After the train ride to Salisbury, we walked to our B&B to drop our luggage. Then we went for a walk around town.
The Salisbury Cathedral is straight opposite our B&B, well its keep (ie grounds) is anyway. We went there first, and I decided to book in for a tower tour later in the day. To fill in time we found some lunch, and walked around the shops. In the middle of town is a fair, noisy and busy. But interesting all the same. We don't see this kind of thing much in New Zealand any more.
Helen wasn't keen on the tower, so I went alone. This tour is 1 1/2 hours long, very interesting, and more about the architecture and how its built. History is secondary. I totally enjoyed this tour, the views are the icing on the cake but it was one of the more informative I've done. Most fascinating is the giant "hamster wheel" at the top of the tower, which builders used back in the day to drive rope pulleys to hoist items up and down. Apparently 30 minutes walking for someone inside the wheel, to move one load up or down.
Salisbury is a nice town - and I can't get the Peter Gabriel song "Salisbury Hill" out of my head. But where is the hill?
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