Let's just say that it was really windy that day, and the hair could either be blown back like in a wind tunnel or blown forward like Cousin It. As silly as we all look in these pictures, I think we made the right choice.
Sooo... as my bus driver said to us when I first went to visit, "You guys know it's just a bunch of rocks in a field, right?" But I've been a couple of times, and I still think it's fun. They've got a great tour to listen to, telling about the history and theories behind the structure. I remember a few of the fun facts:1- "Henge" is the circular monument. They've also got woodhenge and dirthenge, depending on what the structure is made of. Hehe, Woodhenge. No where as near as impressive as Stongehenge.
2- National Trust is trying to get the nearby road moved, since the traffic is causing vibrations that are harming the structural stability of the stones.
3- As much as we think it's a Druid sacred place, there's no connection between Stonehenge and Druidism until like the 1800s when all kinds of hippy people started practicing "sacred rites" in the inner stone circle. Apparently now the only time to get in there is at the solstices... and with a permit.
Little did you know that Stonehenge is really a cell-phone-reception booster point for contacting the aliens. (No, really, those are the little automated tour headphone thingies to hear the recorded fun facts.)
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