Saturday, September 11, 2010
Stonehenge Rocks!
Like the pun? You can buy T-shirts with that saying at the gift shop. As you can see, I went to see Stonehenge on Friday along with school. Jake and I were able to get on the trip last minute luckily. It was a two hour ride there but we had a great guide who knew a lot about London and made it entertaining.
These are my roommates, Paige, Ashley and Emily. After a 30 minute walk around Stonehenge, we got on the bus to head into the quaint English town, Salisbury. Our bus guide gave us a tour of the cathedral in Salisbury. A lot of maintenance is being done on the exterior so don't mind the scaffolding in the picture.
The cathedral was started in 1220 and finished only 38 years later. It is massive! The inside is absolutely beautiful. In one room where they do not allow photography, you can find one of the four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta. The world's oldest working modern clock can also be found in this cathedral. It has no face and rings on every hour.
Here are a few pictures in town. We just walked around for an hour after touring the cathedral. I found a pound store!
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Stonehenge does rock doesn't it? We also took a bus tour there. We also toured the cathedral and ate in the village. It was quite awhile ago though.
ReplyDeleteWe don't know the pound store. Do they sell lottery tickets---or what?
We love seeing your pictures. They bring back lots of memories.
G. says we ate at a SOUP KITCHEN in the cathedral. That is his memory, because I don't remember.
We just came back from a George Clooney movie...........with Sar and Ed. The movie was called the American. He still has a great bod but we didn't think the movie was that great. Now you just said, Grandma!!!
Love you lots. Keep the blogs coming.
G. and G.
Maybe Grandma was joking...a pound store is like a dollar store here, of course. Yeesh. ;)
ReplyDeleteI went to Stonehenge and Salisbury, too. One of my favorite places in England was Glastonbury - very peaceful.
I'm glad you're taking advantage of trips like this. That's how I got to see a lot of Germany when I was there, via the exchange-student trips.
Love, Aunt Melanie