The Blue Pigeons Inn
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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
... to the Westgate, the original main entry to the city and used by pilgrims for hundreds of years. Canterbury has been a European pilgrimage site of major importance for over 800 years since the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. It is also the beginning of the route to Santiago de Compostella in Spain and the Via Francigena to Rome.
It’s strange to ...
Chapter Two. Lenham
... Lenham we realose that we have forgotten to buy bread at Sainsbury’s, so as the baker is just around the corner from the cottage, we pop round to stock up for breakfast. The owner is just locking up.
“Sorry. We’re closed. We open tomorrow at 8:00.”
We must have lookedx awfully downcast, so she goes ...
Chapter One. Arrival.
... us for the long drive from Terminal four to the rental car areas.
"What now?" I ask the driver as we arrive at the Hertz lot.
“Over there” he points to a grey cargo container set up as a mobile office on the far side of the Hertz rental lot.
“You're kidding!” I exclaim. Whatever have we got ourselves into?
We shuffle across the Hertz lot, trailing our suitcases, to the ...
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