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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/185010229@N08/">drewdgray17</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/185010229@N08/54679077682/" title="Steady boys steady"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54679077682_22f879ce78_m.jpg" width="240" height="67" alt="Steady boys steady" /></a></p> <p>French soldiers face an English volley</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/rhedae/">Paul Anthony Moore</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhedae/54677490018/" title="Leaving Dover"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54677490018_1b3fe91edb_m.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="Leaving Dover" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle can be seen in the background on the cliffs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jelltecks/">Jelltex</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jelltecks/54677044165/" title="Dover Castle from Castle Street, Dover"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54677044165_ffb89dbd56_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle from Castle Street, Dover" /></a></p> <p>Summer, it seems, has left the building.<br /> <br /> Long gone is the balmy, hot sunny days of last week, and instead a cool wind and clouds, sometimes with rain, sometime heavy.<br /> <br /> It will do the garden tres bon, however.<br /> <br /> Days are settling down now, with Jools getting up at six to feed the cats, and me sometime between half an hour and an hour later. <br /> <br /> Then comes coffee.<br /> <br /> Breakfast.<br /> <br /> And another brew.<br /> <br /> And the question of what to do with the day.<br /> <br /> Well, I had a dentist appointment just before eleven, so we load the car with hedge clippings, so we can go to the tip afterwards, and Jools drives us into town, dropping me off outside the surgery.<br /> <br /> Holiday traffic is building day by day, and now that all schools are off for summer, the great getaway gets going in earnest.<br /> <br /> I have no work to be done, just a clean to be booked.<br /> <br /> Jools collects me and we go up Crabble Hill, past our old flat, up Whitfield Hill and into the council tip. Three bags of clippings and half the lilac bush tipped away.<br /> <br /> Finally, to Tesco for the only shop of the week, hunting and gathering the usual stuff, enough to see us beyond the weekend.<br /> <br /> Tesco now doubles as a creche and old people's day centre, meaning the people=phobic get round and out as soon as possible, and are soon on the road back to Chez Jelltex, where we have rolls for lunch, huge brews, all in time for the start of the day's Le Tour coverage.<br /> <br /> Mountains.<br /> <br /> Scully and I sit on the sofa as ran hammers down outside, and I enjoy the hyper-fit whizzing up mountains past huge cheering crowds.<br /> <br /> Time during the ad breaks to chop and boil the potatoes for hash, so that once the race is done I can get busy in the kitchen.<br /> <br /> The potatoes crispier than ever, and smoked chipotle flakes added to the onions and sweet peppers.<br /> <br /> Fabulous.<br /> <br /> Before the football, we nip to Walmer to the offy to pick up some Belgian beers, spending fifty quid, then bac home, put the bottles away and sit down for Germany v Spain in the other semi.<br /> <br /> A close game, won in the last ten minutes by a shot from an acute angle by Spain.<br /> <br /> So its England v Spain in the final.<br /> <br /> I finished the bottle of Red Spot during the game, toasting my friend Tony on the other side of the world.<br /> <br /> Thank you, my friend.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/191818193@N07/">john95th</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/191818193@N07/54591293331/" title="St. Mary in Castro, Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54591293331_5b5ba677c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="St. Mary in Castro, Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Restored Anglo Saxon (600 AD) Church within the grounds of Dover Castle. <br /> Today Saint Mary sub Castro is still a thriving church serving the Army and local people, and is the Dover garrison church.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wfxue/">wfxue</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfxue/54563055287/" title="20250602_F0001: Dover castle seen from below"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54563055287_059d736ac9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="20250602_F0001: Dover castle seen from below" /></a></p> <p>- This was the view of Dover castle over #10YearsAgo, seen when we passed through Dover.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wfxue/">wfxue</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfxue/54556627126/" title="20250530_F0001: Dover castle overlooking the ferry port"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54556627126_3820def81c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="20250530_F0001: Dover castle overlooking the ferry port" /></a></p> <p>- Looking out from the ferry approaching Dover after our road trip in Normandy over #10YearsAgo. As we approached the Dover ferro port, this was the view.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wfxue/">wfxue</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfxue/54546964908/" title="20250526_F0001: Dover port though the haze"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54546964908_f448e3da2b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="20250526_F0001: Dover port though the haze" /></a></p> <p>- Looking out from the ferry approaching Dover after our road trip in Normandy over #10YearsAgo. The air was hazy but this was the view of Dover port and Dover Castle from mid crossing.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540883908/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540883908_f7fcc543ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540883938/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540883938_d1226dcdc1_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540645341/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540645341_30449dafde_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540883898/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540883898_0f93fa6c5a_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540645336/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540645336_7ecbb9f776_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540883948/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540883948_e7f34511fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xkgeorgeren/">xr7491</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xkgeorgeren/54540883933/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54540883933_83c0ee9cfa_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/baldmike2012/">Michael F. Nyiri</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/baldmike2012/54537900180/" title="His Royal Majesty&#039;s Chambers"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54537900180_6e9b034981_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="His Royal Majesty&#039;s Chambers" /></a></p> <p>King Henry II's bedroom<br /> Dover Castle<br /> Dover, Kent, England, U.K.<br /> 03-27-25<br /> <br /> When touring Dover Castle, I was amazed at the juxtaposition of the period Royal furnishings with the stone walls of the castle, which dates from the 11th century. King Henry II ruled from 1154 through 1189, when he died, and renovations on the castle were ongoing from 1179 to 1188. This would have been his bedroom. No air conditioning and I have no idea how they heated this place in the winter. Big open fireplaces and the tapestries hanging on the walls were to keep the heat in the rooms. <br /> <br /> Henry II didn't live at Dover full time. He had &quot;winter&quot; and &quot;summer&quot; palaces like all the other Kings and Queens in Europe and England. Dover was more of a fortification stronghold, and was where Henry entertained foreign dignitaries. <br /> <br /> 👀 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.f.nyiri/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Follow Me on Facebook</a><br /> 📷 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michael_f_nyiri_photography/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Follow Me on Instagram</a><br /> 💰 <a href="https://www.allthingsmike.com/photo-albums" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Photo Prints for Sale</a><br /> 📺<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_e8SnkVyE&amp;t=97s" rel="noreferrer nofollow">&quot;The Best of 2024&quot; on YouTube!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/139558039@N02/">One happy chica</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139558039@N02/54527533567/" title="February 2025 - Leicester Comedy Festival weekend #2"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54527533567_4f0c6af2ab_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="February 2025 - Leicester Comedy Festival weekend #2" /></a></p> <p>Comments always appreciated, as long as you keep it clean - I love to hear your feedback! xx<br /> <br /> We did two weekends at the Leicester Comedy Festival and it was awesome!<br /> <br /> The second weekend was asolutely incredible!<br /> <br /> 7 shows in 2 days, featuring a total of over 30 comedians. Although there are no pictures here from Nina Gilligan's show on Saturday night, she had me and a couple of other audience members up on stage dancing and singing to I Will Survive at the finale of her show in front of a packed house. I will never ever forget that moment!<br /> <br /> And I also got to meet a bit of a personal hero in Rob Kemp who is responsible for one of my favourite ever comedy shows - The Elvis Dead.<br /> <br /> As well as all hat we met some amazing people. Vix Leyton, Hannah Braggins, Leslie Ewing-Burgess, Molly McGuinnes, Rob Kemp, and our good friends Phile Smith and Chris Lumb, aka The Halls of Ridiculous.<br /> <br /> What an awesome, amazing, brilliant weekend!<br /> <br /> In the Dover Castle at the end of the night on the way back to the hotel.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/hk-passey/">HK Passey</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hk-passey/54520688423/" title="Tunnel out of Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54520688423_8c6e536942_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Tunnel out of Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/glennturner/">glenn turner</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennturner/54517512539/" title="Top knitting"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54517512539_528e8265e1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Top knitting" /></a></p> <p>A very nice postbox topper commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day seen at Dover Castle. I like to think that this is of course a Spitfire overflying the castle. With a bubble hood, stubby wingtips and four-bladed propeller, an LF Mk.XVI I reckon. Or am I over-thinking it? :o))<br /> <br /> This style of VR cipher (for Victoria Regina) indicates that the postbox was originally installed somewhere during the period <br /> from around 1880 to 1901.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/8713338@N02/">amoamas07</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8713338@N02/54487470660/" title="Buzzard"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54487470660_68bf63fe84_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Buzzard" /></a></p> <p>Buzzard</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/8713338@N02/">amoamas07</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8713338@N02/54487322319/" title="Dover Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54487322319_1c37697331_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dover Castle" /></a></p> <p>Dover Castle</p>

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