January 12-13, 2013
Claire and Igor decided to visit the lovely Devon. After
their really long bus ride, we picked them up and headed into town for some
lunch…well more like a British Breakfast! YUM! Then we headed to the
Underground Passageways in Exeter. We had to wait for a tour to be ready so we
went to the Cathedral to take a look, however they wanted us to pay to get in,
so we decided to head to the free museum in Exeter. Apparently it was voted one
of the best museums and it was pretty amazing. There were floors for paintings,
and animals, and ancient times. We pretended to feed a buffalo and tickle a
monkey and even dressed up in roman outfits. Once done we headed back to the
Underground Passageways and got on the next tour. First we watched a video
about how the Underground Passageways was built (digging a trench then covering
it up) and why it was built (to supply fresh water to all as most people drank
from the river…ewww). Next we got our helmets on and made our way into the dark
and narrow passageways. There was only enough room for us to walk single file
through the passages and sometimes even had to duck because it was so short. We
heard a history lesson on the passages and eventually came to the end where we
stood and listened for the pothole up on the road above us to rattle when a car
went over it! SCARY! Then we were asked if we wanted to go into the tunnel that
you crawl through, we all decided no and made our way back to the gift shop. We
decided to head back to the Cathedral and have some tea and scones from a local
shop. Very posh! Once our bellies were full and nice and warm we wandered back
to the house to change and get ready for the night. We wanted to go to the Old
Firehouse for some pizza but the place was packed…big surprise so we ended up
at Bella Italia for a nice Italian meal. After some wine and dinner we went
back to firehouse for some more drinks before eventually heading home. The next
day Heavens had to work so Clair, Igor and I got some pasty’s and headed back
to the Cathedral as it was free to get in on Sundays. We walked around a looked
at the huge organ and then went to a little local coffee shop rated one of
Britain’s best coffee shops. We had a nice coffee then met Heavens from work
and headed to the train station. We decided it would be a good day for the
beach. We headed to Dawlish Warren and walked along the beach seeing a guy on a
bike doing tricks and a lovely view of the ocean. We walked along the beach all
the way to Dawlish and decided to get some fish and chips! Then we played some
arcade games before heading back on the train (trying to get out of paying for
one extra stop….but that didn’t work!) Then unfortunately Claire and Igor had
to head home. Overall it was a wonderful weekend and I’m so glad we got a
chance to spend time with them and see the lovely sites of Devon.
Until next time,
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