Jun
30
Well I’ve just got back from holiday and I thought I’d better write down my thoughts while I can still remember. Just to describe the scene there were 13 of us in the same hotel split between 5 ground floor hotel rooms, my room was about 10m from the 24 hour bar and one of the loudest speakers ever was attached to the outside of the very thin walls. I was woken early on on a morning by either the TV, a film or more often than not some crap music.
Day One – Wed
Arrive early Wednesday morning, since I was so tired I went straight to bed for some well earned sleep. Wake up at around eleven in the morning and go out to catch a few rays by the pool, drink some beers and generally relax.
In the evening we went for a meal which was crap, it was supposed to be chicken fajitas, but was actually chicken and onion in a wrap. Disappointing. We returned to the hotel and went out for the evening at 20.00, we were wearing out specially customised holiday t-shirts and realised that Martin looked like PC Dave Quinon. Made the mistake of drinking rounds with Taylor, Keith and Marty. Woke up the following day having been carried back to the hotel.
Day Two – Thur
Did very little today, a bit of sunbathing a walk to the beach and a few beers. Took it very easy in the night time as I was suffering. Left early and went to McDonald’s.
Day Three – Fri
Can’t really remember much of what happened today but I suspect it went along the lines of get woken up by the loud sound system at the bar, sit in the sun, play some pool, check my e-mails, drink beer, eat some food, maybe go for a walk and then get pissed.
Day Four – Sat
More of the same.
Day Five – Sun
The day followed the usual pattern get up, sit in the sun for a bit, drink some beer, in the afternoon I went for a walk looking for the famous ‘Mr Sandwich’ found it eventually but in the end got some chips. In the evening there was a barbecue at the hotel then we went out and got blitzed.
Day Six – Mon
After some good quality sun bathing during the day I was slightly red by the evening. Went for a curry with a few of the others. It was rubbish, small portions, overpriced. I could have made better and probably have.
Our last night on the beer, did my best to last the night but failed, left early yet again but this time went to ‘The Blue Dolphin’ for the famous sausage, chips and curry sauce. It was very nice. Discovered a new route to the hotel which avoided a lot of the PRs we’d been putting up with all week.
Day Seven – Tue
Today was our final day, I got up quite early and did my final sunbathing before going for my last wander around with a few others. It has to be said the Malia is grotty, theres nothing there other than bars, clubs, gift shops or scooter rental shops.
We had to be out of our room be 19.00 so once checked out we went for out final meal together. We finally went to the Brasserie which we’d been recommended earlier in the week, it was amazing! The food was very nice and cheap. We wish we’d found it earlier! After the food we went back to the hotel to wait for our 1am pickup for the airport.
In general the holiday was great, if a little intense. Perhaps next year we’ll go somewhere a little more relaxing and yet I doubt it.