Last day in England
A last day to get everything 7before the cruise & see some more of the places nearby.
Over the weekend we'd looked up Podiatrists so Warren could get histoenails cut!!! Wondered about how to get there, appointments & the like.
So we set off at 8.45 & walked to the end of our block. Across the road was the Royal Nail Salon with a youngish Chinese guy standing outside. Warren said to him 'do you cut toenails?' Yes.
Can you cut mine? Now? Yes! In we go - & out 5mins later with cut & filed nails - £5!!! Bargain!
We walked the easy mile walk into the town centre. HUGE Maison Dieu grey stone building that takes up a whole block. Now Town Hall & Creative Arts Centre. It was founded by St Augustus in 9oos as a Monastery & Hospice.
At Clarke's shoe shop Warren bought pair of sandals. I got more lozenges, eye drops & Panadol for my 2nd cold of the trip!
We then bought a Day Tripper bus ticket.
First we went to Canterbury (34 miles) & walked the cobbled streets/malls & narrow laneways. We joined the queue to get into the cathedral - £12.50.
It's covered mostle in scaffolding with some parts already repaired & cleaned. Just beautiful & absolutely HUGE. Lots of European school groups there as well as tourists.
Bus back to Dover then another bus to Folkstone - along the coast in the other direction. Took only 20 mins & we passed Hougham & West Hougham (Huffam) where the Ashcrofts also lived, they were the furtherest lots if houses we looked over to from the Castle.
Folkstone beach had black fence along it covered in crotcheted red poppies - lovely.
Back to Dover to get bus The other direction to Deal - quite a big place. We walked up to the beach (all huge pebbles!) Opposite were old white pubs & Guest Houses covered in baskets of flowers & surrounded by real flower beds.
We thought we might be stranded there the night as 2 buses cut out but finally one arrived!
We got back at 8pm & had lovely Chinese meal opposite.
So for our land part of our trip.......
Tomorrow we board the Sea Princess for our 51 day trip home!!!!
Over the weekend we'd looked up Podiatrists so Warren could get histoenails cut!!! Wondered about how to get there, appointments & the like.
So we set off at 8.45 & walked to the end of our block. Across the road was the Royal Nail Salon with a youngish Chinese guy standing outside. Warren said to him 'do you cut toenails?' Yes.
Can you cut mine? Now? Yes! In we go - & out 5mins later with cut & filed nails - £5!!! Bargain!
We walked the easy mile walk into the town centre. HUGE Maison Dieu grey stone building that takes up a whole block. Now Town Hall & Creative Arts Centre. It was founded by St Augustus in 9oos as a Monastery & Hospice.
At Clarke's shoe shop Warren bought pair of sandals. I got more lozenges, eye drops & Panadol for my 2nd cold of the trip!
We then bought a Day Tripper bus ticket.
First we went to Canterbury (34 miles) & walked the cobbled streets/malls & narrow laneways. We joined the queue to get into the cathedral - £12.50.
It's covered mostle in scaffolding with some parts already repaired & cleaned. Just beautiful & absolutely HUGE. Lots of European school groups there as well as tourists.
Bus back to Dover then another bus to Folkstone - along the coast in the other direction. Took only 20 mins & we passed Hougham & West Hougham (Huffam) where the Ashcrofts also lived, they were the furtherest lots if houses we looked over to from the Castle.
Folkstone beach had black fence along it covered in crotcheted red poppies - lovely.
Back to Dover to get bus The other direction to Deal - quite a big place. We walked up to the beach (all huge pebbles!) Opposite were old white pubs & Guest Houses covered in baskets of flowers & surrounded by real flower beds.
We thought we might be stranded there the night as 2 buses cut out but finally one arrived!
We got back at 8pm & had lovely Chinese meal opposite.
So for our land part of our trip.......
Tomorrow we board the Sea Princess for our 51 day trip home!!!!
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