This blog is intended to be a travel journal and a place where friends and family can share our excellent adventures when we go on holiday.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Stonehenge again and Salisbury


We had a lovely visit from our friend Hazel. We met Hazel in LA and travelled with her to
San Francisco and had a great day out there together at Alcatraz. Hazel had never been to Stonehenge and as it is only about 40 miles from Basingstoke we went for another look. It was just as bloody cold as the last time and just as interesting. It was so good to catch up with Hazel again. She is such a breath of fresh air and we love her from the heart of our bottoms.

We then went off for a look at Salisbury. What a place that was! Beautiful! The cathedral was spectacular. 750 years old and still standing. Those stone masons really knew how to build a cathedral. And (I'm still excited about it) the inside was magnificent, incredible carvings, gold leaf, angels, an amazing medieval clock and even a great blend of modern papermache angels; and stone carvings of the archangels heads in the same stone as the stone that the cathederal is made of. I really enjoyed Salisbury.


The houses and streets were so old and interesting and I attempted to make some arty pictures that I am afraid did not really come out as I had hoped.



Oh, well I have to develop my creative side and taking pictures is a start.