Gabriel with mom.
Ready for our evening out
Veldiner with a big smile
My new hairstyle done in Valencia.It was a bit too tight and uncomfortable at the beginning but it felt better after a while.
Our first family photo during this trip. Taken in the beautiful city of Valencia.
My daughter Elrener again.
During our last night in Spain, we went to eat Tapas, typical Spanish food and then came an old man who played music. Gabriel step forward and started shacking his butt to the music. An Italian couple sitting just opposite us was really laughing and enjoying himself by just looking at Gabriel.
My hair was done on the walking street where all the tourist walking and looking. I sat on the floor with just a small flat cushion. Next to me was an English lady who did the same and we end up talking. She did the pleat on her whole head and it takes her around an hour. At least we have each other to chat with for a while. My husband gave me a glass of Gin Tonic while waiting for my hair to be done. After looking what I was been served by my husband Peter with such a wonderful drink, she said she would have order the same if she knows that I would have such a drink while waiting.
It was such a nice teasing pose of who could do the worse.
Vel did the pleats on just one side of her head. She is not so please with it and have decided to take it out soon.
I guess I have the worst and ugly posing after all.
My husband giving me a kiss on the cheek before dinner.
One of nice dinner in Torrevieja together with his sister Katarina.
Gabriel meeting new friends as always.
The beautiful city of Valencia.
Katarina, Peter and Me.
One of the the longest slide in the water park in Quesada. On the left is Elrener and on the right is Peter.
Ready to go.....
Beaches in Torrevieja filled with beautiful sand castle build by the professionals.
Son giving mummy a big hug.
Then he go over to his sister Vel for another big hug.
Not forgetting another sister Elrener
Peter, Gabriel and mummy at the pool.
Vel down the slide
Perfect kiddy pool and slide for Gabriel at the water park in Quesada.
Guess what's this?
He got presents from uncle auntie and parents.....
for his birthday....
Actually we did this advance celebration for his 3 years birthday as both his Uncle Jonas and Auntie Katarina was there with us. We bought a small cakes and some presents. Katarina bought him a truck which he destroyed it in less than an hr. His actual birthday will be end of August which we will also do another celeration in sweden with Grandma and Grandpa later as I will be in flying to Sweden for 2 weeks next week.
This is fun.... blowing competition. Brother Jonas started first.
Katarina with the red one and me relaxing on the sofa blowing while watching tv.
Dinner by the beach in Guadamar. Peter and I shared the most wonderful full size seafood. We love it and we both came back and ordered the same dish again after few days. Dinner in Spain is so cheap compared to where we come from in Ireland and Sweden. We were 7 people with dinner and plenty of drinks and dessert for �120..
Vel doing tattoo at the beach.....
Peter and his brother Jonas.
Then came Elrener doing it on her back
Ohh I was the first one actually decided.... why not have a small rose on my back since I am on holiday by the beach, then everyone came along. Katarina did a Chinese character of Fortune on her back followed by Elrener and Vel. Anyway this is fake tattoo, using Hanna so it will just disappear in few weeks. In fact mine is almost gone now.
We went to the fun fair during the night and Gabriel ride the cars continously which make everyone tired of waiting in the end but he had lots of fun and seeing him happy makes all of us happy too.
View of the sea and and thousands of people at the beach everyday. Here in Spain, people have Siesta in the afternoon where they stop working for few hrs and go to the beach or do anything they like during that siesta period. There are people walking around selling branded handbags, sunglasses, body massage and tattoo on the beach. It was so much fun. The waves are strong and we had lots of fun playing and jumping in the sea like small kids again.
Elrener and Vel by the pool playing.
Daddy trying to convience Gabriel to use his float. 2 weeks in the sun and daily swimming, not only did Gabriel became black, he turn purple black. Here I am lying in the sun everyday for hrs trying to get really brown tanned but was not that successful and Gabriel was just as easy as ABC to be tanned even with 50 sun protection cream on his body.
We are just living on the house behind his back. If you look at the photo, the window grill and even on the door, we never thought we could been robbed. The main door is made of steel with solid lock and no way anyone could break in but this professional robbers, did break in to the house through our kitchen and break through our window grill and stole all my sister in law, Katarina, money, credit cards, mobile phone, etc. It was a night mare coming home looking at all the clothes, bags been thrown around on the floor in every room. We felt sick for a while, luckily it was our last 2 days of our holiday. We left the house the next following day one day earlier and drive to the next city instead. The kids and everyone get so scared after the robbery. A Scottish neighbour few house away, came to help us by calling the police and even offered us to sleep at his house after the police left if we do not feel safe anymore. We did not sleep well that night and left the next day....
Even though after what happened with the robbery, we still remember that we do have lots of fun by the pool everyday swimming and playing.
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It was indeed a nice memorable holiday. I am coming back again to Spain in October but not in Quesada area where robbery are well known for in tourists .
