hello! today we were fortunate enough to be able to travel to dover castle and canterbury. we left at 745 am, and i slept the entire two hour drive to the castle. good thing i brought my fuzzy pink neck pillow too. traveling is so much more comfortable with it.
dover castle was so beautiful. yes, the grass really is this green, and yes, the view really is this gorgeous. we took a tour of the underground secret tunnels that the english used during world war II. our tour guide was very very dramatic and into her job, which is a good thing, and she kept repeating the phrase "it was dark, it was damp, and the condensation was literally trickling down the walls..." she said it about 5 times. i loved it.
after the underground tour, we walked up about 5349 steps to the actual castle. i went on a run on monday, and i was already sore from that, and then today really pushed me over the edge. my body is wrecked. no more miss new booty when i get home; i'm going to be solid as a rock.
we spent a total of two hours at the castle and then got on the bus for a quick ride to canterbury. for those of you who haven't read murder at the cathedral, canterbury cathedral is where sir thomas becket was murdered by three knights sent from the king. after sir thomas was killed, people from all over the country began to take pilgrimages to canterbury to pay homage to becket and because they believed miracles would take place during their journeys. since we have read both canterbury tales (which were written about a group of pilgrims traveling to canterbury) and murder at the cathedral, we were pretty excited to see the real deal.
the cathedral was beautiful, as all cathedrals are, and it was chilling to see the exact spot where sir thomas was murdered. i have a special respect for him and his willingness to give up his life for what he believed to be right, as once upon a time a prophet of God was too killed for restoring Christ's gospel to the earth. i know i say it a lot, but i am thankful for my religion. really, it's true.
after the cathedral, we sat in a starbucks next to this lovely pseudo fire for a while. it was a little dreary and cold outside, and it felt good to sit and relax and drink caramel hot chocolate and enjoy life. i really love all of the girls here so much. i don't know if i've ever made as close of friends so fast. we all click so nicely, and it is refreshing to be in the company of such genuinely good, ambitious, smart girls. we then made our way back to the bus, stopping by the shops on the way. we went to another top shop, which was amazing! the last top shop i went in was disappointing, but this one was so cute and i wanted to buy everything in there. but mostly because it was all spring/summer clothes and i can't wait for that.
the bus ride back to the center took two hours, which sucked, because i couldn't sleep and i got super carsick. as soon as we were back, everyone went to dinner and i went straight upstairs to bed to ensure i wouldn't vomit. but i got to talk to my boy for a while, which made me feel all better, and life was good again.
1 comment:
I agree wholeheartedly that Canterbury and St. Thomas are inspiring. I loved Dover too. Was it clear enough so you could see to Calais? In all the times I;ve beent here, I've only been able to see across the whole channel once. My seniors have read Canterbury Tales and will read Murder before May. I don't think they enjoy it as much as you did:) Have a great weekend.
Aunt Marilyn
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