My friend Bill wrote me a letter (an actual snail mail letter!) to tell me he would be in town this week and next. We decided to have dinner last Thursday, and HWMBO and I went to Earls Court to join him. We went to Balans West, which we hadn’t been to in ages. The food was just OK, the bill was decidedly elevated. But, the food aside, Bill asked me what would make a good day trip. I suggested Salisbury (you get two items in one: Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral) and Dover. He picked Dover, and asked whether I would join him. HWMBO needed to study during the weekend, so I decided to get out of his hair and take a day trip.
Dover is about 1-3/4 hours away, and I’m sure everyone’s heard of The White Cliffs of Dover (thanks, Dame Vera Lynn and World War II). We were greeted on a very dull day by this seagull commuter.
So we started our climb up the hill. Dover Castle is on one of the most awesome hills you’ll ever see. Not quite a mountain, but not a small hill, it towers over Dover. Here’s Bill in front of the hill, with the castle at the top:
After climbing the hill, and establishing that, being a member of English Heritage, I could get in for free rather than pay