Holiday...Saturday

We made our way to Agateware Pottery early on in the morning. It was a tiny place, basically just a shop, and it is the only place in the world where you can get the agateware pottery. It is a very complicated process that has taken 30 years to perfect, and creates, by use of white clay and metal oxides, a multicoloured swirled pattern in the pottery that goes right through the clay, similar in look to agate, hence the name. I bought some earrings and matching pendant, because the effect of the pottery is really beautiful.
When we got back to the bus station we decided to visit the Occupation Tapestry, which was made between 1990 and 1995 in time for the 50th anniversary of the end of the german occupation of Jersey in the second world war. It is an amazing piece of work. The colours and detail in it are wonderful and the stitching is perfect. With it comes a brief history and accounts of what life was like during the occupation. It is a very interesting exhibition and well worth a visit.
In the same building as the tapestry is a little maritime museum which we went round, and is also worth a look. It has lots of things to read and look at and lots of interactive displays with buttons to press and noises to make.
After wandering around for a few hours, we did some souvenir shopping and ended up back at the Amber shop where we spent more money. This time I bought a large amber pendant. We had tea at the Italian restaurant again, then went back to the hotel to pak our bags and get ready for the flight home in the morning.