How to have a good holiday
1. The day before you leave, ensure your child is just sick enough so that you don't have to go to work, giving you time to pack.
2. Book flight at a decent time (9.30am) so you get almost a full nights sleep.
3. Book parking so you can easily transport yourself and your offspring to the airport
4. Arrive with plenty of time and smile politely when you are told the flight will be one and a half hours late.
5. Have brunch.
6. Ponder why if your flight is leaving at 11am, the information says boarding will be at 11.25am.
7. Send husband to do rounds of the duty-free with over-tired 1 year old.
8. Take 3 year old to try on expensive sunglasses for a laugh. Leave shop.
9. Take turns doing the rounds with over-tired 1 year old.
10. Spend hundreds of pounds in the duty free on unnecessary magazines, hairclips, books and sandwiches.
11. Hurrah! Go to the gate.
12. Practically hyperventilate with the tension of trying to keep bored, tired offspring in order.
13. Get on plane. Negotiate hard with 3 year old to get her out of the window seat so 1 year old can watch the planes, while 3 year old reads her magazine.
14. Note 1pm take off time.
15. Arrive in France. Wrestle for 36minutes with inexplicably complicated hired carseats.
16. Drive to Cahors. Stop in supermarket and spend 95 Euros on some bread, milk and pate to see you through until the next day.
17. Arrive in Lascombe, breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy 10 days of sunshine, fresh air, good food, lovely wine - and don't once hear the words 'can I watch telly'.
2. Book flight at a decent time (9.30am) so you get almost a full nights sleep.
3. Book parking so you can easily transport yourself and your offspring to the airport
4. Arrive with plenty of time and smile politely when you are told the flight will be one and a half hours late.
5. Have brunch.
6. Ponder why if your flight is leaving at 11am, the information says boarding will be at 11.25am.
7. Send husband to do rounds of the duty-free with over-tired 1 year old.
8. Take 3 year old to try on expensive sunglasses for a laugh. Leave shop.
9. Take turns doing the rounds with over-tired 1 year old.
10. Spend hundreds of pounds in the duty free on unnecessary magazines, hairclips, books and sandwiches.
11. Hurrah! Go to the gate.
12. Practically hyperventilate with the tension of trying to keep bored, tired offspring in order.
13. Get on plane. Negotiate hard with 3 year old to get her out of the window seat so 1 year old can watch the planes, while 3 year old reads her magazine.
14. Note 1pm take off time.
15. Arrive in France. Wrestle for 36minutes with inexplicably complicated hired carseats.
16. Drive to Cahors. Stop in supermarket and spend 95 Euros on some bread, milk and pate to see you through until the next day.
17. Arrive in Lascombe, breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy 10 days of sunshine, fresh air, good food, lovely wine - and don't once hear the words 'can I watch telly'.
posted by solveig at
8:07 pm
2 Comments:
I'm convinced I'll never be allowed on British Airways again after my youngest screamed for Daddy all the way on a 7 hour flight.
It wasn't my most glamorous trip I can tell you.
Bet that was a very long 7 hours you!
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