tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post1300565022311146431..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: CarnacCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-67859532676960501432009-07-20T15:55:08.819+01:002009-07-20T15:55:08.819+01:00Thank you for the kind words, Caroline. My primar...Thank you for the kind words, Caroline. My primary excuse, though, would be retirement, and to revisit friends who still live in the area.<br /><br />One of my 80-year-old Pedernec neighbours has already died; I need to get back before the second succumbs to age...TravelGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-48555479036807605712009-07-20T14:04:21.531+01:002009-07-20T14:04:21.531+01:00As far as I could see, the film intro is now a str...As far as I could see, the film intro is now a straightforward documentary extract - no sign of tipping seats. But as you say, an amazing place.<br /><br />Travelgirl, perhaps this is your excuse for a return visit! I've been enjoying reading your accounts of that time, by the way.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-63993550565338618892009-07-20T12:56:02.040+01:002009-07-20T12:56:02.040+01:00I'm pleased that in the off season at least on...I'm pleased that in the off season at least one can still get near to the stones – I have fond memories of a summer visit almost 20 years ago when access to the alignments was taken for granted. I also remember the particularly portentous commentary (with wordless choral backing) in the film intro to the site - and being tipped back automatically in my seat to witness the planetarium-style display too; but maybe this, like the access facilities, has changed. Aside from all this though, it's still one of the most amazing places in the world.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-56058574755339859842009-07-19T20:44:53.024+01:002009-07-19T20:44:53.024+01:00this is one of those sites i wished i'd visite...this is one of those sites i wished i'd visited when i was living about 150km north of carnac during the summer of '06.TravelGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997758803862274363noreply@blogger.com