Filicudi

Filicudi
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Well hello everyone, I have to admit I have been jetsetting again!

This time to meet my Nonno and Marilyn on the island where he was born, Filicudi. It's off the coast of Sicily in Italy.

It was a lot of work to get there, a car then a plane then a bus then a ferry then a car again. But it was worth it, because the island is BEAUTIFUL, as you can see.

Nonno's family has a house there and this photo is of the way we walked every day to get to and from the house.

View to beach

View to beach
Originally uploaded by Yassiemoo.

The house has this amazing outdoor area (my play area) with these cool seats along a low wall with views to the beach and the other islands and Sicily.

Of course Mama was paranoid that I would fall over but I loved those seats.

Sitting with Nonno

Sitting with Nonno
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They were a good place to sit and cuddle up with my Nonno.

Pondering

Pondering
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Or to just sit and have a think on my own.

Swimming

Swimming
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I got my first decent swim in for over a year. And so did Mama. We both loved it.

Nonno bought me this excellent boat and I kicked my legs and splashed my arms. In fact, you couldn't keep me out of the water, I kept running down to it to get in again.

I also liked it when Nonno threw rocks in the water and they went SPLAT!

Sunbathing

Sunbathing
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I wasn't too sure about sunbathing on these rocks though. Probably for the best with my fair skin.

Sleepy

Sleepy
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We went to Lipari, the main island of the 7 Aeolian islands, for a look around one day. Travelling makes a girl tired though, so I took a nap in the main drag. Like my Nonno, I can sleep anywhere.

Comfy on plane

Comfy on plane
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Now that I am a big girl of 2, I get my own seat on the plane. I made myself pretty cosy with my Mama-made cushion and kicked back with my Bob the Builder magazine. Flying is fun.

New car

New car
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Hello everybody,

After months and months of waiting, our new car has finally arrived! Yay!
Here is me and Dada with our new Volvo. It's a black station wagon - very European!

We haven't thought of a name for him yet, any suggestions are welcome. I like to ride around in my seat in the back. We can go lots more places now that we have wheels.

Domburg

Domburg
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We used the new car to go for my first beach holiday to Domburg, in The Netherlands.

Dada drove us there last weekend and then went back to work while Zia, Mama and I stayed for the week. My friends Julia and Ellie came with their Mama Sarah too and we had lots of fun playing together and checking out the local sites.

Unfortunately the weather wasn't quite as nice as we'd hoped and the beach was a bit windy so we didn't get to go swimming or anything. But the swings at the beach were cool and I had fun collecting shells.

Ice cream

Ice cream
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It didn't matter that the weather wasn't so good, because we could always go to a cafe and eat ice cream!

Delft

Delft
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After Domburg, Dada came and picked me and Mama and Zia up and we all went to Den Haag (that's The Hague in English) together. We had the best time there, we went to the beach and to this mini land with all famous Dutch buildings and places in miniature (my size!). We went to the Escher gallery too and saw all these funny geometrical drawings where birds turned into fishes and stuff.

On the way to Den Haag we stopped in this very pretty town called Delft and I was lucky enough to see a Mama duck and her 5 little ducks, just like in the song!