Welcome to the Dover. Home of the white cliffs.
If you look closely at the top of the cliffs on the left side of the picture, you can see Dover castle. We went there. Whilst up there we looked across the channel and saw FRANCE!! Pretty cool literally and figuratively.
English countryside. Don't let the green fields fool you, it's still a balmy 35 degrees out there.
St. Augustine's Cathedral and Monastery.
Believe it or not those stones are the foundation for a cathedral which was built in the 6th century, survived the viking invasion only to be torn down by England's very own Henry VIII.
Treats after lunch before the cathedral in Canterbury.
(R-L Custard King, berry danish, double chocolate muffin)
Canterbury Cathedral. Pictures(especially mine) do not do it justice. It was amazing.
Candle=Place where St. Thomas Beckett's memorial once stood.
The warped stairs from tens of thousands of pilgrims making their way to St. Thomas's memorial in search of miracles.
Actual spot where Thomas Becket was murdered by four of the King's knights inside of the cathedral.
(four swords: two actual swords and then the shadows that they cast=2 more)
The middle are depictions of the three wise men. Top: Following the star to find Christ. Second, the wise men visiting Herod, Third: Worshipping Christ(shepherds on the right side of the picture) Bottom: The angel appearing to warn the wise men to take a different route home.
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I LOVE the pictures!!! If these didn't do any justice to the place, I can't imagine how amazing it must be to see it in real life!
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