Text: Peter Johansson
Editing: Christer Lundstedt
Photos: Christer Lundstedt, Peter Johansson
Videos: Christer Lundstedt
08.03 It is morning at Royal Hotel (http://www.caenhotel.com) here in Caen, Normandy. We are now, after yesterday's eventful outing, ready to move on. For the last time this year, the wakeup call has rung. It is time to take care of New Year's Eve. Once again, we have our breakfast in the room. The prices are sometimes ridiculous if you are going to pay extra for a simple breakfast at hotels.
09.14 We update ourselves on news through our TV. Sky News reports on the unrest in Iran, and autonomous cars. 09.40 The first tram left without us. Now we have to wait. How often do the trams go on Sundays? I guess we will know soon. 09.57 It was just a short wait. We are now on the way to the bus station (Gare Routiere), which is located adjacent to the railway station that we visited yesterday. 10.09 We have reached the bus station but are outside of it on the platforms. Here we are going to write name tags which shall be affixed on the baggage. We have received them via email from Flixbus, the company we are going with. The bus station is closed and locked. 10.24 People begin to gather, ready to enter the bus. We wonder if some of them are our fellow passengers. An Asian family is walking nervously around, looking for the right bus. Unfortunately the rain has started to fall. 10.36 What we thought was our bus was in fact some other people's bus. We had located a bus from Flixbus, photographed it, and made us ready to get on board but it was not as we thought. The positive is that more than us seem to wait.
The bus station (Gare Routiere) in Caen.
Peter has stepped out of the bus in miserable weather.
Christer is walking in the rain. You can see Mont Saint Michel at the horizon.
The café we picked had closed. Peter is thinking about the next step.
The island (peninsula?) Mont Saint Michel, is one of the most photographed spots in France.
A cow is looking at Peter when he is having a coffee at Les Galeries Du Mont-Saint Michel.
10.57 Our bus has finally arrived. We are sitting reasonably comfortably on board. It is time to leave and greet 2018 welcome.
11.49 The trip with Flixbus continues west through the western parts of Normandy. The boring weather with rain continues. The traffic is calm and everything runs as it should. 12.11 Our bus slowed down and eventually stopped. It is now waiting in the small town of Avranches. We will soon continue the journey. 12.40 The bus has stopped at one of the stops in the large parking area a bit outside of Mont Saint-Michel. It is here we'll celebrate the New Year, well not in the parking area. Mont Saint-Michel is a peninsula (sometimes island) with a monastery. It is one of the most photographed places in France and pictures are often taken here to show the difference between ebb and flow that is extra clear here. 12.50 We are walking since the bus stopped a bit outside of our next sleeping place. This must be done to get there. We had walked wherever the bus stopped. The place we are at is called La Caserne and consists of hotels, restaurants, and a few other houses. It works as a base for all the visitors who want to walk or take the free buses out to the small monastery island. 13.01 It is not possible to check in at the hotel Saint-Aubert (http://en.saint-aubert.com). We are too early. We have to wait until 16.00. In any case we got to leave our luggage. Now we are heading to a café which Christer discovered when the bus passed on the way here. A short distance away is the outermost part of the peninsula of Mont-Tombe. There is a mountain with buildings, Mont Saint-Michel.
We have started our walk.
It is about 3 km between La Caserne and Mont Saint-Michel.
Mont Saint-Michel.
Mysterious prints in the sand.
We have reached the destination of our long walk.
We are entering Mont-Saint-Michel through this gate.
13.17 It started raining on us and the café St. Michel Café wasn't open. They had just closed due to New Year's Eve. All we can do is to turn back. We walk along the road back to the starting point at our hotel. The coffee will have to wait.
13.35 A bit away from the hotel we saw some colourful cows in statue form. In the house/mall with the cows, Les Galeries Du Mont-Saint-Michel, we found the small coffee counter Cafe Doree. We have ordered coffee and sandwiches here. Now we sit here a moment and get dry. 14.15 It was good with a sandwich and coffee. Now, we are by a dam that somehow controls the tidal flow and looks out over a bay of the sea without water, there is the ebb. 14.55 After the dam we started to walk out to the island/peninsula, and the mountain, Mont-Saint-Michel. There are free buses that transport people between La Caserne and the monastery island but these are extremely full. The area inside the walls of the city is full of people and short of space. The monastery is dating from the 700's. 15.12 It was crowded and wet on the way up, but it was well worth it. The view from here is magnificent. Now when it is low tide we are gazing not out over the water, it looks rather like a damp desert. Some people and their dogs walk around on what later today will be seabed. 15.41 The little excursion to the Mont-Saint-Michel is coming to an end. We treat ourselves a large coffee in a mug and even a pastry. We are at the café Terasse Mère Poulard. One dog here has mixed feelings. First his master says "sit", and secondly, there are birds to hunt. It is not easy to be the pointing dog. 16.31 We decided to walk back as well. Why should you ride the bus for free when you can walk? We shall now, after that we shopped in a store in the same mall as Cafe Doree, go and check into our hotel.
Inside the walls.
Narrow streets in Mont-Saint-Michel.
The monastery and church is at the top.
A popular viewing spot.
We are looking at this temporary desert. Soon the seawater will be back.
Peter is having a break at Terasse Mère Poulard.
16.55 Now we have checked in to Hôtel Saint-Aubert and even booked a table for the evening dinner at the restaurant next door, La Bergerie. Next we shall make ourselves ready for what lies ahead. The room numbers continues to drop. Now it is 21. The hotel we are staying at is expensive but still the cheapest that was around here, in any case, if we are to have a reasonable distance to the bus and Mont-Saint-Michel. The more expensive hotel, the worse is the service. That is often the case. Here, they refused to give us the room early.
18.09 I have had time for a visit yet another bath tub this year. In total, I have had a bath in five different countries outside of Sweden this year. 18.47 A stay in a hotel room can make a well-rested and loaded. Sometimes it can also be the other way around. It's important not to be drawn too deeply into the room coma. 19.35 Not much has happened here since last time. What is a little unique with our room is that the toilet and bath are in separate rooms. Now we are going to dress us for the upcoming dinner. 19.58 It is time to go down, in and out. In the said order, it takes us from the room to reception and then a short hike outdoors to the restaurant. 20.21 We are sitting at our booked table at La Bergerie. After eating the small starters and drinking some red cider, we have now ordered the actual New Year dinners. There will be three courses. My tradition for the past two years is broken. There will be no gin and tonic for me this year. 21.55 This was very good. We got a three course dinner. The main courses were chicken and clams. The apple cake for dessert melted in mouths. 23.44 Yet another year of journey is coming to an end. Soon we will toast for the tenth New Year on foreign soil. It also becomes the ninth country in those ten years.
Hôtel Saint-Aubert.
This New Year´s Eve we will have dinner at La Bergerie.
French New Year dinner, mussles to Peter and chicken to Christer.
The new year is welcomed with cider from Bayeux.
00.01 Bonne Année, Happy New Year! The New Year 2018 has been toasted with the Bayeux Doux Cider.
00.11 The travel year was spent in (like 2016) nine different countries. I don't think there will be as many this year, but we'll see. 01.01 The first night of the year when I will be a half century old is now here. I wonder where we are a year from now. 09.45 It is a good idea to set the alarm on the cell phone. It is even better to also activate it, otherwise it's no use. Oh well, there is no panic yet. The Swedish junior national team in ice hockey won their group in the junior world championship. They didn't lose a match. In the quarterfinals they will face Slovakia. 10.56 We will keep on travelling this year. There is a hotel that is booked in my name in another French city which is waiting for us. 11.04 The time has come to leave the Hôtel Saint-Aubert. New luggage tags have been provided with names and addresses. We'll go with Flixbus today as well. The sun is shining, that was not yesterday! We have barely seen it this year.
We are awake again this first day of 2018.
Looking back on this special place.
Peter is sitting by a table outside the closed Les Galeries Du Mont-Saint Michel.
Not many wanted to travel with a bus today.
Saint-Malo in Brittany is our next destination.
Interesting art along Voie de la Liberté.
11.45 The reception was closed when we were about to check out. It was, however, temporary and the key and money changed hands. This is an interesting hotel. They sure are good at charging people but cannot afford someone at the front desk more than temporarily. After a short visit at the dam we looked at yesterday, we are now outside the New Year's Day closed Les Galeries Du Mont-Saint-Michel. In other words, no coffee and no shopping. The weather is again overcast and rainy. In addition, the wind blows.
12.10 The time has come to get up and walk away towards the bus stop. We'll hop on the same bus route as yesterday. It will be Flixbus that will take us out of Normandy and into Brittany. 12.30 We are in the bus which has just started, it is warm, comfortable and calm. The sunroof just opened. It is not good. 13.03 The sunroof slams. The wind wants to take it, but the sunroof resist. It is no longer warm and comfortable and rain blow in. We are almost alone on the bus so it is easy to change seats. 13.18 Today's bus trip is over. We are inside at the train station in Saint-Malo. It is a heavy rain outside. 13.45 It was windy on our stroll to the Aubade Hotel (http://www.aubade-hotel.com). We weren't allowed to check in but the luggage was left. It is check-in at 15.00. We are instead at the beach, Plage du Sillon. We are looking for somewhere to eat. We need lunch. 14.00 All we got is wind. The restaurants and cafes we found have had locked doors.
Aubade Hotel, Saint-Malo.
People have gathered at Plage du Sillon.
Chaussée du Sillon, Saint-Malo.
Warnings about the aggressive sea.
The heroes from World War I are remembered.
Presbytère Notre Dame des Grèves.
14.10 We are in between a church, Notre Dame des Grèves, and the monument to those who perished in the First World War. The hunt for real food goes on.
14.31 A bit away from where we stood for almost an hour then there is a scaffold. Creep under it and there's a door. It was a little difficult to open but out we made it. Now we have sat down and ordered lunch at the pizzeria L'Olivier (http://www.pizzeriasaintmalo.com). 15.28 Our room number continues to drop. At Aubade Hotel we will be staying in room 15. It will be a short stop in the room. In Christer's bed was something slightly orange, hook similar in soft plastic. It has Uriwave written on it. We believe that its mission is to spread a good scent in the bathroom. So why was it placed in the bed? 15.49 As soon as we figured out what we should see of the city core Intra-Muros and where we do it, we will head out again. 16.20 Right next to the city wall, we see small market stalls. There is a Christmas market (Marché de Noël) though Christmas has already been. Some of the locals are enjoying themselves at an ice skating rink. It is time to go Intra-Muros, that is to say, inside the walls. 16.48 There is more hustle and bustle inside the walls. We have seen open restaurants, a lot of people and an old church, the Cathédrale Saint-Vincent. We have also found a restaurant that could serve us dinner later tonight. We are having a bench break between the wall and the sea, a sea which soon will get a visit from the sun. 17.11 It is windy here. We will probably not remain here so for long.
Peter is having a pizza at L'Olivier.
A nice Mercedes was parked along Quai Duguay-Trouin.
The famous François-René de Chateaubriand was born here.
Christmas market outside Château De La Duchesse Anne.
Happy skaters in Saint-Malo.
Walking the city walls.
17.24 We are back at the small market stalls at the Christmas market. From one of them we have bought Vin Chaud, hot, spiced wine. The seller has a small horn-adorned helmet and fake braids. He might be a descendant of Asterix?
17.51 It was an exciting walk back to the hotel. It is high tide, strong wind and the sea hurls itself against the coast, the beach, and the wall/embankment against the sea. Sometimes it takes the sea water over everything. Then some poor pedestrians get wet. 18.47 On the TV, Christer has found a radio channel from the Channel Islands. They play music from the 80's, something we think is good. In addition, they report on the overdue boats and speed ferries to Jersey can be cancelled. This is bad, we are supposed to go with one of them. 18.50 The danger may be over. Christer has checked on the net. The ferry to Jersey seems to be going as it should. 19.15 We are getting fed up with the music from the eighties or are we getting hungry? Whatever the case is, we shall soon return outdoors. 20.01 I had problems to get inside the planned dinner restaurant, the Indian Le Penjab. I pushed the door too weak. Once inside, we were greeted welcome back at 21.00 when a table would be available. We didn't want to wait a whole hour. After a bit more wandering, we found the creperia/pizzeria/restaurant, Le Petit Malouin (http://www.lepetitmalouin.com). 20.50 We were served great pizzas on this last dinner in France. I finished with coffee all according to habit.
The sun is going down in Saint-Malo.
The New Year greeting is threatened by the waves.
The sea is aggressive today.
Peter is enjoying "Vin Chaud", hot wine.
Tonight´s dinner restaurant, Le Petit Malouin.
Le Petit Malouin - indoors.
21.34 On the way home from dinner it was much quieter along the beach promenade. It was less both people and waves. It might be connected to the transformation from flood to ebb.
21.48 We are at home again on the Aubade Hotel. We will, since we are travelling on quite late tomorrow, have a number of hours tomorrow to see what we missed of Saint-Malo. 23.05 Now we have read a little about what's to come, our next destination Jersey. It is one of the Channel Islands in any way are British but not a part of the United Kingdom. There are a number of such odd UK locations. They also have their own currency. Two years ago we were in Gibraltar, yet another one of these. 23.30 The last French night comes creeping. I firmly believe that I remembered to set and activate the alarm this time.
08.57 Aubade Hotel in Saint-Malo, Brittany has provided me with a good night's sleep in a narrow bed. I am tired of staying in small spaces. Now I want to have a larger room. We'll see if it will be fulfilled. We shall finish the journey on British soil and that country is not directly known for its spacious homes.
09.07 The radio program "Good morning Jersey" on the BBC Radio Jersey announces that the fast ferries between France and the island goes on as normal. Soon it will be lein, dijuni, or why not dijuniñ? 09.57 Now yet another hotel breakfast has ended. The expressions mentioned earlier, was a Breton for breakfast. Brittany has its own language which is closely related with the Celtic languages on the British isles. It is time to get things in order. 10.30 We have figured out what do on the remaining hours on French soil. Will it be done as planned? 11.00 The room and the breakfasts are paid for. We have left our luggage at the reception. Now we will check how long it takes to walk to the harbour and the ferry terminal. 11.22 It went smooth, to go to the harbour. A bit away, we see the ferry to/from Jersey. We will board it later in the afternoon. There is also a stone with the text of Saint Malo - Saint Pierre & Miquelon. The latter is a French group of islands to the east of Canada. Explorer Jacques Cartier, who went there and later to eastern Canada came from Saint-Malo. 11.43 We are walking around in the city centre within the walls and try to see what we didn't see yesterday. It could have been better weather today, but then again, it could have been worse. It is not that windy but the weather forecast warned about strong winds next coming days.
We found where the afternoon´s ferry depart from.
Monument about the connection between Saint-Malo and the French islands Saint Pierre & Miquelon.
We are walking through the core of Saint-Malo.
Santa Claus stays after the New Year too.
Café du coin d'en bas de la rue du bout de la ville d'en face du port (short name!).
Not much water at Plage du Sillon.
12.06 We have looked into shops that sell souvenirs and local delicacies, but we didn't purchase anything. We have also located a special cafe. It's called the Café du coin d'en bas de la rue du bout de la ville d'en face du port but is also called La Java Cafe (http://www.lajavacafe.com).
12.21 A coin-operated toilet gladly took care of my coins my coins. It was not as willing to let me in. It is time to leave the town inside the walls. Now it's off to a restaurant. 12.40 The sea has retracted. We are now standing on the damp sand, the beach at Le Plage du Sillon. We are looking to find somewhere to eat lunch. 13.09 The door of a coin-operated toilet was ajar and I took the opportunity to visit it. I have after all paid for a visit. After that there was the comeback at the pizzeria L'Olivier. It can maybe considered a little boring, but it is in all cases close to the hotel and the baggage. 13.54 Things are going according to schedule. We have, after a delicious lunch, recovered our baggage. It is now time to go back to the port and the ferry. 14.21 We have with ease made it to the terminal building Terminal Ferry du Naye. Now we just have to get inside of it and away from it. 14.32 Christer just removed a piece of walnut between the teeth with the help of a boarding card from Condor Ferries. How many people can say they done the same? We are booked on the ferry to Jersey. On the way to gate 2, I saw a Kånken backpack in the bosom of a woman. Now we are waiting for the bus to the ferry. I wasn't allowed to bring my trusty old backpack on board. It has been sent to the luggage area. Christer's bag was, however, considered, as hand luggage. Now I have to remember to pick up the backpack at the arrival.
Exercise on the beach.
This is what the beach looks like right now.
Saint-Malo from the beach.
We returned to L´Olivier.
Terminal du Naye.
Time to walk on board.
14.43 Behind me here in the waiting room sits a British couple who dined in the same restaurant as us last night. It sure is a small world.
14.55 The time has come for the bus shuttle service to take the passengers the short distance to the ferry from Condor Ferries (https://www.condorferries.co.uk). Next to me sits another Kånken owner. 15.03 So we are on board this craft. It went so-so to find our numbered seats. There are no cabins on these boats, only one armchair to sit in. Now I just have to set the watch. It shall be turned back for an hour. CHANGING TIME ZONE 15.22 There is fog over the English Channel. I have switched to British time. Jersey is getting closer and closer. We have to get rid of time and money, purchased some snacks.JERSEY
15.52 The speed ferry is about to park. It has reached Saint Helier, capital of Jersey. We are now in the Channel Islands, British islands in the English Channel. We are geographically much closer to France than the UK coast. The islands are, beside Jersey also Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, if we shall mention the larger populated islands. They include two Crown dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and some smaller islands. They are considered the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy and, although they are not part of the United Kingdom,the UK is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands. The Crown dependencies are not members of the Commonwealth of Nations or of the European Union. They have a total population of about 164,541, and the bailiwicks' capitals, Saint Helier and Saint Peter Port, have populations of 33,500 and 16,488, respectively. The total area of the islands is 198 km2. The two bailiwicks have been administered separately since the late 13th century. Each has its own independent laws, elections, and representative bodies (although in modern times, politicians from the islands' legislatures are in regular contact). Any institution common to both is the exception rather than the rule. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is divided into three jurisdictions – Guernsey, Alderney and Sark – each with its own legislature. The term "Channel Islands" began to be used around 1830, possibly first by the Royal Navy as a collective name for the islands. (Source: Wikipedia).
16.11 We followed the stream of people and were on the way to the car deck as an employee politely asked if we really had a car. We denied it and had to turn around and go the other way. It had been good with some clearer signage or information about where to get off. 16.18 My backpack has been picked from the carousel. Now it is up on my back again. It is time to go to our hotel here in Saint Helier. Will the room number continue to drop? 16.23 Now we know exactly where we are. The coordinates are 49 11' 00 N, 02 07' 00 W. It says so on a wall here in the port area. 16.58 We went back and forth on our walk. With the help of the "blaupunkt", Google Maps handy navigation mechanism, we eventually made it to the Mayfair Hotel (http://www.modernhotels.com). The room number is 103. 18.09 This is a great hotel here. It includes six tubes of instant coffee. Two, however, are decaffeinated coffee. In addition, we have a bathtub. We have had coffee and I have bathed. 18.59 We got to get moving again. We need to withdraw money. Then we'll spend some of these on food and drink.
Comfortable seats on the journey from Saint-Malo to Saint Helier.
We know exactly where we are.
Christer is having dinner at Indian Ocean restaurant.
Jersey has their own version of the pound.
19.49 The town stroll in the surrounding area rendered in varied success. It went well to withdraw the money. It was, however, Jersey pound, which the ATM spat out. The currency is only viable in the channel Islands. In addition, we found a small convenience store and bought something tasty for the evening. Now we are at the restaurant Indian Ocean (http://www.indianocean.je). Time for Indian food!
20.12 It is interesting to listen to what is said at the neighbouring tables. An elderly couple sit and update on the results from the ongoing football matches in England and converse extensively with the staff. At another table the discussion was about a for us unknown lady,"....very nice girl but I am worried about her skin, the sun is strong here!" 20.49 There was variation in what we eat. Indian food is really good. Next we'll figure out what we will do tomorrow. The weather might play an important role in what we do. There are reports about strong winds here on the island during the night. 22.25 We are enjoying our evening beers, Liberation Ale, brewed here on the Jersey. It doesn't have much taste of ale, in fact not much taste at all actually.
08.15 During the night, the Swedish junior national team in ice hockey has won the quarter finals in the world championships against Slovakia. Jersey has at the same time been hit by the Eleanor, the worst storm in several years. I have not noticed anything special. One explanation may be that our hotel is pretty nestled and protected between the other buildings. There were, however, some hearty gusts of wind when we would go to sleep yesterday evening.
08.51 Everything is now ready for breakfast. I have forgotten where it is served. We'll have to go out and find out. 09.38 It was easy to find to the spacious breakfast room. A wide variety has given us a great satisfaction. Some of the conversations and comments heard from other guests were, "Where's the tomato sauce?" and "Blue sky over the Jersey?" A lesson for us is that red juice is not always blood orange. Sometimes it is tomato. We are now in our cleaned room. They work fast here. 10.46 Out there is Saint Helier waiting for us, unfortunately, so does a lot of rain and strong winds. We should probably go out in any case. 11.08 A dove is walking around under the bench I'm sitting on. In the open space, Liberation Square, in front of me, it is a compass rose. It is wind, drizzle and sunshine in a mix. Liberation Square has got its name from the liberation of Jersey, May 9th 1945. The Germans managed to take over the Channel Islands, although they never managed to conquer United Kingdom as a nation. The 9th of May each year is celebrated as a local national holiday (Liberation Day) in both Jersey and Guernsey. 11.28 A visit to the town's small bus station, Liberation Station, has taught us that there is a shuttle bus to the airport once in fifteen minutes. We shall go with one of them tomorrow. Our plans to go around by bus on the island today do not feel right. Some roads are blocked by debris due to the storm, and in addition, we have no real plan of where we want to go. 11.48 Rain, winds and thirst for coffee has attracted/driven into us in the mall, Liberty Wharf and the coffee chain Costa Coffee.
Reeady for a new day on Jersey.
Mayfair Hotel.
Liberation Square, Saint Helier.
Christer with Elizabeth Castle in the background.
Lots of boats in Elizabeth Marina.
Guess which queen you can find in Victoria Park.
12.45 We are once again out in the fresh air. We are looking towards Elizabeth Castle. The castle is located on the tidal island, L'Islet in St Aubin's Bay. The construction started in the 1500s and has been used for hundreds of years to defend the harbour and the island. It is sturdy winds today. The strong winds make it hard to walk
13.01 It is time for more queen locations. I have a bench break in Victoria Park. Christer instead takes a wall break. Two joggers just passed in the wind. 13.17 It blows less in between the houses. We are on our way towards the more central parts of the urban core. Once again we are sitting on a small wall. We are in a park with a statue with the text of A DON (a 1806 1814. The park around us is the Parade Gardens and the statue depicts, Sir George Don. He was Jersey's governor 1806 to 1814. He had responsibility for defence against France during the French revolution and later during the Napoleon time. 13.59 Our walk and journey of discovery through the city centre continues. We have passed a pillar with a toad on top. Apparently the toads of Jersey are unique and in the past the islanders were called the "toads" by people from other islands because there were only the toads of Jersey. We have also seen the fountain, the Le Sueur Obelisk and the city market. Millenium Park is where we are right now. A slight but certain hunger has begun to appear in our bodies. 14.30 It doesn't go that well to find a restaurant. But we will find something, or? 15.02 Yet no success in the search for food. The restaurants we favour that has been found has been closed. Now, we are back at Liberation Square again. 16.02 Things are not going as expected. Are we picky, think slow or downright wrong? Certainly, there are cafes, but the supply of edibles and seating is small. Has the storm limited the supply of edibles to the island?
Street view in Saint Helier. The toad is watching the traffic.
You can name your company many things.
Central Market in Saint Helier.
We planned drinking coffee here but found no free seats.
A beautiful building in Saint Helier.
16.47 We just got tired of that seemingly aimlessly wander. A small shop got a visit from us. There we bought an afternoon meal in form of bread, juice and a little more. Now, we are in room 103 to enjoy this limited dish. It became a podium for Frida Hansdotter today, namely a third place, 2.11 seconds after Mikaela Shiffrin. It is, for those of you who do not understand what it is all about, the slalom in Zagreb, Croatia.
18.03 Sometimes it feels pretty good to not do so much. Such days comes over us sometimes, increasingly more often. 19.42 It felt good to don't do that much but now we have to do something. Unfortunately, it's raining again. Certainly, rain is good but it may not be good somewhere else than where we find ourselves. We have had bad luck with rain on a few New Year's trips now. Two years ago we were in southern Spain and that was no dry history. 20.29 The current weather, the rain was defied. Now it will be dinner at Max's Grill, a restaurant we had seen in earlier in the day and "saved" to the dinner. 20.37 It was big portions of meat at the Portuguese restaurant. The Portugal theme continued when we did some shopping after our meal. There were plenty of Portuguese products on the shelves. The guy behind the counter was counting the cashier for today. Now, the closest we'll check in to tomorrow's short flight to the neighbouring island of Guernsey. 23.32 Check-in went just fine. Now we have a boarding card in electronic form, in our mobiles. The alarm for wake-up is set. The time has come to go to sleep.
The portuguese opinion about meals.
We got lots of meat at Max Grill.
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