Post by beardyman on Oct 21, 2009 17:59:58 GMT
as many of you know, my summer holiday got bolloxed by the clutch falling off my shiny new car and my having to drive back from the south of france in a 'norty word'ing corsa! i thought i would console my self with a nice autumn break - 2 nights in venice and a weeks cruise round the aegean. just what the doctor ordered.
duly arrived in venice, what a beautiful city, but jesus h christ on a bicycle it takes expensive to new and unexplored heights! i've stayed in some of the world's best known hotels - the savoy, raffles, the monastario, but in none of them have i paid £8 for a cup of ordinary 'norty word'ing coffee. i did in san marco's! the first night wandered out the hotel to a local restaurant. nothing flash very ordinary. menu looked ok, didn't really look at the prices, big mistake! a beer and a glass of wine perusing the menu, a bottle of bianci della casa and a bottle of water for during the meal, 2 very ordinary courses and coffee. the sort of meal that in france would set you back maybe 50 euros for two people. in venice...........................278 'norty word'ing euros!
ah well onto the cruise should be no surprises there..........wrong. i'd booked with a line called msc, they reckon it stands for mediteranean shipping company. liars! i reckon it stands for miserly sicillian 'very norty word's! i must have booked on the ryanair of cruise lines without the cheap fares. these bastards charged for everything. i'm surprised they didn't count the number of sheets of bog roll i used to wipe my arse and charge accordingly!
mind you, i did get one thing free from the bastards........a rip roaring throat infection!
a final question. i flew swiss airlines via zurich. the swiss are only famous for making two things, triangular chocolate and clocks. so why is it the the national airline of a country that makes clocks can't get anywhere on time? all 4 of my flights were late!
duly arrived in venice, what a beautiful city, but jesus h christ on a bicycle it takes expensive to new and unexplored heights! i've stayed in some of the world's best known hotels - the savoy, raffles, the monastario, but in none of them have i paid £8 for a cup of ordinary 'norty word'ing coffee. i did in san marco's! the first night wandered out the hotel to a local restaurant. nothing flash very ordinary. menu looked ok, didn't really look at the prices, big mistake! a beer and a glass of wine perusing the menu, a bottle of bianci della casa and a bottle of water for during the meal, 2 very ordinary courses and coffee. the sort of meal that in france would set you back maybe 50 euros for two people. in venice...........................278 'norty word'ing euros!
ah well onto the cruise should be no surprises there..........wrong. i'd booked with a line called msc, they reckon it stands for mediteranean shipping company. liars! i reckon it stands for miserly sicillian 'very norty word's! i must have booked on the ryanair of cruise lines without the cheap fares. these bastards charged for everything. i'm surprised they didn't count the number of sheets of bog roll i used to wipe my arse and charge accordingly!
mind you, i did get one thing free from the bastards........a rip roaring throat infection!
a final question. i flew swiss airlines via zurich. the swiss are only famous for making two things, triangular chocolate and clocks. so why is it the the national airline of a country that makes clocks can't get anywhere on time? all 4 of my flights were late!
