Jersey is a piece of land in the channel islands, it is part of the UK but only 14 Km from the coast of France... long story and since you asked..... It all started in world war II when the UK Held Channel Islands as a strategic entry point, they gave it up to the Germans.. but nobody told them that and they bombed away killing a few folk. The Germans took over for a few years and ruled the roost and many castles, After Victory on D-day the UK refused to give supplies to the Germans and most of the soldiers gave up and the UK took back the island...
learnt all of this from the Jersey War Tunnel museum, fantastic museum from start to finish and very educational...
Jersey is a tax haven where old people go and retire, most tourists appear to be over 75+, breakfast in the hotel was like a rest home....... god bless them.
Jersey is however a great place 27 diffferent beaches and more castles than you can poke a stick at. The tide is also amazing, the marina where all the rich folk keep their boats during low tide is nothing more than a pile of mud with very expensive rudders stuck in the ground, come high tide it becomes a normal marina, again with very expensive boats. The tide from low to high raises 5.5 metres.
We managed a few beach trips, a 2hr 30 run and just generally relaxed. well until we got back to heathrow and my bag didn't show up... in fact not till wed did it arrive mailto:#@%%5E%%5E#m .
In summary Jersey is a nice place but we won't be going back for 50 years.
learnt all of this from the Jersey War Tunnel museum, fantastic museum from start to finish and very educational...
Jersey is a tax haven where old people go and retire, most tourists appear to be over 75+, breakfast in the hotel was like a rest home....... god bless them.
Jersey is however a great place 27 diffferent beaches and more castles than you can poke a stick at. The tide is also amazing, the marina where all the rich folk keep their boats during low tide is nothing more than a pile of mud with very expensive rudders stuck in the ground, come high tide it becomes a normal marina, again with very expensive boats. The tide from low to high raises 5.5 metres.
We managed a few beach trips, a 2hr 30 run and just generally relaxed. well until we got back to heathrow and my bag didn't show up... in fact not till wed did it arrive mailto:#@%%5E%%5E#m .
In summary Jersey is a nice place but we won't be going back for 50 years.
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