De France St. Helier

The Isle of Jersey is truly a delightful place. My choice to come here was a pretty much last thought kind of deal after I had already made arrangements for Iceland and England. So thought I'd pop over here for a quick overnight rather than spend the time in London trying to see sights I have seen before. I am quite glad I did and just wish I had thought of it before so I could have spent more time here. It has a lot of history but I was only able to see a ...

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?...

... terminal, all barefoot. his feet looked like they haven't seen shoes in quite a long time. I can barely walk through the house barefoot without stubbing a toe or stepping on something sharp. don't know how they do it.<br> Get to my hotel and it's lovely, again no A/C but don't think it will be needed here. My whole purpose in coming here was to walk and enjoy the seaviews. There is Castle Elizabeth that can be ...

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

... in Business Elite<br>(our annual useage of frequent flier miles) and enjoyed a beer and<br>champagne prior to taking off. We were served a nice meal and then<br>it was off to sleep for a few hours, to pass the time of the 7 hour<br>flight. Sandy slept pretty well, but as usual, I struggled to get<br>comfortable and sleep was not very good. We had breakfast upon<br>arrival and we landed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport around 8:45 am. <br>We breezed ...

... br>outdoors, is very grounded and a joy to be around. Heather and<br>Whitford should be very proud of their daughter.<br><br><br><br>Their son Gareth is studying medicine<br>(a common thread?) in Sydney, Australia and is also very active in<br>rugby and outdoor pursuits. Not having met him, I would imagine he<br>follows closely in his father's footsteps.<br><br><br><br>All in all a wonderful family that<br>Sandy and I truly enjoyed.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>We awoke Saturday to ...

Took another fast ferry over to Jersey just for the day. The island is beautiful and has a lot of shops and restaurants. First thing we did when we arrived was take one of those little city tours on one of the open air trolleys that look like trains. Then it was time to find some food. We ended up going to a quick sandwich shop and ...

... IS THAT!! She saved us from having to wake up early do laundry before the ferry to Jersey tomorrow! The room we had was small but well appointed. It had a desk, a fair sized bed and an in-suite bathroom. We also had a balcony with a view, shared with the other rooms in that section but still a good view.<br><br>We relaxed out on the balcony while figuring out what to do for dinner. We chose a place called L'Escalier...partly because it looked ...

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.

... a military cemetery because of the many casualties that remained crushed beneath collapsed sections of the 5 meter thick concrete bunkers. Next we drove to the Normandy American Cemetery which overlooks on Omaha Beach. As out tour guide explained nothing went right on the day of the invasion: scouts failed to detect the presence of Germans and aerial and naval bombardments of the fortifications were ineffective due to foggy conditions. Again the geography of the area ...