the 'henge

we have been working with gemma and dignan on various famous landmarks around the world - target had this package of flash cards for a $1 and i just couldn't resist.

joe decided a great thing would be to photograph the kids in front of each and every famous landmark in that 36 card pack (actually 37 - we got 2 macchu pichu cards) and we started with the golden gate bridge in san fran when we visited my sister in august.

now it was stonehenge. or the 'henge as we have affectionately come to know it.

we had heard rumors about stonehenge - that it's behind chain link fence, that you can't get close to the stones, that tickets are supa dupa expensive, that the stones are no bigger than a coffee table. so we went thinking that the possibility existed that we would not get even close enough to the strange, sacred rocks.

we're here to dispel the hype, people.

yes, the 'henge is behind a chain link fence. a chain link fence that separates it from the main road. tickets cost #6.60 (around $10 or $11) for adults and this includes use of a cellphone like device that gives an account of some of the mysteries long surrounding stonehenge. under 5's are free. with the purchase of a ticket, you can get about 50 or so feet away from the stones. they are HUGE. granted, we did not see the 'henge stones from the road until we were literally "up on it" but they are still pretty massive. much bigger than the ones depicted in "spinal tap" i must add.

so what did we learn about stonehenge? well, no one really knows a damn thing about those gargantuan stones. lots of theories but nothing solid, just lots of possibilities and unanswered questions to this day.

were the peanuts impressed? yes, if you count the chocolate stonehenge we bought in the gift shop to keep them quiet on the ride home. that, in gemma's opinion was the BEST part of our visit to stonehenge.

pics coming soon. i swear.