Back in Europe for our last summer traveling in the Sprinter. We ship home in October. After making sure the van made it to England in one piece from South Africa, we made a quick trip home. We arrived back in England on July 8th and hit the road. Unfortunately good wifi and data are hard to find so I have not posted to the blog until now.
Before leaving England, we made a quick stop in Canterbury. It is a very pretty city, but crowded with tourists. When we drove on to Dover we could see why Canterbury was so busy, three very large cruise ships were in port. The main attraction in Canterbury is the cathedral. We did not visit it. The entrance fee was outragous, the ticket lines long, scaffolding covered most of the exterior, and the final straw was you were not aloud to take photos. We did wander around the city for a couple of hours. It is beautiful with lots of parks and pedestrian shopping streets. We enjoyed our visit.
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| Partial view of Canterbury Cathedral. Only one I could find without scaffolding. |
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| Westgate Gardens on the Great Stour. |
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| Punting boats for rent on the Great Stour - not sure why "Great" is part of the name. The river is small and shallow, but very scenic. |
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| The streets are lined with lots of pretty shops. |
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| Interesting leaning book store. It is amazing how these old buildings are still standing. |
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| This is a wonderful time of year to be in Europe. Colorful blooming planters are everywhere. |
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