London pt. 2, Stonehenge, and back in Rome.

I took a bus back down to London and stayed in a hostel for a few nights over the last weekend. London at night was pretty damn cool. All the damn walking I did back in Mahlam had me walking all over the place… I don’t want to post a bazillion pictures here on the blog, but I definitely took some cool shots... I also visited Tate Modern Art Museum, which used to be a power plant; it had a surrealist exhibit that was so freakin’ cool. I made a powerpoint presentation a while back for Rachel’s mother on Surreal art, which probably made the exhibit all the better. Rene Magritte, Max Ernst…. Surreal art really speaks to me, man. I spent all day in that museum. They don't let you take pics of the paintings, but they were very cool.

I took a day trip out to Stonehenge and I have to say that it was a VERY good day. So much history... Stonehenge is actually older than the pyramids; it dates all the way back to 3200 BC, but back then the whole area used to be forest. Even today, no one fully knows how ‘they’ actually got the stones to the area and then placed them the in way that they did. The whole area is very scarce in terms of rocks and minerals. The larger stones, which are around 75 tons could have only come from an area that is 30 miles away. The smaller stones, which still weigh 2-3 tons are a type of stone (blue stones, always slightly warm to the touch) come all the way from Wales, which is over 200 miles away. How the hell did they get them there?! And then, how did they do what they did? It’s a mystery, full of myth that revolves around Merlin, aliens and the druids…

I kind of missed out on Cambridge and Stephen Hawking, but that’s life. Now, I’m back in Rome and the other night I made myself some tortellini al prosciudo crudo con promodoro al ricotta (tortellini with pasta sauce). I made a large amount that has lasted me the past few days. Now, I definitely need to work on my Italian because Chris was right when he said that most Italians leave during the tourist season… Well, they are back and it’s much harder to get around on English alone. I’m heading south next, to Naples and then, on to Sicily.

So, thems my plans and there ju be. Life goes on. Lots of Stonehenge pics and a video below~