Premier Inn Dover - Central

... way to Boulogne. After parking the car and getting settled in at the hotel, we went for a bit of exploring.

Boulogne (which is pronounced 'ba - loin'...at least to us English speaking folk) is an old town which has been settled for around 2000 years. Like many towns around Europe, there is an old walled part of the town, with subsequent urban sprawl around the outside. Inside the walled off part of the town, we found a 'car park' (it's official ...

... and the view beyond the walls. There were parks, sports facilities and monuments all along the outside of the wall and a gorgeous walking path for joggers and dog walkers on the inside of the wall. We eventually came to the Castle fortress which had since been modified into a museum which was unfortunately closed on Tuesdays. One interesting thing in the city center was an art project. It was about how nature will ...

... ribs) where there was a rather amusing urinal (see picture).

We left Calais and headed for a campsite which wasn’t the greatest and didn’t have very nice bathroom facilities but at least it was a gorgeous night. We spent an hour or so with our heads sticking out of the van and enjoying the stars. Love those nights! The next day we made our way to Boulogne to see the sights (see next ...

Now then, plans are set, although not in stone! I now have an idea of
where I’m going when and how to get there! A couple of domestic flights
have been booked too..and a lot cheaper than I expected them to be!

Sun 27:
Arrive Mumbai at 04:00
Take Cab/Bus to Dadar
Take Bus from Dadar to Pune
Arrive in Pune
Night in PUNE

Mon 28:
Drive down to Mahabaleshwar
Take bus/cab to Satara (unless private bus straight to Goa -12 hours)
Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom kartik_bhudia

... craft to pick up pilots shot down in the Straits of Dover. The tour was very interesting especially to find out more about the Dunkirk evacuation and how it happened.

We then went to the castle. We were only expecting ruins as at the Old Sarum, but there stood a full and complete castle. We went in and first down to ...

... 1 litre every 40 seconds and we took almost 50 litres. 30 minutes I had my finger presses to that damn "fill" button! So we are on this ferry, now heading back to Dover for reasons as yet unknown!!


- Injuries

It turns out we damaged an crew member on our departure so return to drop him off with A&E!
On our way again, 45 mins late

Hit the Victoria Station early to board our bus to Leeds Castle. This was the best castle that we saw, I thought. The grounds were very lovely, the moat was terrific and inside was really nice. This was one of the few places that allowed pictures on the inside. Back on the bus we headed to Canterbury. At Canterbury we had the traditional lunch of "Fish-n-Chips ...

... checked. The British are strict with everything! The ferries aren't as cool as in Scandinavia as there's no big thrill for cheap duty free shopping. However, it was neat as you could see Britain and France from the decks of the ship. I also got a quick glimpse of Dover castle but I'll be going back on January 17th for another BUNAC trip. Go through the album for photos! I'm updating from McDonald's so I don't have time to be fancy with entries!!!

... Earl's Court tomorrow that Dan has been telling everyone to go to, so I'm gonna check that out in London before I head back to Staines tomorrow evening. I've also been meaning to start a list of words that we (we as in Americans) use that are used differently over here. (And of course I think the American way is more normal, but I am biased!) Silverware = cutlery Cash register = till Drunk = ****** Girlfriend = missus (that's an Australian term ...

... management at the Marks & Spencer were on the ball and had all the tills working so we fairly quickly managed to procure dinner (i.e. sandwiches and wine). Headed to the platforms to await the arrival of the 18.34 train to Dover...which arrived at.....18.34 (miracle of miracles!). Standing room only until Sevenoaks (when we lost the commuters) and then we invited ourselves to share a table with an ...