Pomme D'or 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?...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

Headed down to Poole in Dorset to take the fast ferry to Guernsey. Another beautiful day made the drive really easy. We tried to find a Laundromat in Poole where we could drop off some laundry to pick up on our way back through. There's not a single Laundromat anywhere near the ferry terminal in Poole! And I asked at a B&amp;B if they would do laundry for us and was told no. So we had to change our plans and pack our laundry to try to find a ...

... the night got, the better my British accent got too ... The weather was terrible on Saturday, so we laid around and watched Christmas movies all day (which is only allowed b/c we had already celebrated Thanksgiving). At one point we decided we should go to the war tunnel museum, but when we got there it was closed ... lame. That night we went out "in town." At about midnight, we decided it ...

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.