Country Gardens
Blenheim Palace
First I headed once again to Salisbury, to have another attempt to see the cathedral. However, once again I could not find my way to the cathedral, so gave up on that one. One of these days. But there was a spectacular view of it on the way into town.
Next was Stonehenge. It is quite amazing, although a little smaller than I expected. What is amazing is getting the top stones on top of the vertical stones. The stones themselves are no longer accessible to the public - there is a walkway around the site, but it does not get too close to the stones.
Next was Avebury. I had not heard of it, but Mike suggested I should visit it, and it was only a few miles away anyway. It's somewhat more impressive than Stonehenge, but is somewhat different. There are no stones on top of other stones, but there are several rows of very much larger circles. There are 2 circles, each about 100 metres in diameter, both inside a circle about 600 metres in diameter. And around the outer ring is a ditch, about 6 metres deep. It is believed to have been completed in 2400BC! But the most amazing construction is Silbury Hill, a man made hill, of similiar age. And it's over 100m high! The amount of dirt moved is just astronomical.
Next stop was South Cerney, the village where Mike lives. This is located just a little south of Cirencester, which is about 15 km north of Swindon. It's about a 2 hour drive NW of London. They have recently bought a stone cottage, which itself has recently been extended. It's a delightful house, and fits in wonderfully with the surroundings.
Country Gardens
Blenheim Palace