The Cliffs of Dover.. and thereabouts.

Wednesday (June 27th)- This was our first trip outside of London and we went to DOVER.. So exciting. We were able to see Dover Castle where Henry II lived. For those who don't know, Henry II was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine (which I may or may not be related to, it's disputed), and father to Richard the Lionheart and Prince John, (of Robin Hood fame).

City of Dover

The Castle! 

Inside the castle they had all sorts of cool replications of medieval furniture and stuff. It was a lot of fun.

This was the dining room. They had speakers making noises recreating what it might have sounded like back in the day.

Jace and I being Royal. it's in my blood.

After Dover Castle, we went down into the "Secret War Tunnels". They're not quite so secret anymore, and we got to take a tour of them, although they didn't allow any pictures. BUMMER. They were integral to saving the British army during World War II. The allied forces had been forced onto a small stretch of beach in France called Dunkirk, and over about 4 days, they were able to evacuate about 330,000 allied troops, and if they hadn't, it's hard to say what would have happened in the war. There's a good chance Germany would have won. 30-40,000 French troops were left behind and two weeks later Paris fell to the Germans. But the miracle of Dunkirk meant the British men were alive to fight another day. 

We then headed over to the cliffs of Dover. They were pretty, although we really couldn't see them that well since it was foggy. But it was still cool. After the cliffs we headed to Canterbury Cathedral, spot to the infamous murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket by the knights of Henry II. We saw the ACTUAL MURDER SPOT. Of course Canterbury Cathedral is thousands of years old. I found out after we'd been there that my great-great-grandparents Frederick and Alice Silk were married in Canterbury. I'm not sure if they were married in the Cathedral, but it was still cool. We also saw the current Archbishop of Canterbury, and for those of you who know your stuff, you'll know that he's the man who married William and Kate. Yup. IN THE FLESH. Super cool. Now i'm like 2 degrees away from Will and Kate. Boom shakalaka. 

Canterbury Cathedral. 

That cross on the ceiling is 6 feet long.

The candle shrine to Thomas Beckett since his coffin/memorial was destroyed by Henry VIII when he changed the Catholic Church to the Anglican church. 

The Black Prince. A boss fighter, mass killer of French people, and all around scary dude, but super religious. so there you go. 

This picture is for Trevor: it's his dream car, so I just had to take a picture. 

We all got money for dinner so we went to NANDOS!!!!!!!!!! 

 This was legitimately SO DELICIOUS. Oh my goodness. It was Portuguese chicken, and right now, I am CRAVING it. It was so good. I got the lemon and herb chicken burger with chips, and will definitely go back again. YUM. 

And that was the end of a very satisfying day.