Tenerife
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In November on returning from a week in Tenerife I had an operation on my knee. Prior to the op I had all the usual checks by a nurse who commented on my tan and asked where I had been. I told her and she replied that she had also been to Tenerife in May. She asked me what part of the island and I replied Playas de las Americas, she had also stayed there. Which hotel? "The Meditteranean Palace" I replied, so had she. "Did you have a sea view?" she asked "No" I said "a room to the side from which you could see the sea and the mountains" So did she. "We had a top floor room with a large balcony with it's own plunge pool" she said. "So did we" "Room 9408?" "Oh My Goodness" she said"We have slept in the same bed!!" "And comfortable it was too!" I said!
Date submitted:Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:10:54 +0000Coincidence ID:5648
