Stonehenge July 12th 2007 Jay and I have been looking forward to seeing Stonehenge for years. I'd been telling my art appreciation students about the history of the place - there were actually three different versions (formations of stone) in history and a wooden version (Woodhenge) before that. I felt like a bit of a fraud telling people about a place I had never seen.
We now had our chance. The rolling hills of aroun ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Stonehenge Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
I am a visual artist (painter) who lives in northern Illinois (halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee). My husband, Jay Kalbrener, and I started this blog when we spent 4 months in Great Britain (July 2 through October 31, 2007). The experience of documenting our travels in this blog has been so much fun for everyone concerned that we decided to blog our travels in the United States and our upcoming trip to Rome.... full info