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A grandpa's touching reaction to being gifted his "dream" vacation by his granddaughter has won hearts online after it went viral on TikTok.
The moment TikToker Aine Kennedy revealed she would be jetting off to Amsterdam with her granddad Billy for his 83rd birthday has gained 250,000 views on the video app, after she filmed the whole thing.
"We are surprising him with a trip to Amsterdam. It's literally his dream to go to Amsterdam. He always wears his weed socks that I got him the last time I was there," she told the camera.
Sitting at the dining table, Kennedy gave her granddad a paper ticket with a scratch-to-reveal of the destination of their trip. "Where are we going?" he asked, before being made aware of the scratch card aspect and reaching for spare change in his pocket.
@ainekennedyyy Look how happy he is ?? Grandad Billy takes Amsterdam coming soon ?? #grandadbilly
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It took just moments for Kennedy's granddad to realize where they are heading, inducing an "oh my god, really?" Grinning, Billy sat back in the chair, smiling from ear to ear and laughing.
The granddad soon joked about venturing to one of Amsterdam's famous coffee shops, the popular destination to legally buy and smoke cannabis in the city.
"Wow," he said, looking at the ticket before inviting his granddaughter in for a hug while thanking her. "Give us a hug," he said.
Unfortunately, Billy didn't have his famous "weed socks" on for the special moment, though he is set to wear them on the plane for his "dream" trip. The family will head to the Dutch city on October 11 and Kennedy has vowed to share clips from it to her TikTok account.
According to research, the relationship between grandparent and grandchild is an important one, as demonstrated by Kennedy and her grandpa. One study by Boston College found that an emotionally close grandparent/adult grandchild relationship was associated with fewer symptoms of depression for both generations.
TikTok viewers were left heartened by the bond between the pair and the grandad's reaction to his gift, taking to the comments. "My god, he's so darling," wrote one user.
"The fact you can always trust grandads to have coins in their pockets," noted another.
One user simply wrote, "what a legend," summarizing the thoughts of many viewers.
Earlier this month, a great-granddad similarly went viral for his gesture towards his granddaughter who had recently given birth.
The great-grandfather was filmed walking his newborn great-grandchild around the yard in a pram, to give the tired mom a rest.
