Originally published on The Pendulum blog, this article is kept on Quelbazar as a historical witness of a time when this site was still a personal blog where we talked about everything and nothing.
Coucouuuu! We revoilouuu!
For those who didn't follow: My little family and I, we went for a few days to have a good time in Center Parcs, in Sologne. I specify because there are plenty, center parcs: "Only 2" among the Gauls, (one in Normandy and one in Sologne), but full in Holland and Belgium and over there.
So the idea was hanging out in a box memory of my brain tortured for some time already. Replicated at my half, besides memory box. The fault lies with my colleague Vincent, who a few months ago was preparing his Easter holidays at Center Parcs with his son. Besides it is going next week for him. Or rather the next. There lucky.
Lately, my mind was a little focused on my job change. But the news had fallen 31 March (Yes, I change job…), I had the… April 3 to reflect on our vacation. Because of the fact that starting a new job on July 1, it will be difficult to plan a vacation this summer…
So on April 3rd, I'm going in search of a cottage reservation at Center Parcs for the… April 10 or April 17. Impossible mission, told me: it's in the Middle the parigos holiday.
On the site of Center Parcs (shit, by the way….): Everything is complete. I give up.
It remains for me to go through an agency. The TCS offers stays at Center Parcs. I'm starting. Caroline, her name, the Lady on the phone. (because – I even took the trouble to move me, I did it by phone). So Hop I propose my date, hop it checks, and hop it offers me a cottage in Sologne for 7 days later.
Magical no? Not completely: the only remaining cottage is a 6 up, while we're only 4. So we'll have to open the wallet a little bigger, but that's a detail.
So Monday 10, departure. I don't know if you remember, but Monday 10, he made a particularly rotten time: cold, rain, floods, and… snow. We had the good idea to go through Vallorbe – Pontarlier: well I assure you that I have not regretted to always have my snow tires!
Other than that, all right. 6 hours with a free additional 30 minutes, because when we go down giving a GPS destination, he us obeys without flinching, this con. But it could be worse, we could end up in Belgium… UM.
More later: it's time.
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