Heres a few more photos from Franks Facebook collection...
Here he is topping up the colour to his freckles on the beach wall with Aunty Jean!
Mar 19, 2013
Mar 16, 2013
More from Caroline
The photos I published on the 11th March from Caroline were very popular judging by the comments that came in...so here we have the rest of Caroline's photos.
Can we have some more comments about these....where, when and who!
One person I think I recognise is a young Graeme in the football pics?
Mar 15, 2013
Graham's Photo's
Thanks to everyone who has recently sent in photos after I asked for some more, please keep them coming no matter what they are or what year. Today we have four photos from Graham Jenkins, I've no other details of where Graham worked but his photos are from the early 70s...it maybe a bit too early for most of you to remember the people in the photos.
The 1st photo above Graham says is El Uva 1973, could that be La Uva or were there two bars with similar names?
These two are from 1971 El Cortijo
The last photo is from PP's Disco 1970
Mar 14, 2013
Photos from Frank
Thanks to Frank for these photos, I have a feeling that 1 or 2 have been on the site before but it is quite a while ago now.
 |
| Gerry' Bar |
 |
| Great costumes! |
Mar 11, 2013
Carolines Pics
+(1).jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Mar 10, 2013
Brads photo's
Three more photos from Brad today, The Ist one is from the staff and customers in the Prince of Wales ... is that Tony Batey with the beard?
In the 2nd photo are Spud & Brian who used to deliver to pubs owned by a German guy called Edgar, does anyone where he is these days?
3rd photo is Brads first holiday to Lloret in 1970.
3rd photo is Brads first holiday to Lloret in 1970.
Mar 6, 2013
A new story from David
Hi Jackie
Its been a while since last contact and as things seem a bit quiet thought I would tell you about my first winter in Lloret.
For all you living in Lloret there’s no need to tell you it can get COLD during the winter months and as so many places cater for the summer heat it can be a bit miserable at times!!!
Well in the 70s Thomsons used to sent the “golden oldies” to Lloret by the plane load for anything up to 3 months, dead cheap all staying at what was then the San Marti Park hotel now called “Don Juan” also 2 other hotels adjacent now part of “Guitart” but then called “San Marti dos” & Felipe3.
It was hilarious on arrival days because everyone wanted a room with sun well obviously all the people who had arrived the weeks before had grabbed them, so every week on Friday morning it was room change, the queue went out the door!!!! One lot would take a key go inspect the new room and if it was better swap their original key, they were told they had 10 mins to change as others were waiting for their original room, and so it went on people dragging half opened cases up and down stairs trying to find Perfection for the 3 months of bliss??? On their winter break.
The antics they got up to during their stay were something else, they were on half board basis so the waiters at breakfast literally did a search as they left the dining room, confiscating bread rolls, jam, tea bags, butter. Their rooms represented a cafe with wardrobe drawers being used to prepare lunch with all the ill-gotten gains from breakfast or any other place they could get “freebees” from.
I told all your readers before about the time one old boy set the hotel on fire by putting his electric cup tea heater in his bed because it was cold, that was life for my first winter in Lloret.
I’ll tell you next time about when one dear old soul passed away and me conducting the funeral? A sad but hilarious time
Kindest regards
David Buckland
Its been a while since last contact and as things seem a bit quiet thought I would tell you about my first winter in Lloret.
For all you living in Lloret there’s no need to tell you it can get COLD during the winter months and as so many places cater for the summer heat it can be a bit miserable at times!!!
Well in the 70s Thomsons used to sent the “golden oldies” to Lloret by the plane load for anything up to 3 months, dead cheap all staying at what was then the San Marti Park hotel now called “Don Juan” also 2 other hotels adjacent now part of “Guitart” but then called “San Marti dos” & Felipe3.
It was hilarious on arrival days because everyone wanted a room with sun well obviously all the people who had arrived the weeks before had grabbed them, so every week on Friday morning it was room change, the queue went out the door!!!! One lot would take a key go inspect the new room and if it was better swap their original key, they were told they had 10 mins to change as others were waiting for their original room, and so it went on people dragging half opened cases up and down stairs trying to find Perfection for the 3 months of bliss??? On their winter break.
The antics they got up to during their stay were something else, they were on half board basis so the waiters at breakfast literally did a search as they left the dining room, confiscating bread rolls, jam, tea bags, butter. Their rooms represented a cafe with wardrobe drawers being used to prepare lunch with all the ill-gotten gains from breakfast or any other place they could get “freebees” from.
I told all your readers before about the time one old boy set the hotel on fire by putting his electric cup tea heater in his bed because it was cold, that was life for my first winter in Lloret.
I’ll tell you next time about when one dear old soul passed away and me conducting the funeral? A sad but hilarious time
Kindest regards
David Buckland
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)