The drive to Stonehenge is really only thirty minutes from our house, but we of course headed down the wrong road and took a detour through Salisbury and Old Sarum passing some pig farms along the way. When we first saw them we thought the pigs were cows they were so enormous and there were hundreds of them.
When we finally made it to Stonehenge we were fascinated with the story and history. I had seen pictures before but never really knew all that went into it. These stones are not native to England they were brought here from Wales and other areas around 3000 B.C. and all the research is still conflicting as to why exactly.
We listened to an audio tour and walked around for a bit and took in the beauty of the English countryside. We decided to purchase an "English Heritage" card that allows entrance into many of the castles and other landmarks around England and Scotland.
The nice thing about being here in March is that there are very few tourists and we can generally walk into every site we go to. The down side however and the reason there are no tourists is that it is FREEZING! This weather is crazy. It goes from raining to sunny to snow flurries within an hour and the wind chills you to the bone. We can't wait for it to warm up:)
2 comments:
So very cool! I am learning history just by keeping tabs on you! :)
Wow! When I was growing up in Washington State, there is a replica of the Stonehendge on the Columbia River that my Dad would take me to see every year on a road trip. Very cool that you saw an original!
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