Stonehenge Rocks

At least according to the t-shirt I bought there.  We had an indescribably wonderful tour guide today, Pat.  I think some of us had our doubts, like when we had to walk through the thistle and sheep poo riddled pasture in order to follow an "avenue" that would have been taken thousands of years ago.  It was so beyond worth it when he turned us around and we saw Stonehenge from a magnificent angle. 

I wasn't kidding about the sheep.

It was amazing to think that this is the way my incredibly distant ancestors would have approached Stonehenge.  Pat explained that anyone with UK descendants can trace their genealogy back to the people who built Stonehenge.  We eventually did make it to the other side, insert joke here, "Why did the librarians cross the road?" We were able to walk around Stonehenge in its entirety, which was really neat.  I can't even imagine building something like this with 21st century tools, never mind only using stone tools. 

The little nub on top of that big stone would fit into a concave dip in the stone that sat on top of it, making the structure very strong.

Prior to arriving at Stonehenge, we spent our morning in the nearby city of Salisbury. We toured Salisbury Cathedral, home of one of the four remaining exemplars of the Magna Carta.  The Magna Carta was created in 1215 as a way to re-balance the power between the king and his subjects.  The Magna Carta is housed in the Chapter House of the Cathedral.  I couldn't take any pictures of the Magna Carta, but here are a few of the Cathedral that I really like.