I made it to Stonehenge!!!!

I took the train from Wimbledon to Salisbury. In Salisbury, I took the "Stonehenge Tour" which is really just a tour bus that takes you to different sites in the area. Once on the bus, an audio track tells about the history of the area.

For example, during WWII, the Germans used Salisbury Cathedral as a navigation "marker" for their planes. This is why no German bombs were dropped near the Cathedral.

Stonehenge was awesome! It's amazing to me that people have been coming to this area for over 5000 years. The ditch, which is hard to see, was started in the Neolithic period. The Blue Stones were brought 240 miles from the Preseli Mountains in Wales. And the Sarsen Stones are massive! It was just amazing to see this magical, prehistoric engineering feat.

After Stonehenge, I went to Old Sarum. Old Sarum is huge earthwork settlement. Occupied by iron age settlers, Romans, Saxons, and Normans. The site is in ruins now. But it was fun to explore! The views were incredible!! As I was walking around the main earthwork, I realized I was by myself. I was walking toward this tree and suddenly felt like I was in a Jane Austin novel. Totally cheesy, I know. But the thought made me stop walking and just enjoy the moment.

Salisbury Cathedral is impressive. And the town of Salisbury is just lovely. The streets are narrow, and the canals are beautiful. Walking toward the Cathedral, I was a found a "Poundland" the British version of the Dollar Store. There was also a bookstore with a large Twilight display in the window. And a Starbucks! Of course, I had to stop for a latte.