see stonehenge

a website that does private tours around Stonehenge for £25… once i find it again i will post it here. Wish i could have gone to summer solstice though :(

I have absolutely no idea why I want to see it but this place fascinates me every time I read about it or see a programme (thank God for National Geographic;).

When my dad was stationed in England for 3 years, he and my mom dragged my sibs and me there…dull dull dull dull dull!

I went to Stonehenge two summers ago for the summer solstice (2006). I was quite surprised at the amount of stoned and drunken revelers there were, as to me Stonehenge was a sacred site, but aside from the litter, no one caused any problems or anything and it was a great time. It absolutely poured though and we had a bit of a mud bath. The vegan burger van was the best surprise of the whole thing. The stones were awesome but really it was so crowded it was difficult to fully appreciate them. Still, it was an experience definitely worth doing! I would like to go again sometime for the Winter Solstice though.

I’m glad I did this but it is a bummer that you can’t get up close to it anymore.

On my way to see it this summer!

My friend has gone and said it’s one of the greatest things to see with your eyes… though it’s smaller than you think ^_

I want to not only go there, but spend a good few hours just walking around, having a picnic and feeling the amazing stones.

Got very lucky, I think. Went in December (FREEZING COLD!) and we were actually allowed to go into the circle. A highlight of my life.

There is a replica in Washington State in the US at Maryhill that overlooks the Columbia River Gorge. Also very much worth a visit—especially during any special celestial event.

Stonehenge is always crowded with tourists no matter what time you get there. If you want to avoid the crowds, you might want to take a little adventure by walking along the country road to the nearest hill. There, you will get a panoramic view of the Salisbury Plain, including, of course, the megalithic monument.

When I took this picture, I actually had to climb over a barbed wire fence into a farm. Not sure if that’s legal. But I didn’t get busted that day, so who cares!

I just couldn’t get into it.

I went with my parents when they visited me in England.

We had bus tickets such that we couldn’t plan on doing much else in Salisbury other than taking the Stonehenge tour and eating at a restaurant (which, by the way, was fantastic – eat at Pinocchio’s in Salisbury, England!).

When I got back to Oxford and I realized that we could have seen the Salisbury Cathedral on that trip if we had only planned better, I was disappointed.

Stonehenge was never on my list of priorities (it was just something to do with my parents on vacation), so I guess I can’t be too surprised that it didn’t change my life. :)