 1 euro presents, which Yvonne packed in a separate bag, helped a lot too. Favourites of course are a Cinderella doll and Barbapapa night light.

Livia was a little more difficult to handle, that was expected of course. Being constrained in a child seat for a lot of hours is never pleasant. She did manage to get some sleep over the course of the day and that made her well rested for most of the time. As her attention span isn’t as evolved as Berit, it is much more difficult to distract her with a present. Now that we are settled all toys are suddenly a lot more interesting .

In de planning… 26Apr04

Om namens old blue eyes te spreken…

Heeft iemand nog leuke tips over New York? Niet allemaal tegelijk

Mijn lijstje met mogelijke to do’s die ik in elkaar aan het draaien ben:

Broadway Show kaartjes
Madison Square Garden evenement Madonna misschien??
Central Park bezoek
Empire State Building nu de twins weg zijn.
Rockefellar Center, skating or shopping
Boottochtje op de Hudson
Vliegdekschip Intrepid nu een museum
Bezoekje aan de MOMA
Times Square by day and night
De wijk Soho Apple Store no. 1
FAO Schwartz hele grote speelgoed zaak

Berit vond Center Parcs wel leuk 5Apr04

Hey yo cameraman, het is hier wel de bom zo lekker in mijn MC (maxi cosi) aan het water, pa, waar is de zonnebrand?

Lekker wandelen met het gezinnetje in de vrije natuur (op een asvalt weg). Ik lig natuurlijk weer in de bak zodat ik niks zie…

Echt lachen zo’n komische mama, ze is in ieder geval grappiger dan Tineke Schouten. Misschien ga ik wel wat grappigs terug zeggen binnkort.

Ben ik cool of niet? In ieder geval ben ik cooler dan the Fonz want die had niet zo’n speen, een transparant exemplaar nog wel

Waar ben jij geweest op vakantie? 24Mar04

Michiel heeft een leuke site ontdekt waar je kan invullen in welke landen je op vakantie bent geweest.

Hier ben ik allemaal geweest. Wat is er nog teveel om te bezoeken. De oorlogs landen niet meegerekend, en dat zijn er nogal wat . Wil je ook een kaart maken kan je bij World 66 terecht.