Stonehenge, Stourhead & Bath

Wednesday was the best, it quickly made its way up to the top of my list of favorites. Our first stop was Stonehenge Yes—I have finally been to Stonehenge and I love being able to say that! I’ll be honest though, I was a little confused when our professor told us to look over to the side of the road and, yep, there it was—a pretty small pile of rocks just right on the side of the road. It wasn’t so much the size that shocked me but the fact that it was just right there next to the highway. I was expecting it to be in some huge empty field tucked away from everything. Well even though it’s not in the enchanting location that I was expecting, it was still a pretty unbelievable thing to see. The stones are bigger when you’re standing close to them and it’s pretty amazing to think about how long they got there and how long they’ve been there. I still can’t believe I saw Stonehenge-I’m so happy!

After finishing up there we made our way to Stourhead. Pride and Prejudice anyone? Yes, I also got to see the famous bridge Elizabeth runs over right before Darcy confesses that he loves…he loves…he loves her. Unfortunately the bridge was closed as well as the Temple of ApolloL. That was a huge disappointment to a group of 40 hopelessly romantic girls hoping to take proposal pictures at the temple, but it’s hard to be upset when everything in that garden is so beautiful. It really is one of the most amazing places I have ever been. Not to mention, it was definitely one of our best weather days since we’ve been here and that made the gardens all the more pleasing. We had time to just walk around and enjoy everything; it was a perfect day!