See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is in search of statues and memorials
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Plaza de Espania
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and in Spain with their heads in the clouds Don Quixote and the Sancho Panza ride out from the pages of Cervantes, forever in the search of adventure.
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Glentrool Forest Park
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The clouds of an ancient conflict settle over the Bruce Stone in remembrance of Robert the Bruce who defeated English forces in Glen Trool (1307). A monument to look at and read before starting the popular walk up the boggy narrow valley to ascend The Merrick, southern Scotland's highest peak. A panorama of the Galloway Forest, Ireland and the Isle of Man is promised on reaching the top. It all depends on the weather. Many years ago we viewed and read the granite stone in sunshine however on reaching the top the clouds and mist had descended.
In Sri Lanka the seated Buddha of Gal Vihara teaches the lesson that all is impermanence and transitory. This is one of four images carved on a single large granite rock face in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa.. It is thought that they were once coated in gold. Time for contemplation over a nice cup of Ceylon tea.
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I'm trying to imagine the buddha glistening in gold. I might have kept on climbing, in a vain hope of the clouds and mist clearing... or I might have enjoyed the atmosphere and sat by the stone.
I really love the statues of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza.
I send that postcard every time I visit Madrid! :)
I like the one of Don Quixote. The monument to Robert the Bruce fits in with the landscape nicely. Yes, fog can spoil a view. As a child we visited Crater Lake and all we saw was fog. I live a day trip from it now, so really should go on a sunny day.
The Buddha image felt instantly familiar, and then I saw Polonnaruwa! I visited there several years ago and was mesmerized by the rock carvings.
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