Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter in Canterbury

For the Easter break, we had an idea to go down to Canterbury, famous from the Canterbury tales and today the seat of the Anglican Church.

The city dates from Roman times and later an important city for the people who stayed behind after the Romans left.  In 597, the cathedral was founded and when Thomas Becket was murdered it became a pilgrimage site.

Now days the Anglican church has its seat here.  We did get the chance to see a part of the mass (after being kicked out for being tourists).

The architecture is quite interesting, and gives a glimpse on how middle ages England life looked like.








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