Yes, an interesting sub-thread.
On Boxing day 2004 we took our then 6 and 7 year olds for their first skiing holiday - to Bulgaria. We were there for a week and saw no newspapers, TV or internet (incredible how different things were just 15 years ago).
On the plane on the way back there was an...
I cycled to Paris with Mrs Mahone this Easter. Great fun, but we were surprised how busy the streets were as we approached the centre of the city - Sunday afternoon and it was almost traffic gridlock. Loads of sirens, too. We thought this must be just the nature of Paris.
We reached the river...