Motion sickness took over my morning! My uncle wanted to show me his sports car, and driving to the nearby McDonald's for breakfast was enough to make me queasy and off. We had to switch cars afterwards and could not enjoy the convertible in the sunshine.
We headed to Leeds Castle, and arrived at a popular time and long lines. It was the last day for their jousting shows. The performance was starting soon after we arrived, so we made it our first stop. Eh....was not what I was expecting. I saw the horses and was excited for that...but everything was geared towards children. We watched the first 15 minutes, which included around 75 children parading around with pretend swords and fake human heads.
Taking this chance to explore the castle while the crowds were elsewhere, we took our time walking along the side and admiring the castle, moat, fields, and many birds.
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| Leeds Castle |
The castle was most recently owned by an American woman. Interesting. She really liked birds and dogs, and had many paintings decorating the estate. The castle was a place of stay for royal parties, and whenever they visited, extra food would need to be brought in. The list included chickens, calves, porpoises, and dolphins.
The grounds are beautiful, and we only explored a tiny portion, as it is over 500 acres. So many swans and kinds of ducks.
After Leeds castle, we headed to Rochester. The annual Charles Dickens festival was here, where people dress up and parade around. It was entertaining seeing how involved the everyone was.
Rochester castle is here as well, and it was disappointing to see that the festival and fair was right in the middle of the castle entrance. The carnival rides, foods, and loud children took away from the beauty of the castle walls.
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| People dressed up for Dickens Festival |
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| Candy shop in Rochester....Yum. |
Following Rochester was my auntie's place, where we had a nice home cooked meal of Hainan chicken rice and green beans.
Today is my last night in the UK. Its been an eventful, tiring, and fun time. Tomorrow morning is Paris!
Ahem... where is a pic of a kid lugging around a human head??? :)
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