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A laneway in Canterbury. One of the towers of the cathedral in the background looking almost ghostly. |
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The obligatory outside view of Canterbury Cathedral |
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And the obligatory inside photos |
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again (and they are stunning shots aren't they?) |
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and again |
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Julie in the Cloister |
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Main square area of Canterbury town |
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Street view with one of the city gates in the back. |
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The Battle of Britain Memorial in Capel-le-Ferne just outside Dover. |
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Me trying vainly to imitate the statue. At the same memorial. No offence intended. |
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The white cliffs of Dover taken from the memorial. The cliffs are bigger and whiter just north of Dover but we couldn't stop to take a photo. |
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Dover Castle. |
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A view over the Roman Pharos through to Dover Harbour. |
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The better ocean front streetscape at Hastings. |
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Right next to the more built up streetscape. |
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Met a Canadian couple and their son who wanted us to take a photo of them. Sure I said, but you must reciprocate. The beard growth is to keep my face warm. Hastings waterfront. |
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Welcome to Battle (1066) |
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Battle Abbey, from the battlegrounds |
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More of the battlegrounds of 1066 |
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The Abbey (partial ruins, again, thanks to Henry VIII the destroyer) |
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Bodiam Castle |
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More Bodiam Castle |
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Even more |
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Inside view from one of the turrets. |
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Julie with an owl at Bodiam Castle |
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Me with one sitting on my glove. |
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Rudyard Kiplings home |
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A bust of the man himself |
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The gardens at Rudyards place |
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The back yard, with the pool. |
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The Royal Pavillion in Brighton. Built by George IV. |
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He began building it when he was a 21 year old prince. Extravagance personified. Interior photography prohibited, sadly. |
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Hayley wanted us to visit Choccywoccydoodah in Brighton. We initially found this cafe that is associated with them, then later the real thing. I suspect the one near Carnaby St London is better. |
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Brighton waterfront |
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Surfers Paradise, but low rise. |
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More of the foreshore frontage |
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The "Brighton Pier" |
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The "sand" of Brighton beach |
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A clothes shop in Brighton had all these old sewing machines in the window as their marketing tool. |
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Hundreds of them |
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It is not only Dover that has white cliffs. This is at Brighton Marina |
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Some 2000 year old mosaic flooring at the Fishbourne Roman Palace. |
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Julie with an old figurehead |
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Me with Nelson as used as a figurehead |
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HMS Victory. Captained by Nelson himself at Trafalgar. Beautifully restored, but still an ongoing project. |
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We did a ferry tour of Portsmouth Harbour. |
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A World War 2 memorial in Southampton, the numbers are pretty staggering |
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Part of the old city wall in Southampton. |
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Heading in to Salisbury town. |
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The old City Gate at Salisbury. |
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Salisbury Cathedral |
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and again |
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and again. No wonder John Constable found it to be such a brilliant subject for his paintings. |
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A new font. It is not a glass top, it is water which is flowing all the time and spilling over at 4 points. |
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The inside from ground level (literally, I set the small tripod on the floor) |
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From halfway up. This was during our tower tour. |
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More of the tower tour, note the wooden spiral staircase! |
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A view down on the main part of the cathedral from the tower. Very high. |
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Julie in reflection of the font. This font has 4 overflows at each point, so it is amazing it can be so still with the water running through the system. |
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Monpesson House, next to the cathedral in Salisbury. The home of Mr Monpesson, used in the film "Sense and sensibility". |
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Julie in the ruins of Old Sarem Castle |
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The ruins of the Cathedral at Old Serum. |
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An information board at the castle ruins. There is a job for someone here. |
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OK, you don't want to have claustrophobia either. Lack of sense of smell would help too. |
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Our van, in relation to the cathedral in the background. Taken from the Old Serum Castle site. |
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The Avon River (yes, the same one Stratford is on) running into Salisbury. The town is at the confluence of 5 rivers |
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The Mill, a pub in Salisbury where we managed to have an afternoon tea alfresco. |
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OK, no prizes for guessing here. Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plains. |
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An amazing place, far better than expected. |
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The canal at Seend, next to where we stayed. The canal runs through Bath to Bristol. I just changed my mind about doing a canal trip. |
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A pair of swans with the new family in tow. On the canal at Caen Locks. This photo is mainly for Hayley! |
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One of the locks showing how it works. |
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Looking down the hill. There are 29 locks in 2 miles that takes 5 to 6 hours. |
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Part of the circle of stones making up the Avebury Henge. |
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Julie near the stones. |
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I tried to push one over but it was a bit too heavy. |
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Avebury Manor, apparently the subject of a BBC series, the Manor Reborn showing it's renovation and rejuvenation. |
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The wellies at work. |
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