And today we went to the “promenade” – it’s an eight-kilometer street in the town of Jesolo, and there we bought the main dancing princess – a 2006 Genevieve dancing princess doll. The doll’s skirt lights up and it spins if you press a button on the doll’s leg. The girl has articulated arms, and the legs don’t bend and each one needs a battery. The pointe shoes come off, but unfortunately, the skirt doesn’t. It’s a shame because she’ll always have to be in this outfit. I named the doll Maya, after the famous ballerina. She is very beautiful, and a cat ballerina named Twyla was also sold with her.

We also bought two little keychain babies. They were sold with plastic pacifiers and were called Cicicnobello. They have plastic arms and heads, and soft fabric bodies. There were many of them, but I only bought Maksimka and Derek.

And the funny little creatures with velvet coverings were sold in plastic balls in vending machines for 1.5 euros.