Today started with an early bus ride through the countryside to Dover. When we arrived at the castle, I could hardly believe the view I was seeing. It was spectacular! I could just barely see the outline of the shores of France from the castle. We could also see some of the White Cliffs of Dover from the Castle wall. We toured the castle, which was set up as a historical museum. The rooms of the castle were set up as they would have been when King Henry II was on the throne. It was so interesting to see, plus it was much easier to learn history through tangible objects instead of pictures from a textbook. It was sad leaving the beauty of Dover, but we headed to another great landmark known as the Canterbury cathedral. I learned and understood so much more of British history just sitting in the nave of the cathedral listening to our tour guide than sitting in a class room listening to a professor for an entire quarter. I was mesmerized at how beautiful everything was, and how far parts of the cathedral dated back! As far as 1100! Once it was time to leave, I really felt like I had LEARNED something. It’s going to be hard to top the wonders I experienced today.
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| Dover Castle |
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