Crossing the Channel

On Friday, we got up extra early (5:30a.m.) so that we could get an early start for Canterbury. We walked through the Cathedral with our small groups. It is huge and quite beautiful, there was construction going on that only added to the interest. When we had enough of the vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses and gargoyles, we wandered the city and had lunch.


We got on a bus headed for Dover next. There was a delay of some kind, so the bus was treated to a poor rendition of "The White Cliffs of Dover", sorry Mara. The boat ride was great. A very nice ferry and fun birds that would dive down to eat food out of the hands of the brave. After landing in Calais, we bussed on to Rouen.


After checking in to our hotel and a lovely dinner of savory and sweet crepes, we walked to the Rouen Cathedral, another building with construction and gargoyles a plenty, and painted many times by Monet. We also walked to the site of where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. On the way back to our hotel, we happened by a candy store and everyone got an assortment.

School group arrives!

On Wednesday, we packed up and headed out to meet our group at a hotel near the airport. After lunch in the little town with them, we headed back into London where we saw the London Eye and walked around Bond Street.

The next morning we got on a bus heading to Windsor Castle. We had an enjoyable tour guide who liked to dramatically roll his R's whenever possible. Then, we bussed back to London and stopped at St. Paul's Cathedral. We had planned to have a walking tour after that, but we were rained out. We visited the British Museum instead. The day was topped off with a ride on a double decker bus.