September 5, 2007
Canterbury Part II
We stayed over in Canterbury on Saturday night. We were really lucky to find a room at the last minute as we were prepared to head back to London if we couldn't find one.
We thought that it wouldn't be too difficult to get a room in Canterbury 'cos we didn't think it was that popular a place! But we were wrong! The youth hostel was full and so were the other B&Bs within our budget. Thankfully, we managed to get a twin room in Chaucer Lodge (62 New Dover Road) and the proprietor told us that Chaucer Lodge was the last B&B on that road! Had we walked farther (and we had walked very far already!), we wouldn't have found anything. So really lucky indeed! And isn't it fitting to stay at Chaucer Lodge when Canterbury's the home of the Canterbury Tales?
The room was small but clean and comfortable. Very cosy. We paid £65 for the room.
The traditional English breakfast which was served the next morning.
The end of the dining room extended into the garden and it was really nice to have sunlight streaming in and a nice view of the well-pruned garden.
This was a gate I walked past in some small lane in Canterbury. I don't know why, but I just thought it was very pretty with the ivy blanketing it and weaving its vines over the iron-wrought gates. There's just something very English about it!
This postbox embedded in the wall that surrounds St Augustine's Abbey is pretty unique – you seldom see such embedded postboxes around.
A cup of hot chocolate was my Saturday afternoon indulgence together with a Belgian waffle which was so buttery and so divine. Of course, it was so divine that I sank my teeth right into it and forgot to take a photo of it.
Cafe St Pierre, along High Street, is the maker of the divine waffle. They serve baguette, paninis, cakes and pastries as well. Look out for their 50p specials for pastries and cakes they want to clear from the shelves. It's a very good bargain! Though of course it doesn't do anything for your waistline. But who cares.
Very cosy indeed.. and yummy breakfast.. but so ex ya.. ?? for the room.