Going to Dover tomorrow.

Mike has taken a day off from his job as an underwriting manager tomorrow. The reason is that we have planned this day for quite some time. Mike's favourite football team Woking is playing an away match in Dover tomorrow so we thought it would be a great idea to go down to Dover for the entire day, to watch some sights and watch the football match in the evening. As some of you might know, Dover mean something special to me. I went there in 2000 when I visited my friend Rachel, and I was blown away with fascination over Dover Castle. Dover Castle is so much more than just a castle, it also houses an amazing maze of underground tunnels that first were built during the Napoleonic wars to solve the urgent need for more barracks and storeroom. These tunnels were first used in 1803. They were later used by the Coast Blockade Service to combat smuggling and more famously used as air raid shelter during WWII. For a history geek like me this is like a heaven. And the way they have made these tunnels into a tourist attraction is really great as they have made it more interactive than most attractions. You can feel, smell, hear and see the agony and horror of the scenes that took place in the tunnels. Such as in the tunnels hospital from WWII you can smell the cloroform used, see bloody cloth and hear screaming people. In other parts you can feel small rubble fall from the ceiling as an air attack is taking place. The whole experience impressed me so much back in 2000 that I ever since have wanted to return. In the years since I went there last they have also had large reconstruction done to the castle itself so I'm very excited. And spending the day with my dear Mike is the best way of spending a day.