The view from ML’s Room.
Hello All.
And I am home.
And it was fun.
And I am glad it is over.
ML likes to eat at nine at night.
Which meant we didn’t finish until eleven or later .
Then I would have to drive home.
The only one on the road.
And I went through red traffic lights in certain places.
I wasn’t sitting there all alone in some of those areas.
Some evenings, by the time I had showered, it was one in the morning.
And I had to get up at five for work.
After three or four days of this I was finished.
Spending the weekend at the hotel was super.
I loved every moment of it.
ML wasn’t impressed.
She never is.
I am used to it.
I just find it sad that she can’t seem to enjoy everything like I do.
They had an Iron Man competition over the weekend I was there.
Thousands of people on the beachfront right in front of the hotel.
And ML’s room overlooked the whole thing.
The loudspeakers started at six in the morning.
My room overlooked the car park and over to the harbour.
I heard very faint voices.
Coming out of my cupboard!
Once I realised I wasn’t going crazy they didn’t worry me.
This is the smoking bar in the hotel.
We spent quite a lot of time there.
Very elegant and peaceful.
This is the reception area.
A really nice hotel.
The only complaint I had was the food in the hotel restuarant.
It was definitely not five star material.
I’ll show you more photos tomorrow.
Don’t want to overload you today.
Even the ladies room in the hotel.
I am easily impressed.
We drove along the coast.
And had tea and scones.
Very nice.
We spent a lot of time in the casino.
Not so nice.
Though I DID recoup some of my losses.
I had one moment of panic.
I was sitting in the car waiting for ML.
Decided to put my recharged batteries back into my camera.
Couldn’t see the plus and minus sighns.
Thought I was going blind.
Then I realised I had my sunglasses on.
Put on my reading glasses and I could see again!
Bear with me.
My eldest grandson turned 21 the other day.
They are getting old.
It looks like a lovely hotel, pity the food wasn’t up to par.
By: Sous Chef on April 21, 2013
at 6:14 pm
Hi Sue…Ja… we ate there twice and I wasn’t impressed but hell, you can’t have everything!
By: granny1947 on April 21, 2013
at 6:26 pm
Glad you’re back. I’ve missed you. It looks like a lovely place. Too bad the food didn’t live up to the looks. I like your story about your glasses. I’ve done that. My, aren’t we getting older. Notice I didn’t say old. Just older. Looking forward to the next set of pictures.
By: mairedubhtx on April 21, 2013
at 6:27 pm
Thanks so much Maire…will definitely try to post again tomorrow…must get back into the swing of things.
By: granny1947 on April 21, 2013
at 6:33 pm
It doesn’t exactly sound like the holiday of a lifetime! Have you gone home for a rest?
By: viv blake on April 21, 2013
at 7:29 pm
Hehehe…sort of Viv.
By: granny1947 on April 21, 2013
at 7:47 pm
Decor and view looks good. Pity about the grub.
Keeping that crazy routine up for much longer would have been suicide. Glad you are back to normal!
By: colonialist on April 21, 2013
at 8:30 pm
Hi Col…it certainly made me feel my age after a few days…was practically walking in my sleep.
By: granny1947 on April 21, 2013
at 8:36 pm
I can imagine!
By: colonialist on April 21, 2013
at 10:49 pm
Good to have you back. 🙂
By: Elaine - I used to be indecisive on April 21, 2013
at 11:04 pm
Thanks Elaine…nice to be back.
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 10:17 am
The hotel looks fabulous, shame about the food. Nice as it was, bet you’re glad to be back home!
By: barb19 on April 22, 2013
at 3:34 am
Hi Barb…never thought I would say it but I was glad to be back.
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 10:17 am
What a beautiful hotel Granny and I am so glad you enjoyed. Yeah, it’s sad that the young ones are getting old so quickly hey? 😛 Have a great day hon. *hugs*
By: Sonel on April 22, 2013
at 8:46 am
Hi Sonel..I find it a bit scary…where did the years go?
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 10:27 am
Oh, I guess we must ask them that hon. They are getting older, remember? LOL! 😛
By: Sonel on April 22, 2013
at 10:28 am
Now that looks like a really posh looking place, Gran. Glad you enjoyed it!
By: thehappyhugger on April 22, 2013
at 9:17 am
Thanks Hope…I enjoyed most of it.
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 10:31 am
Something for you sweetness and you can share with Jasmine if you’d like. I love both of you. 🙂
http://sonelcorner.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/wordpress-family-award/
*big hugs*
By: Sonel on April 22, 2013
at 11:43 am
Looks really swish, granny. I’m so glad there was no-one in your cupboard. I have to remind my mom to take off her sunglasses when we’re in a restaurant, and she can’t read the menu. 🙂
By: adinparadise on April 22, 2013
at 12:42 pm
Hi AD…am so glad I am not alone!!!
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 7:29 pm
Eating at 9 pm would not have gone down with me. In the words of Shirley Bassey “I get too hungry for dinner at 8” from “The Lady is a Tramp”! Apart from that I can’t sleep on full stomach so I would not even have managed two successive nights. Have to respect your endurance Granny. The hotel does look very elegant though.
By: optie on April 22, 2013
at 3:01 pm
The hotel was great Optie..the lack of sleep and late meals not so great.
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 7:28 pm
Haha, re your glasses – sounds very familiar! You must have been absolutely exhausted by the end of the ‘holiday’. We do get used to how much we can fit in a day and how much sleep we need and it is really hard to readjust. Btw, welcome back!
By: adeeyoyo on April 22, 2013
at 7:14 pm
Thanks Adee…I slept for two solid days…feel much better now.
By: granny1947 on April 22, 2013
at 7:28 pm
Sounds like you ran your own sort of Iron Man competition with all those late nights and early mornings. 😀
Looks like a FAB hotel. Glad you got to spend time there on the weekend.
By: nrhatch on April 22, 2013
at 10:11 pm
Happy Birthday, Kathy!!! Hope your special day has been special indeed.
By: nrhatch on April 25, 2013
at 11:45 pm
Thanks so much Nancy…another one under the belt.
By: granny1947 on April 27, 2013
at 2:57 pm
Ha the glasses issue is so funny. The silly things we do! I walk around looking for them all the time and they are on my head. Or I walk outside with my reading glasses on and wonder why I can’t see right.
The trip sounds fabulous and an ironman competition oh yes!
By: Booksphotographsandartwork on April 23, 2013
at 12:54 am
Oh yes..the Iron men…must talk about them some more.
By: granny1947 on April 27, 2013
at 2:58 pm
Just popping in to check whats happening and to wish you a very happy happy!!!
By: MissChris on April 25, 2013
at 7:28 am
Thanks so much MissChris…good of you.
By: granny1947 on April 27, 2013
at 2:58 pm
Lovely pics – gorgeous hotel. Your life is way more exciting than mine.
By: Blogbrarian on April 27, 2013
at 1:56 am
Hi There…most of the time my life is just plain dull!!!
By: granny1947 on April 27, 2013
at 2:57 pm
I remember you were going to stop smoking cos of your chest…not done it then…. loved the story about sunglasses..you really are on the verge —-you are a lovely granny and I love you too bits. How is Jasmine—-and Mex
Now that I have found you again I am very happy
By: Patrecia Uptonii on April 28, 2013
at 5:29 pm
Loved the last line Granny and delighted to get back to reading you. Always on my mind, though. I’m hop-skip and jumping through your posts now. Have to read it sequentially again, which I will, soon.
By: dreamingthruthetwilight on May 24, 2013
at 6:22 pm
Hi Love…now you made me go back to see what I wrote!!!
By: granny1947 on May 26, 2013
at 6:17 pm