We often have series of The Way We Were on ITV Granada. They had one a while ago about holidays, and there was a promotional film about a young lady going on holiday with her grandfather to Tossa de Mar, I think it was late 50s/early 60s - the Costa Brava would have seemed a long way to go back in those days, but nowadays we think nothing of jetting off to the Caribbean, Indian Ocean or the Far East. Our first foreign holiday was to Majorca in 1976 when I was a little girl, and most of my friends had never been further than Wales or Cornwall, so I was considered 'dead posh'
Shame, I missed it - I would have enjoyed that.
My first holiday to Spain was in ( I think) 1962, it cost 29guineas(does anyone remember guineas?) for two weeks half board in Calella. The following year I went to Greece and it cost £50 for two weeks b&b. We flew to Beauvais, spent a day in Paris, then took the overnight train to Milan, then a train to Ancona were we spent the night, the next day we took a train to Brindisi from where we caught the overnight ferry to Patras. We were absolutely shattered when we finally got to Greece, but it was great fun and it gave me an appetite for travelling the world that I still have 45 years later.
The hotel right in the centre of Palma. I remember we took a bus trip west-wards along the coast, and where there are now the mega resorts of Magaluf and Palma Nova there was just empty beaches and a couple of beach-side cafes.
On our return trip, because of connection times, we had a day and night in Barcelona as a bonus. Because my parents paid for the holiday I cannot remember how much it cost. What I can remember is the cost of our honeymoon in 1972. This was 10 days in Ibiza for £52 half board. That was with Clarksons and flying with Court Line. We stayed in the Hotel Carib in Es Cana.
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Trisantona
2007-02-23 15:06:16
The return journey was different, with the first night on the coach, and the second night in a hotel in Maastricht Holland. Then the coach to Ostend airport, the flight to Southend and coach to London. I cannot remember the cost, but I doubt if it was more than £30 for something like a 12 day holiday.
I think a lot of holiday firms in the 1960's used Southend Airport. My first trip to Switzerland entailed taking the Southend-Ostend flight then on a coach overnight arriving in Switzerland late the following day. 10 days in all, it cost £32. Not too many motorways and we travelled through Germany which I thought was grey and dismal with lots of large blocks of ugly flats. I never dreamt that I would end up living there 10years later (I'm still in Germany ) living about about a 75min drive from Switzerland.
The most spectacular part of that coach journey was crossing the Brenner Pass on narrow, twisty roads. That same journey today is made on a motorway consisting of a series of tunnels and a very long, high bridge.
That was a spooky moment when I read your post, my first package holiday was to Llorret de Mar in 1973 with my Mum and Dad as well.
When I next speak to my Dad I'm going to ask him if he can remember how much it cost.
Doe
Meals were waiter service then (no buffets) and I tasted melon for the first time - so exotic!
A couple of years later we stayed in the Hotel San Marti, which had a rooftop pool. I think it is still there but under a different name.
Then in 1966 I went with my parents and another family to S'Agaro on the Costa Brava. We took the car down on the sleeper train as far as .... oh dear, mind's gone blank ....... somewhere near Marseille and then drove into Spain. We stayed at the Hotel Roca which was lovely. We had enseimadas (spelling?) which were sweet pastries and peach conserve for breakfast, sitting outside, and I thought I was in heaven.
That started a love affair with the Costa Brava and we intended to buy an apartment there when we retired, but then we fell in love with the Algarve and the rest is history!
I was 17 and had started work that summer, but think Mum & Dad probably paid.
I couldn't get over how beautiful the weather was as it was winter back home. Also did the trip to Tossa which I seem to remember they prefered to llorret and I think a place called Roses (is that right?)
Meals were all waiter and waitress service (the good old days) none of the buffets we get today.
I'm very impressed at you and Tippi for remembering the name of your hotel.
My Mum and Dad although in their 50ties fell in love with Spain but bought in a village called Salobrena on the Costa Alcazar as I think they had the forsight to see how tourism would go and they wanted Spain not England cos they had England at home.
I remember mum and dad buying me a beautiful Spanish dress and red polka dot shoes with heals - looking back I looked lovely but hated it because I was a bit of a tomboy and my brother got the Barcelona football kit!
Here you are peeps...click on the webcams
The view of the beach from that webcam is great. It still looks lovely there. Wish I got more hols (and had more cash) I would like to go back and see how things have changed.
What a coincidence Tippi, all of us being there at similar times. The Costa Brava is probably responsible for a lot of folks interest in travel abroad and Spain in particular.
I checked out your hotel link Briar, where it lists all the hotels and I am sure it was one of the hotels Rosamar. There seem to be 4 now but I'm sure there was only one in 1973, wish I knew which one it was.
I am sure it was one of the hotels Rosamar. There seem to be 4 now but I'm sure there was only one in 1973, wish I knew which one it was.
I can't find all the dates the hotels were constructed, but maybe the photo may jog your memory....click on "more photos "
click here
Here and here
http://www.en.hotels-in-lloret-de-mar-spain.venere.com/
Some more webcams here.....
HERE
and finally Lloret de Mar beach...Here
Enjoy. !
Sanjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
WOW thanks Sanji I will have a proper look later as Sunday Lunch is calling.
I had a fling with a buchers appentice from harrogate and later that year he drove down to South Wales on his moped to visit me - when he arrived my Dad said I was out so he had to drive all the way back!!
Lally
Just rang my mother it was the Rosamar !
.I am sure it was one of the hotels Rosamar. There seem to be 4 now but I'm sure there was only one in 1973, wish I knew which one it was
Hotel Rosamar MarÃÂÂÂtim was built in 1967
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