Stonehenge

    Stonehenge - what else can I say?  5000 years (circa 3100 BC) of architecture stemming from the early  Neolithic age which is still standing in the farmlands of England today.  What a wonderous sight to see!!!

     Stonehenge is located in an area in the southwestern part of England, near a town called Amesbury in Wiltshire County.  I can type all day about the history and facts about Stonehenge, but you can Google this topic to get more information about this historical site.  I am going to tell  you about my "experience" of Stonehenge.  Marty and I took a train from Reading to Salibury to get near Stonehenge.  Then, we opted to take a tour bus to the site, which was an excellent idea.  Marty and I sat on the top deck right against the front window.  We had a great spot for sightseeing and taking pictures.

     The drive from the station to the sight was breathtaking!!!  The countryside in Whiltshire county is covered with historical sites and structures.  Spread across the farmlands around are prehistoric burial mounds called " barrows."  These mounds date back to before Stonehenge was constructed.  The drive to Stonehenge creeps along very windy roads lined with trees.   Coming over one of the ridges, Stonehenge appears like a magnificant monument to the past.  Marty and I would not fathom the idea that we were seeing an site preserved for thousands of years - before the time of Jesus.

     Walking up to Stonehenge, we were able to stand about 15 - 20 yards away fron the stones and listen to all the history discovered from these stones.  Leading up to Stonehenge is an area called "The Avenue" which is a ceremonial pathway from the Avon River to Stonehenge, which our ancient ancestors walked to this worship site.  Standing at Stonehenge and looking away from the stones, we could see some of the burial mounds and picture that area filled with pine trees.  Over the centuries, this area became cultivated farmland, which it still is today.

     It is totally impossible to share with you just how amazingly blessed and awe-struck I felt while being at Stonehenge.  And when God belivered a beautiful sunset to the day, I could feel the spiritual energy eminating from this ancient worship place called "Stonehenge."  This achitechtural phenomenon is older than the Great Pyramid at Giza.  If there is any place on earth that connects us with the past, it is at Stonehenge.  I strongly recommend that one visits Stonehenge during their lifetime.  This was definately a God-inspired day by going back in time to a prehistoric era. 

Windsor Castle w/ Marty

   I took Marty, my brother, to see Windsor Castle with which I am quite familiar.  This - my third visit to the castle - was quite different from the last two.  When Marty and I went this time, the castle garden was open AND the state rooms inside the castle were open asw well.  Both were absolutely beautiful, spectacular, and very impressive.  Since no one is permitted to take pictures inside the castle, I do not have any pictures of the state rooms, but I do have some lovely pictures of Marty and I in the garden, along with some beautiful flowers.  Unfortunately St. George's Chapel was not open to the public since we went on a Sunday.

     After walking through the castle itself and the grounds, Marty and I went for a walk along the Thames River, and while we were watching the swans, we saw something hilarious.  Does anyony know how swans find food -  aside from the bread-throwers along the water?  They stick their heads in the water and use their back legs to stretch their necks to the bottom of the river with their butts sticking out of the water.  We were laughing so hard that we had tears.  Seeing that just made our day complete.  It was just a wonderful, relaxing day with my brother.