Mayfair Hotel St. Helier

... bit. The people are delightful, everyone being quite friendly and helpful. I must admit that sometimes I could not understand them because there is apparently a mixture of English/French/Jersey mix that is used and ordinary blokes on the street calling out to each other are totally incomprehensible to me. The view of the sea is just remarkable. This is one of those places where the boats are sitting on mud at low tide and up to 6-9' of water at high ...

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?...

... already.<br> Once off the beach, i go to the amphibian boat place and he tells me they closed the castle at 1 p.m. because by law, their vehicles are so high sided and flat sided that high winds will blow them over in the water. So had I stayed at the castle any longer, I would have been stuck there until low tide again! Asked him how deep it gets and he said, it goes over the walkway by several meters! wowzer.

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

... young women at a table near the<br>door, dined and dashed without paying. Our hostess saw them leave<br>and immediately was out the door after them, with two of the bus boys<br>following. About ten minutes later, they returned with some bills in<br>hand and everyone seemed to be satisfied. A rousing start to the<br>trip!!!! <br><br><br><br><br>Back to the room where sleep came fast<br>for both of us.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br>

... beach for a bit and then with time getting short, we<br>headed up and over the middle of the island to the harbor village in<br>time for a drink before heading back to Guernsey. The hike up and<br>over was somewhat strenuous for the former male athletes, whereas the<br>girls seemed to always be waiting for us. An ice cold beer was apt<br>reward for our afternoon of walking and we soon determined we had<br>time for a second. <br><br><br><br><br>After an enjoyable ferry ride back to<br ...

... 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 ...

... in Guernsey to do it. Which would mean we'd lose some time on the island to laundry.<br><br>The fast ferries on Condor are HUGE catamarans! And I went and stood outside while we were moving and I couldn't stand the chill with the wind. Which is impressive because I have the skin of a polar bear.<br><br>We made it to St. Peter's Port in Guernsey just fine and walked to the Sunnycroft Hotel. When I read off the address, 5 Constitution Steps, I ...

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.

... forces. Immediately in front of the memorial is a large reflecting pool, from here the graves start and stretch back as far as the eye can see. I was lucky enough to be at the cemetery on the hour so the chapel bells started to ring to indicate the hour, after that they started playing songs like God Bless America and America the Beautiful, it was quit a peaceful place. After the cemetery we headed to a little city about 10 kilometers away named "Arromanches". This is ...