We went to Salisbury, and Stonehenge. It was amazing, and so beautiful to be there! The amount of thought and process that went into building this structure is amazing. The true meaning of why these stones are there, is still unknown, but it is still amazing to think of how these stones got there and then were built. The type of stones that they are made of are only found 100s of miles away from the site of Stonehenge. So the people that built these stones structure had to bring these stones that are 10-15 tons in weight to this site. Archeologists attempted in 2000 to bring the stones from their original site to the site of Stonehenge, and it failed. They were not able to bring the stones from one place to another. How are we not able to bring stones with the technology we have, but the people of 5000 years ago were able to bring these 10-15 ton stones to this place. It was amazing to learn about the stones and how they were brought there, and the things that you couldn't see about the stones. The people who built stones, even dug a moat like structure with antlers, and bull shoulder blades that was 6 ft deep. They also dug holes for the stones to sit in, and you can actually only see 2/3rds of the stone, there is 1/3 of the stone under the ground! WHAT?!?!?!?! Also, the way that the stones on top stay is because the people designed a ball and hip lock joint contraption, that held the stones in place! How did they know that this would work way back then?! They also craved the stones with other stones to give them the shape that they wanted! I would encourage anyone, who is over here in London to go to Stonehenge because it is an experience you will never forget! Here is a link to a site of Stonehenge if you want to read a little more about it: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stonehenge/
On the tour bus that we went on, it brought you also to Old Sarum, the old city of Salisbury. It is in ruins now, but it was really cool to be able to walk around the grounds and see the ruins. The Cathedral of Salisbury was first built here on Old Sarum, and then brought down to its location now. That was really cool to see the outline of a church that is now built somewhere!
When we got there, there was a huge line to get into the restaurant. So we decided that we would wait, and then Chris, Masha, and Hannah met up with us for dinner as well. It was really nice, with all us just sitting laughing, and eating good food. I really like Liz's friends here, they are perfect for her, and I can leave feeling comfortable that she is being taken care of by people who care just as much about her as I do.
"And they are off!" We had to run from the restaurant to the Tower of London, to get to see the Ceremony of the Keys. We got there just in time, but god that is a long run!!!!!! It was really creepy to be in the Tower of London at night, and there were not many lights either. But the ceremony itself was really cool, and beautiful. It was very rigid and was very interesting to watch this ceremony that has been done every night for over 700 years.
To be continued...
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