The Dering Arms
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There's No Place Like Home
... a taxi out to the floating markets just over an hour out of Bangkok. We hired a long-tail boat and spent an hour floating around the village and it's markets. We stopped off at a coconut sugar factory and came away feeling sick from all the sugar we'd eaten!
We decided to get some more clothes tailored while we were in the capitol, it was just so cheap! I got an office dress and trousers, and Sam and Tan both got coats each. I also had a pampering ...
Chapter Five - Dover Castle
... century. One can only imagine how dank and dark this place was before central heating and electric lighting. On the lower floor is the vast kitchen. Upper floors contain the living and sleeping quarters.The steep stone steps are ******* Margarita, who wonders why English Heritage didn’t spend a few more pounds to install an elevator ...
Chapter Four - Sandwich and the coast
... evening.
Tonight we try Chequers, the local fish and chip shop in the square. It’s owned by a Turkish couple, so we could also have chosen kebabs if we had wished, but we stick to the traditional deep-fried cod and chips. Keep in mind that, unlike in the USA, in England "fries" are “chips” and “chips” are “crisps”. ...
Chapter Three - Canterbury Cathedral
... we are here to attend the morning service”
“You are a bit early for that. It’s not until 11:00. Come by at 10:30 and you’ll be able to get in.”
Canterbury. The city dates from AD 597, when St. Augustine was sent by the pope as a missionary to Britain. Construction of the present cathedral was started in 1070.
We wander down the ...
Chapter Two. Lenham
... store, public library, a Chinese take-away, a fish n'chip shop, and even a lingerie boutique.
We need some basic provisions to tide us over for the week.
"Go to Sainsbury’s in Maidstone" advises our loquacious host in Lenham. “You don’t have to pay for parking there.” Parking is expensive in Europe, ...
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