From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-367219-498459
STONEHENGE, England (UPI) -- About 30,000 people gathered at
Stonehenge in the English countryside to celebrate the summer solstice
despite heavy rains, officials said.
A spokeswoman for English Heritage said the weekend crowd was the
biggest turnout in five years, the Daily Mail reported.
One of those gathered was Peter Rawcliffe, 26, who cycled to
Stonehenge from his home in Oxfordshire, more than 50 miles away.
"I've done this for the last three years, I suppose I'm a bit of a
closet druid," he said.
The sun rose over the ancient stone circle at 4:58 a.m.
Kate Hawkins, who took her two children to the event, said they had a
"lovely time" but the rain got to be too much.
"The thought of bed and a warm bath waiting at home was too tempting,"
she said.
Stonehenge, which was built in three phases between 3000 B.C. and 1600
B.C., is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions.