Stonehenge

Jeff rang me up and told me that his partner Damien was going out of town, back to Ireland for a week. He takes these quiet sabbaticals about 4 times a year and uses them for quiet study and to work on his PHD. So Jeff was going to be baching it, and wondered if I'd like to go see Stonehenge. Jeff has a car, and it is very difficult to get to without one as there is no train service in that immediate area. I took the train to Surbiton where Jeff lives, and he was there with his Smart Car, and away we drove.

And he was right, Stonehenge is pretty remote - over an hours drive. It is interesting that they built this highway right within eyesight of Stonehenge, which was probably a bad call as when you are walking around Stonehenge, you are constantly aware of its presence.





Stonehenge is impressive. It is nice to see such a famous landmark live up to the hype. It's a strange iconic curiosity. They've done a great job with the trail that you follow to look at it as even though you are there with hundreds of other people, your pictures will make it look as if you had it all to yourself. It is a worthwhile experience.