VicD Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Did anyone go for a holiday by coach to Ostend back in the sixties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southweller Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yes we went twice in the late 60s, me and 3 mates, The old aqueduct club use to run a holiday for 2 weeks abroad, for about 40 quid all in. We travelled by coach all the way to Dover and then on the ferry. Great days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicD Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sounds similar to our trip back in 1967 (I think it was). Remember meeting a gang of lasses there and getting together, and guess where they came from.... yes, sunny Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Aged 16, I went with my big brother on an S.U.T. holiday in 1964 - a week in sunny Ostend (except that it rained 3 days out of 6 though not heavily). But the beer was good and so was the welcome from friendly Belgians. The coach took us to Manchester Airport and then we flew in an elderly piston-engjined plane operated by Eros. The plane was so old, one man told me he was sitting next to the rear gunner but I didn't believe him.. It wasn't pressurised (barley sugar to suck before takeoff to make you swallow - the "good old days"). Got a train to Ghent for the day; spent Tuesday (I think) on the beach as it was nice and sunny. Went by coach to Brussels on the Thursday. A very nice holiday - I even kept the brochure. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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