A Family outing to Mont St Michel

Advantages: Free to get in (to main part)
Disadvantages: Difficult / No access for wheelchair/pushchair

...Mont St Michel in the Gulf of St-Malo off the coast of Normandy, France. The Benedictine monastery (founded 708 AD) was used as a prison from the time of the French Revolution (1789-1799) until 1863. I visited Mont St Michel on a day trip during a fmily holiday in June. I was with my husband and 2 children (age 2 and 4 months at the time). The day we went was overcast to the first view of the Monastry was not as spectaular as I'm sure it is on a fine day. We paid c5 Euros to park and then walked about 100yards to the entrance and then paid another 1 Euro to use the loo! It was heaving with people when we got there which was a bit scary with a toddler who wanted to run and explore and a pushchair to manouvre. The path were very narrow and cobblestone which was great to see as I love all things historical but it was very...

connie1910 22.08.2005 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Mt St Michel (France)

Le Mont Saint-Michel

Advantages: beautiful architecture and atmosphere
Disadvantages: why should it have any! well, kinda expensive to hang around

...on holiday to French Normandy and that Mt. St.-Michel would be one of our destinations and she showed me pictures from her previous trip to that place. I almost had a heart-attack when I saw I was going to lay my feet on the dreamt ground! Ok, let me be a little more factual now. Location and accessibility Le Mont Saint Michel is situated in Normandy, France, in the bay of St. Malo. We went there from Granville by car, which is probably the best as you can park right by the coast. Don't forget to check the high tide information though, because as the tide comes in, the only land access goes under water! I was surprised to find out that in that part of French seaside the difference of low and high tide could easily be even more than 10m! Walking up the hill to the abbey is quite a walk, so make sure you wear good shoes and have...

jeaniecz 09.07.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Abbaye du Mont Saint Michel, Mont-St-Michel, Basse-Normandie, Normandy

ST Tropez Autobronzant

Advantages: Nice even colour, can see where it has been applied already
Disadvantages: Messy and expensive

...*Introduction* The St Tropez autobronzant is a thick lotion which you apply on your face and body, and then leave to absorb for 4 hours before washing off to reveal your tan. It promises to be 'non-greasy' and 'quick drying' with a 'relaxing aromatic scent'. It comes in one shade only, but you can reapply two nights in a row to deepen the tan. I have really pale skin that doesn't tan at all naturally, so I have to be careful what fake tan I use as I can be left with orange coloured skin! *Packaging and Price* The packaging is quite simple and whereas most fake tanning products come in a brown or orange bottle, it is distinctive as it comes in a white bottle with black writing. When buying, look carefully at the bottle to check you have the right product though as the St Tropez body polish comes in a very similar bottle...

CezaWeza 10.04.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of St. Tropez Self Tan Lotion

Michel Thomas, the god of language teaching

Advantages: Suitable for all learners
Disadvantages: Limited range of languages

...As a graduate in Modern Languages and Linguistics, I am always interested in revolutionary techniques of learning languages. Recently I came across a series of language courses by Michel Thomas, and was very impressed. I mainly studied French and German at university, but have always wanted to learn some Italian, so thought I'd buy the 2 hour introductory course in it. I wasn't disappointed. BASICS Courses come in two main formats: the full 8 hour course or just the first 2 hours of the full course. The two hour course consists of 2 CDs (or cassettes) and the eight hour courses consists of 8 CDs (or cassettes). Courses are available in French, German, Spanish and Italian, and are specifically designed for those with and without prior language experience. The courses will not make you "fluent" (this takes years!), but will certainly...

rowei 27.03.2003 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Michel Thomas French CDs

Jean Michel Jarre - AERO

Advantages: 5.1 surround sound, Jarre at his absolute best.
Disadvantages: None, even if you own the original tracks.

...This is a review of the truly superb CD and DVD of Jean Michel Jarres 'Aero' which will be in split into 2 parts on this same page... i will start with the CD, then the DVD. Firstly i would like to offer a little background to the great man and his featured recordings as i find this relevant in order to help anyone who is unfamiliar with JMJ appreciate and understand this specific recording a little better. Jean Michel Jarre (JMJ) was born on the 24th August 1948 in Lyon, France. His father (Maurice Jarre) was a very talented composer himself who helped write music themes for 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Dr Zhivago' to name but two. JMJ is in the Guiness book of records several times but perhaps most notably for his live Paris show where he performed to close to 2 million people at the Arche de la Défense, he is clearly no...

Rabid 08.02.2005 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Aero (+DVD) - Jean Michel Jarre

Meet me in St Louis

Advantages: Magnificent skyline. Lots to do and see. Wonderful music heritage.
Disadvantages: A number of attractions not wheelchair accessible

...We first approached St Louis at twilight and were immediately charmed by the unusual skylight dominated by The Gateway Arch which was bathed in a warm amber glow. We had driven down from Chicago along Route 66 and were pretty tired so we has little time or energy to explore ? St Louis would have to wait until daylight. ~~What?s in a name~~ First faux-pas of our trip! My pronunciation of St Louis was as in the title of the Judy Garland film and song. Wrong! A local born and bred in St Louis soon corrected me. The English pronunciation is lu-is. Lu-ee is the French pronunciation little used within the city. St Louis is named after King Louis IX of France ? the only French king that was made into a saint. The city was founded by French explorers, Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673. Saint Louis is often known as the Gateway City...

MAFARRIMOND 11.06.2009 (18.06.2009) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of St. Louis

One of the most enchanting places in Europe

Advantages: Great views, amazing architecture
Disadvantages: None

...As the weekend just gone is my only full weekend of this month we decided to make the most of it. After our booze cruise to France last Sunday I though that I?d love to see a bit more of France, we drove over and hopped on a ferry, the cost of this was £102 for the weekend, we then drove down to Paris, looked at the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. These were lovely to see but not as spectacular as Mont St. Michel. On our second day in France we decided to get out of Paris - after a rather nerve wracking drive through the Arc de Triomphe! This was a bit like the wacky races and something I wouldn?t recommend! Mont St Michel is located on the north west coast of France, about 3 hours drive from Paris in the gulf of St. Malo. We were staying in St Lo overnight and we saw a leaflet on the Mount and the receptionist in the hotel...

Redhead 01.07.2002 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Mt St Michel (France)

A St Tropez Tan

Advantages: Excellent colour, easy to see where applying as it is coloured
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...This product has got to be one of the most convincing fake tans I have ever found. Last year, being a very pale shade with the task of being a bridesmaid for one of my mates, I decided that I didn't want my pale skin to clash with the pale dress I had to wear!! So off to a salon to have the St Tropez professional tanning treatment. I was amazed! I emerged from the salon with a decent tan (as it is coloured you can see the effects immediately). The tan developed and I was left looking as though I had been on holiday. It lasted for nearly 2 weeks. A real confidence boost for the vain people amongst us!! After seeing how the professionals do it, I now do it myself!!! It is much better to mix half and half with moisturiser. If you go wrong you just apply another thin coat. You wash the excess off about 4-5 hours later and you...

moose 07.12.2000 (18.12.2000) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of St. Tropez Self Tan Lotion

The Niagra of St Vincent

Advantages: Very picturesque, nice plunge pool to swim in, plenty of diving in points
Disadvantages: Not as big or impressive as I was expecting

...The Falls of Baleine are located on the North West side of St Vincent and can only be reached by boat, therefore for tourists that don?t know anyone on the island the only way to get there is to go on an organised tour. A lack of tourists on the island will mean that getting a tour is not as easy as it is in other holiday destinations, where you are touted everywhere. In St Vincent it is the tourist that has to do all the hard work and actively seek out excursions because the tour operators/locals will not come to you. Whilst you will pay for the boat trip to the falls, entry is absolutely free and other than any other tourists that may be present you will be on your own. We managed to catch a boat from India Bay and the trip to the falls took around thirty five minutes. Given the size of St Vincent the trip to the falls will be...

yackers1 09.12.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of Falls of Baleine, St. Vincent

St Annes NOT Lytham

Advantages: lovely
Disadvantages: rubbish when it rains

...Before I start there is one thing I need to get straight Lytham and St Annes are two different places with 2 different town centres and I am reviewing St Annes and not Lytham. (ok it is now a single borough but the people that live in these places see them as separate towns) If you put either St Annes or Lytham into google etc you will get information on both Lytham and St Annes The full name is St Annes-On-the-Sea which is shortened to St Annes . A Bit of History Colonal Clifton the squire of Lytham wanted to develop the area known as 'West End' (That part is now St Annes) All there was in 1870 was Dunes, a railway from Blackpool to Lytham and some farms and cottages that paid rent to the Clifton's. They had seen the good of Lytham as a resort so saw the dunes as somewhere they...

rojm 23.08.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of Lytham St Annes