i went to canterbury 2 weeks ago... first time ive left ashford for months because of lockdown and it isnt the same yet. normal canterbury that high street is manic, the under pass to the place u had dinner would be heaving. that place u had dinner used to be a trash by the way lol nice to see its improved. did you get confused in the streets? its ok to sat yes... ive lived in kent all my life and canterbury is truly unique. not overfussed with all the e scooters dumped every where though.. It is cold.... this time last year it was BLAZING!!! but in all honesty this weather this werk is on average close to normal. when it gets hot it will get hot (fingers crossed) i hope u get to go inside the cathedral one day, its jaw dropping 😀 same as any old building in britain x
I love ancient architecture. Thank you for sharing this. As an American, I don't get to experience this sort of thing regularly, so even seeing it on video is appreciated!
Alanna,since the very beginning of the lockdowns,Ive always been looking forward to your vids,it’s been really tough for us all,but your Tuesday treats always make me happy.& they’ve help me get through it,let’s hope that when you go back to Canterbury for another tour for us,it’s sunny & hot,with everyone back to our old way of living.Thank you.😊
What a great video. After Aylesford Priory, my favourite place EVER - you give us Canterbury another one of my favourite places. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am loving these videos. You do such a friendly job of presenting as well. Brilliant.
I went to university here and loved everything about Canterbury! There’s so many more places to see! Hopefully when you go in the summer you can go punting down the river!
@@AdventuresAndNaps they do a night time punt in the autumn with the darker history of the city. Murder mystery and ghost stories etc. The city looks amazing lit up from below.
Punting in Autumn does sound amazing! Canterbury was amazing in Autumn and Winter; I just remember the carol concerts in the Cathedral every year! It was free for UKC students back then (but it was amazing being there just before going home to a family Christmas.) Please also see Whistable and Harbledown!
It's years since I went to Canterbury but thanks for the reminder because its definitely another stunner. It probably sounds awful but I miss a lot when I'm passing through all these places and it takes someone who wasn't born here to remind me that there's a hell of a lot to appreciate right on the doorstep. Nice meal too!
@@Dan-B For sure. I remember when I was in France a couple of years back, everyone just sort of sits around outside of cafes and on benches, and they stare at you as you go past. They're not even necessarily drinking / eating, just people-watching! There's actually such a thing called the 'French Stare' which classifies as a legitimate pastime - unlike in the UK, it's not considered rude in France, particularly Paris, to stare at people.
Lovely to see my home town again, even if it is on a screen rather than walking the streets. 48 years of memories watching familiar streets and buildings going by. Been in West Sussex for the last 6 years, but Canterbury will always be home to me. Thanks for the nostalgia, Alanna. Xx
Ah, now that was familiar. 🙂 I used to travel by train from Chatham to Canterbury East, walk across town to Canterbury West then catch another train round to Margate. After spending some time wandering along the sea front, grabbing some lunch and spending a few quid in the arcades I would complete the circuit by heading back to Chatham via the Whitstable line. Ah, good times. 🤔
@@Sorarse the route was deliberate to walk through the city then move on to somewhere else along the coast. Other times I went straight to Margate, Broadstairs or Ramsgate and walked along the coast from one to the other.
Fun little tour of this classic and classical town. I could spend all day just looking at the architecture. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. Am looking forward to the 'summer tour'.
Wooow Alanna, that was super cool. Thanks for taking us along. If you we nervous on camera out-doors it definitely didn't show one bit. Well done Napster!!! 😊
What a brilliant surprise, to see you 'out and about' as I have requested many times! Never been to Canterbury, but it does have an aura of York, and I would love to see more of this stuff, with the absence of grey sofas!
Loved the video Alanna. I love a cathedral. It always blows my mind how such places were built hundreds of years ago without power tools, diggers or even artificial light. Canterbury is one of the loveliest for sure.
Well Alana, you really have made my day. I was born in Canterbury. I havent been home to see my mum and dad for over a year, due to lockdown. Pulled on my heart as you gave us a tour. Cant beat going back home. So many memories. Thank you. X
This was such a nice video! Your editing on your vlogging videos is genuinely so good! These videos are always so nice, i haven't been to any of these places, so it's really cool to see them! The places that you go to are always so nice! These videos are always so nice, and they're so happy and calming! And you're always so funny in these videos! I really like them! Thank you so much for making these videos! They're always such a nice video to watch!
Hi Alanna, another great video - this can't be a coincidence - a seemingly effortless, entertaining portrayal of Canterbury all in less than 14 minutes.
🔥Alanna's rocking her new glasses 😎 Stopped to look at the Cathedral on the way from the tunnel, in the undercroft mum thought a dummy was very life like peering very closely at it, turned out to be a German tourist. She was in hysterics as it was the quiet contemplation area and she was trying to be quiet, she had to leave 😂
Canterbury looks great! Haven't been there in a long time, I really need to revisit & explore the local counties more lol... Also quite fancy a pub lunch now, that food looked amazing! Glad you had a great day, can't wait to see you explore more places!
Lovely video, always liked Canterbury, last time I was there we decided there wasn’t time to get back to the office after a meeting so we spent the afternoon in the pub... And an extra thumbs up for the new glasses
.. That ancient looking building just before the ‘Black Griffin’ is our public library . When you return you must film the magnificent East Gate (tower) at the other end of town and take a walk along the river- stunning!
I went to the university at Canterbury from 1993-96. And have been back a couple of times since including 2 years ago). What was so cool was I studied The Canterbury Tales (by Chaucer) in my A Levels before going there, which enhanced the feeling that I was on some sort of spiritual journey, like an atheist pilgrim or some such. Lovely days. I had a girlfriend back home for two of those years and would get her cards from Zebra Cards there. When I went back two years ago, Zebra Cards had changed to a new shop but I could still see the "Zebra Cards" writing through the painting over the top. Awww! And, of course, so many things were almost unchanged from back in the 90s. Great stuff. I hope to go there again this year or next. I'm still good friends with my old mate Kate from uni there, and she's still miles better at map reading etc than me - so an asset during adventurous walks!
I have literally no idea why this came up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. Went to uni in Canterbury and seeing Dane John, the Cathedral and the high street brought back a ton of memories. I never thought I'd see someone vlog the underpass in Canterbury East station 😆 you've earned a random sub from me!
Somewhere else to add to the list of places to explore. Must say I've never heard of kilo sales but very famier with jumble sales as pre covid my mom uses to help at local ones, I did aswell when younger & not shift working. That belly pork looked incredible, i can imagine it wasn't cheap but i'm one happy to pay abit more for good food
When you have time, try and visit the city of Chester. It was a Roman fort, circa 79AD. There is a Roman wall, encircling the city, that you can walk on top of. See the amphitheater, walk the rows, (shops), one story up from the sidewalk, (pavement). It was my home town for 20 years before coming to America in 83. I think you'll really like Chester, it's a beautiful small city in Cheshire. Cheers.
It’s cool that you chose a saxophone track. Canterbury’s quite a saxy city, with some famous saxophonist residents, including Tony Coe, who played the Pink Panther music. Admittedly, you may know this already and it might have been the reason for choosing the sax track, or maybe Canterbury just oozes a saxophonic vibe that made you choose it.
09:24 Your American viewers might like to know that one of the cafes on the right hosted some of the 17th century pilgrims who travelled from Plymouth, England to Plymouth rock, USA.
Hi, Alanna, great video, Canterbury looked good, I've never visited there. Really enjoyed the video. Now we are waiting for the biggest celebration of the year, balloons, fireworks, dancing in the street, with music by Leonard Cohen as Alanna celebrates 100,000 subscribers. Looking forward to your next video soon
I'm also a Canadian living in the UK! Just moved here during the Pandemic and I'm so glad I found your channel for some inspo on where to visit. Canterbury is definitely on my list now :) Will probably wait until I can get inside that Cathedral though! May 17th can't come soon enough..
What a beautiful cathedral. They say a video never does these places justice but that certainly did. I watched open mouthed at how spectacular it was. More video like this please
Thanks for the Tour Alanna!, glad you had a great time with your friends. Not long until pub grub, & a pint of cider in the sun! Wishing you the 100k like everyone else!
My wife and I were very lucky when our son was young as he went to school in Canterbury and played in the school orchestra. They used to have their Christmas Carol service in the Cathedral and it was free for parents to go. A very atmospheric place for a Christmas concert and it really gave us the festive spirit
Lovely to look around Canterbury, a city I've never been to despite living in UK all my life. Looks like you really enjoyed your day, your vlogs make ours! As always Alanna, keep safe, BY-EEE!
I hope you take us for other days out around your home, I enjoyed this look around Canterbury. Sorry you didn’t find clothes to buy but I hope you had a good day with your friends regardless. I hope you and your family stay well, thank you for the video
Love having days out like this to. Haven't been to Canterbury town or cathedral yet so possibly a plan for when all this covid thing has passed! Great content as usual! Thanks for taking us with you. I agree, summer would be very nice. 😊
Alanna - Have you been to York? Walked round the walls and The Shambles. And whilst in Yorkshire, magical Fountains Abbey and beautiful Rievaulx Abbey and SO MUCH MORE,
I was a student in Canterbury back in 2005 and the scaffolding was around the Cathedral then! It’s a lovely place but sadly much of the older architecture was lost to the Luftwaffe.
It's been a few years since I visited Canterbury. My sister went to Uni there. Last time we were invited to a wedding there. A friend drove me and my wife down there and almost crashed his car on the way. We decided to get the train back. We're all still friends though.
I took a friend who's into vintage stuff to that kilo sale in 2019 (we're Folkestone based) for her birthday. told her to get what she wanted then I paid for it. then met another friend for lunch at Cote. Canterbury is great. Also, 4:30 Cafe Mauresque, on the left, one of the best places to eat in Canterbury. Or, it was, haven't been for a long time.
My favourite foodie place in Canterbury is the Foundry. The last time I was there I had a mini tour of the micro brewery/distillery and a chat with the brewer. I was peering through the window into the brewery bit ('cause I'm interested in that sort of thing and I was being nosey) and he waved me in through the door. Ah well, hopefully I can go back soon.
You probably know that the Cathedral dates back about 1000 years but did notice the church history goes back several 100 years to when a "missionary" was sent from Rome to establish an Abbey. The ruins of that St Augustines Abbey is still present to view. Also did you notice the roads in the town centre follow a grid pattern that goes back to Roman times. There is a museum in town where the plans and model of the Roman town can be seen; the layout is so similar to today it is, for me fascinating.
Hi Alanna, Re planning of where to pee. When traveling I always note where the reasonably sized Mcdonalds are. Places like Saratov in Russia, Kiev, Paris, Prague etc all had clean loos, just walk in use them then you could always walk out but I always bought something.
You HAVE to go to Chatham historic dockyard when it reopens. Also Dover castle/white cliffs/Operation Dynamo experience is a must. Oh and go to see a village pantomime when xmas comes around. I can recommend the East Malling Players. Shamone.
My home town! If you get the chance you might like to seek out an old black and white film 'A Canterbury Tale'. It was made during WW2. The story is not great, but the 'pilgrims' travel to Canterbury towards the end of the film. You'll be surprised at how much of the city you'll recognise, and it gives you a good idea of how much of the city was levelled during WW2, and why chunks of the city are so 'modern'.
Down the high street, there is a cafe Nero, the old architecture reveals how old it is, Elizabeth I used to meet her suitors there, so if you went upstairs and looked at the ceiling, you would be looking at exactly the same thing that Elizabeth I looked at on her back. There is also a ducking stool, I don't know if it still works but it is there.
Hi Alanna, you must be tired of hearing me say it but now, after five years, you are really starting to "get" us and so I can announce, with much pleasure, that you are now an Honorary English lady! Thinking of all the valiant Canadians who crossed the pond to fight and die with us when the Nazis were hammering on our doors, you probably deserved the title automatically on arrival five years ago (is it really that long?). It's so good to see that you're keeping fit and well and, btw, the new glasses really suit you. Best wishes.......................................................the ancient Englishman.
I can see the cathedral from my kitchen window but never knew there was that much scaffolding on the main gate entrance. It’s been a while since I’ve properly walked around the town centre.
Been in lockdown for so long I have forgotten what a day out looks like. Thanks for talking me out with you for the day, it was refreshing.
Thanks so much!
Alanna says your turn for the tea & cake next time. 😂
i went to canterbury 2 weeks ago... first time ive left ashford for months because of lockdown and it isnt the same yet. normal canterbury that high street is manic, the under pass to the place u had dinner would be heaving. that place u had dinner used to be a trash by the way lol nice to see its improved. did you get confused in the streets? its ok to sat yes... ive lived in kent all my life and canterbury is truly unique. not overfussed with all the e scooters dumped every where though..
It is cold.... this time last year it was BLAZING!!! but in all honesty this weather this werk is on average close to normal. when it gets hot it will get hot (fingers crossed)
i hope u get to go inside the cathedral one day, its jaw dropping 😀 same as any old building in britain x
I love ancient architecture. Thank you for sharing this. As an American, I don't get to experience this sort of thing regularly, so even seeing it on video is appreciated!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was extra exited for 3pm today. You and your unique ability to make the viewer feel like we are there with you, really came over in this. 👏
You are so kind!!
@@AdventuresAndNaps You are too cool... 😁👍
Yes! It is you! What happiness to see you!
I really enjoyed watching that, thank you for sharing your day out.
Thanks for watching!
Hi alanns so glad to see your vids and so glad that you are with your friends you look so well god bless stay happy
Thanks so much!
Alanna,since the very beginning of the lockdowns,Ive always been looking forward to your vids,it’s been really tough for us all,but your Tuesday treats always make me happy.& they’ve help me get through it,let’s hope that when you go back to Canterbury for another tour for us,it’s sunny & hot,with everyone back to our old way of living.Thank you.😊
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!!
Well said Sir !
What a great video. After Aylesford Priory, my favourite place EVER - you give us Canterbury another one of my favourite places. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am loving these videos. You do such a friendly job of presenting as well. Brilliant.
Glad you enjoyed it!! ☺️
@@AdventuresAndNaps If you ever get the chance to go to Derbyshire - do Chatsworth as well. It's glorious.
@@halcroj : Yes, Chatworth House and its beautiful grounds are a full day out in themselves. So much to see there.
I went to university here and loved everything about Canterbury! There’s so many more places to see! Hopefully when you go in the summer you can go punting down the river!
I've been punting there before, so peaceful ☺️
@@AdventuresAndNaps they do a night time punt in the autumn with the darker history of the city. Murder mystery and ghost stories etc. The city looks amazing lit up from below.
Punting in Autumn does sound amazing! Canterbury was amazing in Autumn and Winter; I just remember the carol concerts in the Cathedral every year! It was free for UKC students back then (but it was amazing being there just before going home to a family Christmas.)
Please also see Whistable and Harbledown!
It's years since I went to Canterbury but thanks for the reminder because its definitely another stunner. It probably sounds awful but I miss a lot when I'm passing through all these places and it takes someone who wasn't born here to remind me that there's a hell of a lot to appreciate right on the doorstep. Nice meal too!
It's a beautiful place!!
that's some mega camera shy friends you have their. another great out n aboot vid again tho. thanks for taking us along.
It's nice to see you out and about - life is starting to get back to normal!
Hopefully more village/town/city trips this summer!
Unfortunately not for long, there’s more lock down coming. See the Agenda.
My daughter went to uni in Canterbury and loved the place especially the cathedral and the sense of a thousand years of history you get
It would be really cool to get to uni there!
You sort of forgot a few years of history. Canterbury pre dates the romans (2000 years).. :)
Canterbury has two universities. University of Kent and Canterbury Christchurch University. Love this city.
Thanks Alanna... such a gentle delivery and love your genuine pleasure at showing us such a beautiful place - well done you. xx
That truly was a Canterbury tale 🇬🇧🌹
Damn shame that closed over a year ago. :-(
Is it just me or do we Brits look awkward sitting outside of cafes or restaurants but we look really comfortable sitting outside pubs?
Restaurant culture is much more European, pubs are very British :P
Unless the cafe serves beer what’s the point?
@@Dan-B For sure. I remember when I was in France a couple of years back, everyone just sort of sits around outside of cafes and on benches, and they stare at you as you go past. They're not even necessarily drinking / eating, just people-watching! There's actually such a thing called the 'French Stare' which classifies as a legitimate pastime - unlike in the UK, it's not considered rude in France, particularly Paris, to stare at people.
@@harrypike5140 that is really weird. Why would people want to do that? Looool.
@@MrJC1 French people Frenching
Lovely to see my home town again, even if it is on a screen rather than walking the streets. 48 years of memories watching familiar streets and buildings going by. Been in West Sussex for the last 6 years, but Canterbury will always be home to me. Thanks for the nostalgia, Alanna. Xx
Glad you enjoyed it!
PS. Love the new spectagoggles too. They suit you, dear.
Ah, now that was familiar. 🙂
I used to travel by train from Chatham to Canterbury East, walk across town to Canterbury West then catch another train round to Margate.
After spending some time wandering along the sea front, grabbing some lunch and spending a few quid in the arcades I would complete the circuit by heading back to Chatham via the Whitstable line.
Ah, good times. 🤔
Should have changed at Faversham. Would have saved you a lot of walking.
@@Sorarse the route was deliberate to walk through the city then move on to somewhere else along the coast.
Other times I went straight to Margate, Broadstairs or Ramsgate and walked along the coast from one to the other.
Hello from Toronto. Dreary rainy day here and still on lockdown. Oh well you have a great day. ( I see you're almost at 100k subscribers. Well done )
Hello from Kent!
It is a lovely City and a 11th century Cathedral, thank you so much for showing us it’s been ages since I was there
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great new video. really nice and interesting .it's your take on a Canterbury tale .
More like this please
Thanks, will do!
My home and I love it, the history and the architecture. Lots of green spaces too which is also nice.
My daughter lives in Cambridge and is Canadian. Been there about 6 years. I love to watch these videos!
Fun little tour of this classic and classical town. I could spend all day just looking at the architecture. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. Am looking forward to the 'summer tour'.
Thanks so much!
Wooow Alanna, that was super cool. Thanks for taking us along. If you we nervous on camera out-doors it definitely didn't show one bit. Well done Napster!!! 😊
Thanks for watching!
@@AdventuresAndNaps 😁
What a brilliant surprise, to see you 'out and about' as I have requested many times!
Never been to Canterbury, but it does have an aura of York, and I would love to see more of this stuff, with the absence of grey sofas!
Loved the video Alanna. I love a cathedral. It always blows my mind how such places were built hundreds of years ago without power tools, diggers or even artificial light. Canterbury is one of the loveliest for sure.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well Alana, you really have made my day. I was born in Canterbury. I havent been home to see my mum and dad for over a year, due to lockdown. Pulled on my heart as you gave us a tour. Cant beat going back home. So many memories. Thank you. X
Thank you so much for watching!
This was such a nice video! Your editing on your vlogging videos is genuinely so good! These videos are always so nice, i haven't been to any of these places, so it's really cool to see them! The places that you go to are always so nice! These videos are always so nice, and they're so happy and calming! And you're always so funny in these videos! I really like them! Thank you so much for making these videos! They're always such a nice video to watch!
Thank you so much!!
Hi Alanna, another great video - this can't be a coincidence - a seemingly effortless, entertaining portrayal of Canterbury all in less than 14 minutes.
Old English places. Love it.
Me, too!
🔥Alanna's rocking her new glasses 😎
Stopped to look at the Cathedral on the way from the tunnel, in the undercroft mum thought a dummy was very life like peering very closely at it, turned out to be a German tourist. She was in hysterics as it was the quiet contemplation area and she was trying to be quiet, she had to leave 😂
I liked Alanna’s old glasses.
@@MrNicopa Yes they were natty too.
I was a student in Canterbury back in the 90s - good to see some of the pubs I got kicked out of are still there.
Canterbury looks great! Haven't been there in a long time, I really need to revisit & explore the local counties more lol... Also quite fancy a pub lunch now, that food looked amazing! Glad you had a great day, can't wait to see you explore more places!
Thank you so much!!
That was lovely! You've cheered me up on a crap day! Thankyou....
I'm so glad!
Lovely video, always liked Canterbury, last time I was there we decided there wasn’t time to get back to the office after a meeting so we spent the afternoon in the pub...
And an extra thumbs up for the new glasses
.. That ancient looking building just before the ‘Black Griffin’ is our public library . When you return you must film the magnificent East Gate (tower) at the other end of town and take a walk along the river- stunning!
The cathedral in Canterbury is the most beautiful building I've ever been in and I've travelled a lot......it has a certain magic to it.....
It's incredible! I always see something new when I visit
Its great you went back to Canterbury, And meet up with friends. Great you had a lovely time 😉
It was a great afternoon!
I hope your knees get better soon Alanna. 😉
I went to the university at Canterbury from 1993-96. And have been back a couple of times since including 2 years ago). What was so cool was I studied The Canterbury Tales (by Chaucer) in my A Levels before going there, which enhanced the feeling that I was on some sort of spiritual journey, like an atheist pilgrim or some such. Lovely days. I had a girlfriend back home for two of those years and would get her cards from Zebra Cards there. When I went back two years ago, Zebra Cards had changed to a new shop but I could still see the "Zebra Cards" writing through the painting over the top. Awww! And, of course, so many things were almost unchanged from back in the 90s. Great stuff. I hope to go there again this year or next. I'm still good friends with my old mate Kate from uni there, and she's still miles better at map reading etc than me - so an asset during adventurous walks!
History walks with Alanna! Love it 😁
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@@AdventuresAndNaps: Maybe that could be a topic for future videos? Alana has a day in Whitby...a day in Norwich...a day in Dover.
Glad you made it back to this side of the pond, Looks like you had a cracking day out. 😀👍🏻
I have literally no idea why this came up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. Went to uni in Canterbury and seeing Dane John, the Cathedral and the high street brought back a ton of memories. I never thought I'd see someone vlog the underpass in Canterbury East station 😆 you've earned a random sub from me!
Hi Alanna am liking your new glasses they make you super classy
I just love Canterbury...been there many times...it is one of my favourite places in Kent
It's a really neat place!
Somewhere else to add to the list of places to explore. Must say I've never heard of kilo sales but very famier with jumble sales as pre covid my mom uses to help at local ones, I did aswell when younger & not shift working.
That belly pork looked incredible, i can imagine it wasn't cheap but i'm one happy to pay abit more for good food
Nice video Alanna, Canterbury looks like an interesting place to visit. Hope you have a good week.🙂
Thank you! You too!
When you have time, try and visit the city of Chester. It was a Roman fort, circa 79AD. There is a Roman wall, encircling the city, that you can walk on top of. See the amphitheater, walk the rows, (shops), one story up from the sidewalk, (pavement). It was my home town for 20 years before coming to America in 83. I think you'll really like Chester, it's a beautiful small city in Cheshire. Cheers.
It’s cool that you chose a saxophone track. Canterbury’s quite a saxy city, with some famous saxophonist residents, including Tony Coe, who played the Pink Panther music. Admittedly, you may know this already and it might have been the reason for choosing the sax track, or maybe Canterbury just oozes a saxophonic vibe that made you choose it.
09:24 Your American viewers might like to know that one of the cafes on the right hosted some of the 17th century pilgrims who travelled from Plymouth, England to Plymouth rock, USA.
Our county hosts the town (Billericay) which 4 of the pilgrim fathers originated. And sailed on the Mayflower.😏
Hi, Alanna, great video, Canterbury looked good, I've never visited there. Really enjoyed the video. Now we are waiting for the biggest celebration of the year, balloons, fireworks, dancing in the street, with music by Leonard Cohen as Alanna celebrates 100,000 subscribers. Looking forward to your next video soon
Thanks so much! 😊
Yes less than 500 to go.
I love Leonard Cohen's music 😄
I'm also a Canadian living in the UK! Just moved here during the Pandemic and I'm so glad I found your channel for some inspo on where to visit. Canterbury is definitely on my list now :) Will probably wait until I can get inside that Cathedral though! May 17th can't come soon enough..
Awesome! Thank you!
Try York, loads to see up north👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Ah UKC my alma mater. Haven't been back in 30 years. Nice to see Cloppa Castle again (Westgate) not much changed by the looks of things.
What a beautiful cathedral. They say a video never does these places justice but that certainly did. I watched open mouthed at how spectacular it was. More video like this please
Thanks so much Brian!
It's rather good inside with all the dead kings and queens.
Excited for this. I just bought a house in Canterbury. Cant wait to move in August.
Ahh that's so exciting!
Thanks for the Tour Alanna!, glad you had a great time with your friends. Not long until pub grub, & a pint of cider in the sun!
Wishing you the 100k like everyone else!
Thanks for watching!
My wife and I were very lucky when our son was young as he went to school in Canterbury and played in the school orchestra. They used to have their Christmas Carol service in the Cathedral and it was free for parents to go. A very atmospheric place for a Christmas concert and it really gave us the festive spirit
That's so neat!
I imagine Chaucer narrating Canterbury Tales whenever I come across the very name of the city.
Lovely to look around Canterbury, a city I've never been to despite living in UK all my life. Looks like you really enjoyed your day, your vlogs make ours!
As always Alanna, keep safe, BY-EEE!
Great video, brings back memories of when I
Visited. Beautiful cathedral and nice shops.
Thanks for watching!
The cathedral looks nice can't wait to go in again.
Me, too!
Amazing to think that that round hill you sat next to was built by hand 900 years ago.
Wow. Love the video. Now I want to add Canterbury on my list of places to visit next trip we take to England. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I hope you take us for other days out around your home, I enjoyed this look around Canterbury. Sorry you didn’t find clothes to buy but I hope you had a good day with your friends regardless. I hope you and your family stay well, thank you for the video
What a great video!! Beautiful photography & commentary! Your choice of background music was perfect! Gotta give it a 10
Glad you liked it!
Can we start a GoFundMe for Alanna to get new jeans? Them ones have gone right through at the knee.
I agree. They are well past their shelf date at SV De P. Perhaps Alanna could post them home to her mum for repair.
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Er I think they are in meant too look like that fashion you know!
@@kbeau9538 They know.
Was thinking Alanna could get some newer ones at the kilo thrift meet as they've got the arse hanging outta them 😂
Great to see you out and about. It's also a reminder that things are slowly getting back to some sort of normality. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
You have a very engaging and gentle way in your videos which are very well done 👍
Thank you! 😊
only live 20 minutes on the train from Canterbury such a lovely place
Canterbury looks amazing! I'd love to go one day. Thank you Alanna for sharing this experience.
Thanks for watching!
Love having days out like this to. Haven't been to Canterbury town or cathedral yet so possibly a plan for when all this covid thing has passed! Great content as usual! Thanks for taking us with you. I agree, summer would be very nice. 😊
Nice place Canterbury thank you so much Alanna ❤️❤️❤️
Alanna - Have you been to York? Walked round the walls and The Shambles. And whilst in Yorkshire, magical Fountains Abbey and beautiful Rievaulx Abbey and SO MUCH MORE,
I was a student in Canterbury back in 2005 and the scaffolding was around the Cathedral then! It’s a lovely place but sadly much of the older architecture was lost to the Luftwaffe.
It's the destiny of many English cathedrals to be scaffolded for the foreseeable future. Hand crafting masonry is a long process.
@@caw25sha Absolutely, time consuming but necessary.
Thanks for showing us Canterbury. I used to love going there when I was down in Kent. It looked so quiet, missing the tourists
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Lived in the UK since birth and there is so much I have never seen. You put me to shame. Pork belly looked scrumptious, stay safe, Alanna. 🌹
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I like your videos. This one was atmospheric and full of joy. Well done!
Thank you very much!
It's been a few years since I visited Canterbury. My sister went to Uni there. Last time we were invited to a wedding there. A friend drove me and my wife down there and almost crashed his car on the way. We decided to get the train back. We're all still friends though.
That is one of the things that I love about this country. A thousand year old cathedral, next to a modern fast food place.
I've never been to Canterbury so this was really interesting to watch. Thanks for the tour Alana.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the new retro specs 👍👍
I’ve never been to Canterbury, looks a nice city steeped in history. Plenty to see. Thanks for taking us for a look around!
Any time!
I'm glad you're getting out more. I enjoy these day trips.
More to come!
I like the new glasses.
Loved the day out, great company! Also - cool new specs' look great!!
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I took a friend who's into vintage stuff to that kilo sale in 2019 (we're Folkestone based) for her birthday. told her to get what she wanted then I paid for it. then met another friend for lunch at Cote. Canterbury is great.
Also, 4:30 Cafe Mauresque, on the left, one of the best places to eat in Canterbury. Or, it was, haven't been for a long time.
My favourite foodie place in Canterbury is the Foundry. The last time I was there I had a mini tour of the micro brewery/distillery and a chat with the brewer. I was peering through the window into the brewery bit ('cause I'm interested in that sort of thing and I was being nosey) and he waved me in through the door. Ah well, hopefully I can go back soon.
That's awesome!
You probably know that the Cathedral dates back about 1000 years but did notice the church history goes back several 100 years to when a "missionary" was sent from Rome to establish an Abbey. The ruins of that St Augustines Abbey is still present to view. Also did you notice the roads in the town centre follow a grid pattern that goes back to Roman times. There is a museum in town where the plans and model of the Roman town can be seen; the layout is so similar to today it is, for me fascinating.
The cathedral was built in 597, so is over 1,400 years old. I think repairs to this and other cathedrals are pretty constant.
Looks like a nice day out! I haven't been to Canterbury since the 90's, I think there was scaffolding on the cathedral then too...
They must do it in bits and pieces.. Last time I was in Canterbury a few years ago, the cathedral didn't have any!
Loved this lovely vlog as always you are amazing❤️❤️
Thank you so much!!
Hi Alanna, Re planning of where to pee. When traveling I always note where the reasonably sized Mcdonalds are. Places like Saratov in Russia, Kiev, Paris, Prague etc all had clean loos, just walk in use them then you could always walk out but I always bought something.
Thanks Alanna 👍 Canterbury's really nice! It's like York in so many ways, with its differences as well 😁
I got that feeling, too!
You HAVE to go to Chatham historic dockyard when it reopens. Also Dover castle/white cliffs/Operation Dynamo experience is a must. Oh and go to see a village pantomime when xmas comes around. I can recommend the East Malling Players. Shamone.
My home town! If you get the chance you might like to seek out an old black and white film 'A Canterbury Tale'. It was made during WW2. The story is not great, but the 'pilgrims' travel to Canterbury towards the end of the film. You'll be surprised at how much of the city you'll recognise, and it gives you a good idea of how much of the city was levelled during WW2, and why chunks of the city are so 'modern'.
Down the high street, there is a cafe Nero, the old architecture reveals how old it is, Elizabeth I used to meet her suitors there, so if you went upstairs and looked at the ceiling, you would be looking at exactly the same thing that Elizabeth I looked at on her back. There is also a ducking stool, I don't know if it still works but it is there.
Hi Alanna, you must be tired of hearing me say it but now, after five years, you are really starting to "get" us and so I can announce, with much pleasure,
that you are now an Honorary English lady! Thinking of all the valiant Canadians who crossed the pond to fight and die with us when the Nazis were
hammering on our doors, you probably deserved the title automatically on arrival five years ago (is it really that long?). It's so good to see that you're
keeping fit and well and, btw, the new glasses really suit you. Best wishes.......................................................the ancient Englishman.
Great video showing canterbury, looks nice. Will be great when the cathedral gets rid of that scaffolding. Lunch looked lush, mmmm pork crackling.
Thanks 👍
The cloisters remind me of Salisbury cathedral. Thanks for showing off Canterbury. Looks beautiful.
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I can see the cathedral from my kitchen window but never knew there was that much scaffolding on the main gate entrance. It’s been a while since I’ve properly walked around the town centre.