Blogs from Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 53

Well it was easter sunday and we had a few hours to kill before we went to see Scary Movie 4! So the old favourite pastime of taking pikey's money was decided on. Time for a trip to Leysown-on-Sea!! A well Random Place Well it might be river more than see but i'm not too sure. As we were driving onto the Isle of sheppy the weather took a turn for the worse and started raining!! Perfect! we admired the new bridge and speculated on when it would be finished. I nearly hit an traffic island looking at some place selling mini moto's and quad bikes! Looked a bit dodgy though! We arrived in Leysdown to find that true to form it was rammed!!and rammed with chavs and pikeys!! People with more gold than Mr T, ... read more

Ok - so it is not the most glamorous part of England. In fact, we are probably in the trashiest area of Kent so I can't promise that these images or this blog is going to be all that thrilling. However, I thought it might be interesting for you to see where it is that we live and a tiny part of the our surroundings. Let me tell you a little about our surroundings. Chatham is a town I would liken to Elizabeth. We have been warned to to go out at night alone. But it actually isn't all that bad. We are in a part of it where there is an army base and a big appartment complex called "The Eye," and because of this there is a lot of security in the area. about ... read more

Well I finally made it to the UK! I took a bus last night at 9pm from Liege, Belgium, and got to London around 6am. The train to Whitstable left at 7:30, I got there around 10ish I think. I wandered until I found someone who could directions to the stree Alice's sister lives on. I walked there and met Esther and Jason and their two adorable kids, Harry (turned 9 today!) and William, who's 3 years old. They have all adopted me into their household for a couple days, and I think it will be a blast. The kids are full of energy and fun. William kept climbing up into my lap as I was trying to sort my pictures on the computer. I showed him what a map of Canada looked like and he ... read more

Well we have been here in Rochester for 3 days now, and it is quite a nice little town. We are staying at a lovely Guest house called Grayling Guest House on St Margarets Street, and just 2mins down the road from us is the Rochester Cathedral and Rochester Castle. We have been inside both and they were really cool. It's like going back in time, the medieval ages. The main street here is called Rochester High Street (most main streets are called that) and it has lots of little shops crafts, gifts, clothes, those wierd shops with dragon/wizards/crystals and stuff, little grocery stores, and lots of others. We walk down the shop every day. At night time the street looks really pretty with the Christmas lights still zig-zagging across the street. The street is cobble ... read more

Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236Today began with breakfast at 7:15. Same deal, in the hotel basement. It's a bit overpriced, but considering the convenience of being able to eat and then run back to the rooms for a bit before departure it's worth the extra cost in terms of saving time. After breakfast, we and FU headed toward Dover. Ah, if only it was that simple. Getting out of Central London and onto a main motorway is a task in itself. After much meandering, with Jake at the wheel, Barb at the map, and Rich in charge of reading signs, we finally managed our way to the snowy white cliffs. Once there, we headed straight for Dover Castle, which was closed to the public due to the hazardous conditions. (A few inches of snow!) Fortunately, the Napoleonic and ... read more