Trip to US – Day 1-3 / Put u Ameriku Dan 1-3

We were supposed to arrive in US already on Saturday (Day 1) but Ada got middle ear infection and was forbidden to fly so we waited until she got better. That fit me because next day I got tonsillitis so both of us were on antibiotics. The only problem was that all the hotel rooms in Karlsruhe (?) where booked out so we had a serious problem finding one. In the end we ended up in Novotel in the city center.

Trebali smo već u subotu (1. dan putovanja) stići u Ameriku ali je Ada dobila upalu ušiju tako da nismo smijeli letiti i trebali smo čekati da bude bolje. To je i meni pasalo jer u nedjelju sam fasovala gnojnu anginu i obe smo zaglavile na antibioticima. Jedini problem u tome svemu je što su svi hoteli u Karlsruhe bili prebukirani tako da smo jedva našli mjesto za prenoćiti. Stan smo već predali tako da smo oficijalno bili bezkućnici. Prenoćište smo našli u Novotelu u centru grada.

Me in the emergency feeling fabulous …or not! / Ja u hitnoj osjećam se fantastično… ili ne baš

Since we were anyway in Karlsruhe we decided to go to the Karlsruhe Zoo one last time before leaving. We had tickets left for the boats so we enjoyed a boat ride.

Kako smo ionako u Karlsruhe bili odlučili smo se otići u Karlsruhe zoološki vrt još jednom prije nego se preselimo. Ionako su nam karte za vožnju sa brodom ostale pa smo i to iskoristili.

On Monday we had to go to the doctor with Ada and he gave us green light for travelling on Tuesday.
Monday morning was also the last day Ada and Adrian where in kindergarten and they had a fare well party. This was quite important for Ada to say bye to her old friends. Ada and Adrian got their portfolios and were so satisfied having them. Me on the other hand I felt sad and I hope we did the right thing moving to US.

U ponedjeljak smo otišli Adom kod doktora i rekao je da može letiti u utorak.
Ponedjeljak prijepodne je isto bio zadnji dan Adi i Adrianu u vrtiću pa su imali oproštajno. Adi je to bilo bitno da se oprosti od svojih prijateljica, dok je Adrian još mali i ne konta šta se dešava. Dobili su svoje portfolie i bili su tako zadovoljni sa njima. A mene je mala kriza uhvatila i nadam se da smo tačnu odluku donijeli da se preselimo u Ameriku.

After having everything done with the kids we took our luggage and drove to Frankfurt. We drove with two cars my car and the rental car. My car we left at a friends place to be picked up by Ensars brother. After leaving it we continued to Steigenberger hotel at the Frankfurter airport. My plan was to go on wellness and spa instead I was k.o with my antibiotics and I was diving in the bed as soon we had dinner.

Kad smo završili djecom strpali smo naše prnje i krenuli za Frankfurt. Išli smo sa dva auta: mojim autom i iznajmljenim autom. Moje auto smo ostavili kod jednog prijatelja a po moje auto će doći Ensarov brat. A sa drugim smo nastavili u Steigenberger hotel na Frankurt aerodromu. Moj plan je bio ići na wellness i spa ali umjesto toga sam bila nokoutirana od antibiotika i zaronila sam u krevet čim smo završili večerom.

Nice room in Steigenberger hotel/ Lijepa soba u Steigenberger hotelu

Weekend / Vikend

On Saturday we planned to go to Bad Wildbad but instead our friends came to Karlsruhe so that we ended up spending time in the zoo. I wonder if in the future there will be something like video cameras that can actually save the feeling one experiences seeing something for the first time or seeing something that is overwhelming. For example when Adrian saw the small alligator he started to sing “Arne Alligator” and danced while pointing towards the alligator. Ada on the other hand was sticked by a wasp for the first time so she screamed like the girl from the movie American psycho. U subotu smo planirali  da idemo u Bad Wildbad, ali umjesto toga naši prijatelji su došli u Karlsruhe, tako da smo završili provodenje vremena u zoološkom vrtu. Pitam se da li će u budućnosti biti nešto poput video kamere koja u stvari sačuvaju osjećaj kad vidiš nešto prvi put u životu ili kad vidiš nešto što te oduševi . Na primjer, kada je Adrian vidio malog aligatora, počeo je pjevati i plesati “Arne Alligator” dok je prstom pokazivao prema aligatoru. Ada je, s druge strane, bila prvi put obložena ospom, tako da je vrištala kao devojka iz filma američki psiho.

Unfortunately, my kids started coughing like Russian smokers again we decided to go to Bad Wildbad on Sunday. Unfortunately, Adrian got sick so Ada and I ended up going alone to meet up our friends. It was a beautiful day and the landscape is stunning. We saw a paraglider have a crash landing when he touched the tree crowns and first I thought that was it… but the guy was tough and lucky and could walk away in one piece.
The hit of the day for the kids though was to just run and throw the leaves at each other. It is funny how grown ups forget how much fun it is to do such a simple thing…Nažalost, su mi djeca počela kašljati kao ruski pušači, pa smo odlučili da u nedjelju odemo u Bad Wildbad. Nažalost, Adrian se razbolio pa smo Ada i ja same srele naše prijatelje. Bio je divan dan, a pejzaž je zapanjujući. Vidjeli smo čak jednog paraglajdera koji je imao neplansko slijetanje kada je dodirnuo krošnju od drveta pa se razbio pri sletanju … Ipak je imao više sreće od pameti pa se nije teško ozlijedio.
Hit dana za djecu je, da ne povjeruješ, bilo trčanje i bacanje listova jedno na druge. Smiješno je kako odrasli zaborave kako su ponekad jednostavne stvari tako zabavne…

Bonding with the kids / Vezanje djecom

Ada demanded to go to the zoo on Sunday,  so I fulfilled her wish that beautiful day. The most fascinating animal- the ice bear was injured and couldn’t be seen today.
The hit today at the zoo was the ice cream(?). Can´t say children are having high expectations on me 🙂
Looking at Ada I realise how fast time is passing. She is so big, and Adrian is already half a year. Somehow it is difficult to gasp.
Anyway, we had a beautiful picnic and I hope one day she will remember it. 


Ada je danas naredila da idemo u zološki vrt, ili kako ona to kaže, u skvt, tako da sam joj ispunila tu želju. Meni najljepša i najfascinantnija životinja- polarni medo je nažalost ozlijeđen tako da ga nismo danas vidjeli. Hit dana je Adi bio sladoled, tako da ne mogu baš reći da puno traži od mene.
Kad vidim Adu ne mogu da vjerujem kako vrijeme brzo prolazi. Već je velika, a i Adrianu je već pola godine prošlo. To mi je nekako teško shvatiti.
U svakom slučaju imali smo predivan piknik i nadam se da će se jednog dana to sjećati…

A walk in Karlsruhe Zoo/ Šetnja kroz zološki vrt

My parents have come to visit us in Karlsruhe and ut looks like they brought us great weather. Days like these are perfect for a walk in Karlsruhe Zoo. We saw an albino kangaroo that was so cute that Ada wanted to take it home. She was very fascinated of how kangaroos are jumping around. All in all we really enjoyed the time at Zoo.
Došli su mi roditelji u posjetu u Karlsruhe a donijeli su i fantastično vrijeme. Šta ima bolje nego jedna šetnja kroz Karlsruhe zološki vrt dok sunce sija.
Vidjeli smo albino kengura koji je bio tako sladak da ga Ada htjela odmah kući ponijeti. Bila je isto fascinirana kako skakuću. Sve u svemu smo lijepo proveli vrijeme u zoološkom vrtu.

 

Sunday afternoon / Nedjelja

Today, we decided to enjoy the day outdoors. We went to Karlsruhe zoo that Ada loves. Still my favorite animal is the ice bear. Sadly, the three bears were just sleeping the whole time. I had hoped for some action.
Ada refused to have her afternoon sleep, so she fell asleep at 17u.30h which means. She will get up at 3.00h. Some days I just love being parent 😛20161002_162335_1475424190386_resized

Danas smo odlučili provesti dan vani. Otišli smo u Karlsruhe zološki vrt koji Ada voli. Moja omiljena životinja tamo je još uvijek polarni medjved. Nažalost, sva tri medvjeda su spavali čitavo vrijeme. Ja sam se nadala nekoj akciji.
Ada nije htjela da odspava turu, tako da je zaspala u 17.30h što znači da će u 3h ustati. Neke dane (noći) stvarno uživam u roditeljskom životu 😛

Karlsruhe Zoo / Zoloski vrt u Karlsruhe

Yesterday I took a break of a couple of hours, ( from looking for our passports- can´t find them anywhere :/),  and went to the Karlsruhe zoo with my family and a couple of friends and their children. I loved the zoo.  It is cute and lies in the middle of the city somehow. There is also plenty of place just to sit on the grass if feeling for it (great when it is above 25 degrees). There are also a very nice playgrounds for the children. But most important was that they had the ice bear.. that is not sleeping.

20160522_130545_resizedJucer sam par sati odmora uzela, (od trazenja pasosa, nigdje ih nema), i otisla sam u sa familijom i prijateljima i njihovom djecom u Karlsruhe zoloski vrt. Zoloski vrt mi se pravo svidio. Bas je fino napravljen i nekako je u sred centra (kako sam ja skontala). Ima isto mnogo mjesta za izlezavanje ako to zelis – sto je super kad je iznad 25 stepeni. Ima i dobri igralista za djecu. Ali najvaznije je bilo da smo vidjeli polarnog medvjeda koji ne spava nego se kupao i igrao 🙂