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  • Budapest and the Danube River
    • Travel Day: Trying to Get to Budapest
    • Day 1: Getting to Budapest and the Jewish Quarter
    • Day 2: Buda Castle Hill & St. Stephen's Basilica
    • Day 3: Wandering and Embarkation Day
    • Day 4: Budapest and a Food Tour
    • Day 5: Bratislava, Slovakia
    • Day 6: Vienna, Austria
    • Day 7: Spitz, Austria
    • Day 8: Mondsee and Salzburg
    • Day 9: Passau, Germany
    • Day 10: Heading Home
  • Iceland
    • Travel to Iceland
    • Day 1 Arrival in Reykjavik
    • Day 2 Exploring Reykjavik
    • Day 3 Perlan and Driving South
    • Day 4 The Golden Circle
    • Day 5 Exploring the South Coast
    • Day 6 Ice Caves and Icebergs
    • Day 7 The East Coast
    • Day 8 Dettifoss and the Forest Lagoon
    • Day 9 Whale Watching
    • Day 10 Return to Reykjavik
  • England
    • Day 1 Arrive in London
    • Day 2 London and the Royals
    • Day 3 London: Harry Potter Day
    • Day 4 London: What's English Food?
    • Day 5 Travel Day: Shakespeare's Globe Tour
    • Day 6 The Lake District: Beatrix Potter's Hill top Farm
    • Day 7 the Lake District: Guided Tour and Hadrian's Wall
    • Day 8, Travel Day: Tour of Stratford-Upon_Avon
    • Day 9, The Cotswolds Gardens and Afternoon British Tea
    • Day 10 Exploring the Cotswolds
    • Day 12 Bath and the Roman Baths
    • Day 13 Stonehenge
    • Day 14 Taking a Bath in Bath
    • Day 15 Heading Home

Day 13:
​Stonehenge

Today it was off to see Stonehenge. Dan was our personal guide again. He explained  all of the exhibits we were viewing  as we walked through the visitor center  learning about the history of  Stonehenge. From The Visitor Center we road the bus out to see the actual Stonehenge formation. Here again he was our guide as we walked around viewing the rock formation from all different perspectives. He explained how on the winter solstice the sun would shine through a V in the major rock formation back when Stonehenge was formed. Today one of the major Stones is gone. He pointed out mounds in the distant landscape around the stones that were used as burial tombs. I didn't take a picture as they blended in with the landscape and would be very  difficult to see. We all could have stayed much longer listening to Dan tell stories about Stonehenge, as he had been there he said I think it was over 400 times, but he had to get back because he had another client for the afternoon. He said Stonehenge is one of his favorite places to visit.
For lunch we decided to check out Pieminster which was a restaurant recommended to us by our travel agent. She did not steer us wrong. Everyone had a British savory pie filled with something different. They were all very good and everyone enjoyed their lunch. With nothing scheduled for the afternoon, some of us decided to check out the stores in the area. Others went for a long walk. We were all looking forward to our spa day the next day.​
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  • Summer Traveler Home Page
  • About
  • Budapest and the Danube River
    • Travel Day: Trying to Get to Budapest
    • Day 1: Getting to Budapest and the Jewish Quarter
    • Day 2: Buda Castle Hill & St. Stephen's Basilica
    • Day 3: Wandering and Embarkation Day
    • Day 4: Budapest and a Food Tour
    • Day 5: Bratislava, Slovakia
    • Day 6: Vienna, Austria
    • Day 7: Spitz, Austria
    • Day 8: Mondsee and Salzburg
    • Day 9: Passau, Germany
    • Day 10: Heading Home
  • Iceland
    • Travel to Iceland
    • Day 1 Arrival in Reykjavik
    • Day 2 Exploring Reykjavik
    • Day 3 Perlan and Driving South
    • Day 4 The Golden Circle
    • Day 5 Exploring the South Coast
    • Day 6 Ice Caves and Icebergs
    • Day 7 The East Coast
    • Day 8 Dettifoss and the Forest Lagoon
    • Day 9 Whale Watching
    • Day 10 Return to Reykjavik
  • England
    • Day 1 Arrive in London
    • Day 2 London and the Royals
    • Day 3 London: Harry Potter Day
    • Day 4 London: What's English Food?
    • Day 5 Travel Day: Shakespeare's Globe Tour
    • Day 6 The Lake District: Beatrix Potter's Hill top Farm
    • Day 7 the Lake District: Guided Tour and Hadrian's Wall
    • Day 8, Travel Day: Tour of Stratford-Upon_Avon
    • Day 9, The Cotswolds Gardens and Afternoon British Tea
    • Day 10 Exploring the Cotswolds
    • Day 12 Bath and the Roman Baths
    • Day 13 Stonehenge
    • Day 14 Taking a Bath in Bath
    • Day 15 Heading Home