Stonehenge

So, I decided to take one last trip around England before the holidays. Stefan, myself, and one of Stefan's friends, named Gernot (a South Tyrolian), decided to rent a car and drive out to Stonehenge. We rented a 4 door hatchback (all cars in Europe seem to be hatchbacks) that had MANUAL transmission. That meant, of course, that I couldn't drive it.

Stonehenge was just a couple of hours west of London. My favorite part was coming over the hill in the car, seeing the stones for the first time, and being maybe 3/4 of a mile away, thinking "Dang, those stones are HUGE." It was a very cold day, in the 30s with a gusty wind blowing across the treeless meadows. All in all, it was a nice visit. You get to walk surprisingly close to the stones, and all the way around them on a walkway.

After Stonehenge, we drove an hour and fifteen minutes north to Oxford. We had lunch at an old pub and walked around the city a bit. The school buildings were disappointing, but the colleges and city center were very nice.

Some pictures: