Published by Swiss James on 01 Aug 2007 at 07:01 pm
Cheese on toast
Santa Ponca, Mallorca
I’m back from sunny Spain where I had one of my best ever holidays.
Didn’t see a cloud in the bright blue sky the whole week I was there, ate some amazing Spanish food, and went on water slides where I squealed like an 11 year old girl (actually I went there with an 11 year old girl, and she didn’t squeal as much as me).
The holiday was my Mum and Dad’s idea, it was their 40th wedding anniversary and they wanted to go away instead of having a party. We went to an island called Mallorca, which is pretty much like a miniature England but with sun and fewer foreigners.
Brief highlights include; pushing my nieces and nephew in the pool about 30 times per day (because they pointed at every woman, man, and inanimate object saying “Is that your girlfriend?“), Mum dinking more booze in a week than I had in the whole of July (FACT), Sister baking herself at Gas Mark scorchio for 7 straight days then being thrown in the pool by the holiday reps, Brother-in-law turning out to be Yorkshire’s answer to Elvis Presley, using advanced psychology (”Ah go on, be a dare“) to get Sharon to go on the biggest, fastest water slide in the whole of Aqualand, and burning my shoulders so badly that I made a Pharmacist swear.
At Aqualand, a water park. Big brother up front, me at the back.
Anyone who is shocked by graphic images of shoulder blades that look like minced Chicken / Cheese on toast should not click the button below.
My shoulders
They’re much better now, thanks.
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That looks like absolute heaven – got back a couple of weeks ago from my brother’s wedding in Germany, which was a much needed break from Shanghai. Nice looking food…
What a wonderful life you have, packed with travels, family, food and fun. That water slide looks like it was exciting and well worth the sunburn.
Mate looks like you and your family had a great trip! Im looking forward to getting home aswell. Not long now til i leave Korea!! Oh and cheers for voting. I won the competition so expect a few beers on me when i make it to Shanghai!
Cheers
Peter
Looks like a good holiday James. Sorry I won’t catch you for the barn this weekend, but enjoy it and have a same trip back to China.
You get about don’tcha?
Lovely pics… ‘cept for that last one. And it’s bloody breakfast time.
Yeah, Europe is the perfect antidote to China. I was eating great tapas by the see in Mallorca last summer and I didn’t want to leave. That water slide looks mad. I am sure the camera is tilted for extra effect – it’s almost a vertical drop otherwise! And given you were a teetotaler all of July, I don’t think there are ants that have drunk less than you in July!
Let’s have a few when you get back to Shanghers to celebrate you being off the wagon!
Jebus, that looks steeper than the hell slide at Lightwater Valley.
Sharon took that photo, I was busy being terrified out of my wits- but I think it genuinely was as steep as it looks. No barriers at the side either, that place is an accident waiting to happen, you mark my words.
Neal- how can you miss a barn? How?