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Travel Blogs from St. Helier
Trace the French 'Family' Connection
... day with sunshine. We drop into a little French patisserie only to be great by a one minute hailstorm show. The colour of the market with its somewhat unusual flowers and fruits is a sight to behold. We had the feeling of being in a medieval European city with people trading their wears in the busy market atmosphere - a simple yet highlight if the Jersey trip. Dinner was great. Obviously seafood was called for with even Mark partaking in some local fish. ...
More Jersey
We had great fun staying in a bed and breakfast in St Helier in a comfortable family room. Our host, John not only cooked a mean Full English Breakfast but also did quite a comedy routine of banter with his guests. One table in particular of a family , who came to the same b and b for years were the butt of a lot of jokes. John even presented, with the ring of a hand bell. the weather report.
Saturday was another lovely day, exploring St ...
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...?
... I got was start in Brisbane, travel around and work.
I met a Sark local, Morgan Guille, one night who was over for the summer and had been travelling around the world, and was currently living in Perth. Everything he told me just made me more eager to go. I told my family about the idea and they thought it would be great too, although I had chosen the country that was the furthest away from where they lived.
That summer ...
And so back to the UK temporarily
... it. So now we can actually tell you about the differences between the Carnivals around the world. There are three we’ve been to;..... Venice, St Maarten, and now Jersey, and how different they all are. The Carnival in Venice takes you back to the romantic age of those wonderful ball gowns; women coyly hiding their faces behind masks; everything so sedate; with that wonderful Vivaldi music gently wafting across St Marks Square; and everyone being taken back to the mid ...