Wandering Off Topic

[IndigoJ]

Apparently it is common practice at these holiday destinations.

not to my knowledge it isn't ,  they had a baby sitting service so can't have been that common. There is no way I would ever have left my children in that situation and I have been abroad many times with my children when that age , for one thing no matter how close you might be or how many times you checked they could still have woken up and found themselves alone, i would never have risked that with my kids and in fact have never left them alone in those circumstances , they come with us to eat or we eat at the apartment  or we eat earlier.

[G-Unit]

This all assumes that all those at the table ignored everyone around them, forgot about the food in front of them and concentrated soley on the patio doors. Unlikely in a real world situation.

According to Rachael the doors couldn't be seen anyway.

[jassi]

not to my knowledge it isn't ,  they had a baby sitting service so can't have been that common. There is no way I would ever have left my children in that situation and I have been abroad many times with my children when that age , for one thing no matter how close you might be or how many times you checked they could still have woken up and found themselves alone, i would never have risked that with my kids and in fact have never left them alone in those circumstances , they come with us to eat or we eat at the apartment  or we eat earlier.

I suspect most people did - hence the Millennium Restaurant which served meals early to accommodate children

[Erngath]

not to my knowledge it isn't ,  they had a baby sitting service so can't have been that common. There is no way I would ever have left my children in that situation and I have been abroad many times with my children when that age , for one thing no matter how close you might be or how many times you checked they could still have woken up and found themselves alone, i would never have risked that with my kids and in fact have never left them alone in those circumstances , they come with us to eat or we eat at the apartment  or we eat earlier.

Yes most people would do that.
However some people do so, perhaps leaving their child in a hotel room while they dine.
I saw French parents drinking in a hotel bar while their children played near the pool.
Fortunately no ill befell those children.
Not all parents make  the wise decisions  we do.

[slartibartfast]

Yes most people would do that.
However some people do so, perhaps leaving their child in a hotel room while they dine.
I saw French parents drinking in a hotel bar while their children played near the pool.
Fortunately no ill befell those children.
Not all parents make  the wise decisions  we do.

French parents seem to want to be with their children, albeit letting their children a little bit of free reign. The U.K. veiw as promulgated appears to out of sight...

[Erngath]

French parents seem to want to be with their children, albeit letting their children a little bit of free reign. The U.K. veiw as promulgated appears to out of sight...

A little  bit of free rein?
They were well out of sight and their kids were running amok.
Let's not go down the line that all French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese  etc parents are exemplary parents.
I don't buy it!

[sadie]

The evidence says otherwise.  Have a look at the police scent dogs thread.

Please do not misinform Angelo.  There is no evidence showing death had occured.

[sadie]

my theory on this is that she was abducted by a very organised pedophile group and she is likely still alive.

At last you are on the ball in my opinion.

[slartibartfast]

At last you are on the ball in my opinion.

A paedophile group?

[IndigoJ]

I suspect most people did - hence the Millennium Restaurant which served meals early to accommodate children

we would eat early with our kids then retire to our room , read or sit on the balcony with a wine while the kids slept , it never entered our head to leave them and go out again without them, never done that and never will.

[IndigoJ]

Were the patio doors locked or not? that is something i haven't found a definitive answer on it wasn't in Kate's book as I recall?

[Mr Gray]

we would eat early with our kids then retire to our room , read or sit on the balcony with a wine while the kids slept , it never entered our head to leave them and go out again without them, never done that and never will.

did you ever smoke while your children were in the room

[jassi]

Were the patio doors locked or not? that is something i haven't found a definitive answer on it wasn't in Kate's book as I recall?

If they and Matt came and went via the patio door, as they say, the door cannot have been locked. It can only be locked from the inside.

[IndigoJ]

If they and Matt came and went via the patio door, as they say, the door cannot have been locked. It can only be locked from the inside.

 

[IndigoJ]

did you ever smoke while your children were in the room

no , I've never smoked.