My trip to London, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Avebury September 23-30 2010

[Caladan]

Got back earlier this evening from the UK. in what turned out to be probably my best vacation so far, and that says a lot!

At the Temple Church

On the banks of the Thames

Myself and Gaelle at the Tate modern art gallery, 'Pistols for Two' by Andy Warhol in the background:

at the southern bank of the Thames:

Dining with Gaelle:

 

[Caladan]

Posing with some locals... Lance Corporal Roger on the left, a Stormtrooper, Private First Class Johnny on the right- a Stormtrooper, and a Crazy patriotic clown, later gunned down by Stormtroopers for squeezing himself into the frame:

Salisbury cathedral:

At Salisbury:

At the British library, where me and Gaelle had awesome time enjoying priceless manuscripts such as a 10th century text of Beowulf, gorgeous medieval Qur'ans, some of the earliest copies of the new testament, and other awesome texts of the other major religions

Old Sarum, originally a Neolithic site (around 3000 BCE) and later also used by the Romans and then the Anglo-Saxons:

Stonehenge...

Me and a local boy at the country side:

At Camden market:

 

[Caladan]

Getting a little Anglophile.
at the Military museum at Salisbury.

A Captain's jacket, English army, not sure the exact period. quite impressive I thought nevertheless.

At Salisbury:

Pint number 3 for the afternoon, and a great ham steak at the Red Lion in Avebury.

 

[England my lionheart]

Thats a good Pub dan,i like Avebury and Salisbury,great place for history

 

[Caladan]

Thats a good Pub dan,i like Avebury and Salisbury,great place for history

Yes, I loved both places!

the Avebury photos will arrive shortly!

 

[Caladan]

Avebury:

The cemetery at Avebury's church:

 

[Caladan]

At Avebury:

The cemetery at Avebury's church.

Avebury's church:

I don't know how the Britons pronounce the name of the destination, but I know how I did. :

Wicked, playing in London.:

 

[Caladan]

Buckingham palace:

British youth finest at Camden town =)

 

[Caladan]

At Camden:

At Camden market:

Camden market, Cyberdog.

 

[Caladan]

Glass work at English cathedrals:

 

[Azakel]

Cool picture Dan, thanks for sharing(hope to use my Passport one day to travel like that.

at the southern bank of the Thames:

When I saw this the first thing that came to mind was: 'Tag it up' lol

 

[Caladan]

Thats a good Pub dan,i like Avebury and Salisbury,great place for history

Oh, and just wanted to apologize for not calling you a couple of days earlier so that we could meet up. it WAS nice talking to you on the phone though. Now I can place Both a photo AND a voice to your on line persona

 

[blackout]

You're lookin' great,

your Lady is lovely, :rainbow1:

and I still say you are a naturally gifted photographer.

One day. A book.

 

[kai]

Great pics , i am glad you enjoyed our green and pleasant land, lots to see of a historical interest.

 

[Caladan]

You're lookin' great,

your Lady is lovely, :rainbow1:

Thank you sweetheart

and I still say you are a naturally gifted photographer.

Thanks for that too!

One day. A book.

LOL, maybe my mother nags me about writing about my exploits in a book too she likes to remind me the **** I get into, and how adventorous it is to have a son like me, with all the stress that comes with it.

 

[Caladan]

Great pics , i am glad you enjoyed our green and pleasant land, lots to see of a historical interest.

Thanks Kai. it was pretty much a dream vacation.

 

[England my lionheart]

Oh, and just wanted to apologize for not calling you a couple of days earlier so that we could meet up. it WAS nice talking to you on the phone though. Now I can place Both a photo AND a voice to your on line persona

Yes it was good to hear your voice aswell,Avebury is a strange place,thelast time i was there two Women were hugging the stones with big smile son their faces

 

[Caladan]

Yes it was good to hear your voice aswell,Avebury is a strange place,thelast time i was there two Women were hugging the stones with big smile son their faces

Haha. yeah me and Gaelle were a bit surprised that they also sold New Age/Neo Pagan material along side proper archaeological literature in the shops at Avebury. I guess these sites attract all kinds.

 

[England my lionheart]

Haha. yeah me and Gaelle were a bit surprised that they also sold New Age/Neo Pagan material along side proper archaeological literature in the shops at Avebury. I guess these sites attract all kinds.

Yes it is a bit of a magnet for all kinds especially during the Summer Solstice

 

[EiNsTeiN]

Those are some good pictures indeed! *thumbs up*