Jersey revisited...

I thought I was about 10 when I went to Jersey last, but checking, I was actually 16. Funny how memory plays tricks on you. I also knew how to check, because we flew back from Jersey on the day Corbiere won the Grand National, which was Saturday 9 April 1983. And I know that, because as we flew out, we flew over Corbiere Lighthouse...



...and we thought it was a coincidence so we backed the horse. And won.

Not much has changed on Jersey since then. Certainly the picture of the lighthouse could have been taken 23 years ago. I wouldn't be blogging it then, though.

What makes Jersey a good option for holidays?

Well...

1. the money is the same shape and size (apart from their curious adherence to the quaint pound note) and worth the same and things are a bit cheaper because there is no VAT;
2. the island is small and you can drive to its four corners in a morning...

3. Bergerac (whose face is the same shape as the island, apparently);
4. it has a range of German Occupation themed tourist attractions, which it wouldn't have if there had not been the German Occupation. I imagine they contribute to the island's economy to a fair degree. They include...

German Tunnels, Signage, Bunkers...



Guns, Swastikas and (eventually) Liberation Monuments.

5. Neolithic Past...

The first picture is Le Dolmen des Monts Grantez and the second is La Hougue Bie. La Hougue Bie is definitely worth a visit. Le Dolmen des Monts Grantez probably isn't. And you'll never find it anyway.

6. Quaint stuff

The Shell Garden (which is really someone's garden) and the Amphibious thing which brings you back from Elizabeth Castle when the tide has come in.

7. It's close to Guernsey
8. The Gerald Durrell Zoo (which is expensive and rubbish - don't go...)
9. It's the real seaside...

...so you can get a '99. Can't complain!

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Lots more photos on flickr...