Franskmænd i Canterbury og tyskere i Brighton! // Frenchmen in Canterbury and Germans in Brighton!

England er et land med mange stæder og byer med alt lige fra høje skyskrabere til gamle slotte. Det er altid en fornøjelse at besøge London eller Brighton, men nogle gange er det også vigtigt at besøge de mindre og mere historiske byer som eksempel Canterbury. Canterbury er en historisk engelsk katedral by, som plejede at være en stor pilgrimsrejse sted i middelalderen. Jeg tog derhen med Laura (Schweiz) og Valentina (Italien). (Dey er ærlig talt ganske overraskende hvordan vi tre kan tilbringe dag efter dag sammen siden vi alle er rimelig irriterende individuelle og endda værre som en gruppe..).  Uanset, vi alle tog af sted sammen on morgenen da vi have overnattet hos Laura dagen før, hvor vi også havde fået indisk til aftensmad. Super lækkert mad til en meget god pris, da vi alle havde taget mandagens aften tilbud. Dog med eller uden tilbud vil jeg helt klart anbefale at spise der, hvis du nu kunne have lyst til et godt indisk måltid. Restauranten er kaldt The Spice og er lokaliseret ved enden af Camden Road i Tunbridge Wells.
Vi tog toget til Canterbury fra Tunbridge Wells station, og ankom i Canterbury ved middagstid. En ting som Laura, Valentina og jeg har tilfælles er, andet end at være mærkelige, sultne og lyd effekter, at vi alle er opdagelsesrejsende. Vi nyder at besøge steder som vi endnu ikke har besøgt samt at kunne kigge tilbage på vores udvekslingsophold og sige ”been there, done that”. Vi plejer ikke at planlægge hvad vi skal lave eller hvor vi skal gå hen når vi er der, men det gør bare hele turen en smule mere interessant. Denne gang gik vi op og ned af byens gader, besøgte byens gamle slot og fængsel, gik langs floden og tilbragte noget tid i haverne. Vi havde også frokost i Little Joe’s Deli, hvilket er en super afslappet cafe med en alletiders udsigt (fra badeværelset) til Canterburys domkirke. Canterbury Cathedral er en af de ældste og mest berømte kristne bygninger i England og er en del af verdens kulturarv. Vi har på det sidste stødt på utrolig mange franske grupper, og Canterbury var heller ingen undtagelse. De ser bare ud til at være over det hele i landet.

Onsdag tog vi til Brighton for at se vores kære veninde Juliette fra Tyskland. Hun var her på besøg for kun to uger siden, men hun var her i England med hendes skole og i onsdags var de i Brighton, så Laura, Valentina og jeg valgte at tage derned for at tilbringe et par timer med hende mens hun havde fritime. Vi blev først I shopping centeret og havde frokost i Ed’s EasyDiner. Senere gik vi så ned til Brighton Pier. Juliette skulle tage bussen tilbage til London med hendes skole ved firetiden, så efter vores brillante måde at sige farvel på aka. vifte farvel med lommetørklæder, forlod vi tre også Brighton Pier og tog hjem.

// England is a country with many towns and cities with anything from high skyscrapers to ancient castles. It is always fun to visit London or Brighton, but sometimes it is also important to visit the smaller and more historic cities such as Canterbury. Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which used to be a major pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. I went there with Laura (Switzerland) and Valentina (Italy). (It is honestly quite surprising how we three can spend day after day with each other since we are all pretty annoying individuals and even worse as a group..). Anyways, we all left together in the morning as we had slept at Laura’s place overnight where we had Indian for dinner. Super delicious food to a very good price as we all took the Monday Night Offer. However, with or without any deals, I would definitely recommend going there if you ever fancy a good Indian meal. The restaurant is called The Spice and is located at the end of Camden Road in Tunbridge Wells.
We took the train to Canterbury from Tunbridge Wells Station, and arrived in Canterbury around noon. One thing that Laura, Valentina and I have in common, other than being weird, hungry and sound machines, is that we are all explorers. We enjoy to visit places we haven’t seen before, and to be able to look back on this exchange year and say that we have been there and done that. We usually don’t have a plan on what to do or where to go, but that just makes the whole trip a bit more exciting. This time we walked up and down the centre streets, visited the ancient castle and prison, walked down the river walk, and spend some time in the gardens. We also had lunch at Little Joe’s Deli, which is a super chilled café with a great view (from the bathroom) to the Cathedral in Canterbury. The Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and form part of a World Heritage Site. Lately we have seen so many French groups, and Canterbury was no exception. They just seem to visit everywhere in this country.

Wednesday we had to go to Brighton to, yet again, meet our dear friend Juliette from Germany. She was here on visit just two weeks ago, but she was in England with her school and on Wednesday they went to Brighton, so Laura, Valentina and I therefore decided to go down there and spend a few hours with her when she had free time. First we just stayed in the shopping centre and had some lunch at Ed’s Easy Diner. We then later walked down to the pier. Juliette had to take the coach back to London with her school at four, so after our brilliant way of saying goodbye aka. waving goodbye with tissues, we three also left to go home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cathedral from the bathroom window.