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This blog chronicles the bloody brilliant, pond-hopping adventures of Kristin Taylor, an English Literature major in the Honors Program at Columbus State University who spent the Fall semester of 2008 studying abroad at the University of Oxford.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Salisbury and Stonehenge

Today Dr. Ross and I ventured out early -- in the freezing cold -- and made our way to Salisbury because I have really been wanting to see the cathedral before I go home. So I got to take my first ride in a passenger train, and we arrived in Salisbury. After walking a little and getting turned around a few times (thanks to Dr. Ross's wonderful Magellan sense), we made it to the cathedral, and I was so amazed to see how beautiful it was in person. Even the photos are beautiful, but seeing the real thing was just magnificent. After taking a cathedral tour, we ate in the cathedral restaurant and then journeyed toward the bus station because we were going to ride to Old Sarum, the original site of the cathedral. But walking through the bus station, I saw that we were really close to Stonehenge, so I very quickly suggested that we buy a ticket to see the ancient ruin. When we got to Stonehenge, it was so magnificent. We couldn't have asked for a prettier day -- clear skies, beautiful green grass, sunshine, and it wasn't even that cold near the Stonehenge site. Also, as we made our way around the rocks, the sun started to set, and there was such an eerie feeling when the colorful sun beams were making their way through the rocks on one side and the moon could be seen on the other side. It was truly magnificent. And to top it all off, we stopped at a Thai restaurant once we were back in Oxford for a yummy dinner. It really was a great day.



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