Sardinia

Another week of school holidays. I am still amazed how many holidays the kids get here. 

At the last minute we decided to fly to Sardinia for 5 days. Phil needed to be back in Berlin for a meeting that couldn't be moved (I hope it was worth it), so we arrived on Saturday and left on Wednesday. 

A lovely place, we were at Cala Gonone. The resort was very quiet. It was the end of the season, and in 9 days the hotel would shut for the Winter. It was perfect for us, it was very quiet, and very relaxing. We had the entire beach to ourselves most days, and the kids enjoyed splashing around in the waves, building sandcastles, and searching in the rock pools. It wasn't warm, 18-20 degrees, but that never stops kids from playing at the beach. Our first day on the beach was a bit chilly!

A view of the town The the sun came out a bit, and the boys were in the rock pools! They spent hours climbing around the rocks

We still cannot get used to these stones on the beach....we are spoilt in Australia with sand on beaches! You definitely need your thongs for a walk along the beach over here! I can't understand why we were the only ones in the water? Maybe because it wasn't warm, but the kids don't seem to feel it! A wedding car. We didn't see the bride, but let's hope she didn't have an enormous meringue style dress, because I don't know how she would have fitted in this little car! The sun came out, and we had loads of fun on the beach!

Alexander enjoyed the hot chocolates in Sardinia. This will be the thing he will remember most about our holiday. It was so thick, like melted chocolate. He wants to find a recipe for a Sardinian hot chocolate! It would be great with some marshmellows I think, when it is freezing outside.

I think we would have smaller cups!

Year 4 trip to the Aquarium

Alexander's class went to the Aquarium for the morning. They are studying different types of skeletons. Handed with a clipboard, pencils and worksheets, we went in search of the various types of skeletons. As everyone knows, taking a photo through glass never works, but we still do it! You could watch the jelly fish all day, but the kids wanted to look at everything else too! Verena, Emily and Alexander One of the staff were feeding the bearded dragons, and Verena asked the man if we were allowed to touch it. He brought it out for us to hold! He was very cool!

Toy shelves

I love these new shelves I bought last week from IKEA. There is so much space for the kids to put all the toys, puzzles and games, and whatever else. They fit from wall to wall perfectly, and look how clean the fish tank is! Thanks Phil!