Canterbury

Since Blogger keeps shutting me down, I am going to try this a different way. Maybe cutting and pasting a document will work.

We are back in Oxford after a really good time in Canterbury. We stayed at a nice pub right close to the centre and cathedral and had an easy time finding our way around. There is lots to see in Canterbury. The cathedral of course. We took a tour there and also went to a couple of services, evensong and communion. Worshipping in a place where people have been doing the same thing for over a thousand years is very moving. Also someone was murdered there but we did not feel we had to be that authentic.

Also took a walking tour of the town and went to the Roman museum, which is built around an excavation of a Roman house. There is a bookstore in town that has an excavation of a Roman bath downstairs in the history section.

Lots of pubs and gift shops of course, but it is a real town, not a theme park, so people were going around doing their regular errands as well. Lots of streets are closed to vehicle traffic so it is very walkable.

We found our own way back to Anne’s on all the buses so felt quite pleased with ourselves. Now off to the shops to get supplies for supper.