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DG leaving the metropolis? Is this the start of a new series?

Em³ | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 10:15 a.m. | #

I think you need to join the National Trust!

dg writes: I've been paid-up since 1998, Leigh. The woolly-hatted volunteer at the South Foreland lighthouse yesterday was ever so excited when I whipped my card out.

Leigh | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 2:26 p.m. | #

when i was growing up of my english teachers used to ask the class about a trivia question on Dover - How do you cross the dover and her answer would be "cross off the D and you are over.

Anonymous | 12.02.06 - 2:36 p.m. | #

This fits nicely into my writeup of Attention All Shipping. The author of the book also visits Dover, and shares some of your opinions.

Gordon | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 7:59 p.m. | #

As a former inmate resident of Dover, I should imagine that the reason that there are retired people there is down to the reduction of employment levels. Many, like my parents, would have been employed in the docks, and set down their roots there. And now they don't want to move away from their friends, and even if they did, couldn't afford it?

The dual carriageway was there a long time before the boat was discovered - I think it was when they were building a pedestrian subway under it that they found the boat. Having seen a number of Europe's finest roman ruins, I can confirm that the Roman Painted House is actually quite impressive, and that too was discovered when the locals were building another dual carriageway in the 1970s.

The trains used to run not just down to the docks, but right onto the ferries.

There used to be another pharos on the western cliffs, I think. Long before my time.

Ian | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 8:43 p.m. | #

Dimond Geezer, You don't know me, I don't know you. Hi, my name is Ramble Monkey. Now that we are friends I tip my hat to you for all the exellent work on this blog - which I have enjoyed reading very much, on this my first visit.

Keep it up.

Ramble Monkey | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 10:21 p.m. | #

What a lovely post about the place I grew up in

If you ever go again, then Samphire Hoe is one of the prettier areas for a visit, but I think you need a car to get to it. You certainly didn't miss out on much, just about the most interesting place is the Wartime tunnels. The train station used to be interesting before they introduced those snazzy new electric trains.

You're completely right though, it is a place where people pause, before passing through. And that's been said to me so many times - it's one of the things that made me hate it so much, especially as people treat it like no - one actually lives there, it's not a real home, it's just a convenient place to take a piss. And just because I *so* love it, I'm off there on Friday for three fun filled days.

Thanks for the links! Very much appreciated

Laura-Ann | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 10:30 p.m. | #

i love your pictures.

shannon | Homepage | 12.02.06 - 11:44 p.m. | #

I also took the train down from London last January. Unfortunately, the castle was closed on the day I went so I took a ferry across to Calais for the afternoon.

I really am enjoying your blog!

Sir Craig of Highbury | Homepage | 13.02.06 - 1:54 a.m. | #

Looks like you had a completely different Sunday, weather-wise, to what we West Sussexers had?

Mucho nicer!

dg writes: erm, Saturday, Mr D, Saturday

Mr.D. | Homepage | 13.02.06 - 12:54 p.m. | #

Laura. That is the first time I've ever seen anyone recommend an industrial dumping ground as a primary tourist attraction. But to each their own.

ian | Homepage | 13.02.06 - 2:16 p.m. | #

Surely Cinque is pronounced "seenk"and not "sink"?

Arthur Quiller-Couch | Homepage | 13.02.06 - 2:18 p.m. | #

In this case 'Arthur', it really is "sink".
Norman French, apparently.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 13.02.06 - 4:51 p.m. | #











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