The Canterbury Tales

Our tale doesn't include a pardoner, a knight or a miller, but it does include a pilgrimage to Canterbury. We don't get Labor Day here, but we do get a three-day weekend near the end of August in the form of a "bank holiday." We decided to use one of these three days to take a day-trip out of London, and to take a break from settling in! We took a 90-minute train to the charming town of Canterbury in Kent located in south eastern England. It was an uncharacteristically beautiful, sunny day (these are rare in the UK, even in summer!).

Our day began here






We raced up to a hilltop monument






We walked the old city wall




And then stopped here for a snack


We made it to the town's focal point (note the sole photo of yours truly)




I love this kid; he's so much fun to tour around with. He takes such interest in the detail of the places we see.




Turn your screen upside down to see what this is :)


Madeleine is finally able to pick a nose in public without reprimanding


Beautiful scenes of Canterbury










Visiting an old Norman castle




This is what I think of when I think of Canterbury