A day of pilgrimages...

[rohangypsy]

I successfully found my bus tour and got there on time and everything, so that was all good.  We drove to Bath, which was much cooler than I expected.  The architecture is lovely, and the Bath Abbey is really amazing.  I *definately* didn't have enough time here, only an hour and a half, which was enough to tour the baths and grab some lunch (to

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[rebelowl42]

"[Current Location | London ]
[Current Music | raayat singing Pirates in the kitchen... ]"

::chortle:: Now I'm picturing Raayat singing: Pirates in the kitchen with chaun-dra pirates in the kitchen I know-ow-ow-ow Pirates in the kitchen with chuan-dra! cooking on the small hot stove!

[rohangypsy]

Not quite, but it *is* a wonderful thing to be a pirate king.

[tashar]

I've taken a lesson from your experience and will travel directly to Stonehenge with London Walks - I think it will be more personable and less frenetic than the bus tour experience. (Though frankly, after walking up to and all over Loughcrew, I'd rather do the circle at Avebury than Stonehenge. I found the solitude (well, except for the sheeps baaa-ing and soonerfan645 ambling about) amazing...doubt you could find it so on Stonhenge even in between solstice and equinox!

[rohangypsy]

That does sound much better; I wish I'd found that tour! Ah well, I'll do it next time. I did at least get to see a little of Bath, which was neat. If you really want to see Bath I recommend taking the train out there for a day.

There are many more standing stones in the UK besides Stonehenge, most of them are less tourist-y and you can get inside the circles instead of only seeing them from a distance. I just needed to see Stonehenge at least once in my life; and I'm glad I did!