2012 Project365 (Day 76)
Categories: project365-2
Tags: Jersey, Jersey War Tunnels, Jersey Occupation, boots
Date: 16 March 2012 22:41:22
Today The Mister and I have been busy. This morning we went to the Jersey War Tunnels and it was absolutely fascinating.
The tunnels were built to be an underground hospital but they were never used for this purpose. They have now been converted into a museum telling the story of The Occupation of the island and how the islanders coped. It's a really nicely done exhibition although the cost of admission was a little steep. To be perfectly honest, whilst Guernsey also has war tunnels and an underground hospital, they are not a patch on this one. The Guernsey tunnels are cold and damp with really poorly laid out shoddy amateur exhibitions. I hope that one day they improve them and they should definitely take advice from the Jersey tunnels!
This picture (which is a little bit rubbish I know!) is of a pair of genuine children's boots that were made during the occupation. They have soles made of wood with tread made of car tyres. I took lots of other photos but most of them didn't come out very well - I think we have knackered the lens on the camera and we really need to get it sorted!
The Mister and I then did a bit of shopping and we were so knackered that we went to the cinema to watch The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It has an amazing cast including Judy Dench, Celia Imrie and Maggie Smith and it really made us laugh. To follow the film the only thing we could possibly eat was curry.
A fabulous day and I will be really sad to go home, and back to real life tomorrow!