Visit of Stonehenge, a place of mystery and serenity
-- Find the bus --
Woken up at 6am on Saturday was a challenge. I left home at 7am to catch the coach. A paper map in hands, this how I started my adventure.
Arrived in the area, a woman was guided by her phone GPS ( probably there for the same reasons than me ). She was French. Finally, we found the coach together.
After the attendees count and a 2 hour trip, we arrived at Stonehenge.
-- Stonehenge --
From the coach station, a shuttle drove us to this mythical site. Armed with my audio guide, mysteries and questions about this place fell little by little. Before stones erecting, this place was a cemetery where lots of holes had been dug. Archeologists found human bones of men, women, and children ( probably some important people ).
But some questions remained unanswered.
How did these huge stones moved?
An alien presence on earth?
Hundreds of people were needed to move stones, bring foods and materials
Why did they choose specifically this place?
This place is aligned with the sun all year during winter/summer solstices.
Stonehenge is in a middle of nowhere. Nowadays, this place of workship inspires calm and serrenity to its visitors.
Decades after decades, the site was restored and fallen stones were raised again.
A few years ago, Tourists were able to walk inside the stone circle.
Due to high tourists traffic ( 1 million vistors a year ), the access is now forbidden.
On site, ravens got used of tourists.
Reach out your arm with some breadcrumbs, they will come to eat in your hands.
In order to find answers to our other questions, we visited “Stonehenge Center”.
At this time, object sharing was a custom. This fact proves a connection between people living on the English isle and European continent.
-- Old Sarum ( Salisbury ) --
Before going to Salisbury, we passed through the ancient city. In the middle age, thos fortified city was very coveted. It was told unreachable. Romans and Normands moved in there for a while.
-- Salisbury --
Mainly, we visited the cathedral which shelters a very important document "The Magna Carta".
Moreover, this cathedral shelters the world oldest mechanical clock. It was started for the first time before 1386 and it is still working now.
The Magna Carta is one of the first created document about equal human rights. It was written on parchment made of sheep skin. The parchment maintains a good conservation state since its writing.
All good things must come to an end. We finished the trip in a pub playing shuffleboard.
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-- Find the bus --
Waking up (or To wake up) at 6am on Saturday was a challenge. I left home at 7am to catch the coach. A paper map in hands, this how I started my adventure.
When I arrived in the area, I saw a woman being guided by her phone GPS ( probably there for the same reason as me ). She was French. Finally, we found the coach together.
After the person count and a 2 hour trip, we arrived at Stonehenge.
-- Stonehenge --
From the coach station, a shuttle took us to this mythical site. Armed with my audio guide, mysteries and questions about this place were answered one by one (or bit by bit) . Before the stones were erected, this place was a cemetery where lots of holes had been dug. Archeologists found human bones of men, women, and children ( probably some important people ).
But some questions remained unanswered.
How were these huge stones moved?
An alien presence on earth?
Hundreds of people were needed to move stones, bring food and materials
Why did they choose this place specifically(or in particular) ?
This place is aligned with the sun all year during winter/summer solstices.
Stonehenge is in the middle of nowhere. Nowadays, this place of workship inspires calm and serenity to its visitors.
Decades after decades, the site was restored and fallen stones were raised again.
A few years ago, tourists were able to walk inside the stone circle.
Due to high tourist traffic ( 1 million vistors a year ), access is now forbidden.
On site, ravens got(or became) used to tourists.
Reach out your arm with some breadcrumbs, they will come to eat in your hands.
In order to find answers to our other questions, we visited “Stonehenge Visitor Center”.
At this time, object sharing (or perhaps trading) was a custom. This fact proves a connection between people living on the English isle and European continent.
-- Old Sarum ( Salisbury ) --
Before going to Salisbury, we passed through the ancient city. In the middle ages, this fortified city was very much in demand(or sought after) . It was said to be unreachable. Romans and Normans moved in there for a while.
-- Salisbury --
Mainly, we visited the cathedral which shelters a very important document "The Magna Carta".
Moreover, this cathedral shelters the world oldest mechanical clock. It was started for the first time before 1386 and it is still working now.
The Magna Carta is one of the first documents created about equal human rights. It was written on parchment made of sheep skin. The parchment has been well preserved since it was written.
All good things must come to an end. We finished the trip in a pub playing shuffleboard.
Waking up (or To wake up) at 6am on Saturday was a challenge. I left home at 7am to catch the coach. A paper map in hands, this how I started my adventure.
When I arrived in the area, I saw a woman being guided by her phone GPS ( probably there for the same reason as me ). She was French. Finally, we found the coach together.
After the person count and a 2 hour trip, we arrived at Stonehenge.
-- Stonehenge --
From the coach station, a shuttle took us to this mythical site. Armed with my audio guide, mysteries and questions about this place were answered one by one (or bit by bit) . Before the stones were erected, this place was a cemetery where lots of holes had been dug. Archeologists found human bones of men, women, and children ( probably some important people ).
But some questions remained unanswered.
How were these huge stones moved?
An alien presence on earth?
Hundreds of people were needed to move stones, bring food and materials
Why did they choose this place specifically(or in particular) ?
This place is aligned with the sun all year during winter/summer solstices.
Stonehenge is in the middle of nowhere. Nowadays, this place of workship inspires calm and serenity to its visitors.
Decades after decades, the site was restored and fallen stones were raised again.
A few years ago, tourists were able to walk inside the stone circle.
Due to high tourist traffic ( 1 million vistors a year ), access is now forbidden.
On site, ravens got(or became) used to tourists.
Reach out your arm with some breadcrumbs, they will come to eat in your hands.
In order to find answers to our other questions, we visited “Stonehenge Visitor Center”.
At this time, object sharing (or perhaps trading) was a custom. This fact proves a connection between people living on the English isle and European continent.
-- Old Sarum ( Salisbury ) --
Before going to Salisbury, we passed through the ancient city. In the middle ages, this fortified city was very much in demand(or sought after) . It was said to be unreachable. Romans and Normans moved in there for a while.
-- Salisbury --
Mainly, we visited the cathedral which shelters a very important document "The Magna Carta".
Moreover, this cathedral shelters the world oldest mechanical clock. It was started for the first time before 1386 and it is still working now.
The Magna Carta is one of the first documents created about equal human rights. It was written on parchment made of sheep skin. The parchment has been well preserved since it was written.
All good things must come to an end. We finished the trip in a pub playing shuffleboard.
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