Dover Castle

We visited the castle in Dover today. I was very excited about this because this was a very strategic placement for the British in World War II. The rescue from Dunkirk occurred there, which is one of my favorite stories of WWII. I also couldn't wait to see the tunnels where the hospital was and where the people patrolled looking for enemy ships. Unfortunately, the tunnels were closed today because of renovation. The castle was still pretty cool to see I guess. They had a lot of period pieces in place and we got to tour the majority of the castle. We were even lucky enough to get to go up into one of the towers and look around. The view was spectacular. We were able to see the edge of France because it was such a clear day and sun was shinning for once, apparently that view isn't very common so that's pretty lucky for us. The best part of today for me though was getting to set my feet in the English Channel, even though it was only for like 2 maybe 3 seconds :) But at least I can say that I've done it and that's the important thing. We also saw Canterbury Cathedral, which was beautiful. It also had some great stories that went along with it. Well that's it for now, I'll see all you wonderful people soon, less than a week to go now!

Alicia