Canterbury

The whole of Vandon House was up early last Saturday because we had a scheduled day trip to Canterbury.  It was about a 3-hour bus ride there.  Canterbury is known for it’s cathedral because the Archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of England under the ruling monarch.  People have made pilgrimages to the Cathedral to pay their respects.

We were fortunate enough to get a guided tour of the Cathedral, and were able to see everything, from the crypt to the choir.  I learned a lot and the stained glass windows made you want to cry.  There is so much history, and a lot of it tragic.

This is a newer window, and it reminds me of a Disney movie.

After the cathedral, bailey and I started walking around town.  The city centre is not very big at all and is surrounded by a roman wall.  You could walk from end to end in about eight minutes.  So we decided to take a riverboat tour.  It lasted about 20 minutes but it was fun to see the city from a different perspective.  The ducks were too cute.  There was an older gentleman on our boat who was, for lack of a better word, rambunctious.  He had a comment for everything, and made quite a few jabs at his ex wife.  The poor tour guide didn’t quite know what to do with him.

Canterbury was pretty busy.  There were a lot of French students on break visiting.  We didn’t have much time after our boat tour so we used what little time we had to shop.  Canterbury has a really good shopping scene.  I got myself a new skirt and I can’t wait to wear it. 

We were back in London before 6 but the day was far from over.  The Friday before had kicked off the Drake Relays back in the states so all the Drake students decided that we wouldn’t miss out the celebrations just because we were in London.  The Drake kids and a few others got together and had a night on the town using relays as our excuse.  It was a great time.  We may have missed street painting back in Iowa, but as far as I’m concerned, we painted London Town that night.

My next update will be about the week leading up to my weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland.  I’ve got some great pictures to share to be ready.

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