England Part 2
Staying in Salisbury was an excellent chance to visit things like Avebury and Stonehenge, so of course, we did! If you haven't heard of Avebury, look it up. It's older then Stonehenge--built about 5000 years ago, and much, much larger. A village actually sits in the center of it.
These stones seem to indicate a pathway going into Avebury. We actually came into town the wrong way and stumbled upon them, how lucky!!
Hee!!!!! They weren't kidding, either!! Cause of this treck I had to go through a special agricultural lane on my reentry into the USA.
Me with one of the giant rocks. None of the rocks have been worked with tools so they had amazing character.
Part of the stone circle, including forwarned sheep.
A view of part of the circle. The entire circle has a diameter of 1100 feet. Many of the stones were torn down by various Christian churches, I believe they thought the circle had something to do with witchcraft, which is totally poppycock. If you go there you'll see it has a wonderful soft feeling about it.
Silbury Hill. It's a pyramid! Yep, a pyramid, and older then the Mayan ones, created around 2660BC. How wild is that?
Back to Salisbury for a bit. Salisbury is a medieval city and was originally a walled city. Parts of the wall remain though they seem to cut through town now, instead of going around it. I love the mix of old and new like this.
Salisbury Cathedra!! How gorgeous is this? One of the four copies of the Magna Carta is also held here. I wasn't able to get a photo of it, due to obvious reasons, but trust me, it was there.
And, of course, Stonehenge! What trip to southern England is complete without a visit there? I saw it years ago when I was 15 but you couldn't get too close. You still can't walk up to the stones, but you can get a lot closer.
Yep, proof I was there!
These stones seem to indicate a pathway going into Avebury. We actually came into town the wrong way and stumbled upon them, how lucky!!
Hee!!!!! They weren't kidding, either!! Cause of this treck I had to go through a special agricultural lane on my reentry into the USA.
Me with one of the giant rocks. None of the rocks have been worked with tools so they had amazing character.
Part of the stone circle, including forwarned sheep.
A view of part of the circle. The entire circle has a diameter of 1100 feet. Many of the stones were torn down by various Christian churches, I believe they thought the circle had something to do with witchcraft, which is totally poppycock. If you go there you'll see it has a wonderful soft feeling about it.
Silbury Hill. It's a pyramid! Yep, a pyramid, and older then the Mayan ones, created around 2660BC. How wild is that?
Back to Salisbury for a bit. Salisbury is a medieval city and was originally a walled city. Parts of the wall remain though they seem to cut through town now, instead of going around it. I love the mix of old and new like this.
Salisbury Cathedra!! How gorgeous is this? One of the four copies of the Magna Carta is also held here. I wasn't able to get a photo of it, due to obvious reasons, but trust me, it was there.
And, of course, Stonehenge! What trip to southern England is complete without a visit there? I saw it years ago when I was 15 but you couldn't get too close. You still can't walk up to the stones, but you can get a lot closer.
Yep, proof I was there!
I wish I had a picture of me and a giant rock :) HAHHAHA
Confessions of a Baltimore Housewife
Your pictures and story bring back wonderful memories of my trip to England ten or so years ago. I really hope I can come to Euroranch one year soon too. I would love to see the stones at Avebury and feel the energy. And what a gorgeous cathedral!
Lovely pictures, Heather.
Verla