The white cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation. The cliff face, which reaches up to 348ft (106m) high, owes its striking façade to its composition of chalk (pure white calcium carbonate) accentuated by streaks of black flint. The cliffs spread east and west from the town of Dover in the county of Kent, an ancient and still important English port.
The cliffs have great symbolic value for Britain because they face towards Continental Europe across the narrowest part of the English Channel, where invasions have historically threatened and against which the cliffs form a symbolic guard. Because crossing at Dover was the primary route to the continent before air travel, the white line of cliffs also formed the first or last sight of the UK for travellers.
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So this was the first day trip with FSU. We left 99 Great Russell in 2 coaches and made our way eastward to Canterbury Cathedral. I'm sorry for those of you who are church lovers, but after 50 or so churches/cathedrals/temples.. One becomes disgusted by the waste of money.. After Canterbury & a qucik lunch with Sam, we drove out to Dover. We walked through the castle and then we were taken down to the beach. I'm not sure if its obvious from the pictures below, but its not like Florida beaches.. Its all pebbles and like 50 degrees... much too cold for swimming. Although there were people in the water.. just not sane people in the water...
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