Into Kent

This weekend, my travels took me through Surrey, East Sussex, and into the county of Kent. The quiet train ride led past rolling hills dotted with small villages and towns, muddy water inlets reaching for green grass, and stretching vineyards awaiting spring. It had been two weeks since I'd last had a chance to visit with my travel buddy Jamie. The weekend before I was on my own for traveling, so I visited Tate Britain, Tate Modern (two fantastic art galleries) and the Natural History Museum. We had so much to catch up on! We had a picnic lunch on the train through the sweeping hillside until it was our stop at Canterbury Station in Kent.

My conceptions of what Canterbury looked like did not match what the town actually consisted of. It is very much a small town. It's main attractions consist of a ruined Norman castle, Canterbury Cathedral, and the town universities.

Above: The walled "historic" side of Canterbury

Above: This was a Roman burial mound. It now has a monument at the top and a children's wooden playground at the bottom. Rested in the city park, many congregate in this area.

Looking out over Canterbury. You can see the top of the Cathedral on the horizon.

An old Museum and Library

You can take boat trips down this canal! It was too chilly for this today though...

The entrance to Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury had lots of little shops down alleys. It was very quaint.

Tis my traveling buddy and me!

Before we returned home, we took a little detour to see the ruined Canterbury Castle. It was so awesome. Open to the public, we could just walk around and see the castle ruins! The walls had really sharp rocks in them and the ground was covered with these rocks. So they made wooden paths through the ruins to make it safer for visitors. We were even able to go up one of the spiral staircases to peer out of the windows. Very exciting!

Canterbury was a lovely place for a day-trip. I loved the train ride out there and back. The Kent countryside was breath-taking.

Miss you all!