i went to france italy and switzerland and felt financially raped on my return.
most places were looking for 4 euro for a glass of lemonade for little miss lout , and she can do 4 of those at a sitting!! pints were 5 euro upwards
next hols for me will be "hame'lldaeme"
LLL
Did Turkey a couple of years ago, I liked it but too hot for the sprogs.
I know what you mean LLL, we had two cola syphons with us, I can drink a fair bit ,but at 2 euro per coke each and at a rate of 1 every ten mins, they left me beer tokens depleted
Did find that price didnt denote quality, we tried the hotel for food and found massive portions and good quality food. All around Plantanias, the nosh was pretty naff and at 20 eu a head.
Glad to be home to fill the bank back up !!
we were stuck in france east of reims,ended up after many full or shut places at le cheval blanc,near a war cemetary
120 euro for a room that was last decorated when terry and june were courting,we then went to the restaurant and through the fog of mosquitos and flies saw that the starters were 20-30 euros and mains were 30-50 euros deserts were a bargain at only 12 euros each
however having said this,we asked for a plat du jour and received a wonderful set menu for 35 euro each ,which was far and away the best food i have eaten ===> anywhere
couldn't tell you what it was mind,but it was the mutts nuts
but (back into moan mode) a room for a night, and a 4 course dinner for 2 and a sprog with a drop of sillery cost me 250euros
this was before the car blew up.................
oh and they wanted 40 euros for a continental brekkie, you may call me tight,but i aint paying 36 quid for 3 cups of coffee and 3 croissants ,not ever
LLL :;):
Yes,the pricing structure aboard needs a serious overhaul.
£36 for dry bread and flavoured water :O . I'll stop moaning now
I did appreciate the cost of things when I got home tho, looking around Tescos and the like, you can see its really quite cheep to live here now.
I went to M+S last night, bought a mael for two, house salad, chicken breasts in lemon and ginger,mixed berries desert and a bottle of plonk for a tenner. Its going to taste lovely (just because of the price) :laugh:
if there is somewhere cheaper in the world than blighty ,i haven't heard of it right now,spoke to lads who have been to prague ,ibiza and moscow recently,they all report the same
must be great for tourists coming here now
LLL
we went all inclusive in turkey in may. full english breakfast 15 euro, dinner for would have cost around 65 euro. we went out for a drink one night with another couple, spend £30 in less than 2hrs. family of 4, god help you
its a different world now eh sean?
as a child we went on 2 holidays 1 to clacton in a caravan and 1 to gt.yarmouth in a chalet,this was the grand total in 16 years
never got near a plane till i was 20.
thing is even 5 years ago you could fly some where for £25 and beer would be 80p a pint
thats over now,but i happily abused it while it lasted
Coming from a large family, holidays were never heard of. Putting food on the table was the main concern. I was bringing money into the house from the age of 12, left school at 14 a year early. My only holiday was with the WVS, a week in a private school when the pupils were on their hols, think it cost ten bob. Dont think that ever got paid. First seen the sea when i was 22. There was no sense of depevation in those days, as all families were hard up. Everyone made good use of the parks in those days and neighbours actually spoke, mostly about what they did'nt have, as opposed to today when it's about what they do have Happy days
I was working from the age of 2, and I was doing a 10 hour shift.
I just wish I could of spent some of the money I earned on shoes, as my feet were quite rough from the age of 4 onwards.
But I was having 4 meals a day, toast in the morning, bread at 12, then toast with a bit of lard for tea, and to finish for supper I ate the crusts.
Now i just pay bills.
Asbury wrote:I was working from the age of 2, and I was doing a 10 hour shift.
I just wish I could of spent some of the money I earned on shoes, as my feet were quite rough from the age of 4 onwards.
But I was having 4 meals a day, toast in the morning, bread at 12, then toast with a bit of lard for tea, and to finish for supper I ate the crusts.
Now i just pay bills.
Thats nothing.
I was working from the age of 6 months filling coal bags. I was hard work but it bought enough bread crusts to strap on my feet for the next day, if there was any bits of bread left by 5pm ,I was allowed to dip it in the pustules on my little toes to soften it for tea before I changed it for the next lot.
