I love Great Britain. It's official. Team GB is where it's at and that's what I am now renaming my family after two weeks in France. I am trying my best not to moan about my hols and putting a big fake, 'yes it was lovely thanks' smile on my face. I promise I am only going to write positive things about the holiday, so here they are...
* The thunderstorms were amazing, loud, fork lighteningly good
* Shrek 2 isn't such a bad film after the eighth viewing
* Walking on a Normandy beach in heavy rain is brilliant exercise
* Eating three types of cheese every day may cause huge spots and stomach but is full of fantastic bone strengthening calcium
* My husband has a fantastic sense of direction, and we did a wonderful detour on our way there.
* Squatting over a hole in the ground is great for the thigh muscles
* I find a good walk around with a toddler between courses at a restaurant really helps my digestion
* Two star hotels that have mouldy lapshades, ripped towels and a musty smell are soooo retro
* Spending seven hours in a car with two children every few days brings you so much closer as a family
* Family rows are good for the soul
We have made a decision. No more holidays abroad until the children leave home.
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That's settled it then - we too are following suit. We are off work for 2 weeks at the mo and wondering whether we should have just popped off somewhere for a family hol. Pretty glad we didn't now!
Tara - Enjoy England, enjoy your life without work and head to somewhere lovely in this country!! The best holiday we had this year was in March in Devon. Fab. Cold. Crisp sunshine. Brilliant holiday memories. Hope you have a great two weeks.
I'm with you on that one - at least till the toddlers have grown up. If only we could import someone else's climate though.
ah, holidays with children, did we know what we were letting ourselves in for? And more importantly would we tell our friends trying for a baby? Probably not, it's much easier to let them have their fantasies, then ask them to join us later on MH
Hey Valley Girl,
Just about to read your post but my eyes are tired so will come back to yours tomorrow.
It rained in France in August and Italy in June and was sunny in Devon in March.
I don't know who I think I am having three holidays a year. No wonder I am having to go back to work...
MH - When you are trying for a baby you never believe friends who tell you it's hard/life changing etc. You think you will handle things differently and it's just them being rubbish. And then you discover all for yourself how hard/lifechanging it really is...
I'm with you, how I enjoy the 6 hour car journeys with the numb with sugar offspring fighting in the back !!!!
Just think about this though, maybe when you go back to work, you might get a lunchbreak !!!
Sunshine is sooo overrated!
Are you sure that was a hotel? It sounds like you might have ended up at my in-laws..
Hooray...you're back! I found you via Tara - Dawn Till rusk's blog - just at the point you left to go holiday! Still it's given me time to catch up on a few older posts - great blog! We have a McDreamy and Take That connection going on! How spooky! (Mind you who doesn't?)
And there was us thinking of going to France next year....
auntigwen - If I go back to work it will be from home so no long lunch breaks at the pub (sob!)
the dotteral - I am missing the hot south of france sunshine (sigh)
Jaywalker - wow, you are so lucky to have in laws like that...hmmm?
that girl - hello and welcome. Thanks for visiting me and my rambling blog. Please call again (as soon as I get off my butt to write another blog that is...)
I don't think it's any different holidaying in the UK, we say we're going abroad next year. Can't win!
Good, positive spin on things though!
Maybe I should say that the fact the heating didn't work in our cottage saved us £30 in electicity fees?
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