Economy lunch in the cathedral grounds, if you attend
a church service in the cathedral you don’t have to pay to get in, so some rolls
and cheese from M&S feeds four for about £1 each and a bench in the sunshine
with a view of some of the best architecture in the world.
The recently cleaned and restored stonework is quite something.
fewer of the more dubious shops that are starting to become an infection in the Thanet towns.
The funny story occurred later on when I thought I would draw
a picture of the cathedral gate, by this time it was too cold to sketch
outside, so I surveyed the various cafés in the area for a seat in the widow.
Having queued up the seat had gone and the one I did
get had rather a strange juxtaposition of the tacky modern and grand medieval, unfortunately
I had got about a quarter of the sketch done when the table between me and the
window changed from a table of one to a table of four meaning that I couldn’t see
even the bit I had already drawn, so I gave up.
£1.75 for a cup of tea I didn’t really want down
the proverbial, art can be an expensive business.
River levels were fairly high in Canterbury so
here are some picts, if you click on any that interest you the should expand.
The two thumb photos were my attempts to capture
a large rat
For anyone further interested here are some
pictures of the 1909 Canterbury floods http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/canterbury/
