We just returned from our holiday in France. It was a mammoth journey from our home in the North East England, through the Channel tunnel, and on to Courseulles sur Mer in Lower Normandy.
We had a brilliant time with my parents, and my brother and sister-in-law. The town is gorgeous and there’s quite a lot going on there. We enjoyed our visit to Juno Beach Centre, and we were lucky to have been in town when the Fête de la Mer was on.
Our apartment was a really nice size, with three bedrooms and a large, light living area. Plenty of room for a hilarious game of catch with Uncle Mike!
The kitchen was well equipped, and my mum rose to the challenge of cooking traditional Normandy recipes at most meals. We enjoyed Pork Normandy, and chicken cooked in cider.
Desserts were traditional, too, and this delicious apple pie with almond custardy stuff inside was a brilliant way to round off a meal!
Of course, we had moules frîtes, and plenty of stinky cheese! I loved the merguez sausages, too. We were in the Calvados region, so we did try a little, but preferred the very tasty varieties of cider. Naturally we ‘sampled’ a fair amount of wine, too. Well, it would be rude not to, in France!
Every morning my dad trekked out to the boulangerie for fresh baguettes and croissants, pain aux raisin and brioche. At the beginning of the holiday the list was short and simple (croissants for all), and got longer as the week went on as we realised what else the place had to offer!
Of course all these amazing meals leave dirty dishes. We were sent a lovely bundle of Finish products before our trip (before we set off, we used the dishwasher cleaner so we didn’t come back to any nasty pongs in the machine – genius, I tell you!) and the apartment fortunately had a dishwasher. No arguments over who will wash, who will wipe! I’ll bet my parents were happy we didn’t have a replay of our childhood tussle between my brother and I!
Where was the last place you visited on holiday?
great give away. I really like the Finish products.
Our last holiday was in gorgeous Co Donegal. Some of the best beaches I’ve been to.
I love that my dishwasher is really simple to use! It’s great just having to load it up, pop in a tablet and push a button after a hard day’s cooking!
We went to butlins the mine head one it was great fun now my daughter is getting older all 3 kids love it for different reasons
just a weekend in blackpool
we last went to the south of France and had a really lovely time despite the unpredictable weather. it appears summer decided to FINISH early everywhere this yr!!! As I kove a cleaning product and my 5 yr old is lime obcesssed I’d love to win this prize thanks.
Camping near Swanage, although off to Reading Festival in a couple of days!
We went to Ibiza. It was waaay too hot. Think we will be staying in the UK in future.
a weekend at center parcs
Last holiday was a week in Somerset with almost the whole family. Amazing time!
We are off to Normandy on our travels, the food looks amazing 🙂
We went to Lanzarote in Feb when I was 28 weeks pregnant, our last child free holiday 🙂
turkey it was amazing
Spain!
My last holiday was to Crete and it was fabulous, thanks
We are yet to have our very 1st family holiday my daughter and I, only to Blackpool but we are sooooo excited!!!!
Our last holiday was wonderful Turkey our 17-47 holiday!
New York, New York!
Love my new dishwasher, no more rows at the sink, who does what!.
Just got back from Florida – boy was it hot!
Motorcycle tour to Holland and Germany
My last holiday was to Majorca, fantastic time!
Went to Spain in June, it seems to have rained in the UK ever since just to punish us, lol
Spain to visit family xx
Last holiday was at the Lake District!
The last holiday i went on was to Devon.
We had a few nights in Yorkshire earlier this month – does that count?!?! Apart from that we camped on the Isle of Man last summer – where our youngest daughter was conceived – eventful trip!!
We went to Tenerife with my parents & sister.
I haven’t been on holiday for years because I can’t afford it 🙁
Dorset and Devon were lovely, nice weather and pretty scenery!
a weekend in Aberystwyth and an added bonus was the weather was warm and sunny
Last went to Norfolk, it was lovely!
scotland
we went to littlesea in weymouth
We last went on holiday to Whitby
We always go to Iceland
I last went to Porto for a long weekend.
I took the kids camping for the first time. We didn’t go far, just 30 mins away from home to a local country world with petting animals and rides and things, great to introduce kids to camping with, and didn’t need to pop home for anything which was a bonus! We’d like to try camping in France next year.
Our main holiday this year was Cyprus, but we have had a weekend in Scarborough earlier this month
We went to Scotland.
We went to Disneyland Paris
My last holiday was in the USA travelling from Key West to New York by air, road and train.
We were lucky enough, after a lot of scrimping and saving, to go to San Francisco!
I went to London last year for the weekend. 🙂
Visited my son in the USA
Ghent for long weekend. Love Finish products only ones that do the job properly
Normandy a couple of weeks ago
Rhodes in Greece.
Ohh wow…. Pontins as a child, I’m sad to say!
Isle of white in June we are going back in October it was so nice beautiful part of GB xxx
London for my Mum’s 50th x
Isle of bute Scotland for my wee sis birthday
The little village of Hungerford
london!
I’m writing this from our holiday in France. (they got wifi – yay!)
we went to wales for a week
Cornwall – Perrenporth
Italy
We went to Padstow in Cornwall. We go down to the west country every year & are now seriously considering moving there before the kids are old enough to start school. Exciting times!
Looks like you had a wonderful holiday! Our last holiday was to New York for a real foodie adventure too. 🙂
We went to sunny Cornwall x
I went to Orlando, Florida!
Marrakech 🙂 it was gorgeous, though it was in March, so a long time gone, or so it seems!!
Spain
We went To Wales
Our last holiday was Disneyland Paris
I went to Venice and Milan ! 🙂
We went to Southampton to visit family.
My holiday isn;t until November, i’m going to NYC
The Lake District.
We went camping in North Devon in July
Last holiday I went on was to Ireland
Eurodisney and it was the best holiday ever
We went to Scotland for a week in July then have got back today from a bank holiday weekend camping 🙂
We came back from the gower on Sunday
Not enterting the competition but just wanted to say that the food sounds devine! And who doesn’t love a great boulangerie? We were in Paris back in June.
Yes, my mum did us proud! Ooh, where did you stay in Paris? Did you write about it?
What a wonderful way of spending time in Normandy, with all this amazing homemade food and the wine <3
I am hungry now, and need to prepare something for dinner!
Thank you for joining #MondayEscapes
We went to Woodfarm Barns in Ipswich in February 🙂
My parents’ timeshare at Kinloch Rannoch with my daughter and my gran too.
We last went to Ilfracombe in Devon – we got so lucky with the weather, it was gorgeous! Meant we ate some fab pub meals outside in the sun 🙂
We (family of 4 and by brother and his 2 children) went to Gran Canaria in August – it rained a little on the first day, but much to my children’s amusement my husband and I carried on sunbathing!!
My last holiday was in the Isle of Wight but I am going to Paris at the end of the month 🙂
My last holiday was to Thetford Forest. x
Devon near Exeter. Love it!
We went to Skegness, Butlins.
The New Forest
We went on a mediterranean cruise in february.
We went to Devon and Cornwall with my parents
We drove to France so my children could see their grandparents, they hadn’t seen them for over 12 months so it was fabulous but also a little emotional
We went to Butlins on a family holiday
we went to centreparks
Scotland
Of course … this gorgeous food is one of the reasons we moved to Normandy 🙂 #MondayEscapes
We went to North Devon.
I went to Porec in Croatia
The last place we went was France in August.
We went to Scotland followed by Wales
We went to Poole in Dorset to visit family
woolacombe bay holiday
I think it was tenby
We went to ilfracombe, Devon it was our first family holiday and was perfect
I went to Weymouth, Dorset. Love it there.
We went to the Isle of Wight 🙂
We went to Normandy (the lovely Normandy with its amazing cider).
We went to the New Forest
I went to Lanzarote in June 🙂
We went to Swanage last weekend for a few days
Kessinland Beach which is in Suffolk
I went to Manchester and London for a few days
We went to Torquay and it was lovely!
We went to Weston Super Mare on our last holiday
Wales
our back yard
Tipperary, Ireland
Pembrokeshire – really enjoyed it
we havent been on holiday for about 3 years 🙁
Ireland for my nieces Bday
new york
Newquay, Cornwall
We went down to London to visit family. Thats as good as it got this year, i had just had a baby so we didnt want to travel far ☺
We went to Portugal, it had gorgeous beaches, fantastic weather, lovely people and awesome food, will be going back for sure next year
Lanzarote
We went to orlando, florida
Our last holiday was fuengirola in Spain. First time visiting Spain and I have to say I wasn’t keen to go. I always thought of Spain as a party place full of drunk teenagers and loud bars. I was soooooo wrong. It was beautiful and the food was amazing. Will definitely go back.
Went to Poland with children to visit grandparents .
Went to Devon with the kids – lovely and relaxing
Sounds like you had a great holiday, we went to Orkney & North Coast of Scotland – some amazing beaches.
We visited to Norfolk, took a Seal watching trip at Blakeney and enjoyed fish and chips in Cromer by the sea : )
Glasgow for my honeymoon 😀