Best Western Royal Hotel St. Helier

... Quite funny to go by and see all these lovely boats tiled over and waiting for water. Transportation is good once I figured it out. However sometimes the times between buses are a bit longer than I would have liked, still, I was able to move around quite easily once I figured out the bus stops had larger letters "BUS" on the pavement. So it is with sorrow that I leave after just a bit over 24 hours. another place that it is going to be necessary to return.

found out yesterday that sky europe has ceased its operations. just great. that is one leg we had flying from Prague to Venice so now i'll have to find another way and i'm sure it won't be as cheap. well, if that's the only problem i run into for 4 months, eh?...

Very early morning to get out of London to Gatwick and catch a flight to the Isle of Jersey. Plane wasn't full so didn't take long to get off and into the terminal. as I am deplaning, the guest in front of me has on no shoes nor is he carrying any. I have read about people who go barefoot no matter what and no matter where and I think he was one of them. He left the plane, walked across the tarmac, and through ...

We got on to the ferry to Saint Malo and Julz was feeling sea sick. Instead of sitting in our club class seats, she chose to spend an hour outside and then the rest of the journey in cattle class right at the back of the ferry!! Si was very supportive x

<br>Sunday- Monday June 14-15, 2009<br><br><br><br>Lansing-Detroit-Ams terdam<br><br><br><br>Sandy's friend Cathi picked us up at<br>the house and delivered us to the airport in Lansing for a 5:02<br>departure to Detroit. We landed in Detroit with about an hour before<br>boarding to Amsterdam. We headed to the Sky Club and relaxed for a<br>few minutes before heading to the gate. The plane was on time and<br>we boarded for a 7:10 departure. We were ...

... smooth, very much appreciated by my full stomach. <br>We arrived in St. Malo and headed off to Dinan, our stop for the next<br>two nights. After a 45 minute drive we arrived in Dinan and although<br>our GPS was zeroed in on the hotel, we struggled to find it. The<br>traffic and crowds were unbelievable for a small town and a Sunday<br>night when it hit me. June 21 in France is is Fete de la Musique,<br>celebrating the first day of summer. As I recalled from previous<br>June 21's in ...

... made our way down to Market Street and the Fish Market. Bought ourselves some Jersey fudge and chocolates and Jacqui got a new dress. Then we walked back and had dinner at the cafe below the Pomme d'Or Hotel. I had rump steak with melted cheese and avacodos...and I'm sad to say I was more impressed with the grilled veggies that came ...

... thinking that maybe it was like the Steppes of the Mongolian wilderness. Nope...it was steps as in staircases. The town is NOT handicap friendly. Our hotel was up enough steps to give me a little bit of a sweat. Good thing we packed light (relative to our normal amount). The hotel though was pretty nice and the front desk woman is GREAT. She offered to do the laundry for us when I was asking for directions to the closest launderette. HOW ...

Last weekend I went to the Jersey Channel Islands to celebrate Thanksgiving with some friends from high school /grade school (Phil and Thia). (I also saw Lion King the Musical before I left). Phil lives in Jersey (technically part of the UK, but you can see France from there) and Thia is studying in Paris this semester. He lives in a nice little beach-side cottage Phil didn't realize that ...

St. Peter Port in Guernsey, Channel Islands was an interesting mix of British and French culture. Street names, architecture, and language are a blend of influences. We toured the main Anglican church and saw with marble statues and tombstones written in French. There was a small street market filled with handcrafted jewelry and pottery, and British pubs that promised to bar patrons who were too rowdy during football games.