We left our Grandparents to sip on some tea whilst we headed up to one side of the cove before heading round to the other side across the pebbles. We clambered up a steep hill and ate some ham sandwiches packed for us in a Nan-erish little snack pack bag with cooler packs inside. She’s very cute like that.
We then tackled an even steeper hill to the top of the coastline over looking the entire bay. It was hard work on the legs, but the views were good.
On our way home we stopped via a local pub for a quick drink and then through a small village called Worth Matravers. Here we endulged Sheryl in the most English of English things, cream tea and scones. The scones were toasty warm and came with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Pinkies up!
On the way home we crossed over the car-ferry to Sandbanks, would you believe it the fourth most expensive place to live in the world. The past week was relatively quiet. Earlier in the week we went out to my cousin Andrea’s place for a bbq, the next day she came to our place for lunch. Angie & John have returned from Glasgow now but we enjoyed our stay at their place – it’s always nice to have a change of scenery.
Last week we booked our first couple of nights in Paris at a place called Bureau des Voyages de la Jeunesse, or the BVJ, in the Latin Quarter area of the city. It’s more expensive than what we’ll be paying for the majority of our European tour (€30 each for a double room per night, including breakfast) but one of the big attractions of this place is there is no lockout during the day. We’re not expecting to get much shut-eye on our 10 hour overnight coach trip, so an afternoon nap the following day sounds in order.
It looks nice on their website, more like a cheap hotel than a youth hostel, and got a mention in the Lonely Planet Guide.
4 comments:
booyeah scones!!! what date do you leave for gay paris?
Western Europe is so expensive. Try 3 US dollars for a double room with cable tv and private bathroom. Viva Cambodia. That's why all the frogs are here, (not just the fried ones I ate in Siem Reap, even the talking ones). Gay Paris indeed...
Well, Dennis, we may be paying more to stay in Western Europe but at least we have street lights!
Anna, We leave for Gay-Paree two weeks today. That's a Monday. The 11th. Of September. 9/11. (dun-dun-dunn)
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