Archive for August, 2006

Solstice at Stonehenge

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Man Stands on Stonehenge at Solstice, courtesy of CNN.com

For those of you who know nothing about Summer Solstice or Stonehenge, I will start with a breif primer, and I will try to keep it as breif as possible. Stonehenge is dated somewhere between 3000 and 5000 years old. It is not only an amazing feat of construction simply from it’s immense size and transporation problems of such large stones that long ago, but also due to it’s accuracy and the unknown use of the site.The stones types, sizes, and positions all have very specific purposes. It is known that the site is very accurately alligned with the cosmos. It is also a very accurate time piece. Technology like this is similar to the Incas, and is thought to have originated from Atlantis (and I don’t mean the movie). (more…)

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PICTURES: 2006 Summer Solstice, Stonehenge

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

The post of the ongoings of my time at Summer Solstice has finally made the Internet, and here are the pictures to go along with it.

2006 Summer Solstice, Stonehenge

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PICTURES: Cambridge & Oxford, England

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

OK, so I have seriously been slacking on getting pictures up and posts posted (and written). I’m in the process of catching up, and I will try to stay up to date from here. We’ll see how that works (it’s difficult when I generally don’t have access to a computer).

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Oxford Nights, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Cambridge & Oxford: Back to School

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

 A visit to England is not complete without heading up to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and Oxford.. get this.. Oxfordshire.  These two schools have been the birthplace of so many academic advancements and discoveries.

Oxfords Christ Church college was founded, and started by Thomas Wolsey (as Cardinal College).  He was schooled at Magdalene college, and would later become the most powerful man in England (aside from the King) as the Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor.  Sadly, King Henry VIII wanted a divorce, and when the Archbishop would have nothing of it, he was stripped of all his titles and possessions.  Years later, King Henry would re-name Cardinal College to Christ Church and complete its construction.  It would be the first Oxford college to bring together education and religion.  The church spire and bell tower are symbolic of this duality (conveniently, a statue of Hermes stands in the quad between the two). (more…)

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PICTURES: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Recently, I was talking with someone about gothic architecture and I tried to point them to some pictures that I had taken on my journey thus far.  Sadly, I couldn’t find anythin, and soon found that I have missed putting some pictures up.

I am now in a position where I have Internet access and a computer and am working to get all pictures that I’ve taken online.  There are also a bunch of blog post that I’ve gotten behind on that will be coming in the coming week.  Prepare for some cool pictures and an influx of blog entries to read!!!

These are of Salisbury Cathedral, in Salisbury.  I have previously written about this place, so will only say two things about it at this point.  It is the home of the best kept copy of Magna Carta, as well being the church with the tallest spire in all England.

Salisbury Cathedral

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