The site in Wiltshire is not actually a henge at all, and in this article I want to talk about how we can relate this idea to that of goal setting and goal achievement. To visit you must take a taxi to stonehenge tour
Visitors and locals alike love the London Dungeon. This hour and a half tour starts by filling you in on a little London history. Your horrific guides will lead you through the dungeon, storytelling all the way. This attraction can be quite scary, and is not recommended for small children.
Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and St. James' Park are all close to one another. In Trafalgar Square you will find an 18 foot statue of Lord Nelson standing on top of a 171 ft. column. The Square was built in his honor after his victory over Napoleon's army in 1805. Within walking distance of Trafalgar Square, you can go shopping in the Covent Garden area, eat in Chinatown, walk to Parliament Square or to Buckingham Palace. In Piccadilly Circus you will find the status of Eros. Piccadilly looks a lot like Time Square in New York with neon signs, and it is the entrance to the city's entertainment district. There are lots of restaurants, shops and bars. Planet Hollywood and HardRock are in this area if you get home sick for American food.
We have an unusual motif right across the street from us. It is a nicely kept but altogether normal house on an altogether normal street. There is no digital clock or scrolling messages telling us what day it is or what, precisely, time it is. Who would want that on their house? The banks can handle that. They'll give you the incorrect temperature, too. Instead, we have an ever changing palette of information keeping us informed of where we are in the year.
Stonehenge is in the middle of nowhere. An hour from beautiful Bath, and at least half an hour from bustling Salisbury, Stonehenge isn't conveniently located to much. If you decide on public transport to get you there, you won't be able to see or do anything else. For us, with two small children, the location was also a problem when it was time to eat. Of course, we planned in advance and brought sandwiches and drinks. And there is a snack bar available at Stonehenge (outside, with no indoor seating). But it's location can make visiting rather difficult for families, or at the very least, at least a half day's trek.
In 1974 Millionaire rancher Stanley Marsh added to the long list of interesting things to see along Route 66. Just a few miles west of Amarillo he planted a bunch of old Cadillacs nose down in the Texas dust. Ten rusting hulks, resting half buried and pointing west, all lined up in a row. A few hundred yards off interstate 40, the replacement for Route 66, these wrecks are covered with many layers of multi-colored graffiti. Thirty years of kids, and adults both, climbing all over, leaving their mark for posterity.
The Acropolis of Athens is without doubt the most famous of its kind in the world. Situated on a 150m high rock, the view from up there is magical to say the least. But of course the real attractions are the archaeological remains you can find on the 3 hectares surface area. Perhaps adding the Acropolis to the list is sort of cheating, since it consists of 21 major historic sites. The most famous is probably the Parthenon. This 2500 year old temple served as a treasury, church and mosque throughout its rich history.
Our number 1 historical site is Petra in Jordan. We can tell you that that this city carved in rocks has been around since the 6th century BC. We can point out that it is the symbol of Jordan and its biggest tourist attraction. Or we can quote UNESCO ("one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage") and say that BBC chose Petra as one of the "40 places you have to see before you die". But the only you way you'll fully understand why this is our number 1, is by flying to Jordan and witnessing its beauty with your own eyes.
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