Dover England

Thick fog set in and the ship horn blew many times as we heading into the dock.
We were able to see the cliffs through some very thick fog.

Today, we tour on our own.  As long as we are back by 6:30pm, we will be fine.

Off the ship by 9am to catch the local shuttle bus.

First stop the castle, which opens at 10 am. After a harrowing bus ride through very narrow streets, we arrived at the castle at just 15 minutes before we could enter.

WOW! If there were ever a castle that looks just like you would expect with Medieval Knights.  Right out of an old movie.  For the last 100 years, it has been used almost every year in movies and tv shows.

​At one point, we could look back at the ship.  The fog was even thicker in the port.

Inside and out this castle is amazing.

We walked down the lane inside toward the WW2 secret tunnels. We had a guided tour of the WW1 and WW2 tunnels that were part of major events in both wars.   The tunnels were 16 meters 7 below the surface.  Later additional features were installed as a Cold War nuclear shelter, which we were not able to tour.

The interior castle structure is just as impressive as the walls.  The castle is high above the city. The Castle was huge and amazing.  Lots of furnished rooms.  The main hall, banquet hall, … kitchen. Several chapels. We went up on the roof and then back down long circular stairs down to the courtyard.

Inside the castle, there are restored rooms and even some reenactors who answered questions.  The flooring is the original wood.  It was so worn down.  The Grand Hall, Banquet Hall, Chapel, and Kitchen were amazing.  So much history for so many hundreds of years.

Impressive. From the outside, inside, and even the roof.

Not only were there areas used during WW1 WW2.  Great tour.

The Roman tower. Medieval church.  ​​

Back to the highway to catch the bus to town.

​We were dropped off in the middle of town and walked to the museum where they have a 3000 year old seagoing boat which is thought to be the oldest in the world.  Some interesting exhibits.

The Roman painted house was next.  That was amazing.  So much detail and the painted surfaces were colorful.

Back to the ship by 2pm for something to eat and a nap. I still need to recover from my cold. 

This evening, we will start our trip back across the Channel to Rotterdam.

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