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Our First Vacation Destination: Aruba ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ part 1

๐Ÿ™Œ Whoop whoop ๐Ÿ™Œ

Our first vacation together as a family!

Snapping picturesโ€ฆ


AUA here we come!

โ€ขโ€ขโ€ข Safe travels โ€ขโ€ขโ€ข

Vacation starts here


We had a good flight โœˆ๏ธโ€ฆ arrived safe and now waiting on our luggage ๐Ÿงณ so we can pick up our car ๐Ÿš˜.

Our first day

Checking into our home for the coming 10 days!

Eagle Aruba Resort Hotel & Casino, a location which is written as a family-friendly resort, with 2 pools, 2 jacuzzis, a kiddie pool, and a water slide.

The first thing we did was connecting our phones to the internet connection of the hotel. The men seated themselves on the couch andโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ฒ messages & YouTube! ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ. Afterโ€ฆ Father and son walking together off to explore the hotel. We took some selfieโ€™s๐Ÿคณ

It was Carnival Night, Americans were dancing together with the show people. On this evening thereโ€™s also a little showcase of things that are handmade and/or produced on the island of Aruba ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ.

Chocolate! We had to buy some. Look at that lady smileโ€ฆ youโ€™ll see the picture.

We all had some drinks ๐Ÿนโ€ฆ And that was the end of day 1. Off to our next step ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

Day 2

Breakfast first.. then more phone ๐Ÿ“ฒ and couch timeโ€ฆ and thenโ€ฆ grocery shopping (no pictures please lol)

Would you believe it if I told you?

โ€ขโ€ขโ€ข We spotted rice from Suriname ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท in the supermarket ~ SUPERFOOD ~ while strolling through it โ€ขโ€ขโ€ข

We went to grab some grub, after grocery shopping. Yes, we decided to cook some of the days while on vacation. You know home-cooked meals can be the best sometimes (when not lazy).

Here are our first foodie moments:
โ€ข Tomato ๐Ÿ… soup ๐Ÿฅฃ
โ€ข Beef ๐Ÿฅฉ burger ๐Ÿ”
โ€ข Chicken ๐Ÿ— burger ๐Ÿ” with fries ๐ŸŸ

Yummy Yummy for our Tummies

Beach time

The Sun โ˜€๏ธ, the Sea ๐ŸŒŠ and the Sand spellsโ€ฆ beach ๐Ÿ– (not literally lol ๐Ÿ˜) but yeahโ€ฆ fun, beach time.

First of all, we ordered some matching swimsuits wear on this trip, looking all stunning and stuff. Absolute complement modeโ€ฆ we received a few.

Second, itโ€™s Giorgioโ€™s first blue water sea beach and first vacation out of his own countries (Suriname ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท & Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท). Meaning: it is an absolutely special vacation.

Third: can you see how much he enjoyed this? And itโ€™s only day two โ˜๏ธ!

Day 3

Yup! We didnโ€™t go farโ€ฆ from our room to the pool.
Look for the underwater pictures. They are amazing!

Day 4

Hungry lions ๐Ÿฆ lol
Breakfast was good.
We had Steak ๐Ÿฅฉ and Eggs ๐Ÿณ with wedges ๐Ÿฅ” and a sausage and egg burger ๐Ÿ” . Yum!

Our little walk in the garden of animals. โ˜บ๏ธ

California Lighthouse

Karting

We went karting this evening!

Giorgio wanted to go and drive around. His first time too, we were afraid if he wouldnโ€™t be able to, but you know how an overbearing a parent can beโ€ฆ His dad asked him several times if he was sure heโ€™d be able to handle it. His response: โ€œNo problem dadโ€ lol ๐Ÿ˜ kids! Gotta love them.

Salt ๐Ÿง‚ & Pepper

More foodie moments!!!

One of my favorite things to doโ€ฆ I soooo enjoy it.
The order?
โ€ข Soft Taco ๐ŸŒฎ
โ€ข Escargots ๐ŸŒ
โ€ข Calamari ๐Ÿฆ‘
โ€ข Fried Brie ๐Ÿง€
โ€ข Cesar Salad ๐Ÿฅ—
โ€ข Spicy Stewed Beef ๐Ÿฅฉ

Goodness on different plates ๐Ÿฝ

Where to next?! โ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ

Day 5

Walking the steps of Hooiberg was on our list for todayโ€ฆ. but first, let us grab some breakfast.
Order: burger, steak, and friesโ€ฆ and French toast.

We thought it was an easy climbโ€ฆ before we even started on the first step.

I for one have to say that after 13 years, I really donโ€™t find it easy. Due to the fact that Iโ€™m not in form or fit enough to climb it without preparation ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Dwight also had some difficultiesโ€ฆ I guess we arenโ€™t the youngest anymore.

Anyway, it was a great climb. Giorgio asked us, โ€œwill it be worth it when we reach the top?โ€ Sure! ๐Ÿฅต me answering while Iโ€™m hot ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿคซ

We did love the few. Itโ€™s great. Too bad we werenโ€™t able to see until Venezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช. Maybe next timeโ€ฆ will there be? ๐Ÿ™ˆ Iโ€™ll do my fitness prep first! Hahaha ๐Ÿ˜‚

We went looking for another beach ๐Ÿ– a little further from our โ€œhomeโ€โ€ฆ

Surfside Beach was the right one โ˜๏ธ! A beautiful beach strip with clear water, not too deep. Just the right one to relax and enjoy.

The beautiful part of this location is that you can watch the planes โœˆ๏ธ arrive and hear them depart. The sound of which is welcoming to our ears. While enjoying the sea ๐ŸŒŠ, we saw Jet Blue, KLM, and American Airlines land. Stunning birdsโ€ฆ sigh

Anywayโ€ฆ our foodie moments here:
โ€ข burger ๐Ÿ”! Yet again for Giorgio. His burger issue will probably be done โœ… after this vacation. He orders them almost every time! ๐Ÿคช
โ€ข Surfside Platter: Wings, Shrimp and Fish nuggets ๐Ÿด

Ready to eat! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Please look out for part 2… coming soon!

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