Canterbury / Dover
Canterbury is 60 miles southeast
of London; Dover is 20
miles further, on the coast opposite
Calais, France. |
![Canterbury Cathedral](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/CanterburyCathedral.jpg)
Canterbury Cathedral where
Archbishop Thomas
Becket was murdered by King Henry II's
knights. |
![Canterbury kids](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/CanterburyKids.jpg)
These kids are on a dress-up field
trip at Canterbury.
Their teacher looked like a Harry
Potter character. |
![White Cliffs of Dover](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/WhiteCliffs.jpg)
The magnificent White Cliffs of
Dover! |
![Dover ferry port](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/WhiteCliffsPort.jpg)
The ultra-busy
ferry port beneath the White Cliffs. |
![Gen & Ellie at White Cliffs](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/WhiteCliffsGenEllie.jpg)
Gen fears the height; Ellie is
stunned to learn it's chalk, not
bird doo, that gives the cliffs
their color! |
![Mike at White Cliffs](../MikeMedia/BritishIslesParis/WhiteCliffsMike.jpg)
Mike finally realizes a longstanding goal, since he missed seeing the
cliffs on his 1977 European
hitchhiking tour. |
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