24 hours kid free…
It was half term last week and my Mum offered to have the kids overnight. I was going to ask her whether she was insane when something told me I should say nothing but embrace the opportunity. Offers like this one don’t come round very often when you have 1 year old twins and an 8 year old who can out-chat Oprah.
But the pressure of making sure we enjoyed the 24 hours of freedom to the maximum was immense. The food had to be perfect, the hotel good, a bit of culture to visit and most important of all, the sleep had to be guaranteed. Not for us a hen/stag party going on in the bar downstairs.
So, after much deliberation we went for:
- Eurostar to Paris – tick
- Lovely quiet hotel in walking distance of everything – tick
- Sacre Coeur, Eiffel Tower and 1 gallery – tick, tick, tick
- Cotes de Boeuf for 2 (on the bone of course and dripping blood) – massive tick
- Bed by 10pm after long baths – tick
- Hideous food poisoning on the Eurostar train all the way back – black mark.
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anita
6:46 pm, June 9, 2010
points 1 to 5 sounded wonderful number 6 not so….. but I`m sure it was all wonderful up till that moment, and child free what bliss! Point is Juliette my two are late 20`s can still outchat Oprah(of course they haven`t got that from me….)and still the phone rings and you just know by the tone of the “Muuummm” they want something usually money,one bonus is they don`t live here anymore wel apart from the few pop backs for the odd few months here and there,but I`m sure I wouldn`t have it any other way as I`m quite certain you wouldn`t Juliette.Hope the boys, and your daughter are all well
david
10:43 am, June 10, 2010
I love Paris in the springtime!!
(how about recording that lovely song…or a medley of Charles Trenet?) ….how lovely…I could live in Paris if it were not for the raw meat they serve! (YUK!)Steak tartare…not flipping likely.
Glad you had a lovely time apart from the over utilisation of the infamous Eurostar Loo!
Freya
11:09 am, June 10, 2010
Awe apart from the food poisoning sounds like you had a lovely time! I’ve never been to Paris, i must go at some point…
it’s really horrible… I have exams and tonsilitus at the moment 
but hopefully when my exams end tomorrow i will stop stressing and the tonsilitus will go away! going to America in 2 weeks!!
Hope the food poisoning wasn’t too bad
Lee
6:47 pm, June 10, 2010
I have the perfect get away for you Juliette.
The open road at a leisurely pace and not a car in sight*. Views to die for in Englands green and pleasant land. *Fine dining and a different menu every evening, al fresco should the weather permit. *No street lights disturbing your sleep and there’s nothing better than being woken to the sound of bird song, a babbling brook or/and the smell of clean fresh air.
I forgot to say, you will need a towing vehicle (a 4×4 is ideal) and a caravan.
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* The cars are all behind you with their drivers gnashing their teeth. (So what? You can’t see them
* Fine dining courtesy of one of the many country hostelries.
* parked up in a feild or on the edge of a forest…or even in one (Thetford Forest Caravan Club Site)
Plus… Country living like this ensures unconcious children at the end of the day. What more could you ask for?
xxxxxxx
Danny
6:47 pm, June 10, 2010
What a shame your idyllic trip was spoiled at the end! At least you got to enjoy the break away, from all this and the children. (bet you couldn’t wait to get back to them though!!!) Believe me, grandchildren are the best, you can take all the good bits, and give them back when things go pear-shaped!
Juliette
11:00 pm, June 10, 2010
Hi Lee,
Thought you’d like to know my lovely orchid is flowering for a 2nd time. Friends of mine have just come back from camping in Thetford and had a lovely time.
Juliette
x
Juliette
11:02 pm, June 10, 2010
Hi Anita,
you are supposed to reassure me they get easier…
Juliette
11:06 pm, June 10, 2010
Hi Danny,
Exactly. I think Anna had as good a time at Mums as we did in Paris!
David Cowlishaw
12:56 am, June 11, 2010
Hi Juliette,
what you described in Paris exactly mirrors my experience a few years ago.If you get the chance again add a ‘bateau mouche’ along the Seine in the late evening; they have flood lights on the boat lighting up the buildings; such a relaxing and romantic experience. Sacre Coeur is quite a climb but what a view when you get there!!
I have just learned that you were instrumental in getting the latest ‘King’s Singers’ CD off the presses. It sounds great and well done!I am very glad the orchid survived the very cold weather in its journey from Bedford.
David.