Tag Archives: Trips

Big City Adventure Part 4: All Good Things Have To End

I’m sorry, were you expecting a dazzling description of some exciting eatery? We had tea in Victoria Station. Right at the top there is a food court, catering to the fussiest of tastes. Well, it catered for my children, anyway. … Continue reading

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Big City Adventure Part 3: Natural History Museum

What do you do when you’ve spent the morning at one of your favourite childhood haunts? You go to another one, of course! I love the Natural History Museum. That, and the Science Museum next door were my destinations of … Continue reading

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Big City Adventure Part 2: The London Dungeon

There was no photography inside The London Dungeon, so you’ll have to make do with this brickwork. We spent quite a while looking at these bricks whilst in the queue, but not nearly as long as I had been warned. … Continue reading

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Big City Adventure Part 1

Ah, London. Back many years ago I lived in New Zealand. I left New Zealand and moved to London so that I could have the excitement and fun and job opportunities that living in a big city provides. Now I … Continue reading

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The Malvern Hills

We were clever enough to check the weather reports earlier in the week. This meant that Mr Planetcoops worked on his birthday and took the next day off for an ‘official’ birthday trip. We went out to the Malverns. Mr 3 … Continue reading

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A Day Trip to Bath

We had a trip out yesterday. An appointment for Mr 3 meant we had to go to Bath for the day. Bath is a lovely town. The Georgian architecture is beautiful; it’s one of my favourite styles. It is only … Continue reading

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Each year the PTFA at our school pay for a trip for all the children. This year Key Stage 2 went to see Joseph at the Malvern Theatre. This afternoon the girls had a fantstic trip. It is a show they … Continue reading

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A Walk in the Woods

Yesterday we went to Queenswood Country Park to take advantage of the fact it wasn’t raining. We all had an ice-cream and a lovely woodland walk.

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Powis Castle

Today we went to Powis Castle. It is a super day out. We chose it because we wanted to go somewhere we could get out of the rain if necessary. The gardens are absolutely fantastic and the castle stuffed with … Continue reading

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