The weekend before last PB and I wanted to do something fun and spontaneous. We got up and went to WW (I'd gained 1/2lb. Bleh) and then we called British Airways to get on a flight to Edinburgh. PB had checked flights literally 1 day beforehand and the prices had tripled overnight! PB mentioned how he'd always wanted to see The Eden Project so we decided to venture to Cornwall and see it instead of Scotland.
The Eden Project is an educational charity that uses "exhibits, events, workshops, and educational programmes to remind people of our dependence on, and connection to, the natural world." It's located in a vast pit with two huge biomes; the Rainforest biome and the Mediterranean biome. In each of the biomes they grow plants, vegetables, etc and have various exhibits. It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Before I get to the pictures and details of the project, let's discuss our trip down.
Saturday we drove down to Plymouth and checked in at a snazzy hotel known by the name of "Holiday Inn." Ohhhh was it stunning! We felt as if we walk straight into 1972. (We both acknowledge that we've become spoiled hotel snobs. But in the world of affordable hotels, in my opinion, Hampton Inn? Yes. Holiday Inn? No. Although because of PB's priority club status we were upgraded to an "executive room." That's right. High rollers, folks.)
After we checked in we ventured out to find dinner. We passed a Mexican restaurant on our way in. I got so excited and made a beeline straight for it. However, after noticing that enchiladas came with "chips" and "prawn cocktail" was on the menu with "potato skins" I decided that perhaps this wasn't a truly Mexican restaurant. I mean really... fries instead of rice and beans?!
A few doors down we noticed a sleek looking Japanese restaurant that looked packed. We ended up at Yukisan and it was literally the best Japanese food either of us had ever eaten. We were taken upstairs and sat on the floor which was so fun! It actually was quite comfortable and we ended up being in this huge room all alone, which was lovely. PB ordered duck spring rolls followed by wasabi steak with wasabi mayonnaise and I ordered the vegetable gyoza followed by the grilled sea bass with sweet ginger sauce. For dessert we were really bad- PB got chocolate pudding (which was really a dark chocolate cake) and I got the deep fried banana rolled in coconut. It was HEAVEN! I know it's unlikely that many of the people reading this blog would venture to Plymouth, but should you find yourself here, you MUST try! (I forgot to take pictures of our dinner because I was too busy eating it!)
*Dining Room*
*My gorgeous fiance. Swoon.*
*Moi*
After dinner we ventured to this fair that was on the ocean. We rode rides, ate cotton candy (aka candy floss) and PB won a pink ball for me at a shooting game. Who knew he was such a good shot?! It was super fun! We headed to bed and the next morning were off to The Eden Project.
Here's a pic of the view on our way in... Stay tuned for a full post on The Eden Project tomorrow!
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