Bansin | alexandchika.com

We love Kai’s kita (the pre-school here in Germany). Except when it comes to holidays when they always seem to be taking the liberty of staying closed even when the holiday is over just because its Friday. So since Kai was out of school, we decided to make a long weekend of it. Our friends suggested a beachside resort on the Baltic a few hours drive away. A good alternative to getting us all on a plane somewhere, and had been on the agenda for some time so we were in. It was a good first run experience — overall, the car rides went smoothly — the biggest issue was missing on of the exits on the way up (and getting stuck in massive traffic jam for 40 minutes). The place was nice and really well prepared for kids. They had a kids club where we could drop the older kids off after 9am — good fun for them, and a bit more freedom for us. The sit down meals weren’t perfectly serene, but we managed to enjoy part of it. And the town was quaint with a nice promenade in front of the beach. We had some fun, learned a lot, and got to forget about some of the day-to-day issues which don’t add much value.