A day in the country

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Iron Age burrow

Stonehenge

New celtic friends

Roman Baths

Bath

We are rolling past green hills, thatched cottages and sheep on the way to Salisbury Cathedral. The cathedral is big, beautiful and cold. We hear the story of the Magna Carta and are hushed silently in to awe at it. It’s interesting to learn that one of the clauses was repeated in America’s declaration of independence.

Next stop is the big event Stonehenge. There are 100’s of people but thankfully the way the viewing walk is structured everyone can get photos. Would like to come back here on summer solstice with a few other thousand people and do some pagan worshipping. Sounds like a big event.

Leaving Stonehenge the guide flippantly says there is an iron age burrow on the side of the mountain, I am on right side of the bus and have a great view. Due to my time team obsession I am over excited by this not sure anyone else on the bus cares.

Finally onto Bath a beautiful town with amazing architecture. Drive in by a house Jane Austen lived in and then we arrive at the Roman Baths. We all pile off the bus and into the baths with strict instructions on which winding lanes to go down and meet back at the bus. Make another new friend, Bricius from the Dobumni tribe. I am sure his name is actually Bruce. He is a celt who works for the romans making statues, apparently they pay well.

There are three levels to explore and down on the bath floor the stones are large and uneven, seems pretty weird that a long time ago romans where walking over these stones. There is so much to explore in Bath that I only touch the surface this is one place I will need to come back to.

Then it’s the long journey back to London. Everyone sleeps like the exhausted tourists we are.

Home late but its still light and have not yet seen the north star. However the moon has appeared and its upside down, weird. Off to bed now.