I had made this trip years ago, with my good friend Cindy, freeloading with her group of students doing a semester in London. On that trip, I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by Stonehenge and overwhelmed by the cathedral at Salisbury. This time, it was the reverse. I guess I had my expectations lowered by Arthur’s constant harping about how you couldn’t get that close to the stones—which I knew from the last time. But I felt like we were fairly close. And I got the kids up early, and used our location west of London to our advantage by getting out there by 10:00, before the big tour buses from London, so it wasn’t that crowded.
Comments from Anna: The stones were more close together than I thought they would be
Comments from Alex: “I don’t want anything I say to go in your blog.”
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| Obligatory poses in front of the stones. |
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| Anna taking a picture of Alex taking a picture of Anna taking a picture… |
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| Lots of sheep in the fields around the stones. |
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| Salisbury Cathedral. |
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| Stone carving on the facade of the cathedral. |
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| A present-day exhibit at the cathedral — these sculptures were strategically placed all over the cathedral, inside and out. It was a little jarring. |
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| Anna standing in front of the new baptismal font inside the cathedral. |
