Blogs from Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

Mum and I set off from Angel to connect with our tour bus which would take us to Stonehenge, Bath, through the Cotswolds and into Stratford upon Avon to see the birthplace of William Shakespeare. It was a lovely trip through some beautiful parts of Southwest England. Stonehenge is one of Englands most popular tourist sites and always crowded! The 5000 year old stone circle remains a mystery as to what it originally was - a huge astronomical calander or a place of sun worship and sacrifice? Construction began in 3000BC and consisted of four distinct stages of construction. The first stage - the Earthworks or Henge began when the outer circle comprising a ditch, bank, and the Aubrey holes was erected. 1000 years later the second stage - the Arrival of the Bluestones began when ... read more

Before we start the next blog, a couple of things to quickly note: - Apologies to Bill and Norma for not mentioning you in the Dublin blog. The blog has now been updated. - A few blog entries will be sent out in the next 3 to 4 days. We want to make sure that we are up to date before we head to Argentina. The New Forest, Tank Museum, and Stonehenge After arriving back from Dublin the night before, we (Bill, Norma and us) all had a good night's sleep and then headed off to the New Forest in Hampshire. About a two hours drive from Lancing. We spent the day driving around and then stayed in Poole (just outside of Bournemouth) for the night. The next day we headed to the Tank Musuem in ... read more

Here are few pictures of those mysertious rocks in England. They say it was a bit like a burial grounds and still stonehenge baffles us all.... read more

Growing up in Australia, Stonehenge seemed so far away. I had wanted to go there for such a long time, so it was a pretty special day. It's a shame you are not allowed to touch the stones, but a great experience nonetheless. Apparently the Druids had nothing to do with Stonehenge. Whenever I think of Druids the image of Getafix from Asterix & Obelix pops into my head. Why am I telling you this? I have no idea. Salisbury Cathedral is nearby, so I stopped off to have a look there as well.... read more

May 21st 2005 Bayswater, London, England. Today I was up at the crack of dawn and off on a £15 bus tour to see Stonehenge and the nearby town of Salisbury. The bus was pretty awful, with very tiny seats and no legroom. People who know me are cognizant of the fact that I'm not anywhere near approaching tall, yet even I couldn’t fit my legs into the space between my seat and the one in front. It was also booked out, so there was no room to be had with an empty seat to the side, either. But, hey, you get what you pay for. Happily, that is where the day's negatives ended. The legendary Stonehenge, set high on a field on the Salisbury Plains, really is pretty darned awesome. The initial site was actually ... read more