Thursday
23rd July 2015
SHE
SAID:
We
have planned a quieter day today, with a walk along the Ridgeway to
the White Horse chalk carving, (into the hillside) which has been
dated at around 4000BC. Then to Wayland Smithy, which is actually an
ancient burial site, not an old blacksmith's yard!
For
lunch we went to Radcot, The Swan Hotel, which sits on the River
Thames.
The weather was just bearable to sit outside with glimpses of
sun coming through throughout lunch!
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| View of the Vale of the White Horse |
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| The 4000BC White Horse |
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| Oxfordshire Countryside |
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| Sunset from White Horse Hill |
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| Looking from above the head of the White Horse down into the "Devil's Punchbowl" |
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| White Horse Hill |
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| One of the many quaint houses in Woolstone |
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| Wayland's Smithy burial burrow from the Neolithic period, around 5,500BC |
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| Lunch stop at Radcot |
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| A view of The Swan Hotel from Across the River Thames |
HE SAID:
It is quite a buzz to be walking around these ancient places. It reminds me of how insignificant we all really are (I know; all philosophical).
We had a fair bit of walking this morning. Nothing too strenuous. Just a couple of hours of wanderings.
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