Ideas for a Birthday treat for 70 year old Mother's birthday?

Question

My wife and her sister want to to surprise their mother with some kind of treat for her 70th Birthday. My mother-in-law is a widow, and we are located in the midlands (UK) Budget, unfortunately, is important. My wife and Sister would want to accompany her.

Ideas we have had so far are:

Trip/Meal on the Orient Express

Cheap Weekend trip to a European City (Fly out Sat mornining, return Sunday afternoon)

Pampering weekend - massage, facial etc., at a hotel in UK

Trip to Ireland (but not too sure what to look out for)

Many thanks for looking at this question.

Answer 1

If your mother-in-law is Ok with flights, then I think the weekend trip to a European city is probably the obvious choice. Then again Perhaps your mother-in-law would prefer a trip to the beautiful views of Ireland. Maybe you should ask her? It wouldn't be a suprise but she'd still enjoy it and the gesture would still be there.

Answer 2

awww happy birthday to your mother in law :)

well, ok i like what you suggested already but

heyyy, you know that older people gets to like being home

and among their lovers and family!!!

i totally support going to some place or so but nothing is better than being home

its like, when she get treated in the morning with such a nice breakfast in her bed, orange juice, some nice sort of food she likes

with such a beautiful greeting card and birthday hug and kiss

then if there is some sort of a spa around you

your wife and sister would take her there and spend the day just laughing and remembering good times

then at night take her to some nice restaurant and have a nice dinner

even you can go along, and if there are grand children

they should be with their granny

i am just saying that over what i see in my grandparents

my grandparents their anniversary my father gave them a gift

to go to hawaii, and they never used the tickets or went on the trip

they preffered spending it among us, they came from Franfurt germany, to Toulon in france to just spend the time with us

so if that tells anything is that they really prefer spending

time with people they love at home

so consider that, do something locally get everyone to participate

it should work out fine