Stonehenge, Avebury

--- On Mon, 3/19/12, piratejenny@verizon.net <piratejenny@verizon.net> wrote:

> And can you really see Stonehenge too many times?

Yes.

Remember that I live about an hour from it. :) Often, we'll drive past it en route to other places and not stop. I know, I know -- sacreligious. :)

The thing is, whilst Stonehenge is great and very dramatic, I personally prefer Avebury, just thirty minutes away. Were I ever to attend one of the big Solstice celebrations, I'd go to the one at Avebury because I like Avebury more, plus it's far less crowded and the solstice is much less of a media circus there than at Stonehenge.

When I took my brother and sister-in-law to Stonehenge last time around, we actually started in Salisbury. They saw the cathedral and wandered about the city a little. Then we went to Stonehenge and they did the usual walk around. After that, I suggested Avebury. Neither of them, both of whom are very well read and educated, had ever heard of Avebury, but they agreed to go.

Of course, I stopped at the West Kennet Long Barrows on the way. And they thanked me later for stopping there and at Avebury -- they really enjoyed it.

But then I also prefer Carrowkeel to Newgrange. Crazy, I know. :)

Ellen