They didn't wave a wand, recite Wingardium Leviosa and place rocks on top of the upright ones. They had the heavens figured out to align them to the sun.
Each to their own but I think you would have to pay most of us English a fair amount of money to visit Stonehenge.
And when I lived in NYC you would have had to pay me to visit the Statue of Liberty. Doesn't mean it's not worth seeing.
, ‘ I have no interest in anything found in any European country.’Same reason people go look at Hadrian’s wall, the former site of the Colossus, the ruins of the Colosseum, ancient graveyards, new graveyards, the Blarney Stone, ancient castles, occupied castles, museums of any sort, Disneyland/world in any country, Mecca, the Vatican, the statues on Easter Island, ancient battlefields, roadside historical markers, Yellowstone, Old Faithful, the Statue of Liberty, One World Trade, Pearl Harbor, worlds biggest ball of twine, etc: because they want to. Some know the history, some are a mystery, some are just wonders of the world. Everyone has an interest in something different that draws them to a particular thing or place.
For myself, I have no interest in anything found in any European country. Its just a rock in the ocean, followed by more rocks on another coast, then more rocks, with man made stuff, much of which I have here. Oh, and marginal to crappy weather. I’d rather spend my time warm with my feet in the sand. I can’t tell you how many people just don’t understand my lack of enthusiasm for walking around Europe soaking up a bunch of monuments to dead people, or my desire for tropical vacations. But many others do.
Everyone is different. You prefer real dairy cream to the exclusion of all else, I get drunk and enjoy Cool Whip straight from the tub. Some like rocks in a field, some don’t give to shakes about them. Everyone is different.
I really enjoy visiting Stonehenge. In my youth I was lucky enough to attend the summer solstice celebrations there. It is an amazing feat of civil engineering. Also, it is quite close to Longleat and Salisbury. Longleat is one of my favourite places to visit.So as you all know, Im planning and researching for my first Disney Cruise in September 2020. I'm reading all the trip reports here on Dis and watching lots of YouTube videos of European cruises.
Almost everyone who does pre or post cruise days in England or on the transatlantic routes, all go to Stonehenge. Can someone explain the fascination with it? To me its just stones in a field, I have driven past it and its not something I would go out of my way to see. Yes I know its old, but I have been to other monuments and places which are just as old which are far more interesting to see and have alot more things to interact with.
oh I get the history part, we actually have a monument in Ireland which is older than Stonehenge and has its own connection to the Winter Solstice and I've been there multiple times. I've also been to multiple castles and historical houses in multiple European countries, I guess that when I went past it , I was just so underwhelmed by Stonehenge, compared to other historical monuments and places I've been to. Thats what I'm getting at, that it is just literally stones in a field, and only some of the tours even go right up to the stones, most people just stand in a roped off area to a bit off from the stones.
I grew up near San Francisco. Yeah, every time someone came to visit it was "Do we really have to go to Alcatraz/Fisherman's Wharf/Coit Tour/etc/etc/etc, AGAIN?"
And, you know what? I actually learned some things about a place I thought I knew.
I suggest picking up a book on Stonehenge and learn why it is so special. The more that you know, the more you will appreciate your visit to the site. The same applies to almost any historical site.
-Paul
So then you really do understand why people want to see Stonehenge and your initial question was clickbait, trolling, shade at Americans? I'm not certain, but given your "real dairy cream" post, and your argumentative and indignant response above, I'm going with shading Americans on the low. I could of course be wrong. Tone is difficult to convey over the interwebs.I know why it is so special, there is actually a similar monument, which is older than Stonehenge and has the same connection to the Winter Solstice about 3 hours drive from where I live. This monument is called Newgrange, I suggest picking up a book and learn why it is so special. I am comparing like for like.
So then you really do understand why people want to see Stonehenge and your initial question was clickbait, trolling, shade at Americans? I'm not certain, but given your "real dairy cream" post, and your argumentative and indignant response above, I'm going with shading Americans on the low. I could of course be wrong. Tone is difficult to convey over the interwebs.
Picking up a book is a good suggestion. I love looking at paintings but I have never had the opportunity to study fine art, history of art etc., so often when I visit museums and art galleries, I feel completely overwhelmed. As I grow older and maybe a little wiser, I try to read as much as a can about two of three works of art and just focus on those. I find it far more satisfying.I suggest picking up a book on Stonehenge and learn why it is so special. The more that you know, the more you will appreciate your visit to the site. The same applies to almost any historical site.
-Paul
I find Stongehenge, stones in a field beside a highway underwhelming.
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So again, not shading , not trolling, just fascinated by the differences I experience on my travels. And when I go to America, I have many similar conversations with my American friends about the same subjects.