Stonehenge: A Pretty Cool Pile of Rocks

My first visit to Stonehenge was actually one stop of many during my week long trip to the U.K. during spring break back when I was in 8th grade. We were on a nine hour bus ride from Scotland to London and Stonehenge was a nice break from sitting still all day long.

It's been a long time since that trip, so my memory is a little fuzzy, but I remember Stonehenge being quiet and quite literally in the middle of nowhere. The rocks were in the middle of a giant circle barrier that kept people from getting too close, which was kind of disappointing to be honest. We were given little black boxes with recordings that told us everything there is to know about Stonehenge, but by that point I was sick of tour information overload so I didn't bother to turn it on. I walked around a few times and although it was neat to see them in person, they weren't too impressive. Then again, I was seeing them in the middle of the day and I was only in 8th grade. I'm sure it would've been a much more interesting sight at sunset or at night.

One thing about Stonehenge that most people probably don't picture is all the sheep surrounding it. There must've been thousands of them just hanging out and eating grass. Because I was 14 and kind of bored, I started making sheep noises at them. One of them started walking over to me, which I thought was pretty cool.

After awhile, we wandered back to the gift shop and I got a t-shirt with a night time Stonehenge design on it, which I still use as a pajama shirt. All in all, it was a nice trip. Nothing mind blowing, but relaxing. Besides, it's fun to see people's reactions when you tell them you've been to Stonehenge. If you have plans to visit the U.K., definitely include it as part of your itinerary so you can at least say you've seen it in person.