Yesterday we walked around Canterbury and toured the Canterbury Cathedral.
We were surprised at how large and developed the old town area is. There are a lot of shops, offices and restaurants with what looked like a mix of locals and tourists. We are staying in an Airbnb that is right downtown making the walk to old town easy.
The Cathedral is incredible with high ceilings and ancient construction. Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077.
Tomorrow we will take LeShuttle (new name for the Eurotunnel) crossing the English Channel and exiting in Calais, France.
This massive scone, clotted cream and jam was my breakfast yesterday
Sooz had a nice piece of coffee and walnut cake with clotted cream
The Chapter House at the Canterbury Cathedral can be rented for events
The stained glass windows in the chapter-house
This plaque commemorating Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170 following an order of King Henry II
A statue outside the Cathedral
Part of the Canterbury Cathedral being refurbished
The temporary entrance to the Cathedral
Looking from the front of the Nave towards the entrance
Inside the Cathedral looking up to the top of one of 5 towers over 200 feet tall
One of largest stained glass windows with Queen Victoria in the lower right corner
Looking into the Crypt where no pictures were allowed
Sooz, very impressed by the ceiling of the Chapter House
The incredible main part of the Cathedral. Wikipedia says the ceiling is 80 feet high, but it seems higher than that.
A section of Canterbury old town area
Our Airbnb is to the right of the GS and a pub is on left side of this picture
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