Tuesday was a magnificent day with blue skies and a lot of fun. We started the day by taking a bus to Stonehenge, Stourhead, and finally Salisbury.
Our next stop was Stourhead. I am not one to enjoy gardens, but Stourhead is one location I would absolutely love to go back to. Something about the gardens made me feel free and relaxed.
In the picture above you may notice that lake is not fully filled. You would think that would be disappointing, but it turned out to be a very interesting treat! While sketching the bridge a lovely off-duty tour guide approached us and talked about the retaining wall along the bank of the lake. The stone is not normally there, but due to a valve problem the lake had to be partially drained. She explained how Henry the Magnificent had the walls put along embankment. It was very nice to talk to the local tour guide with an abundant amount of passion about the gardens.
Out last stop of the day was Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury Cathedral introduced me to gothic style. I learned that I am not a big fan of gothic style, it just felt very grim and dark inside. The building was still majestic and beautiful though, just not my type of style!