Damn, Dover is seriously FAR! Took a National Express bus from Birmingham to Dover and it took 5 hours and 5 minutes.. Ass is numb by the time I got there -.-
Stopped at the Dover Ferry because the first item of the day was the White Cliff Boat Trip.
The minute I reached the Ferry I took a snapshot of the cliff to send to my mother and she responded with, the cliff isn't 'white' enough -.-
View of the cliff while walking around the bay
To get to the Boat Tour, I walked all the way from the ferry to the other side of the bay. It starts at 12pm, since I have 20 minutes before it starts, I wanted to get to the nearest ATM machine, I asked the owner and he volunteered to drive me to the nearest ATM machine O.O So Nice!!
The boat ride cost me £8. Bring cash, they don't accept cards. Okay, I took the boat tour so I could get nice snapshots of the White Cliffs and the Castle from sea. It was just me and a family of 2 kids, with a dog (didn't know you could bring your dogs along..) so there was loads of room in the boat. Though there are commentaries of the history of Dover, but with the sounds of the boat engine sounds and the choppy waves, it drowns out the tour guide's voice.
The boat ride cost me £8. Bring cash, they don't accept cards. Okay, I took the boat tour so I could get nice snapshots of the White Cliffs and the Castle from sea. It was just me and a family of 2 kids, with a dog (didn't know you could bring your dogs along..) so there was loads of room in the boat. Though there are commentaries of the history of Dover, but with the sounds of the boat engine sounds and the choppy waves, it drowns out the tour guide's voice.
View of Dover Castle
View of the White Cliffs from the boat
View of the White Cliffs from the beach
If you are taking the boat ride to hear the tour guide, don't, it's not worth it. But it is the only way to get a nice snapshot of the White Cliffs since this is the only boat tours available in Dover. And, by the way, they don't even leave the port -.- they don't go near the Cliffs at all (I think it's because it's dangerous, large pieces of rocks breaks off the Cliff)
After the boat tour, I went back to the Ferry so I could use the toilet. There is a public toilet next to the boat tour, but it's locked! :( Later, it started raining again! Argh, stupid rain.. So, had to wait around 20 minutes before the sun came out again. Next, I took a taxi up to Dover Castle. I read reviews that it's very steep up, so it's better to take a taxi. Cost me £4.20 from the Ferry to the Castle. Taxi driver is so funny. He said, you came all the way from Birmingham to see the Cliffs??? LOL
Dover Castle - one of the largest castle in the country
A little camwhore moment hehe
Constable's Gate
It is so windy up here! Everytime my hat flies away, my heart skips a beat..
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The Great Tower
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The Roman Lighthouse and Church of St Mary
View from inside the lighthouse
Interior of Church of St Mary
Cushion chairs!
There are many tunnels in the Castle, the Castle plays a part in WW2.
Constructed in 1941-1942 for injured troops
Tells how soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk. Very Interesting
Saw this while I'm leaving the Castle. Love the alignment of the stones
Castle view from town
After walking down the steep from the castle, I had 2 more hours before my bus arrives, so decided to walk up the path to the White Cliffs.
Reach the signboard, panting like crazy, and the pathway up is crazy steep. When I reach the top it was an half an hour before my bus arrive, so had to quickly run back down to catch my bus.
Do you know, on a nice day, standing on the cliff, one could actually see France?
Beach in the evening
Love the place, definitely a must go to see the Cliffs. I came here because my mum has always wanted to come here but never had the chance to. I'm glad I had a chance to show her what it looked like with my pictures :)
Okay, back to Birmingham, 5 hours and 50 minutes T_T
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