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Salisbury |
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We took the long tube trip out to Heathrow to pick up our rental car and
we headed west. We noticed "Southampton" on one of the road signs,
so we detoured over there in search of Titanic stuff. After lunch
at TGI Fridays (yes, TGI Fridays), sure enough - we found the
Titanic museum and enjoyed our visit.
Late in the afternoon, we drove up to Salisbury, met the owners of our
B&B, and checked into our very nice rooms. Dinner at a great
Indian restaurant, a stroll through a sleepy Sunday night Salibury, and
we turned in for our early wake up tomorrow. Quote of the day:
"calculating route" (uttered dozens of times by our GPS, typically after
missing turns on roundabouts). |
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Four people and lot of luggage crammed into a small lift |
Heading to the tube stop |
Will hauls through Heathrow |
Patiently waiting for the rental car paperwork |
Webster's B&B in Salisbury |
Dinner at Shah Jahan |
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Not sure what is going on here |
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After a short night, we arose at 5am, tiptoed out of the B&B so as not to
wake our fellow guests, and headed out to Stonehenge. We joined 22
others for special access inside to watch the sunrise, and we managed to
offend the many orthodox Druids that were trying to celebrate God knows
what. We made it back to the B & B in time for B, and then headed
over to the beautiful Salisbury
Cathedral for a quick visit. We only missed a couple of turns
on the way back to Heathrow, and we dozed through the 24-stop tube ride
back in to London to catch the Eurostar for Paris. |
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Sunrise at Stonehenge |
Will, Greta and Elizabeth |
Will, Bill and Elizabeth |
Elizabeth and Bill re-enact a sacred Druid ritual |
It's true - Stonehenge looks a lot smaller in person |
...able to leap medieval monuments in a single bound... |
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Will takes one last look at Stonehenge |
Breakfast at Webster's B&B |
Heading back in to London |
Bill demonstrates his fool proof baggage security system on the tube |
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NEXT: Paris --> |
