Well it looks like every day is going to start with a sparrow's fart, as this holiday appears to be very active. Today is actually a very intense day. The true reality of the atrocities carried out in Paris last night hangs over us all at the hotel. 50% of the guests last night were French and you could feel their pain and disbelief. Steve and Leslie have a niece staying in Paris but she was safe and sound, having announced to all on Facebook. After brea...

Didn't sleep so well last night and woke up tired but unable to sleep at 4am. By the time 6am appeared I just thought sod it, get up and face the day. So I obeyed orders and repacked my case. For some reason it doesn't all seem to fit in anymore. Why? I've not bought anything, so it should. We had been advised that our cases needed to be packed and outside our rooms by 7.30 so that Oscar, our poor driver could put them all up on the roof of the b...

03 APRIL 2012I was a bit disappointed last night to hear that Ginny had cancelled her horse riding trip. I suppose it is not such a tempting prospect when you are a raw beginner or even a raw finisher! Well, I'm still up for it anyway.The head chef came to our table last night to ask if there was anything he could cook for us that we hadn’t already had. I came up with chicken tikka bhuna which I had to spell for him. From that I gather that it will be h...

29 MARCH 2012 Slept like a baby last night. I have to admit that I am finding the dinner company a bit tedious now. Punch and Judy were asked by the restaurant manager if there was anything that they would like to eat that had not been offered. Punch said 'fish and chips' and Judy said ‘Pie and mash’ – at this point I wanted the earth to open and swallow me up! Donut ended up the evening completely sozzled and made no sense at all. Time...