We took our first weekend trip last weekend to Stonehenge, Old Sarum, Bradford on Avon, and to Wales to Caerphilly Castle. We left at 6:30am Saturday, took the tube to the airport, and picked up our rental car. William did the driving and was really good at driving on the wrong side of the road -

It took about an hour and 20 minutes from London to get to Stonehenge. We were very impressed. It used to be that you could walk right near and within the stones, but now you walk in a circle at a distance. You can still get a really good look at the stones. The weather was beautiful and sunny the entire weekend!

We arrived early and it is off-season, so there were not a lot of people which made the experience nicer. Ethan took the picture below -

After viewing Stonehenge, we went a few miles down the road to Old Sarum which is the remains of a site built during the Iron Age and later a Normal castle and then a palace. Here are Ethan and Dad walking up to Old Sarum:

We purchased two wooden swords from the gift shop which lead to Ethan storming the site and a sword fight.

After a good day, we headed to Bradford on Avon - a small scenic town outside of Bath. We found a cute inn to stay for the evening which came with a full English breakfast (yummy - eggs, beans, tomatoes, and sausage (nut loaf for me)). Here are some evening shots of the town and the inn.

After breakfast we started our drive to Wales where we went to Caerphilly castle. Caerphilly is a Medieval castle situated on a river and is truly amazing. The funny thing about the castle is that the town of Caerphilly built up entirely around the castle. You find an interesting juxtaposition of old and new. For example, directly across the street from the castle is a Tesco (a local supermarket).

Here is Ethan taking a shot at the giant cross bow and our picnic lunch outside of the castle!