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Monday, September 18, 2006
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Leeds Castle, Allhollows, Chatham and Canterbury, Kent
It's the last week before school starts, just enough time to make a fun time with the family. Same as last year, we rented a caravan for 4 days at Allhollows, Kent. The caravan wasn't in the best condition because we book late. The location was very good as we are facing the mouth of Thames River as it flows out to the English Channel.
On our way to Allhollows we made a shopping stop at Bluewater, "the most innovative and exciting shopping and leisure destination in Europe today", as they say in their website. It was grand and beautifully designed. This is the biggest mall we have been to here in UK yet. After wandering around for about two hours we went on our way to our destination.
We arrived at around 5 o'clock in the afternoon. There was a small presentation for the kids that evening and Enzo won in the dancing and got a certificate. After dinner it's bedtime for the boys so we can leave early for Leeds Castle. The castle was small compared to other castles but it has a vast ground. The castle was surrounded by moat but the drawbridge has been removed since and replace with permanent one.
There was supposed to be a Hot Air Balloon show but strong winds prevents them from flying. A stunt pilot instead had a flying show instead and there was also a classic cars display. We got a bit lucky as an actor dressed as Henry the VIII was there for some photo op.
The following morning Enzo and Pau took a dip at the pool. That afternoon we went to Chatham. We visited the Historic Dockyard and boarded three historic warships; Second World War Destroyer HMS Cavalier, HM Submarine Ocelot and HMS Gannet.
Our next destination is Canterbury. The Canterbury Cathedral beautiful. Old buildings were kept well as well as the walkways around the cathedral. Inside, it's very solemn and the crypt was a bi creepy. After lunch we went on to Ashford for another shopping. The Ashford Designer Outlet was bigger than the outlets at Portsmouth. The prices are not really that low but other shops really have sale prices.
Finally, it's time to go home as tomorrow will be the first day of school for this term. Here are some pictures and the rest are in the fotopic section.
Enzo at Bluewater
at Allhollows
with Henry the VIII
at Leeds Castle
at Chatham Historic Dockyard
at Canterbury Cathedral
On our way to Allhollows we made a shopping stop at Bluewater, "the most innovative and exciting shopping and leisure destination in Europe today", as they say in their website. It was grand and beautifully designed. This is the biggest mall we have been to here in UK yet. After wandering around for about two hours we went on our way to our destination.
We arrived at around 5 o'clock in the afternoon. There was a small presentation for the kids that evening and Enzo won in the dancing and got a certificate. After dinner it's bedtime for the boys so we can leave early for Leeds Castle. The castle was small compared to other castles but it has a vast ground. The castle was surrounded by moat but the drawbridge has been removed since and replace with permanent one.
There was supposed to be a Hot Air Balloon show but strong winds prevents them from flying. A stunt pilot instead had a flying show instead and there was also a classic cars display. We got a bit lucky as an actor dressed as Henry the VIII was there for some photo op.
The following morning Enzo and Pau took a dip at the pool. That afternoon we went to Chatham. We visited the Historic Dockyard and boarded three historic warships; Second World War Destroyer HMS Cavalier, HM Submarine Ocelot and HMS Gannet.
Our next destination is Canterbury. The Canterbury Cathedral beautiful. Old buildings were kept well as well as the walkways around the cathedral. Inside, it's very solemn and the crypt was a bi creepy. After lunch we went on to Ashford for another shopping. The Ashford Designer Outlet was bigger than the outlets at Portsmouth. The prices are not really that low but other shops really have sale prices.
Finally, it's time to go home as tomorrow will be the first day of school for this term. Here are some pictures and the rest are in the fotopic section.
Enzo at Bluewater
at Allhollows
with Henry the VIII
at Leeds Castle
at Chatham Historic Dockyard
at Canterbury Cathedral
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