Blackpool

A few months ago Susan suggested we took Ewan to Blackpool during the Easter Holidays.Halyleigh was away on a school trip so I agreed .What i did not know was it was a coach trip we always when down by car before I always though coach trips were for OAPS But anyway i agreed and by the time the day came for us to be at the bus station i was looking forward to the coach trip .But one thing I was right about was the oap anyway This is the story of Blackpool by coach Friday morning at the Bus station 8.30 Bus pulls in and i got pushed out of the way by the grey brigade no joke they were pushing passed you to get their suitcases onto the bus before you what i did not know is these buses don't hang about 5 Min's everyone was loaded and on the bus. First bus could learn a lesson here the bus journey was uneventful 4 hours of 50s music but we sat at the back but when we got to the hotel that was a different story before i got off the people going home were sat down on the bus if your not fast you could have been on your way home before you know it . Now the hotel not five star but show me a hotel in Blackpool that is but it was clean the beds were hard and you got a TV but walking into that reception with all these grey haired handbag swinging old ladies it was a nightmare give them a suitcase and you have to watch your shins .we stood back and waited no way was i going into that battle but with great skill the reception staff had them cleared within 5 mins well i say ed had them cleared they had them with their room keys waiting for the lift now a lift in a Blackpool hotel is top class this lift took 2 people at a time and they had just had delivered 2 coach trips so just imagine the scene .When we finally got to the reception desk the booking in was a tick on a sheet of paper what was holding up the queue was the fact you had to decide what you wanted for dinner this is something i have never heard of before ordering your dinner when you book in .

Finally after carrying the suitcase up 3 levels of stairs we did not wait for the lift we got to our room no sea view that was a extra £10 per night plus those rooms were just above the entertainment suit not a good idea . The rooms were clean in fact the rooms were lovely pity the view was of a fire escape but no worries .Ewan wanted the Tv on so great keep him happy the only thing was were was the remote after looking for it fond out the remote was at reception and you had to pay £10 deposit for it so off i when to get it .

When i went down i booked dinner and was told that's your table and that's your time cant change it all with a polish accent

Any way Dinner time came and we when down stairs sat beside 4 old lady's from motherwell lovely they were PISSED AS FARTS but lovely Ewan loved it but it was like sitting with a strict aunt or granny and it was me they were picking on

After dinner and a little more information about the 99p special promotion and what time the bingo was on we went out side to have a cigarette what a laugh that was little old lady for hamition was holding court in the smokers corner making sure everyone could hear how upset she was that she could not smoke in her room and that she would be here at 2 in the morning to HAVE HER NIGHTTIME FAG and every time we left the hotel in the 2 days we were there she was there sitting having her fag

Saturday was the pleasure beach £80 expensive but fun at it was worth it to see Ewans face on the teacup ride the weather held out for us and we had a great day but we did miss all the excitement of Armed police raiding a hotel 2 doors along it turned out a guy had phoned in to say he had a gun and a bomb did they close the road no just when in gun ho and brought him out we missed it all but fag lady from hamition brought us up to date better than Sky news

Sunday was the tower and after finding a token that let Ewan in for £1 result we spent a great day at the tower mokkie the clown was great .Jungle Jims for ewan it is worth the money.

I all ways wondered what was the attraction of Blackpool for the older generations maybe the hotels walks on the beach entertainment nope its none of these its this

THE MARKETS MARKETS yes these oldies travel hundreds of miles to go to the market Fleetwood seems the fave Blackpool a close second

Shopping on the golden mile is a experience but go into one you went into them all but finding the bargain is what its all about in Blackpool

What i love is the auction shop My Father was all way a sucker for it and a holiday at the beach was never the same if my father did not buy a cheap dinner set or crap radio for £10 when what he wanted was the top of the range camera he never got it

The sights in Blackpool are amazing by the way this is the hen and stag party's not the tower its ok

Would i go back to Blackpool by coach again

THE ANSWER IS YES NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH IN A LONG TIME

AND THE OLDIES KNOW HOW TO PARTY