1.00 pm:
Day trip to Folkestone
Folkestone is sunny. Driving down into the town I get a different view of the Grand Burstin Hotel which I visited before.
At the harbour I talk to Michael, an ex-fisherman who runs the wet fish shop on the quay. All except one fishing boat bring him their catch.
I have heard that fishermen here are unhappy with the plans to develop a marina in the harbour but Michael is adamant that they are in fact pleased about the development, and sure of their place in the future plans.
Michael feels that plans to remove the iconic arches will tidy things up. I know from speaking to other people that many see the arches as integral to Folkestone's identity and will be saddened at their loss.
Near the historic Bail neighbourhood this pig takes my fancy. There are two of them on what seems to be a residential building. I imagine it was once a butcher's shop.
In another part of town, scaffolding around this damaged chapel is evidence of the Almighty's inability to prevent the recent earthquake.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
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- Welcome to the Drawing Breath photo-blog!
- 13.7.07: Thinking about leaving
- 14.7.07: How to pack
- 16.7.07: Whitstable to Herne Bay
- 17.7.07: The road to Minnis Bay
- 18.7.07: Frustration in Birchington
- 18.7.07: Minnis Bay to Margate
- 19.7.07: Around Margate
- 20.7.07: Royal Sea Bathing Hospital
- 21.7.07: Pride in Margate
- 22.7.07: Party at Botany Bay
- 22.7.07: Botany Bay to Broadstairs
- 24.7.07: The kindness of strangers
- 24.7.07: Broadstairs to Ramsgate
- 25.7.07: Ramsgate harbour
- 25.7.07: Ramsgate to Sandwich (the raw and the coo...
- 26.7.07: Sandwich to Deal
- 26.7.07: Betteshanger Brass Band
- 28.7.07: Days in Deal
- 29.7.07: Deal to St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
- 30.7.07: St. Margarets to Dover
- 30.7.07: Health issues for asylum seekers
- 30.7.07: The guesthouse
- 31.7.07: Delights of Dover
- 1.8.07: Last day in Dover
- 2.8.07: Dover to Folkestone
- 3.8.07: Friday in Folkestone
- 4.8.07: Folkestone-Hythe-Newchurch
- 5.8.07: Newchurch-Dymchurch-New Romney
- 6.8.07: New Romney to Dungeness
- 7.8.07: On the Ness and on the train
- 8.8.07: The old lighthouse
- 8.8.07: Dungeness to Winchelsea Beach
- 9.8.07: The lost day
- 10.8.07: Rye Harbour and the Mary Stanford Disaster
- 10.8.07: Quick visit to Rye
- 11.8.07: On the big train
- 11.8.07: Open day at the Windmill Allotment project
- 13.8.07: Winchelsea Beach to Hastings
- 14.8.07: Hastings
- 15.8.07: Waiting for Sunday (I)
- 16.8.07: Waiting for Sunday (II)
- 17.8.07: Waiting for Sunday (III)
- 18.8.07: Day of rest
- 19.8.07: Hastings - the finale
- 19.8.07: Later on ...
- 20.8.07: The day after
- 21.8.07: Post/script: thoughts on a name
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