Seph had been keen to go to the public pool and go swimming – so after lunch we headed off to Piscine Lafayette. I thought it had a slide but was really not sure if it had a wave pool, lazy river, diving well or any other attractions. What an experience! I wasn’t go swimming – (far too cold) anyway it turns out that spectators can’t go to the pool area or anywhere near it! I had to stay upstairs behind glass in a tiny little Salle D’Attente (waiting room).
Meanwhile Nev and the girls headed down to the change area, first they had to take socks and shoes off to wade through an antibacterial bath, then they entered an open change area with big drum like lockers. The change area was unisex but there were cubicles. After this they were shown how to use the lockers, no money required! Next,to the shower with antibacterial soap. Then as you were just about to exit the area and get close to the pool you went under another shower! Absolutely no shorts (Bermuda or other) or tee shirts. Everyone, including Nev had to have a swimming cap.
As it turns out nothing amazing – an open slide into a splash pool, next to the main children’s pool, no diving well, no lazy river, a few fountains and a spa – that the children were allowed in! A 50m lane pool and a nice outdoor area, well would be in Summer, with the showers for in and out!
The complex on the other side is the ice skating rink and in the centre is the admission desks and a restaurant – not a snack bar but a full on restaurant, it was quite busy too. From the restaurant you could see down into the pool complex and the rink. Quite well laid out and thought about. Except for the spectator thing!
After we headed into town to confirm our booking for Morocco in February – another hurdle organised.
I have been trying to use my Visa to pay for our Xmas accommodation on a system called “Paypal” which states it accepts Visa, but having heaps of problems, it states “does not support that type of card” and NO it isn’t because of insufficient funds!!! So I have been emailing back and forth to NZ who can’t really tell me why! Frustrating really as the lady in England is awaiting payment. All these sorts of things are time consuming and a pain.
Any bright ideas anyone?
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That's really interesting Tiffany. there is a piscine reasonably near to me and I have been meaning to check it out for some time. At last, when Louise was here in the weekend we went in and asked a few questions. (Well, Louise with her superior grasp of the langauge did most of the asking!)It seems that there is no such thing as lane swimming, and when I perused the pamphlet later, I was quite taken aback at how expensive it was. Not designed for daily fitness swimming it would seem! And now the whole pre-swim bath and shower scenario has out me off a bit! But I will get round to trying it out. When my togs arrive in the parcel that hopefully my flatmate has posted!
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