Stonehenge truly is amazing and quite surreal to be in the presence of. We learned about its significance and mainly about the millions of theories that have come about regarding its creation, purpose, and existence. We only had about 45 minutes there which was enough to walk around it and get some pictures, but an incredible 45 minutes that's for sure. We then had a 30ish minute drive through the English countryside (gorgeous!) to the town so Salisbury.
Welcome to the town of Salisbury - one of my favorites in England. It's a very quaint, busy town with canals flowing through it and with a gorgeous 12th century cathedral right in the middle. The cathedral is on very very shallow ground as far as being close to the water level and because of that has slowly moved through the years. There are tons of areas inside the cathedral where you can see how post, stone, etc have slightly moved through the years. Inside this cathedral is housed the oldest clock in England made of a wheel and pulley system, the Magna Carta (which we got see and read - so neat!), and cloisters in the center of the cathedral. It really was gorgeous! After a tour we walked the town and in and out of shops followed by a picnic in one of the gorgeous grassy areas of the town along with some sunshine. A wonderful, wonderful Saturday. I'm so happy I've gotten the chance to see areas of England outside of London - truly a beautiful country.
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