Our second day in the country was jam-packed. We went to Stonehenge and Salisbury. Stonehenge was one of the sites that I was most excited to see, so I was pleased that we got to go right away.
Stonehenge is what we now believe to have been a place of death-honoring for the ancient Celtic-Druids. In “Roman Britain”, Peter Salway explains, “Celtic is convenient as a term to refer to the religious cults that originated in the pre-Roman Iron Age.” It is believed that extremely large pilgrimages of people came far to Stonehenge to honor their dead and pray to their gods. This practice is similar to what we did by visiting in a group with many other travelers.
Salisbury was so beautiful. It was the first British “village” that I really got to experience. In fact, I got to meet up with my friend, Daisy, who lives in Salisbury while we were there. We went to Salisbury Cathedral, built in the medieval era, which was just breathtaking
England Study Abroad 2019 - Claire Buede 