{"id":6362,"date":"2024-10-08T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:29:55","slug":"uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"UK 2024: Exeter Day 1 &#8211; Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/exeterday1-7\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6363\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6363\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-7.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Made it to our first UK destination &#8212; Exeter! Home of the UK Meteorology Office!<\/p>\n<p>After landing at London Heathrow, Dave and I had to take a brief train east into central London, then west about 2.5 hours to get here.<\/p>\n<p>We are beat but are forcing ourselves to stay awake till an early bedtime. Just a few more hours to go.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy photos of Exeter St David station, the SW England countryside, Paddington Station, and some of the food finds so far. We&#8217;re off in search of a British pub for dinner.<\/p>\n<p>#travelswithdaveandpatricia #exeter<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6364\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/exeterday1-8\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6364\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6364\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our &#8220;Great Western&#8221; train in Paddington Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6365\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/exeterday1-9\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6365\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6365\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paddington selfie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/exeterday1-10\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6366\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-10.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6367\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/10\/uk-2024-exeter-day-1-arrival\/exeterday1-11\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6367\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6367\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ExeterDay1-11.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Paddington Bear gift store in Paddington Station! 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