Stonehenge

Yesterday we went to see Stonehenge. I was so excited because it was such a beautiful day outside. We wanted to bring Lizzy with us, but they only allow assistance dogs. I thought I could convince someone that she was an assistance dog, but Steven said no.

 It was a two and a half hour drive to get there so we wanted to spend as much time there as possible. They give you these recorders with all the history on it for you to listen to while you walk around the site. I have ADD, and was unmedicated that day. So if you would like to know any of that information you will need to ask Steven. It did catch my attention when they started talking about the myths. The most popular myth is that Stonehenge was built by aliens. There is another that says that wizard Merlin built it with magic, and another that says it as built by giants. The funniest story is that the devil tricked an old woman in Ireland into giving him the stones and flew them to where they are now in Salisbury, and that he dropped a few in the country side on the way. The ones he dropped are still there to this day. I personally don't believe any of this. I think that because Stonehenge was built so long ago all records of how it was built have been lost. Just because you can't explain something doesn't mean it must have been aliens!

No matter how or why it was constructed, it is a magnificent sight, and an experience I will never forget.

Here is our favorite photo.

For those of you who don't know, Steven enjoys annoying me. His favorite form is to tickle me until I get the hiccups. Apparently I have very funny hiccups, because when he succeeds he laughs uncontrollably until I manage to get rid of them. On this occasion he decided to take pictures of me without telling me he was doing so..

This is when I figured it out.

But I smiled anyway and it turned out to be a pretty good photo. 

After we left Stonehenge we went to see the ruins of Old Sarum Castle, which was nearby. There was barely anything left of the castle, but the view was great.

As I said earlier it was a beautiful sunny day. So I opted for a sleeveless shirt. As you can see I have become very pale since arriving in England, and I wasn't wearing any sun screen. I'm sure you can figure the rest out. 

Dover Castle

On Friday August 24th Steven and I went to Dover Castle and the White Cliffs. When we left at 9am it was cold. But when we got there two hours later it was hot. Isn't that always the way. On the way there we had to go through a toll booth. There isn't a person there to take your money, you just put it in a machine. Steven threw the money at the machine, it bounced off and rolled away. Never to be seen again. He was very frustrated. I thought it was hilarious.

We were a little disappointed that they staged the inside of the castle with remakes to make it look like what it would have looked like a long time ago. It gave it a really fake felling. It would be great for little kids, but we felt it took away from it. 

Here is our favorite photo from the castle.

When we were leaving the castle and heading over to see the cliffs, I spotted a photo op that I just couldn't pass up. We put our camera on top of the car and set the timer. Did you know that Steven is a perfectionist? I think it took twenty or so attempts to get this shot. 

So after spending 20 min to get one picture we made it to the cliffs. Steven parks in the first spot he sees. We get out and walk over to a map. Steven thinks we should move the car so we don't have to walk so far to get to where we want to be, and I think it is a good idea. So back in the car we go. Did I mention before that we were parked right on the edge of the cliff? That is important, because when Steven put his foot on the gas he was in drive, not reverse and we almost went flying off the edge of this cliff. It was a beautiful day so we had the windows down, giving everyone around us the opportunity to hear me scream bloody murder. There may have been some pointing and staring. Steven was mortified. And I was just happy to be alive.

After we successfully moved the car without dying we walked along the path a ways. We had a good view of the castle in the distance. 

It was such a clear day you could see france across the English Channel.

Here is our favorite picture from our walk.