Dover Castle and Cliffs

The drive to Dover was short and pretty.

The van took us as far up to the castle as allowed and the rest was up to us.

There were many people dressed in period attire showing off needed skills for living at the fort.

And picture of the walls and moat (notice sheep have taken over.)

We toured the tunnels underneath that became very important during WWII but no photos allowed.

We headed over to the cliffs area.

And passed the rest area with toilets and snack bar. The gulls must get a lot to eat here.

And I finally got to catch a photo of a magpie (more for my list.)

We walked out to the cliffs,

And Mike quickly decided it was too close to the edge for him. Fortunately he could take a higher path and still get a view. The photos that we both took looked similar.

This was as far as I went. The trek up from the tunnels to the top of the castle did me in.

On the way home, through and expensive part of a residential area, our guide pointed out quite a few windows that has been artfully boarded over. In the old days you kept up with the Joneses by putting in lots of windows as glass was expensive. The town decided to start taxing for more than 10 windows hence the boarding over and the term "daylight robbery." As they were now listed as historical, today's residents are prohibited from changing them out.

Mike has headed out to see the Churchill museum while I rest and catch up on the blog. We may go ride the eye later. Or, I should say, I will. Mike had worked up his courage until the encounter with the cliffs.

Tomorrow we head out to Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon, and the Cotswolds.