Sunday, 14 February 2016

 Look at the size of that fish - Bay of Isalnds, one week before we left.




 Missing school - Victorian classroom at Blists Hill




 Made a small purchase at Blists' Hill lolly shop.


 Typical Victorian street (nothing here is a replica) at Blists Hill

Bonjour from Francais.

Our motorhome works - sort of. Having trouble with Ben, our satnav. Spent 7 hours tacking south down france yesterday, and only reached the top of Normandy. At this rate it will take us over a week to reach Spain.

Apart from Ben, everything has gone pretty much to plan. Spent a night each in London and Ludlow - will be back to each when the temperature gets above 5 degrees, and two nights in Telford getting a new gas system put in.

Enjoyed England a lot. The only sour note was Olga, the her commandant manning the boarding of trains at Paddington. Nearly had to leave Gretel behind because she had inadvertently disposed of her underground ticket (after using the underground), thinking the ticket from Paddington to Crewe would get her on the train. Some tense moments for a while (Annika, you would have loved the confrontation!).

Highlights have been Ludlow castle (built in 1086) and a half day spent at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford.


2 comments:

  1. Hi Tony and Gretel...Great to hear from you guys. Some tips:

    In Spain hopefully you won't need...I have a punctured tyre. Tengo un neumático pinchado.
    Where can I get a spare tyre? Donde puedo conseguir un neumático de repuesto ?
    But you might need...

    Who's there? ¿Quién es?
    What is your name? ¿Cómo te llamas?
    What is your mother's name? ¿Cómo se llama tu madre?
    What is your father's name? ¿Cómo se llama tu padre?
    How do you spell your name? ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?
    How are you? ¿Cómo está?
    Where are you from? ¿De dónde viene?
    Where do you live? ¿Dónde vives?
    Where were you born? ¿Dónde nació usted?
    How old are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes?
    Do you have brothers or sisters? ¿Tienes tú hermanos o hermanas?
    Do you have any pets (animals) at home? ¿Tiene usted mascotas en casa?
    How many people are in your family? ¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia?
    What is your telephone number? ¿Cuál es su número de teléfono?

    What time is it? ¿Qué hora es?
    What day is it today? ¿Qué día es hoy?
    What day was yesterday? ¿Qué día fue ayer?
    What day is tomorrow? ¿Qué día es mañana?
    What is the date? ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
    When do you eat lunch? ¿A qué hora comes tú el almuerzo?
    What's the weather like? ¿Qué tiempo hace?

    How many are there? ¿Cuánto hay?
    How much is that? ¿Cuánto cuesta eso? or ¿Cuánto es?
    What color is this? ¿Qué color es?
    What is your favorite color? ¿Cuál es tu color favorito?
    What is this? ¿Qué es esto?

    Do you have any questions? ¿Tiene algunas preguntas?
    Do you understand? ¿Entiende? or ¿Comprende?
    Can you repeat that, please? ¿Me lo repite, por favor?
    Do you speak English? ¿Hablas inglés?

    Where is it? ¿Dónde está?
    Where are you going? ¿Adónde va usted?
    Why is that? Y eso ¿por qué?
    Why not? ¿Por qué no?
    Whose is that? ¿De quién es eso?
    What would you like? ¿Qué desea?
    Can you help me please? ¿Puede usted ayudarme, por favor?
    Where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el ba

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