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Ok found a dog sitter so that is good.Hopefully Murph will be 100 % so I don’t worry about that. Now getting quotes for a transfer.
Welcome and thanks for sharing Jacek. Sorry you were disappointed. I’ll be there soon and will report back.It could be it was just a fluky week or not. I’ve been going for many years and though the resort has undergone change I have felt that most of the changes were for the better.Will be reporting here and maybe UP FB.
Petr: From Juan Mullin “I have a question for Panzita: I have been TC member since 2012. Since then I have used my weeks in Imbassai twice and RM 5 times. At my arrival at RM in the previous 4 times We were given 2 spa sessions and a tour. The last trip, november 2015, we were received by a new staff member called Youseff and he grave us only the two spa sessions. When I asked him for the tour he toldos me that there was no tour, that I had to choose between a tour or the two spa sessions. He did not know If it had changed because he was a new staff member.
The question is if there have been changes or If they have been mistaken giving me both benefits in the past.
Thx in avance!”Peter,
There is a request on FB to get feedback on the pros & cons of the TC. You are probably the most knowlegeable & balanced person to provide this when time.
Gracias.
Under 10 days.Uber does not take reservations so scratch that.It works great for my daughter in NY.
Murph is better. Still not sure what I am doing about him. I’d like to leave him home. I’ll see.
Wow Boatchick has tan lines on her birthday!! Brenda you have done amazing things with this site.You rock.
Last thing on my list I need to figure out who will take care of Murph.His caretaker moved away. I would like to leave him home if I can get caretakers.
Oh and I’m thinking of using Uber to the airport. My daughter uses that every day in NY.
I started packing and may have to bring a bigger suitcase this time as I have a few Christmas gifts and am bringing some toys down per an employee request. Murph is just moping around looking at me.He has been sick having eaten some laundry but seems more himself today thankfully.
Gorgeous weather here for December.
Resort markets to families http://www.palladiumhotelgroup.com/en/riviera-maya/grand-palladium-colonial-resort-spa/children/
Very kids friendly.I’ll get some pics but the menu above has chicken nuggets,pasta, (with or without sauce) pizza and many kid items.They go way above and beyond for kids.The Raggs breakfast on Wednesdays is amazing. I’ll get some pics of kids food.
Lokes: Last day in London (heading home today) https://www.facebook.com/groups/109354655764349/
Lokesin London, War Museum, Festival, Hyde Park
Took the tube to Imperial War Museum and saw the stuff we missed 2 years ago due to renovatins. Then stopped at Hyde Park Corner to attend a festival of Christmas which is free. We watched an outstanding German Band for a very long time in a covered Pavillion. LOTS OF OLDIES AND NEWER MUSIC TOO. FUN TO WATCH Mostly younger peple have so much fun. Lots of EinProsits as the festival is mostly “Bavarian”.
From London:Used our Oyster cards to take the tube Down town to Trafalgar and the Covent Garden. Looks like most of the Christmas services and caroling start next week so a little early. Fun anyway and good cider and Br Ale.
Very warm at 13 degrees and the tube, restaurants etc are baking. We have a very nice window that opens in our hotel room so ve cool for sleeping. The sun actually showed it’s face today so all is lovely.
In Europe our favorite TV was Big Bang Theory in German but now the British have a whole channel on quiz game shows so we can reacquaint our lack of smarts with our guesses.
Live from ZUrich: Through security with usual Louise incident . But all is well, must be her magnetism body. Everytime.
Difficult to say goodbye to so many good friends made in the last few days. Beautiful families and groups from Malaysia and Singapore. Some very nice Yanks and Aussies and one other Cn lady.
Looking forward to a relaxed pace in London. Germanic food is good but whoa a lot of pork. Zurich is a beautiful and very busy city but Sooooo oooo clean and neat.
We are well and slept pretty good last night at Mvinpik Hotel. Hotels for this trip have been superb!
From Louise:Wèather foggy so pics are not the best. On bus now, Swiss history lesson going on. Guide is great.
To Strasbourg yesterday which is in France, beautiful small city. Decorated to the max. Security everywhere. We were allowed in to country easily but all over city, guards with machine guns etc. We felt safe. Cars going in & out of old city searched. So our bus was parked a bit far out & we walked which is slow with some can’t go faster. Long day with local guide, then a tarte flambé & salad for lunch. Markets nice but all the same.
Then to a cute town of Colmar , another long walk with local guide. Group very tired , traffic heavy, short cut highway closed so had todo long route. Fog has slowed the coach down often. Found a cute very old pub & Mary Ann we had a lovely glass of Gewürztraminer with some pomme frites as lunch was worn off & will be a late dinner of duck. K had pasta! Packed bags,I managed to get some sleep last night. Sleeping pills have not helped me much.
Today thick fog. Jim we could not see the Rhine Falls due to fog, that’s how thick it is. We are on way to Zurich. Farewell dinner tonight, 5 min drive to the dinner so late night. We have to be at airport tomorrow at 7am. with our bags in order for security. Should be fun!!.some people have done so much shopping they need a second bag. Not me. Just a stirred mess in my bag! No time to organize.
We have a man on coach who missed the whole week with vertigo & have cancelled the last leg of their trip.his wife has handled it well. They took a train trip to meet us in Lake Titisee &. He is in board today. A trip from hell all the way from Australia.
Hope all is well at home
From Louise: In Lake Titisee . Awesome . View of lake. Hotels have been the best ever.Group is quite good. Met some great people we hang with mostly. One lady keeps us laughing. One young girl from California a single missed plane so missed first day. Late for departures so got tuned in but she still doesn’t get why she has to be on time.
The markets are beautiful but I made up my mind not to buy more Xmas decorations , have enough. Some have to buy another suitcase. Did not go on horse & carriage ride in Innsbruck, . Not as cold as thought so we have these great big fleece jackets to haul around. The Aussies are cold though.
Will walk about titisee today. Early start to Strasbourg & colmar tomorrow with a late night. Saturday to Zurich. Rain has stopped since yesterday. Only snow on Mts. Went up mt in Innsbruck on funicular, then a cable car. Played snowballs at top but view poor due to thick fog.
We must carry our passports at all times unlike other trips where we left them in safe. Guide had to take a longer route from Austria back into Germany as traffic going into Germany super slow. We sat a long time when leaving Germany into Austria & the security looked at our bus & waved us through. Guide was sure they would go through bus & check each person. We feel safe but then we do not venture out of the touristy areas or late at night .bus drops us off at door & picks us up at door in our evenings out. Guide stays with us at night during events or dinners. He is very good & checks on anyone not well etc.
Louise sent us more pics. Hofbrauhaus is a famous beer hall. Crowded. Christmas shoppers were out. Visited museum. Soup tureen similar to El Jardin!
It was very funny because some people were bothered by that (veal) and management had the menus re-written but “veal” still was used when it should have said beef.
I asked recently and was told it has not yet been relaxed in RM but probably will be in 2016. No long sleeves required. They do not allow tank type tops but do allow T shirt type shirts.
Safe travel Louise. Miss you guys. Have a great trip.
Tell K I hope to have a discussion at one of the Ps in Mexico during happier times!!
Blueskies Brenda sent us some exclusive pics. Let me know if you want a peek. Estimated completion 2017.
Great report! Thanks so much for sharing Brenda. It’s always fun to share our home away from home with newbies!
Orange “user friendly” is my speed. When Brenda joined us I gave her free reins as long as we are UF.
Jen, It will be great to finally bring your little guy to the P. Looking forward to hearing about that.
Comments:Lynn Shallenberger I do not have kids…but being a former preschool teacher..I noticed how the staff engage the kids and how they care for them at lunch buffets and when they are taking them around the resort….What I have observed, the staff are amazing…and seem well trained when handeling those ” little crisis moments” that kids can have… Staff seem very well trained and Know kids well… Great Job..
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Harriet Marels We found the kids club and all of its staff to be amazing too! Karla was particularly amazing!! She made my daughters day every day! They work extremely hard and have a great way of communicating to all nationalities! The shows they do in the evening after less than 1 hours rehearsal are fabulous too. Much love and respect for the team! ?
