Sunday, March 15, 2009
Three Questions about England
It had been quite a while since I went to a wedding. I checked online, and indeed my subscription to www.RentAWeddingGuest.com had expired. I renewed immediately....and last week hopped back to the UK for a lovely ceremony.
Why anyone would get married in February was beyond me, until I remembered they were a fellow Meteorologist. Of course! There's no such thing as bad weather...only 'interesting' weather. Actually the day was really beautiful, and mild. Relatively.
After a day at Notts Abbey, it was time for the usual dash around the UK, meeting people for brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks. I'm surprised the aeroplane home ever manages to take off.
To ensure I got a fix of the UK that would last me 6 months or so, I decided to check out some really English sights:
Stonehenge - That sky is beautiful. Oops, I'm showing my inner weather-geek. Quickly moving on... I wanted to go and see the Naked-Chalk-Man, but frankly he was too far away, so I had to make do with a horse instead:
I positioned that lamp post perfectly. Then a local favourite, Sway Tower:
And on the way out of the forest, I was greeted by a giant bacon sandwich:
Now I have some questions for you:
1) There's a vicious rumour going round that Stonehenge is near the sea. More than one person has claimed that this can't be the 'real' Stonehenge as they've seen a picture of it by a cliff. Has anyone else heard this rumour or knows where it comes from?
2) According to my Mother, Sway, a tiny village in the New Forest, boasts the tallest unsupported concrete tower in the world. I'm rather skeptical. Can anyone shed any light on this? Maybe it was the tallest when it was built? Or maybe my Mother made it up and I've been spreading the rumour ever since?
3) Pigs are let out into the forest to eat acorns, as acorns are poisonous to horses. However, this happens in Autumn, and I took my photo in March. What has happened? Are the Foresters just confused?
I had other questions when I was back in the UK too...like how many stamps come in a set? How much is a Zone 1-4 Travelcard? I'm beginning to feel like I don't belong!!
Why anyone would get married in February was beyond me, until I remembered they were a fellow Meteorologist. Of course! There's no such thing as bad weather...only 'interesting' weather. Actually the day was really beautiful, and mild. Relatively.
After a day at Notts Abbey, it was time for the usual dash around the UK, meeting people for brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks. I'm surprised the aeroplane home ever manages to take off.
To ensure I got a fix of the UK that would last me 6 months or so, I decided to check out some really English sights:
Stonehenge - That sky is beautiful. Oops, I'm showing my inner weather-geek. Quickly moving on... I wanted to go and see the Naked-Chalk-Man, but frankly he was too far away, so I had to make do with a horse instead:
I positioned that lamp post perfectly. Then a local favourite, Sway Tower:
And on the way out of the forest, I was greeted by a giant bacon sandwich:
Now I have some questions for you:
1) There's a vicious rumour going round that Stonehenge is near the sea. More than one person has claimed that this can't be the 'real' Stonehenge as they've seen a picture of it by a cliff. Has anyone else heard this rumour or knows where it comes from?
2) According to my Mother, Sway, a tiny village in the New Forest, boasts the tallest unsupported concrete tower in the world. I'm rather skeptical. Can anyone shed any light on this? Maybe it was the tallest when it was built? Or maybe my Mother made it up and I've been spreading the rumour ever since?
3) Pigs are let out into the forest to eat acorns, as acorns are poisonous to horses. However, this happens in Autumn, and I took my photo in March. What has happened? Are the Foresters just confused?
I had other questions when I was back in the UK too...like how many stamps come in a set? How much is a Zone 1-4 Travelcard? I'm beginning to feel like I don't belong!!
