Stonehenge

At first we weren't sure if we'd go to Stonehenge. We really didn't want to take a tour bus and be herded along by a boring guide. Our gracious hosts recommended taking a local bus to Amesbury and hiking out to the monument. Having grown up in Amesbury, Steve assured us that the town itself wasn't interesting. We'd have to agree, but before starting out on our hike, we spent a couple of minutes wondering around a church yard.





We crossed over bright green pastures, passed by small wooded patches, and meandered through a flock of sheep along the way. Our light weight umbrellas can in handy on the unseasonably sunny and warm afternoon.





It didn't seem worth it to pay an admission fee to file along a paved walkway with a hoard of tourists, so we took pictures through the chain link fence and headed over to see barrows (neolithic burial mounds).



After seeing Stonehenge, we hiked over to Woodhenge. To read about the connection between the two sites, check out this fairly recent article:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/stonehenge/alexander-text/1