Dover is the South East gateway to England - just a quick jump over the English Channel from France. It is a major embarking location for ferries across the channel. Ferries are still a major passage even though the Channel Tunnel (The Chunnel) is open, simply because the toll on The Chunnel is so expensive.
The ferries are realllllllly big ships - and when they leave they go pretty fast.
Of course Dover is known for the White Cliffs - white because the cliffs are chalk because at one time the area was all under water. It is also a beach resort - but not what you would expect in Florida or California or Hawaii. The beach is not sand - it is pebbles - some the size of quarters and some the size of peanuts. It is also fairly chilly, even when the sun is bright.
Because of it's proximity to the mainland, Dover was heavily damaged during the war. There are few old buildings in Dover, except for the beautiful Castle on the hill (which we did not get to go up to see). Also, there are many tunnels back into the white cliffs, some of them as much as two miles long, that were used as secret bases during the war.
Now, is that a cool looking castle or what? Walls, turrets, on a hill. It was an important castle to be intimidating as people landed in Dover.
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