Stonehenge

Nicole and I took a tour bus out to see Stonehenge yesterday morning. It is about a 2 hour drive to get there so slept most of the way.

Actually being there was really cool. The audio guide was pretty interesting...at each stop it said 'we're not really sure why this is here...but here's a theory'. Some of the more out there theories are that aliens put it there, that Merlin put it there or that the devil put it there. Another theory is that is was just crazy manpower and they used levers and pulleys to erect it (I believe this one).

There's also debates over the purpose of it, but it does act as a calendar in the sun so my theory is that it is a monument to worship the sun.

In the paddocks surrounding the stones, there are various large mounds where people were buried. Sometimes it was just one person under the huge mound, and sometimes more. There were some protesters there signing a petition to return to bones back to Stonehenge, as some of them were dug up and taken to a university to be studied.

We spent about 2 hrs doing the audio tour, taking photos and going to the gift shop before hopping on the bus back to London.

I stayed awake for some of the drive and the English countryside was looking beautiful, especially as it was a perfect sunny day. We drove past an amazing field of red poppies which stood out from far away.

When we got back to London I met up with a few friends at Hyde Park to continue enjoying the sunshine. We chilled out in the park until dinner time then headed to a pub for some pizzas. Headed back to the park again to meet some more friends, then headed home.