Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Separate bedrooms

The boys have shaded a bedroom since Declan first started sleeping in a bed. So longer than either of them can remember. And Declan has never slept in a room by myself; whenever Callum is away he politely but firmly insists on parental company.

So we were gobsmacked when we arrived in our Berlin apartment, and the boys greeted the news that there was a third bedroom with a spirited discussion as to which bedroom they each got. We didn't think it would last, but they were both very pleased with their nights' sleep, and they are definitely staying separate for the rest of the week.

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Full fledged backpackers

Yesterday, as we'd had a fairly easy day so far, catching a taxi to the train, and then two trains, we decided to walk from the train to our hotel.

I was very proud of Callum and Declan as they carried both their main backpacks and their day packs all 1.8km to the hotel. As I told them, that is better than many adult backpackers can manage. They certainly deserved the ice-cream we bought them shortly after checking out our room.

It makes an impressive contrast with our first effort in Singapore, where they were ready to collapse after about 500m.

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Location:סלאח א דין,Acre,Israel