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oops. red face Dea ......norty norty

I think that is all over Sylvia .....in season ... I live on Norfolk Broads ... And we are over run in high season ....even the car wash doubled its prices .. :-(


hence dirty car now ....

The estimate for today's Parade is that as many as 600,000 spectators will be down there ........

........... and, yes, most of them will be tourists, and most of them will not be gay!

Dea

A few years ago, I was giving advice at a conference on "things to do in Vancouver", using walking or public transit, and free or not very expensive.

One middle-aged couple from middle America ................. where people tend to be VERY conservative ................ came and asked for advice. They then said "what about the Gay Pride Parade? We thought we might like to go watch it"

Now this was a period when it could get very raunchy, with most of the spectators also being gay.

I told this couple where to go .................... they came back later just raving about what a good time they had had, how great the Parade was, etc


Just shows, you can't second guess people!!


Same conference, a lady in her 40s came for advice. I told her several places she might enjoy, and then said something along the lines of "the best coffee in Vancouver can be found in this area". She sounded interested, so I told her how to get there, but then added the caveat that this was not only the Italian part of town but also the lesbian area of town, and she might be surprised.

She broke into a big smile, said "How wonderful. I'm here with my partner, and it will be so wonderful to be able to be open."

I once sent my people out to go to the Royal Palace in Barcelona to see the wonderful fountains in the evening !!

I did not realise that it was the evening of the 'Gay Love Parade' !!!

I had 50 + elderly people come back to me the next day with their comments !!

The majority said that they had never seen such sights before and were quite amused !!!

One or two were quite confused as they had trusted my description of the evening and it was not quite as described ;-) :-D

Was rthis how it was with you Sylvs ??

Dea Xxx

Renes ...............

The Rockies are glorious.

Jasper is much nicer than Banff ....................

High tourist season is horrible!

That's partly the tourists themselves ........... tourists from hell are far from uncommon


but the other problem is that everyone jacks up their prices in from about mid-July to mid-September.

The scenery is even more fabulous in June,September/October, or in the winter


On previous summer visits to the Rockies, we camped in tents, and there is a different mentality among campers.

It's the hotel situation that has shocked me, and made me determined to not repeat if at all possible.


Tourists are almost always taken advantage of ........... after all the tourist season is short, and money must be made by the hoteliers, restaurants etc.

Even the train does it ..................... the price in the summer and from about Dec 20 to 26 and Dec 31 to Jan 4 is almost double what we usually pay in the rest of the winter.

We try to start our trips to see J before Dec 18, and start the return journey around Dec 27, and luckily for us, the prices revert to the usual winter rates on those dates.

I once sent my people out to go to the Royal Palace in Barcelona to see the wonderful fountains in the evening !!

I did not realise that it was the evening of the 'Gay Love Parade' !!!

I had 50 + elderly people come back to me the next day with their comments !!

The majority said that they had never seen such sights before and were quite amused !!!

One or two were quite confused as they had trusted my description of the evening and it was not quite as described ;-) :-D

Was rthis how it was with you Sylvs ??

Dea Xxx

Dea


Wow ....lucky girl - hope one day I shall be so lucky ..... :-D

Hi all
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it was cloudy this morning, but the sun has now arrived


It's the Gay Pride Parade today ............. they'll have a lovely afternoon for it



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I stayed there once a few years ago - I seem to remember that I was in a log cabin on the edge of a lake where you could go out on a boat and do some fishing !!

We booked some sort of tour but there was only us on it + the driver and his wife sitting at the back of the coach knitting !! ;-)

The driver really enjoyed himself on the lake !!

Quite a nice holiday really !!

Dea Xxx

<3. To Dea Dearest and Jonesey

Sylvia .... my dream is to be in

" Jasper, in the rockies, in high season"


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Hello Everyone,

Sunny here so far !

son is going to finish flooring the loft. I am going to finish the ironing then am "doing" my hair ;-)

Then (hopefully) the plan is to sort through some of the photos that were in the garage. Hopefully not too many of them have been damaged with damp :-(

Hope everyone is ok and has a nice day.

Sylvia hope you get your seats booked ok.

Back later

Good morning all.... :-D



Thank you for breakfast Syvls......porridge and a banana please.


Your 'forgettery' sounds as good as mine! :-0 Hope you manage to get those seats. It all sounds horribly complicated. :-(


Quick browse and then off to you know where! ;-)

Good morning all :-)

Thank you for breakfast Sylvia <3 <3 - I am just enjoying some lovely cheese and onion tarts with bacon and grilled mushrooms then I am off for a wander around.

Dea Xxx

good morning, everyone
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it is supposed to be sunny today, with temps up around 23C or so


we shall see!


Breakfast is ready


Porridge

Oatmeal Berry Bowl ………..oatmeal topped with a berry compote

selection of cold cereals


French (eggy) toast, maple syrup, Golden syrup

Caribbean Banana Fritters

bacon & cheese quiche OR mushroom quiche

cheese and onion tarts

Full English

The Railroader .......... 2 eggs any style, 2 buttermilk pancakes, 2 slices bacon, 1 slice of ham, toast

Boiled eggs and toast

Scrambled eggs, bacon, baked beans, and toast

Huevos Rancheros

Breakfast bagel ……… scrambled egg, bacon and cheese OR vegetarian (scrambled eggs, basil pesto, tomato, aubergine


in the warmers ..............

bacon, turkey sausage, poached eggs, grilled mushrooms, baked tomatoes, cheesy potato patties


Toast
croissants
barm cakes
Cinnamon rolls


selection of jams, jellies, marmalades




coffee, tea, juices




enjoy
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s
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I spent most of the day going downtown to do a wee bit of shopping (cards for OH), followed by booking the train trip, and sorting out the 2 hotels we need.

That all took me so long, that I missed the time for phoning about the flight up ............. I'm trading in points for that, and that has to be done by phone with the points redeeming service.

They are not open on Sundays ............. but then I discovered that they are not open on Monday either because it's a Stat Holiday in several provinces.

I just hope I can still get seats on the flight we want!

I also have to book tickets, redeeming more points, for bringing daughter and grandson out here for a week beginning Sept 27.


Remind me in future NOT to even think about staying in Jasper in the Rockies at the height of the summer tourism season. Hotels are horrendously expensive, even for places that sound pretty grotty from the reviews.

The trip is going to be OH's birthday present, and quite probably also our joint anniversary present as a result!!!


Cyn ................... sis-i-l is really thrilled that we are going up, and OH was also thrilled when I suggested it.


Polishing my halo here :-D :-D :-D :-D

hi all
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cloudy most of the day here, then the sun came out around 6 pm.



s
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Night Dea <3

Quiet on here tonight :-(

Night Dea......sleep tight..... <3

Nite nites all :-D :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

Hope you have a good day with mom ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx