Today the school went on a Daytrip to Canterbury and Dover. It was pretty terrific. Our first stop was Canterbury where we retraced the steps of many pilgrims of the past to view the Sacred Canterbury Cathederal. The Canterbury Cathederal is pretty fantastic. Like most of the British Cathederals it is larger than life (see photos). Instead of describing it with words I will leave the pictures to do the job for me. After the cathederal we had lunch in a small cafe and went to the "Winnie the Pooh Shop" where I picked a couple of things up for my good friend Rebecca. This is where we are going to see if she reads my blog. Because I am not going to mention this to her..if she wants her treasures she is going to have to leave a comment and let me know she was here reading this post...Otherwise..they will be mine forever...muuuhhhh haaahhaaa...
After our time in Canterbury we went down to Dover where we toured the famous Dover Castle. The Dover Castle is equally gigantic and very interesting to check out. Above ground we were able to tour King Henry VIII's private keep and the rest of the main tower and we checked out the gift shop and the castle grounds. Unfortunately my company wasn't interested in checking out the secret tunnels on the grounds. During WWII the tunnels were actually used to hide a secret command center for the Allied Forces. I hope that if I go back again I can take a look at them.
After the castle we went to the water front where we were able to see the amazing white cliffs of
Dover. I was so impressed with the cliffs. They are white because they are made from chalk. And they really are stunning. In addition I managed to take some shots of some crazy guys who were swimming in the English Channel. The water is frigid to say the least. And all they had on were Speedos. I took some pictures after they got out of the water and they were pretty cute too..but I can't imagine swimming in that cold water...Oww!!
This evening I had dinner in Chinatown. I only managed to take a couple of pictures. The meal was quite good however I was disappointed to get prawn wontons instead of pork ones. The taste is quite good but I am allergic to shellfish so I only ate one of them.
I am going to apologize for the brief descriptions that I gave in here today, I have managed to acquire a cold and that along with cold medicine has me feeling like an early bedtime.
So, Hope you enjoy the photos! Have a good night.
~Jenn
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