of engelond to caunterbury they wende
this weekend zoe and i went off to canterbury in the southeast of england..
a quick history lesson because i know you're interested..
canterbury cathedral was where thomas becket was murdered and martyred.. back in the twelfth century henry II and thomas becket were friends. henry made thomas the archbishop of canterbury because he thought thomas would help him change the dodgy system of separate church courts (henry was big into law reform). thomas refused to do so and left the country feuding with henry. when he came back henry had not forgiven and forgotten and instead sent 4 knights off to the cathedral to kill becket. they did this with much gusto, slicing off the top of his head and spreading his brains all over the alter. lovely. and thus becket was martyred..
chaucer's pilgrims in the canterbury tales were all making their way to the cathedral to pay their respects at the place that st thomas a becket was murdered when they got distracted by the the story telling competition. man, i love it when history and literature link up...
anyway, the cathedral was tres impressive, with lots of little antechambers and little tunnels. it was appropriately imposing and dark and zoe and i agreed that we would not spend a night alone in there without electricity for all the money in the world..
a quick history lesson because i know you're interested..
canterbury cathedral was where thomas becket was murdered and martyred.. back in the twelfth century henry II and thomas becket were friends. henry made thomas the archbishop of canterbury because he thought thomas would help him change the dodgy system of separate church courts (henry was big into law reform). thomas refused to do so and left the country feuding with henry. when he came back henry had not forgiven and forgotten and instead sent 4 knights off to the cathedral to kill becket. they did this with much gusto, slicing off the top of his head and spreading his brains all over the alter. lovely. and thus becket was martyred..
chaucer's pilgrims in the canterbury tales were all making their way to the cathedral to pay their respects at the place that st thomas a becket was murdered when they got distracted by the the story telling competition. man, i love it when history and literature link up...
anyway, the cathedral was tres impressive, with lots of little antechambers and little tunnels. it was appropriately imposing and dark and zoe and i agreed that we would not spend a night alone in there without electricity for all the money in the world..
here i am looking thoughtful in the cloisters..
canterbury as whole is a lovely town with a disproportionate amount of funky cafes and a million french teenagers running around the place.. parts of it were impossibly charming in a very english way that thrilled me to bits..
it's like something out of wind in the willows! 
meanwhile, marking essays this afternoon this one made me laugh the most: "jack the ripper was a terrifying cereal killer that slayed women and ate their ovaries." teehee.. with skim milk and a sprinkling of sugar?
canterbury as whole is a lovely town with a disproportionate amount of funky cafes and a million french teenagers running around the place.. parts of it were impossibly charming in a very english way that thrilled me to bits..
it's like something out of wind in the willows! 
meanwhile, marking essays this afternoon this one made me laugh the most: "jack the ripper was a terrifying cereal killer that slayed women and ate their ovaries." teehee.. with skim milk and a sprinkling of sugar?
posted by melissa the kisser at 11:59 am
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Let's face it, who hasn't thought of murdering some vegetable based woman and eating eggs! :)
Anyway I am still struggling to see how you can look at somewhere like Canterbury and not want to stay in England for a long time? Seriously, come on, surely, you know what I'm saying? God horrible Englands there!
and new zealand is a beautiful country with stunning scenery and generally good politics. and you can't wait to get out of there...
dude, when did you get so picky?
People do that to you. Must be working in a service industry! Stupid people. Hate them all.
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