27th November 2008 - by Benedict Smythe
U.K. Holidays: England, Here We Come!
After a stressful year at work, you finally have the chance to
take your vacation and forget about all your problems and
concerns (even for just a while). If you’ve wanted to go to the
United Kingdom, chances are that England is on that long list
of places you want to visit. Here are a number of places and
events that you could visit during your stay in England.
Stonehenge
A vacation in England is just incomplete without visiting
Stonehenge. Upon getting to the County of Wilshire, you will be
captivated by the lush green environment, which is a breath of
fresh air (figuratively and literally) from the constant noise
and busy streets of the city. Some people may wonder why you’d
want to travel a couple of hours from London just to see
Stonehenge, but it really is more than just a pile of
rocks.
It has fascinated archeologist all over the world, because they
have been standing there in a circular formation for the
longest time. The puzzling thing is how ancient tribesmen got
these large, heavy rocks there because these particular stones
can be found at a remote location from Wilshire. They have
also, for the longest time, been trying to figure out what this
monument was used for.
Its position made some experts believe that it was used as a
cosmic clock, because of the relation of its position with the
Sun and The Moon. More recent evidence has led experts to
believe that the area surrounding it was a burial site, and
that Stonehenge was used by druids as a place for ancient
burial rituals.
Windsor Castle
Whether we’ve heard about them in fairy tales or history books,
castles are striking images of power and beauty. In a lot of
people’s lives, there comes a point where they’d like to live
in one. Though the probability of you living in Windsor Castle
goes from slim to none, you can take a tour in this captivating
man made marvel. It is one of the places that the British
monarch stays from time to time, and it has been standing since
the time of William the Conqueror. Since that time, it has gone
through a few changes depending on the taste of the ruling
monarch of the time. Upon arriving in Windsor, the sight of the
castle itself can be mind blowing and what more when you start
the tour.
The City of London
If you are quite the night owl, then London is an ideal place
to go to. With its numerous pubs, there are little chances that
you don’t have anywhere to go to during the evening. In their
pubs you will find a mix of locals and tourists enjoying a
lager or cider. During the day, there also are a lot of places
that you can go to and fill your camera memory with. One of the
most famous images of London is the Clock Tower. The common
misconception is that some people think that this tower is Big
Ben, but the fact is that Big Ben is actually the bell inside
the Clock Tower.
Source: http://www.articlesabroad.com
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