Today we set off on a special bus trip to Dover Castle and Canterbury.
the castle at Dover was exceptional. It towers over the sea and is a important defensive location. It played an important role in military history during World War I & II. Its history goes back to Roman Britain, where it served as the most important naval town.
I loved going through the Medieval tunnels. They were exactly as one would picture them: damp stone walls, slippery stone floors with mysterious, dark chambers scattered here and there off the main tunnel. The doorways were ancient wood and iron structures. A little spooky, but very exciting.
After the tunnels, we went into the Keep and climbed the stone circular stairways to the top of the castle. What a view! I took some great pictures, but those were stolen with my camera. The one above is one of two I had on my first memory card.
We had hoped to get to the World War II tunnels, but ran out of time. If fact, by the time Edie and I got down the stairs and out to the Keep Yard, it was almost time to meet at the bus. Unfortunately, we took what we thought was an exit and turned out to be the winding route through a military museum. After that we accidentally walked right by the exit, but as we were turning around to go in the right direction, we ran into Amy C. coming to rescue us. Needless to say, we encountered a few cross faces as we got on the bus because we made them wait for us.
Next it was on to Canterbury, where we had lunch and toured the Cathedral. I purchased a copy of The Canterbury Tales, which I don't think I've ever read in its entirety, from the Cathedral's souvenir kiosk.
This was a wonderful day of touring, leaving me absolutely exhausted!
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