Monday 24 March 2008

Easter on the English Riveria

I finally got a four day weekend, and we decided to take a little trip to Torbay, which the British call their Riveria. It's in the county of Devon, which is in South western England.

The weather wasn't optimal for a beach holiday (we actually saw a couple snowflakes), but the scenery was pretty. Also, we saw lots of animals at the zoo and at Living Coasts (a zoo for marine life), and we road a steam engine and then a ferry to Dartmouth, which is very quaint village at the mouth of the river Dart (hence its name).

There was some good food (including lots of yummy fudge), shopping (a must for Ally and Maddie) and a nice hotel with an indoor pool (also a must for Maddie).

And, in addition to the chocolate Easter eggs (an English tradition) given to us by the hotel and the Easter egg hunt (also organised by the hotel), the Easter bunny managed to find us and left baskets full of treats for the girls. So, lots of fun and even more candy for everyone.

View from hotel room:


Paignton Zoo (FYI - while we did see real crocodiles, we only let Maddie stick her head in the pretend ones):







Living Coasts (The penguins were roaming free; they seemed to like Maddie, as they spent a fair amount of time following her around):



Dartmouth (it was very windy):



Easter morning:




Miscellaneous Isabelle (in the picture with the hair band, Maddie did Isabelle's hair):


4 comments:

Bradshaw Clan said...

What a way to spend Easter. I love the picture of Isabelle laughing at Maddie.

Ally, you look great. I wouldn't know you just had a baby. I wish I was so lucky.

Ruth said...

looks like y'all had a great time. ally you do look great. can't wait to see y'all in a few months

Alex said...

looks like fun. i didn't know the easter bunny lived in southern England, thats so cool!

lramey said...

and of course the cuteness continues!!! I love when Maddie did Isabelle's hair!!!! Such fun places you get to go!!!

oh, and that's the bonus we got from growing up in Lewistown- bunny cakes on easter. She made them every year. They're the best! How I miss her!

and we miss you!!!! can't wait to see you again!