So, its been a while since we last wrote. Every now and then we think about this blog of ours, but you know how life is, and sometimes blogging isn't that important compared to wrestling with Liv and putting on her pyjamas. Our evenings tend to get kind of short since she's not a big fan of going to bed. Or brushing her teeth. Or... But, she loves icecream.
We went to Sweden to celebrate midsummer, to meet family and friends and to be present at Emil's oldest friend's wedding. Let's not talk about the weather Sweden supplied us with that week. Sun and warmth was about the only thing we did not experience. It is always great to spend time with family and friends that we, by living in Berlin, do not get to meet as often as we would want to. Our time in Berlin will probably not go on forever, but by living abroad or view of our home country has changed a bit and we are conflicted about moving back to Sweden. Sometimes the grass isn't always greener.
After 12 days in Sweden we came back home to Berlin, washed and repacked our things and went to Tuscany, Italy, for a week. It was a warm and sunny week with lots of swimming, good food, amazing scenery and mosquito bites. Liv was a champ the whole week and didn't really seem to mind the hot weather and exploring new places. It is different to travel with a child. We decided not to stress things and that we can come back if we feel that we didn't get to do everything that we wanted to. Things do take a while longer since she e.g. insisted on walking on her own quite often.
It is also interesting to experience cultural differences. When we told our hostess (we stayed at an AirBnB-home) that we were going to buy pizza at 3 in the afternoon, she immediatly questioned if it's even possible to buy a pizza at that time. Little did we know that many restaurants (except the too touristy restaurants) are closed between 2 and 7 in the afternoon. It was also kind of awkward when we said goodbye to our host and hostess. Since we are rather stiff Swedes, it probably looked as weird as we felt, when we tried to "go with the flow" and do the kissing on the cheek routine. I think I might have kissed the host more on the lips than on the cheek.
It is not only Liv that needs sleep - so do we. Goodbye for now!
Liv and her friend Charlie the dog. Liv ran after her eveytime she saw her. The dog seemed to like Liv. Greatest love story ever.
We obviously had to visit Pisa. Liv loves to climb stairs and is here in the process of mounting a fountain.
Sometimes you have to take a short powernap so that you can provide chaos at the next stop as well.
Liv collecting stones at a beach in Vernazza, Cinque terre. So many stones to pick up and taste. Where does one begin?!