Like in most hostels, we had to switch rooms today because we stayed longer than we expected. Originally Nottingham was just going to be a day time stop and then we would carry on to Scotland the same day. Obviously that didn't happen.
After our room switch and some walking around we decided on doing a double tour. First, the court/prison/museum and then the caves.
The "Galleries of Justice Museum" is a courthouse and prison that has some areas dating to medieval times. The tour is actor-led and that makes it quite fun and more interactive than your average tour.
We first walked through the court room, then into different parts of the jail. The men's area, there work spaces, cells and exercise yard. After that was the women's section. The laundry room, exercise yard, cell and washing room. And yes, I said cell. Just one. All the women got put in together.
We also walked through an area that shows what ship life would be like if you were sentenced to Australia.
When we finally escaped the prison after getting a bit lost (creepy) we went for lunch at a pub. The bell inn. Apparently the oldest inn in Nottingham. We finally got our traditional Sunday lunch. Roast, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, 2 kinds of potatoes, crazy, broccoli and carrots! Yum!!
The last stop of the day was the cave tour. These caves are different than yesterday because they physically show what they were used for. We saw wells that were still full of water, we saw a mock air-raid shelter, a tannery and Victorian basements.
The tannery was used from the 1500-1600's and the life expectancy for its workers was about 30 because of the harsh conditions.
To finish off our day we headed back into the hostel for supper and Harry Potter movies!
Tomorrow, SCOTLAND!
xoxo
Jan 13, 2013
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