In the footsteps of Agatha Christie

Today, we went to Greenway (Agatha Christie's house and gardens) and Dartmouth. Me, Bianca, Susanne, Helena and 9 other students. We jumped on a tour bus where Toby was the driver, and started our trip. Our first stop wasn't a part of the tour, but Toby wanted to show us anyway, which made me happy. A castle owned by the earl of Devon. The family still lives there, and the grandson is about to inheriting it. Look at this:



And then, Greenway. This is where Agatha Christie spent most of her summers, until she died 1976. (She was originally born in Torquay.) The amazing thing about the house is that all the furniture and every little thing is original. The house was given to the National Trust when Agatha died, and nothing has been restored. Everything is just how it used to be when the authoress lived there.

We went into the house (unfortunately we couldn't take any pictures) and I was completely speechless. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. And the gardens were just stunning. We came a bit early in the spring though. The trees and bushes were just about to start blooming.




Me and Bianca




My new Korean friend Christine!



And finally, we went to Dartmouth. A pretty harbour town with cute and colourful houses!



We had to take a ferry over the river to get from Kingswear to Dartmouth! :)



Dartmouth!



And as a top-notch finish, we went to "The Singing Kettle", a tea room which Toby recommended, and had the most wonderful and delicious cream tea I've ever tasted. And the scones were just too good to belong to this world. WOW. And look at this:



THE BEST DAY SO FAR! :D

Kommentarer
Postat av: Christina

Vilken språkkurser du valthelt fantastiska utflykter!

Slottet kan man ju tro är från Jane A filmen!

Thornfield! Det vattnas i munnen när man ser scones o clotted cream! Så spännande å följa din blogg! Kram

2011-03-13 @ 09:05:11
Postat av: Caroline

Jag & Mimmi sitter och säger "ååå" till varenda bild som kommer :)

2011-03-13 @ 19:43:31
Postat av: Olivia

Mamma: Jaaaa :D kram

Caroline: Så söt du är! :) Har du det bra??? KRAM

Postat av: Ola Johansson

Härliga bilder, Olivia! Du passar ju som handen i handsken i den historiska miljön! ;-) Verkligen kul att du uppdaterar så mycket så vi kan följa dina äventyr!



Kramar från oss!

2011-03-14 @ 08:09:16
Postat av: Olivia

Haha, tack brotha! :) Roligt att ni följer bloggen! Hälsa Emma, Levi och Lisen!!!! <3

kramar

2011-03-15 @ 18:09:05
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