Stonehenge.....Bath.....Patterns....

The 2010 vacation began with a stop-over in London for 5 days on my way to India.  It was great to be in London after 4 years of gap.  Nothing has changed much except for the makeover of some of the buildings and a little more securtiy measures.  The change of guards ceremony and the palaces looked as if the time had stood still. Actually Buckingham palace need a new coating of paint.
 My sister suggested that we must visit the Stonehnge to energize and to see whether we receive any new vibes to figure out the origin! So a day was allocated to go to the Henges and also the Roman Bath.  These pre-historic monuments stand in a field out of no where as there are no mounds, hills, or mountains nearby. Yet the massive stones that are gathered and arranged in a kind of a circle makes you wonder about the reason behind it.  The question is mostly towards one's sub-conscious trying to dive into the depths to find an answer. Ultimately the mind stops questioning or stops resisting and just absorb what is in front of it and immerse into it. There you go... it is Nirvana! not to think, not to question, yet be a witness to that grand patterns in that beautiful green meadow.

We hopped into the tour bus to move from the pre-historic to the Roman period.  The Romans knew how to tap the hot springs from the earth to have a nice cozy public bath.  Bath is a beautiful town with many relics from the Roman conquest.  I was thinking....Is it not the same pattern that we see throughout history. A belief, a counter-belief, possession of resources, conquest,  power, a time frame of peace, time when art and technology flourish and patronized. Then another belief system or power takes over and the cycle continues. 

The street musicians in the city square played lovely melodies. With a cup of hot chocolate we enjoyed the music and started going towards London. 



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