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There's No Place Like Home
... Plus both planes were decorated with Christmas deccorations, so we really started to get into the Christmas spirit!
Finally, at 8pm on Friday 7th December 2012 we walked through arrivals at London Heathrow, 392 days since we left last year. Both our families were there waiting for us, and it was a great welcome home, they were even armed with advent calenders for us to catch-up on! It's hard to believe it's been a year, we both said on the plane it ...
Chapter Five - Dover Castle
... five-floor haul up to the roof.
After visiting the castle, we continue to the secret wartime tunnels dug under the cliffs below. There are over three miles of these tunnels going deep down into the chalky cliffs, some still unexplored and still closed to the public. We are guided through the principal passageways, which include a ...
Chapter Four - Sandwich and the coast
... finally land up at the Beach Hut Café (many miles from any beach) on Breezy Corner (no corner, and no breeze). I enjoy a terrific carrot and tomato soup while waiting for the others.
We now continue to the coast of the English Channel at Ramsgate, which we find somewhat depressing. This is a seaside resort that has seen better days and now ...
Chapter Three - Canterbury Cathedral
... hymns and psalms. Even the sermon is inspiring, and the overall experience is so much more enlightening than just a guided tour around the building.
After the service, we wander around the magnificent cathedral. We see the spot where Thomas Becket was assassinated by followers of Henry II, and his shrine, which even today is a centre for pilgrimages. We see fascinating ...
Chapter Two. Lenham
... advice is expedient.
It’s easy to find our way to Maidstone, but difficult to navigate the city streets. One false turn ends us up in the paid parking lot for the neighbouring shopping precinct. Not to worry. As well as getting our supplies at the supermarket, we also get to tour the rather scruffy mall.
When we get ...
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