Monday, January 16, 2012

There'll be blue birds over...the White Cliffs of Dover...


On our way back to London, from the Cotswolds, we stopped in Dover.  We had been told by several people that Dover  had turned into a shipping town, and that it wasn't really worth going to see.

I wanted to go anyway- my grandfather had spoken of the cliffs when he was telling me stories about the war.

So, we drove...


and we drove...


until we began to see water...


We parked in a small gravel parking lot and walked down a green, grassy hill...


...and this is what we saw.  Okay, so maybe Dover is a shipping town after all.


So I looked to my right...


...and then, to my left.



And, we decided to walk.  Walking along the white, chalky path...


...we came upon Dover Castle.  Not in all of my time hearing of "the" White Cliffs of Dover has anyone said "Hey, did you know there is a fully functioning Norman castle on those white cliffs?".  Needless to say, I felt like I had discovered something special.


As we walked towards the castle...I realized that it is hard to say you discovered something when everyone else seems to know about it : (
So, we turned around and walked back in the opposite direction.


Along the way, we saw all kinds of beautiful plants and flowers.


 My favorites were the thistles.




We walked along this path, in and out of living, green tunnels...




Until we rounded a bend and saw this-


It truly was beautiful.  And peaceful.  It may have been the stormy sky... the light breeze... the absolute silence disrupted only by the wind blowing through the trees.  

  It was undisturbed...and lovely.


We continued to walk, until we finally came upon...


the mysterious White Cliffs of Dover.


As we stood there, the sky cleared and the sun shone down on the cliffs...


...and then, just as quickly, it hid behind the clouds again, and the cliffs darkened.


The sky continued to get darker...


But it never rained. The sun followed us back, peaking through the clouds the whole time.



Even though we did not get to see the cliffs as they should be seen (from the middle of the English Channel), we did get to see the view from the cliffs.  Dover was definitely worth the drive.


Anyway, driving in England was one of our favorite things to do : )












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