most fascinating old rocks

<-- I'm sure most of you recognized this famous circle of massive rocks known as Stonehenge. The bottom line is that they know they've been there for about 5000 years but they really don't have a clue why people took the time and effort to put them there. There are hypotheses of religious symbolism, the rocks also seem to line up like a giant sundial indicating the summer and winter solstices, or maybe it was a power thing. Then there is the issue of how did they get there? 5000 years ago, the type of rock came from over a hundred miles away, and they each weight about 5 tons. To be honest, I really don't know what I think. This massive structure is in the middle of a countryside field with sheep wandering around and it left me kind of speechless. Maybe they should have left an inscription for future generations?


<-- On our way home from Stonehenge we drove by the Westbury White Horse, a giant figure of a horse carved in chalk on a hildside in Wiltshire. As you can see, its huge. Sort of like Stonehenge, its another mystery in this part of the English countryside. They suspect it was originally carved in the 1700s and speculate it may have commemorated a battle of some sort, but they really have no idea.





<-- Coming over the bridge back into South Wales from our day out in the English countryside at sunset. My friend Alex, and another friend Claire, and I had made a whole day out of exploring around Wiltshire. It was so good and the sunset was the perfect end.

I finished my essays yesterday and got everything turned in which means that I have a little bit of a break before final exams start. Whooo!!! On another note, yesterday marked five weeks until I head home... I cannot believe it. With essays to work on, I hadn't really thought much about it, but today, on my first free day, I can't help but be a little sentimental thinking about how much I've learned and done and the people that I've done life with these last nine months. Ah... 'tis life :)