Greve De Lecq Apts
Travel Blogs from St. Ouen
Trace the French 'Family' Connection
... Amy is in fact very common throughout Jersey. Most of our day is spent in the ancient shopping precinct and the marvelous Vegetable & Flower market. Many people come from London, Paris and beyond each weekend to shop in Jersey (due to low taxes and no GST), so there are shoppers everywhere. The locals are keen to chat and many do not expect to see/hear Australians in this part of the world. The weather is bizarre with heavy showers mixed ...
More Jersey
... it was so cold.
Paul and Tom took in a local rugby match between the local Jersey team and Mosley. I went for a walk heading for the coast. Though I had map in hand, I asked directions from locals. I asked one young mum with a pushchair and walked along with her. She asked me what I was doing and I told her about our holiday and the significance of Jersey to Paul. I told her our name and guess what? She turned out to be a Rive herself. Zoe ...
Stunning Jersey
... much to offer. We hired a car and took to the very tiny lanes.
It just so happened that the Jersey air show was on. We spent the afternoon at St Aubin, watching spectacular aerobatics by a variety of old aircraft, set against a clear blue sky and the beautiful bay of golden sand. The airshow culminated in a Red Arrow display.
The island is so small that it is very easy to lap ...
Sark to...?
... was finally :).
2 weeks before we were due to leave we booked our flights.
1 week before, Hendrik recieved his visa.
3 days before, we'd booked a place to stay. Also a special shout out to Dominic Sozzi (karinas boyfriend). A London born Italian, who,along with my sister, made my time in Sark very entertaining with his ability to zone out so easily, as well as his exquisite ability to handle alcohol and get ...
And so back to the UK temporarily
Well, it's that time of year again and we’re now preparing to leave 'our’ island for a couple of months. We hear that the weather has not been too kind, and we hope it’ll be better when we get there.
It’s been totally manic and hectic here the last few weeks, and dare I say, somewhat posh. Once gain we went to that ‘world famous’ competition called, "I Love My Ram", and yes, you read it quite correctly. A competition to find the most ...