Dover, Canterbury, England

The weather was beautiful today. Our first order of business was to coach to Canterbury, Kent. We walked the little town stopping at so many points of interest, culminating in the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral.

The cathedral was founded in 597 and completely rebuilt and completed in 1077. Before the English Reformation, the Cathedral was part of a Benedictine monastery community known as Christ Church, Canterbury.

A pivotal moment in the cathedral's history was the murder of the archbishop, Thomas Beckett in the cathedral by four Knights from the court of King Henry II in 1170.Read more