Another trip down to Kent meant more exploring of the south-eastern tip of England. This time me and Jen made it to Canterbury (home city of Maddy who was kind enough to meet us). Being a Northerner it always suprises me how big Kent seems - on a map it doesnt really look that large but there is quite a lot to it and i still havent reached Margate or Dungeness. It can takes over an hour and a half to cover the 56 (ish) miles from London to Canterbury by train, which compared to the 188 miles from London to York covered in 1hour 5o seems painfully slow. Still its better progress than the pilgrims who use to walk, leading to Chaucer writing the famous "Canterbury tales" that are now a kind of interactive attraction in the pretty city centre. Above is the rather splendid Canterbury Cathedral, an old place of pilgrimage (thanks to Rob i cant ever take that word seriously anymore) since the murder of the priest Thomas Beckett here in 1170.
Inside i also took a picture of the roof utilising my new (to me) 17-85 f4-5.6 lense's Image stabilizing ability. For those interested in photography, the expected sucessor to my camera has been announced by Canon recently as the 400D. The differences dont seem huge, though it gains a few more megapixels, 2 more AF points, and more buffer to name some - Specs . In other news, hasnt the end of August, and hence virtually the start of Autumn come round bloody quickly?
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