Travel Diaries: Stonehenge

and the pirate's birthday

the day after my niece and her beau john arrived we set off for wiltshire county to see one of the 7 wonders of the world (well maybe)and celebrate barry's birthday. 

we stayed the night in salisbury at cricket field house bed and breakfast located next to, you guessed it, a cricket field. for the value we were very happy with our accommodations,and found the owners attentive and helpful.

when we arrived at stonehenge, it was, raining. when we left stonehenge it was raining. but in typical british fashion, we carried on and enjoyed the english heritage site. 

for barry's birthday dinner i had made reservations at cote, a french eatery in salisbury. the more i use trip advisor, the more confident i become with their recs. we loved our experience at cote, and will definitely try another one of their locations. the food was amazing ya'll. devine, infact. 

all in all it was a lovely weekend road trip with two of my favorite people on earth, my husband and my niece hailey, and a great way to celebrate my beloved's 37 years of life.

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 "rain drops keep fallin' on my head...." no, seriously folks.

 i love sheep and this is the closest i have been able to photograph them. they were unphased by the throngs of tourists.

 note the rain drops on lense and my husband who is too cool to wear his hood even though his head is getting soaked.

our cabbie recommended this gem in salisbury. he the directed us to ask about 'the hand'. once in the old pub we met a regular named kenny, a kindly older man with a wool cap, who explained the legend of 'the hand'. my niece and i even had the opportunity to witness said 'hand'. if you're ever in salisbury and are looking for a good pub, check out the haunch of denison, and be sure to ask about 'the hand'.