I haven't been doing any clandestine sneaking into monuments,if that's what you think!
When we visited in 2008, English Heritage had a scheme where limited numbers of visitors were allowed access into the actual monument at dawn. You have to pay a hefty sum for the privilige, of course, but oh boy, was it worth it.
We arrived before anyone else, so we quite literally had the monument to ourselves for ten precious minutes, with only one very bored monument warden posted there to ensure we didn't perform any acts of desecration. The peace and quiet was soon ruined - there were a couple of families and a television film crew.
But in that magical stretch of peace & tranquility, the only thing that crossed our path was a hare. I took that as a good omen and was inspired to write my current novel soon after...
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:44 pm (UTC)When we visited in 2008, English Heritage had a scheme where limited numbers of visitors were allowed access into the actual monument at dawn. You have to pay a hefty sum for the privilige, of course, but oh boy, was it worth it.
We arrived before anyone else, so we quite literally had the monument to ourselves for ten precious minutes, with only one very bored monument warden posted there to ensure we didn't perform any acts of desecration. The peace and quiet was soon ruined - there were a couple of families and a television film crew.
But in that magical stretch of peace & tranquility, the only thing that crossed our path was a hare. I took that as a good omen and was inspired to write my current novel soon after...