On the first weekend of November, the UK celebrated Bonfire Night which includes fireworks just about everywhere in the country. Bonfire night is also referred to as Guy Fawkes night. It's a celebration that began in the 1600s after Fawkes was captured in a conspiracy to blow up the House of Parliament and kill the King. It's quite a wonderful time to have fireworks because it gets dark so early that we can have fireworks at 7pm and the children don't need to stay up late.
On Saturday of the first weekend of November, we went to an Amusement park called Alton Towers and were able to see a beautiful fireworks display there.
The interesting thing about Alton Towers is that the theme park was built around this centuries old Country home that is no longer inhabited, though recently has begun a restoration process.
Because the park was extremely crowded, we decided to watch the fireworks from the parking lot...which made for an easy exit!
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