Very eventful day today! We woke up early in Oxford and headed out for a wander through the Covered Market at 8:00. Its a lot like Granville Island or Pike place - but likely older. We had a nice breakfast without any baked beans.
From there we made our way over to Oxford Castle. We didnt go in (because we didnt think to book tickets in advance) but got to tour the grounds. It was mostly used as a prison from sometime in the 1600s to the 1980s. Now the cells have been converted to a luxury hotel.
From there, we went back to Christ Church College where we did do the walking tour. The highlight was the dining hall which not only has been used for the same purpose for more than 500 years but was also the inspiration for the dining hall in the Harry Potter movies.
From there we went to lovely South Croyden where Hannah and Felix gave us a tour of their flat. Very adult. They ordered in pizza and we had a
From there we headed off to Canterbury where we made it just in time to do the tour of the cathedral. It was remarkable both in structure and when you think about it being the seat of the Anglican Church for 900 years. Don lit a candle in remembrance of each of our dads.
After the cathedral, we set out to look for a pub that Felix - The Pound. It was a former jail right inside the gate to the city. We had a wick ping and got back on the road for our final destination of the day -Dover.
We arrived at our guest house about 6:00 and were given a thorough introduction to the guest house and city. We took the for dinner down the street where I had Dover sole (of course!) and Don had lamb (again, of course!).
