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Madasa-Soles: 2009

Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's

Tuesday 8 December 2009

2nd to 8th Dec in France

WEDNESDAY 2nd Dec and we are on our way to Portsmouth for the 11pm overnight Ferry to CAEN France with our friends Sally & Philip who own a cottage in South Brittany.

We have been going to the cottage with them for some 17 years and we really enjoy it there.

This visit was going to be different as over the last year they have been having extensive alterations done and we were looking forward to seeing it all.

The Cottage with the new extension on the left side.

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New Swimming Pool

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The new kitchen

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Utility Room

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The New Lounge Extension

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Inside the Lounge Extension

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Philip relaxing  and Sally on the computer

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The dining Room

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Bernard relaxing in the dining room by the amazing wood burning stove

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Now this wood burning stove served both the dining room and the lounge and could be fed with logs from both sides

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Pool photos taken at night

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Near the cottage is the Brest and Nantes Canal some of the photos taken near by

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Out and about in the supermarket the assistant posed for me to take this photo

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CHRISTMAS HOLLY IN THE COTTAGE GARDEN

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All to soon it was time to pack up and make our way back to Caen for the overnight crossing to Portsmouth and home again. The ferry crossing was very good and we had the lounge to ourselves.

Bernard early morning

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Imagine this in the summer

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A lovely holiday away in France.

Until the next time

 

Sunday 22 November 2009

5 days in Torquay 16th to 20th Nov 2009 Coach Holiday

Monday 16th Nov and we are off on our 5 day Turkey & Tinsel coach holiday to Torquay picked up from our local bus station at 7.30am on a feeder coach and then met up with the main coach and are on our way.  It was a full coach 53 seater.

The hotel had a lovely swimming pool and we didn't take the cozzeys

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We arrived at our hotel around 1pm and after we settled in we went for a walk to the Harbour and around the shops.

Tuesday it was a full day trip to Plymouth how it have changed in 17 years.

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Santa’s Grotto

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Back at the hotel it was Christmas dinner and a visit from Santa

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Wednesday was a full day trip to Dartmouth and Brixham

Dartmouth Photos

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Brixham Photos

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Thursday was a half day trip to Trago Mills at Newton Abbot

The peacocks walk freely around the grounds

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Friday and time to pack the cases and head for home  via a stop at Taunton. We arrived home about 6pm.