Off to Folkestone!

Back from the seaside town of Folkestone. It was a good visit, one of many. Before I write about it, I'm going to read the article recommended by one of my friends: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4728585/Polish-city-thats-moved-to-Britain.html
That's about Łódź (Wootch - the closest pronunciation for an English speaker ), the place I often happen to fly to when visiting Poland.

Folkestone on Sunday.... We didn't get there till about 2.30 pm. It was dry but quite chilly. The fog had lifted by the time we found ourselves at the seaside promenade.

 If you miss lunchtime, you have difficulty finding a place to eat. That was the case. We phoned our regular venue, The Guildhall, to be told that there is no food after 3 o'clock and to go to The British Lion nearby. There were a few people at the bar, but the place was closing soon and we were advised to head for The Pullman near the main street.

 It looked promising with a big sign outside, as you can see, declaring a fabulous menu by an open log fire to be available.  No such luck. The only person inside was the barman who told us there was no food available on Sunday evenings.  Pity, I was keen to have some of their aromatic mulled wine after the food...

 From that place we got directions to The Wetherspoons who took over the fabulous premises of the Baptist Church in the High Street. It was quite a sight:

William Harvey, the most eminent Folkestone resident, was born in a house that stood round the corner. This doctor was the first to describe the blood circulation  and blood properties, a lecturer and later 'Physician Extraordinary' to King James I.

 I thought I'd insert this bit I found on Wikipedia:

'At the beginning of his lectures, Harvey laid down the canons for his guidance:

• "To show as much as may be at a glance, the whole belly for instance, and afterwards to subdivide the parts according to their positions and relations.
• To point out what is peculiar to the actual body which is being dissected.
• To supply only by speech what cannot be shown on your own credit and by authority.
• To cut up as much as may be in the sight of the audience.
• To enforce the right opinion by remarks drawn far and near, and to illustrate man by the structure of animals.
• Not to praise or dispraise other anatomists, for all did well, and there was some excuse even for those who are in error.
• Not to dispute with others, or attempt to confute them, except by the most obvious retort.
• To state things briefly and plainly, yet not letting anything pass unmentioned which can be seen.
• Not to speak of anything which can be as well explained without the body or can be read at home.
• Not to enter into too much detail, or in too minute dissection, for the time does not permit.
• To allot a definite time to each part of the body (i.e. first day's lectures dedicated to the abdomen, the second to the thorax, the third to the brain and so on."^[9] '

The blue and cloudy ceiling reminded me of the one at John Soane's breakfast room in Pitshanger House.

To us, the pub was clean, the food was rather nice and the service was really cheerful and friendly.

Now, bedtime!

:-)