We saw a VW that had a strange sign on it, not for Wicked the play.
We have a habit of just putting in High Street into the GPS since that is generally the city center. Normally this works okay, but in Canterbury High Street is a pedestrian only road. We traveled on some little narrow streets and eventually had to turn around and quickly find the park-in-ride. If you are ever driving to a larger city in England, always go for the park-in-ride, it is just easier than the little streets around the city!
We finally arrive in the city center and start off by walking on the city wall towards the Canterbury Castle which was built in the 11th century.
Here are some pictures in the castle:
Then we headed off to the Canterbury Tales Visitor’s Attraction. This was a little silly; they have reconstructed different scenes from Canterbury tales.
Here is one of the characters telling us a story:
Next we headed down High Street and caught some glimpses of the Canterbury Cathedral.
We didn’t go into the cathedral, since it was a little pricey and all the cathedrals are really starting to blend together.
Jay found a “typical” looking British man he tried to get a shot of, he is wearing a tweed suit and carrying his top hat and umbrella (on a bright shiny day).
We finally ended up at the Canterbury museum which is housed in an old Priests’ hospital. It had a cool piece of artwork that explained Thomas Becket’s life. It also houses the Rupert Bear museum…it is some book/cartoon that must be big over here, but we have never heard of it.
Cool ceilings:
We did a little shopping before we left; I got 2 pashmina’s for about $6 from a street vendor, that is cheaper than NYC.
We left Canterbury around 3pm and decided to head to Dover since I was dying to see the coast.
We headed to the White Cliffs of Dover, and after we got there I think we both wished we had more daylight. It was a little foggy, however they say on a clear day you can see to France. We will defiantly go back to Dover and explore Dover Castle and spend more time at the White Cliffs.
The pictures don’t really do it justice:
A perfect view to end our day:
We decided that we would go check out Suffolk on Sunday, if it looked nice. It was supposed to a pretty rainy day. We woke up and it looked okay outside, I checked the weather reports and it didn’t look like rain until late afternoon. So off we go, headed to Aldeburgh which Jay was told has the best fish and chips in southern England.
We walked along the beach and saw everyone had paper bags from this fish and chip place and were eating on the beach.
As you can see there is quiet a line for the fish and chips – an hour later we strolled by and the line was twice as long!
Jay did say it is the best fish and chips he has had in England. He’s tried it 4 or 5 times at some local places in Stevenage and Hitchin (where we live and work), and until eating fish and chips in Aldeburgh he said it was forgettable – nothing that would be missed back in the States. When everyone says you have to have fish and chips in England, this is what they are talking about. (My chicken was like Mc D’s, but I guess that is what I get for not liking fish).
The North Sea is quiet different from any beach I have ever seen, it is covered in rocks. Apparently it is illegal to pick up rocks from any beach in England. Oops.
Here we are checking the water temperature, yes it is COLD.
They have little shacks on the beach were they sell fresh seafood, they pull their boats right out of the water up to the shack.
A mini rainbow row:
Since there was still some sun, we headed to Southwold, which we also told was a “better beach.”
Jay breaking another law and climbing on the rocks:
Not as many rocks on this beach:
I don’t know what this person was thinking, but they got in:
They have these little huts that they pull put on the beach, I guess for the winter they were in the parking lot – Jay was told they cost 55,000 pounds each! I really thought they were cute, so we got a little hut keychain to turn into a Christmas ornament.
Southwold had a pier with an “Under the Pier” show, which consisted of some very strange games.
Fly Driving:
Rent a dog:
Here is one of the characters telling us a story:
Next we headed down High Street and caught some glimpses of the Canterbury Cathedral.
We didn’t go into the cathedral, since it was a little pricey and all the cathedrals are really starting to blend together.
Jay found a “typical” looking British man he tried to get a shot of, he is wearing a tweed suit and carrying his top hat and umbrella (on a bright shiny day).
We finally ended up at the Canterbury museum which is housed in an old Priests’ hospital. It had a cool piece of artwork that explained Thomas Becket’s life. It also houses the Rupert Bear museum…it is some book/cartoon that must be big over here, but we have never heard of it.
Cool ceilings:
We did a little shopping before we left; I got 2 pashmina’s for about $6 from a street vendor, that is cheaper than NYC.
We left Canterbury around 3pm and decided to head to Dover since I was dying to see the coast.
We headed to the White Cliffs of Dover, and after we got there I think we both wished we had more daylight. It was a little foggy, however they say on a clear day you can see to France. We will defiantly go back to Dover and explore Dover Castle and spend more time at the White Cliffs.
The pictures don’t really do it justice:
A perfect view to end our day:
We decided that we would go check out Suffolk on Sunday, if it looked nice. It was supposed to a pretty rainy day. We woke up and it looked okay outside, I checked the weather reports and it didn’t look like rain until late afternoon. So off we go, headed to Aldeburgh which Jay was told has the best fish and chips in southern England.
We walked along the beach and saw everyone had paper bags from this fish and chip place and were eating on the beach.
As you can see there is quiet a line for the fish and chips – an hour later we strolled by and the line was twice as long!
Jay did say it is the best fish and chips he has had in England. He’s tried it 4 or 5 times at some local places in Stevenage and Hitchin (where we live and work), and until eating fish and chips in Aldeburgh he said it was forgettable – nothing that would be missed back in the States. When everyone says you have to have fish and chips in England, this is what they are talking about. (My chicken was like Mc D’s, but I guess that is what I get for not liking fish).
The North Sea is quiet different from any beach I have ever seen, it is covered in rocks. Apparently it is illegal to pick up rocks from any beach in England. Oops.
Here we are checking the water temperature, yes it is COLD.
They have little shacks on the beach were they sell fresh seafood, they pull their boats right out of the water up to the shack.
A mini rainbow row:
Since there was still some sun, we headed to Southwold, which we also told was a “better beach.”
Jay breaking another law and climbing on the rocks:
Not as many rocks on this beach:
I don’t know what this person was thinking, but they got in:
They have these little huts that they pull put on the beach, I guess for the winter they were in the parking lot – Jay was told they cost 55,000 pounds each! I really thought they were cute, so we got a little hut keychain to turn into a Christmas ornament.
Southwold had a pier with an “Under the Pier” show, which consisted of some very strange games.
Fly Driving:
Rent a dog:
Jay’s getting his daily exercise:
By this time, the storm finally caught up and it started raining, so we headed home.
There is a cool tunnel on the way we have driven through a couple of times:
By this time, the storm finally caught up and it started raining, so we headed home.
There is a cool tunnel on the way we have driven through a couple of times:
So where to this weekend, well we don’t know yet. This is our last weekend with the company car, so I am sure we are off on another adventure…
The guy in the tweed suit looks like the 'Lam. He's the British version of the 'Lam 'offing to work!
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