Photographs & Commentary

Well my dear friends, I apologize for the lack of pictures I have shown you concerning the day trip to Dover and Canterbury. I have a few I would like to share with you now!

At Dover Beach...The White Cliffs of Dover. Also, the English Channel to my left, your right.

A view of the Dover Castle & the White Cliffs.

 The backside of the castle

This is the Roman Lighthouse, built by the Romans (obviously). It is the oldest working lighthouse in the world!

A view of Canterbury Cathedral

Tomorrow, we will be venturing to Salisbury & Stonehenge!! I am absolutely ecstatic about seeing Stonehenge...so many expectations. I hope I am not disappointed, as I find I often am upon seeing a great, iconic place/monument after seeing pictures and hearing romanticized stories about said place. 

Funny story: It's been a challenge for me understanding the money in England. They use Pounds, and their coins are immensely different than America's. They have a coin for 1 pound and a coin for 2 pounds, among many other odd amounts. Well, this past Tuesday night I went grocery shopping with my 60 pound stipend for the week and spent roughly 15 pounds. After paying I quickly placed my change in my wallet and left. Later, after unpacking my food, I went to check the money I had left. I had spent about 5 pounds earlier in the night on dinner, so I knew I should have at least 40 pounds left. I open my wallet and find only 30 pounds. I then proceed to kind of freak out. I look at my roommate, Anna, in astonishment and tell her I've lost 10 pounds. "I only have 30 pounds left for a whole entire week's worth of food! We've only been paid today and already I've squandered half of it!" Naturally, she tries to calm me down with the normal questions. "When did you use your money last?" I'm thinking what does that matter?! It's money! People pick that up and take it! She then says, "how much change do you have?" Ok, so I start counting all of my 2 pound coins...2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. I have 12 pounds in coins. I look up in relief, she smiles at me. I then say, "I hate British Pounds."