There used to be a saying that Bournemouth was a place where only the old crocs - worn out and disabled people – went for holidays. Well, I must say that I may have become a little old in the tooth but have not that worn out yet.
The family decided to spend a weekend at no other place than Bournemouth, a seaside resort in the south west of England. We booked a couple of rooms in a sea-facing hotel and spent a lovely two days swimming in the hotel’s pool and just relaxing. People go away to sunny climes like Ibiza or Corfu just to relax but if relaxation is all you want then there are places in the UK too to spend a few days with family.
The seafront, like any other seafront in the UK, is jam packed with hotels, restaurants and amusement arcades. Besides the usual funfair with its merry go round and bumper cars, a toy train takes you along the beach to visit the many restaurants or ice cream stalls.
There were many people enjoying themselves but not all of them old crocs! When I used to work at the Department of Education and Science, I used to spend many a lunch hour on a bench at Waterloo station.
There used to be a huge hoarding inviting people to go to Bournemouth and I used to long to go there. Well, that dream has now been fulfilled!
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
