Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

... s house in Maidstone, with a mug of tea reflecting on an amazing 5 days. I have met old friends and lots of new ones. I have never laughed so much or been so impressed by the generosity of complete strangers...a big THANK YOU from us all.

Well I know it's a Friday night & I should be out celebrating but I think I might just have another cuppa & early night!

... believed me.

We now have all the accomodation for the trip sorted thanks to some generous family members and one of the cheapest Motel deals in the UK!

Today we got a call from the local newspaper, confirming that they will be running Colin's story next week and Colin's justgiving site reached over £1600 which is great. Well I better sign off for now as Jackie is trying to watch the "X Factor" and the Jam Doughnuts are calling me!

... by the police. His reply was, again cheerfully, "Had me back turned." At which point I wanted to marry him. Since that wasn't possible, I took his picture (which I will download soon and post here) and went back to watching the roof.

After awhile, I decided I would leave them to it and walk on. I didn't have much time before I needed to be back in Canterbury, so I walked across the ...

... 9 Oct:
Take Train – Bareilly Express to Abu Road
Departs 15:40. Arrives 23:41
Take cab to Mt Abu – 27kms
Night in Mt Abu

Sat 10 Oct:
Visit Mt Abu
Mid afternoon take RSTC bus to Udaipur – 4 hours
Visit Udaipur
Night stay in Udaipur

Sun 11 Oct:
Leave for Jaisalmer via jodhpur
Night stay in Jaisalmer

Mon 12 Oct:
Visit Jaisalmer
Night stay in Jaisalmer

Tue 13 Oct:
Visit ...

... trip started. I’ve waited a long time for this and I
still cannot believe I’m actually going! 11 days to go!!(Not that I’m
counting!)

All these years of hearing about India. From friends and family to
Michael Palin! Seeing it on documentaries and seeing it in Bollywood
movies. Finally my time has come!!

Will post Itinerary as soon as it’s anywhere near stable!

... to cook 560 odd recipes from Julias book in 1 year(365 days)
and will blog about her progress.

I've always thought about blogging and sharing my experiences with
people out there but have never got round to it. This movie has somehow
convinced me to start one! (and you too Vishal!!) and what more than to start blogging about
my journey to India!(Exactly 2 weeks from now, I'll be flying out to
Mumbai!...for the very first time!)

... channel! What a strange feeling to be inside a bus, inside a train, under the sea! Once we got to Canterbury we had a little time to shop around.  I spent the whole time with my French teachers, so just ended up speaking French the entire time I was there! I-rony! Then came the Pantomime.  First, let me explain what a Pantomime is.  It takes a classic fairy tale, and makes it ...

... were removed during WWII and hidden in barns to keep them safe. Luckily, the church was not damaged during the war, although other areas close by were. Inside there are several sections for worship, a choir area and several chapels. It seems that all the arch-bishops are buried here as well as the Black Knight. Several memorials to local soldiers from the Canterbury area are also displayed. I went down into the crypt, to see some of their most valuable items, but ...

... first, hearing the story of his life, ordination, about-face, exile, return, murder, martyrdom, and sainthood in small parts made him a much more intriguing figure than I had originally thought. As for actual artifacts or relicts related to him, there weren't many left, as Henry VIII tried to eliminate all references to him throughout Britain. There were a few other interesting people connected with the Cathedral, though: Henry IV (subject of two of Shakespeare ...

... night we saw a production of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Janice is a huge Agatha fan from when we were kids and it was very well done. We spent a day on the Kent Coast as well in the towns of Deal and Sandwich. We got there by bus and had very nice weather, a lot sunnier than London ever seemed to be and we walked along the beach, had our lunch at the water and checked out Deal Castle built by Henry V111. Good trip for sure.