White..well not quite, but it is is still Dover!!

Now,the first full Sunday in London...and it almost looks as if could be sunny! A few swift decisions follow, and the Architect of the group, Tushar, had the men enthused ( Railwayman Mukund having some personal commitments had to opt out) to hit Dover - the promise of the White Cliffs beckoned. A coach ride from Victoria, for the princely price of 13 pounds, had us there via Canterbury in 21/2 hours flat - I suspect the bulk of it was spent traversing greater London and sub-urbs.

The ladies decided to hop in as well, and came an hour behind us : but that hour was enough to do a full round of the good ol' town of Dover! ( As a local told us, Dover is a town, if you want a city go to Canterbury!)

The country side of Kent is extremely picturesque, with undulating moors all the way - the the last dip into the valley that gets you into Dover, past the "haunted" castle on the hill is quite spectacular. Sunday is however sleepy- and we seemed to be just about lucky to find a store open, to stock up on a few cans of beer. The signboards were multi-lingual, and a sure sign that there are enough Frenchmen transiting Dover ( though I am told the traffic is largely in the other direction: France being much cheaper!)









With one high street, Dover is nice and chilled out - with a lovely quiet sea front with quaint buildings, with what Tushar advised is is French architecture. A quiet half hour was put to good use with Goutam being philosophical with his beer, Tushar admiring the architecture - and the cry of the sea gulls punctuating the silence.

And a glimpse of the white cliffs, though thee has been recent construction around the area. A boat trip could not materialise, which would have - pier walk was worth it, andwell hopefully, given us the feel of crossing over by sea from France, and seeing the white cliffs as the harbinger of England! A long the mood of everyone around can be gauged in the pictures! A sunny Sunday well spent - and back in London and Scala for the night! English Channel, we'll be with you again shortly, inshallah!