{"id":5520,"date":"2011-07-03T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T17:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2011-07-03T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T17:33:13","slug":"mom-and-my-uk-adventure-stonehenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=5520","title":{"rendered":"Mom and my UK adventure &#8211; Stonehenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, we first trekked to another scenic overlook called the Cotswold Scarp.\u00a0 Then it was on to Stonehenge, with an age estimated at 3100BC .\u00a0 Mom didn&#8217;t know where we were headed, and each time we saw a sign, we directed mom&#8217;s attention elsewhere.\u00a0 &#8220;Oh, look at the sheep!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Oh, look over there.&#8221;\u00a0 It worked, and she didn&#8217;t realize where she was until she saw the sign in front of the rocks! Since summer solstice was days away, it was crowded, much more so than I&#8217;ve seen in the past.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll add that while we didn&#8217;t take mom, another very cool place if you&#8217;re in the area is Avebury.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5531\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5531\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5531\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge01.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5530\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5530\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge02.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mom is a bit stunned!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5529\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5529\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge03.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge03-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5527\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5527\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5527\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge05.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge05-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5534 alignleft\" title=\"_DSC9714_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9714_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9714_1.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9714_1-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5535\" title=\"_DSC9713_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9713_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9713_1.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC9713_1-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5526\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5526\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5526\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge06\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge06.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge06-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5525\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5525\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5525\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge07.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge07-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5524\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5524\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge08.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge08-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5522\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5522\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge10.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge10-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They always look happy together!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5528 alignleft\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge04.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge04-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5523 alignleft\" title=\"UK-Stonehenge09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge09.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Stonehenge09-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, we first trekked to another scenic overlook called the Cotswold Scarp.\u00a0 Then it was on to Stonehenge, with an age estimated at 3100BC .\u00a0 Mom didn&#8217;t know where we were headed, and each time we saw a sign, we directed mom&#8217;s attention elsewhere.\u00a0 &#8220;Oh, look at the sheep!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Oh, look over there.&#8221;\u00a0 It 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