Blogs from Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 28

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

Well, at least I think I'm in Southsea - maybe its Seaforth. Eh, either way - I'm somewhere near Portsmouth, (which I think is in Wiltshire - or at least near there). We're staying in a hostel againg tonight - which is good because it means I can get on the Internet and bore you all senseless with what I've been up. The unfortuate part of the story is that there is only ONE room in this place where you are allowed to smoke - the same room where the internet access is. Doh! Ok, now that I've completely confused everyone as to where exactly I am, and complained about the cloud of smoke I'm looking at this screen through, I'll start on the more interesting stuff... We spent a fair while exploring Edinburgh castle - ... read more

What have I been up to? Been a while since an update. Had another trip up north to Ashbourne, big fun as always, full weekend with a comute to London on Monday morning. Works alright, biggest headache is the computers, but Ive been told Im going to the top of the list as this thing is super shagged. Had a great time at kiwi Johns bday party a couple of weekends ago at the blag club, followed on the Sunday night by English Alexs birthday at Underdog, complete with pirate fancy dress. Me and some workmates have discovered a couple of bars around work with 2 for 1 happy hours on Friday nights, so they've become a regular fixture! Spent this weekend just gone with Alan and Fiona down in New Milton, by Southhampton. Always nice ... read more

Off to Shakespeare country, but first a detour to the village of Lacock. Initially the attraction was the Fox Talbot Museum, but Lacock is a charming village. For me a discovered gem, because I had no knowledge of its existence before I went to Bath. Dating back to the 13th century it has many lime washed, half-timbered and stone houses. Because of its picturesque charm it is often used as a set for films and television. The television series Jane Austen WILL be filmed here in 1995. First area specially visited was the cemetery to see the grave of William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877). It is marked by a very prominent grave stone. Talbot is most noted for the invention of negative/positive photography. He also made contributions to mathematics, optics, astronomy, archeology and had ... read more