Holiday - feast/vacation/day off
start - beginning/departure/wince/jerk/flinch
wonderful - amazing/marvelous/remarkable/fantastic/lovely
village - country/settlement
before - afore/earlier/untill/in front of
high - tall/great/big/top
to observe - keep an eye on/watch/keep track of/oversee
fortnight - two weeks
glad - happy/pleased/merry/cheery
to come to - arrive
blonde - light/fair
kind - good/nice/gentle/view/look/form/variety
amazed - startled/stricken/affected/astonished
to find out - learn/know/clear up/discover/reveal
to enjoy - relish/revel/like/take pleasure in
chance - opportunity/possibility/likelihood/potential