Stonehenge, a Castle and IKEA!

Another Day of Speedmonkey's Adventures.

Yesterday I went to Stonehenge!

While there I listened to an Audio Device that gave me a "tour" and provided some interesting information. I learned that if you are here at Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice - you are able to see the sun shine through the center arch (I told my Mom that I want to come back and see that...)

During the Winter Solstice though, the run will rise across the "setting" tones (which turn RED when it rains!)

It was quite a trip to get to Stonehenge...we had to take two trains and a double decker bus (here is a shot of our view of the road while riding the bus.)

When we arrived, the first thing I noticed was the smell of Sheep poop. It turns out that Stonehenge is in the middle of a sheep field and has highways running on both sides.

After leaving Stonehenge, I went to Sarum to look at the castle grounds of King Henry I. His castle was one of the first places in the 13th century that had a bathroom inside!

Here is some information and a picture of the actual "Pit"!

While walking around, we ran into a camera crew from Ikea. They interviewed me for a commercial to be shown in Great Britian and asked me questions like "What does Billy do for Ikea?" (I told them that he was a very important person at Ikea...but Mom says that it is actually a name for some Ikea furniture.)

Well -- Speed Monkey signing off!