Don & Kully's World Cruise on Viking Neptune

Dover is most famously known for its dramatic white-chalk towering cliffs, it is also the nearest English city to France across the English Channel. Its strategic location as a doorway into England has earned it the moniker “Key to England”. As the port was under constant threat because of its location, the massive Dover Castle overlooking the channel grew over the centuries to become the nations’ largest edifice and remains so today. Dover also served as a bastion and command center during WW II.

We took the included Viking tour today, “Historic Canterbury”. Canterbury has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The city was first recorded as the main settlement of the Celtic tribe of the Cantiaci. In the 1st century AD, the Romans rebuilt the city with new streets in a grid pattern, a theatre, a temple, a forum, and public baths. In the 11th century Canterbury was besieged by the Vikings. The city is still filled with historical structures, including the city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, Canterbury Castle and the oldest extant school in the world, the King’s School. The city is also home to Canterbury Cathedral the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. During our tour we were able to explore the beauty and wonders of one of England’s oldest and most important cites. Here are some of the beautiful street scenes from Canterbury.

Tomorrow, we sail up the Thames River toward our final destination of Greenwich, England for an overnight stay before disembarking for the final time on this amazing journey.