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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Spargo » Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:42 pm

Corona Man wrote:
Spargo wrote:Heading to Perth Friday for the footy.
#bindilemma

Ok so a short list is needed for Pirate & Spargo's bins.

1. MT_79
2. Ann Moran
3. Dutchy
4. Jim

Any other nominations?


Jim - wrong side of town
Anne - coming to Perth
Dutchy - lives close-ish
MT - all but drives past most days...
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby whufc » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:16 pm

Finally sorted out having my children come on holiday with me after much discussion with the ex.

Booked our major flights last night for in April next year

Going to take all 3 children 11,8,1 (crazy I know)

Will land in Paris hire a car and spend a couple of weeks driving around Europe in particular stops, Paris, Leiuge, Luxembourg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Bruges, Dunkirk

Then taking the Chunnel to London for 4 days and some EPL. Then over to Belfast to spend two weeks with the in laws family.

Excited is an understatement
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:29 pm

whufc wrote:Finally sorted out having my children come on holiday with me after much discussion with the ex.

Booked our major flights last night for in April next year

Going to take all 3 children 11,8,1 (crazy I know)

Will land in Paris hire a car and spend a couple of weeks driving around Europe in particular stops, Paris, Leiuge, Luxembourg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Bruges, Dunkirk

Then taking the Chunnel to London for 4 days and some EPL. Then over to Belfast to spend two weeks with the in laws family.

Excited is an understatement

Sounds awesome and a great area to drive at your own pace. I would highly recommend not hiring a car until you are ready to leave Paris. Can be an absolute pig of a place to drive and parking fees are horrendous. Paris has a great metro system that is cheap and will get you everywhere you need to go. Very easy City to walk around aswell. It’s a little pricey but the kids would love Euro Disneyland.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby whufc » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:36 pm

Jim05 wrote:
whufc wrote:Finally sorted out having my children come on holiday with me after much discussion with the ex.

Booked our major flights last night for in April next year

Going to take all 3 children 11,8,1 (crazy I know)

Will land in Paris hire a car and spend a couple of weeks driving around Europe in particular stops, Paris, Leiuge, Luxembourg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Bruges, Dunkirk

Then taking the Chunnel to London for 4 days and some EPL. Then over to Belfast to spend two weeks with the in laws family.

Excited is an understatement

Sounds awesome and a great area to drive at your own pace. I would highly recommend not hiring a car until you are ready to leave Paris. Can be an absolute pig of a place to drive and parking fees are horrendous. Paris has a great metro system that is cheap and will get you everywhere you need to go. Very easy City to walk around aswell. It’s a little pricey but the kids would love Euro Disneyland.


Real good point

We are thinking about that because we couldn’t imagine driving after the long haul flight.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:46 pm

whufc wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
whufc wrote:Finally sorted out having my children come on holiday with me after much discussion with the ex.

Booked our major flights last night for in April next year

Going to take all 3 children 11,8,1 (crazy I know)

Will land in Paris hire a car and spend a couple of weeks driving around Europe in particular stops, Paris, Leiuge, Luxembourg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Bruges, Dunkirk

Then taking the Chunnel to London for 4 days and some EPL. Then over to Belfast to spend two weeks with the in laws family.

Excited is an understatement

Sounds awesome and a great area to drive at your own pace. I would highly recommend not hiring a car until you are ready to leave Paris. Can be an absolute pig of a place to drive and parking fees are horrendous. Paris has a great metro system that is cheap and will get you everywhere you need to go. Very easy City to walk around aswell. It’s a little pricey but the kids would love Euro Disneyland.


Real good point

We are thinking about that because we couldn’t imagine driving after the long haul flight.

You will be tired and drained after the flight and some people take awhile to adjust to L/H drive vehicles. Depending on the time you arrive it could be gridlock from the airport to the city. Most hotels will charge between €20-40 per night parking fee and the fees in the street are quite high (if you can even find a park)
I wouldn’t bother with a car in Paris TBH. Grab a cab from the airport and head to your hotel to freshen up. Most hotels are well located and it’s always good to have a bit of a wander and get your bearings. You are never more than about 500m from a metro station in Paris and it’s very cheap and efficient.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Pag » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:19 pm

Jim05 wrote:
whufc wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
whufc wrote:Finally sorted out having my children come on holiday with me after much discussion with the ex.

Booked our major flights last night for in April next year

Going to take all 3 children 11,8,1 (crazy I know)

Will land in Paris hire a car and spend a couple of weeks driving around Europe in particular stops, Paris, Leiuge, Luxembourg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Bruges, Dunkirk

Then taking the Chunnel to London for 4 days and some EPL. Then over to Belfast to spend two weeks with the in laws family.

Excited is an understatement

Sounds awesome and a great area to drive at your own pace. I would highly recommend not hiring a car until you are ready to leave Paris. Can be an absolute pig of a place to drive and parking fees are horrendous. Paris has a great metro system that is cheap and will get you everywhere you need to go. Very easy City to walk around aswell. It’s a little pricey but the kids would love Euro Disneyland.


Real good point

We are thinking about that because we couldn’t imagine driving after the long haul flight.

You will be tired and drained after the flight and some people take awhile to adjust to L/H drive vehicles. Depending on the time you arrive it could be gridlock from the airport to the city. Most hotels will charge between €20-40 per night parking fee and the fees in the street are quite high (if you can even find a park)
I wouldn’t bother with a car in Paris TBH. Grab a cab from the airport and head to your hotel to freshen up. Most hotels are well located and it’s always good to have a bit of a wander and get your bearings. You are never more than about 500m from a metro station in Paris and it’s very cheap and efficient.

Agree with Jim. Paris metro is easy, convenient and adds to the experience.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby woodublieve12 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:30 pm

Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby whufc » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:48 pm

Sold, no car in Paris!
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby amber_fluid » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:50 pm

Spargo wrote:
Corona Man wrote:
Spargo wrote:Heading to Perth Friday for the footy.
#bindilemma

Ok so a short list is needed for Pirate & Spargo's bins.

1. MT_79
2. Ann Moran
3. Dutchy
4. Jim

Any other nominations?


Jim - wrong side of town
Anne - coming to Perth
Dutchy - lives close-ish
MT - all but drives past most days...


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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Corona Man » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:04 pm

amber_fluid wrote:
Spargo wrote:
Corona Man wrote:
Spargo wrote:Heading to Perth Friday for the footy.
#bindilemma

Ok so a short list is needed for Pirate & Spargo's bins.

1. MT_79
2. Ann Moran
3. Dutchy
4. Jim

Any other nominations?


Jim - wrong side of town
Anne - coming to Perth
Dutchy - lives close-ish
MT - all but drives past most days...


Leave me the key to the beer fridge and I might do it! :lol:


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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby DOC » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:07 pm

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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:14 pm

Corona Man wrote:
You will need to fertilize the Azaleas too.

I think Spargo is actually going to have to grow some azalea's.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Pag » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:21 pm

whufc wrote:Sold, no car in Paris!

Do the same in London mate. The tube gets you everywhere (including to/from PL stadiums).
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby RB » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:22 pm

woodublieve12 wrote:Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though


Generally you wouldn't experience much jetlag going to Europe. It's on the way back it'll do things to them.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:29 pm

RB wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though


Generally you wouldn't experience much jetlag going to Europe. It's on the way back it'll do things to them.

Yep, just depends if they sleep on the plane and how long any stop overs are.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby woodublieve12 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:30 pm

RB wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though


Generally you wouldn't experience much jetlag going to Europe. It's on the way back it'll do things to them.


Well, my kids did... 4 and 2... Over there and when we got home... Wasn't til about the 10th night of our trip that they started to be somewhat normal
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby woodublieve12 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:31 pm

Jim05 wrote:
RB wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though


Generally you wouldn't experience much jetlag going to Europe. It's on the way back it'll do things to them.

Yep, just depends if they sleep on the plane and how long any stop overs are.



that makes sense, we had a couple of days in Dubai on the way over
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:42 pm

woodublieve12 wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
RB wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Your kids will take (especially your youngest) 5-10 days to adjust to the jet lag...

Sounds like an awesome trip though


Generally you wouldn't experience much jetlag going to Europe. It's on the way back it'll do things to them.

Yep, just depends if they sleep on the plane and how long any stop overs are.



that makes sense, we had a couple of days in Dubai on the way over

Everyone is different but you generally should get it worse on the way back from Europe. Kids do feel it a lot more though.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby whufc » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:45 pm

I guess ive been lucky but ive never really struggled with jetlag.

Only occasion I did funnily enough was after landing in LA, left the airport, spent the whole day out and about and then went to the Lakers Season opener that night.

It was the one where Dwight Howard was playing for Houston Rockets in his first game against the Lakers after leaving them.

Had a 1l beer at half time and then fell to sleep in my seat with 2 minutes to go and the Lakers down by 20 odd.
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Re: Things that you are looking forward to

Postby Dutchy » Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:33 pm

Spargo wrote:
Corona Man wrote:
Spargo wrote:Heading to Perth Friday for the footy.
#bindilemma

Ok so a short list is needed for Pirate & Spargo's bins.

1. MT_79
2. Ann Moran
3. Dutchy
4. Jim

Any other nominations?


Jim - wrong side of town
Anne - coming to Perth
Dutchy - lives close-ish
MT - all but drives past most days...


Just fly the right flag so I can find your place :lol:

I don't understand the whole bin joke thing, must have missed that thread at some stage.
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