Today we had our day trip to Stonehenge, Stourhead and Salisbury Cathedral. Today has been one of my favorite days so far since we got to see outside of the big city. The stones at Stonehenge were shorter than I expected, but nonetheless incredible. The tour guide mentioned that Christopher Wren lived nearby and that on the stones it looks like it says “I wren” and its theorized he may have frequented here as a child. Stourhead was absolutely beautiful. The fact that the landscape was all manmade is super interesting because it looks really authentic despite things being maybe a little too perfect. Lastly, Salisbury Cathedral was one I was looking forward to as a pre-law student. It is so cool to see one of the original copies od the Magna Carta since it’s such an important document that still influences the way the world operates today. I also found out that Salisbury Cathedral had the first all female choir. I did sketches at each location and truly enjoyed understanding each through pencil & paper.
Stonehenge sketch
Stourhead bridge
Plan of Salisbury Cathedral
Kelly,
I noticed that you drew a plan of Salisbury Cathedral, I am assuming that you found that in the visually impaired exhibit at the church. I thought it was so interesting and helpful to have that section.
After I saw that at Salisbury I have been looking for accommodations at other sites we visited. The only one I have been able to find is a visually impaired tool at the V&A Museum. There was a headset attatched to the bench which explained what some of the art looked like. I thought this was a successful and helpful tool for visually impaired visitors of the museum. I hope there will be more accommodations in the future.