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There's No Place Like Home
... like it's been a month. We had a bit of a freak out when we were landing, and decided to distract oursleves by listing the numbers of planes, coaches and boats we've been on! However, we now both back home and enjoying all the festivities. It's great to be back, even if it is freezing!! We've had an incredible year that neither of us will ever forget, a massive thank you to everyone that we've met, and to everyone back at home, we've had the time of our lives.
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Chapter Five - Dover Castle
... of the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk in May 1940, and naturally we end up in the underground gift shop and café! Here we are overwhelmed by an expert salesman and depart with a basket of artisan jams at a price totally out of our budget. Just as well he wasn’t selling time shares!
One of the planned highlights of ...
Chapter Four - Sandwich and the coast
Yes, my friends, there is a place called Sandwich, and it's named after the 4th. Earl of Sandwich who is purported to have invented the sandwich during a particularly elongated gambling session. So indeed we'll have a ham sandwich in Sandwich.
The town of Sandwich of course predates the brilliant invention of the Earl of Sandwich and was ...
Chapter Three - Canterbury Cathedral
... It is totally deserted. All the shops are closed. We feel like the only people in town.
Crossing over an empty High Street we approach Christ Church Gate. The entry is closed.
“Hello. What time does the Cathedral open?” I ask the attendant at the office within the gate.
“On Sunday it opens at 12:30” she informs me.
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Chapter Two. Lenham
... of selecting if we are to dine at the” Dog and Bear” or “The Red Lion”. After much agonizing, we decide on the Red Lion. I select the homemade soup of the day with the Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding from the senior menu. Unfortunately there is no senior discount for the pints of local beer I'm quaffing to accompany dinner. ...