Posted: 2006-10-19 08:13 PM
In regards to Stonehenge, during regular park hours you cannot walk up to the stones, BUT there are special tours that leave out of London which visit the park in the early morning or late evening which have special clearance and visitors can walk up and actually touch the stones. I work for a tour reservation agency in Las Vegas...and we do book this tour.
Thanks for your comments, I want to upload a few more pictures but with the nudity I thought I might get some unwanted comments. But this is their reality and I've tried to look past that.
Posted: 2006-10-12 11:48 PM
Hi there and thanks so much for commenting on my reports - London, Surfers and New Orleans.
I see you made a note about spelling - can you please tell me where you see the mistakes, as I dont see them!
Posted: 2006-10-12 05:14 AM
... I mean the cockpit pilots and releations laughs in the pics are funny. This was just an echo of you finding the name "Saskatchewan" funny. I love indian names like "Okeechobee". There are even stranger names, how about Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Massachusetts. In the local Indian language it means "Englishmen at Manchaug at the Fishing Place at the Boundary" but notably mis-translated as You Fish on Your Side, I Fish on My Side, Nobody Fish in the Middle!
For funny place names see also: www.listsofbests.com/list/7313
Posted: 2006-10-12 02:47 AM
Lyla,
You are right that in the larger cities most people below 50 speak English, although not as fluently as you might think - that surprised us. All government business is done in English.
There are actually 21 official languages in India, and once we were beyond Jaipur, we found that some people spoke only their dialect and very few spoke English really well. Even deskclerks in our hotels spoke only fractured English. We were told that only 30% of Indians are literate, which accounts for the lack of English. All our guides spoke English well, but only half of them well enough to understand and answer our questions.
Posted: 2006-10-10 08:12 PM
I hope to get around to writing a report soon. But there is so much to cover, so before I forget the tips will keep on coming.
Posted: 2006-10-09 11:08 PM
Hi Lyla, there is nothing much under the dome, except like temporary chairs and some barricades to block off the area towards the altar, as it's a church. Right under the hole of the dome, there's a drainage hole for the incoming rain into the building.
