cateva pietroaie puse unele peste altele de oamenii din vechime, agita mintile multora dintre oamenii prezentului...

Link Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge

Google map:

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Sunrise Solstice at Stonehenge

Link Uncyclopedia: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge

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Tour is with a company called evan evan's tours. So far it's been ok, but my main attraction on this tour is Stonehenge anyway and haven't seen it yet.

Windsor castle was cool, went into all the state rooms - photos not allowed once again. Also saw princess Mary's dolls house which is quite large, 3 floors and with intricate detail. Even all the plumbing works and it has electricity!

After that went to bath which has the remains of a roman thermal bath. Cool to see, but got bored after a while. It's pouring down today!

The tour guide is ok, he could do with not having such a monotonous tone, and could do with adding a bit of humour. Instead I have had headphones with music on low for much of the time. Instead I have been keeping myself amused by listening to a couple of ignorant Americans sitting right behind me ;) So far they have had digs at mexicans, the French, Asians, people who play/support rugby and soccer and now they are complaining at how 'british cars' look! Wonder why these people even travel!

Wow Stonehenge was awesome to see up close and get a little bit of history on how it came about.

Gotta get some sleep.. Off to hong kong tomorrow... London has been awesome!!

By David Keys, Archaeology Correspondent.

Stone Age Britons had a sophisticated knowledge of geometry to rival Pythagoras – 2,000 years before the Greek "father of numbers" was born, according to a new study of Stonehenge.

Five years of detailed research, carried out by the Oxford University landscape archaeologist Anthony Johnson, claims that Stonehenge was designed and built using advanced geometry.

The discovery has immense implications for understanding the monument – and the people who built it. It also suggests it is more rooted in the study of geometry than early astronomy – as is often speculated.

Mr Johnson believes the geometrical knowledge eventually used to plan, pre-fabricate and erect Stonehenge was learnt empirically hundreds of years earlier through the construction of much simpler monuments.

He also argues that this knowledge was regarded as a form of arcane wisdom or magic that conferred a privileged status on the elite who possessed it, as it also featured on gold artefacts found in prehistoric graves.

The most complex geometrical achievement at Stonehenge is an 87-metre diameter circle of chalk-cut pits which mark the points of a 56-sided polygon, created immediately within the monument's perimeter earthwork.

Mr Johnson used computer analysis and experimental archaeology to demonstrate that this outer polygon was laid out using square and circle geometry. He believes the surveyors started by using a rope to create a circle, then laid out the four corners of a square on its circumference, before laying out a second similar square, thus creating an inner octagon. The points of the octagon were then utilised as anchors for a surveyor's rope which was used to "draw" arcs which intersected the circumference so as to progressively create the sides of a vast polygon.

Indeed, his work has demonstrated that a 56-sided polygon is the most complex that can easily be created purely through square and circle geometry using a single piece of rope.

It is likely that this basic limitation determined the number of sides of Stonehenge's outer polygon – and may also have led to the 56-sided polygon concept becoming important within wider European religious belief. Ancient Greek classical mythology associated just such a 56-sided polygon with Zeus's great rival for divine supremacy, the weather god Typhon.

Johnson's research, published as a book this week, shows that Stonehenge derived its design from geometrical knowledge and features no less than six concentric polygons – a 56-sided outer one built around 2950BC; a regular octagon built around 2500BC) inside that; two concentric (though partly inaccurate) 30-sided polygons built around 1650BC, which were based on a series of hexagons; a 30-sided inner polygon (the sarsen stone ring which was built around 2500BC) also based on hexagonal geometry; and two probable 40-sided concentric polygons (probable former blue stone positions built around 2600BC) that were later modified to 30-sided ones. They also created the famous central stone "horseshoe" utilising the survey markers used to create the thirty-sided sarsen polygon.

The experimental archaeology demonstrates that most of the monument was pre-planned and that the great stones were pre-fabricated off-site and then installed by surveyor-engineers.

"For years people have speculated that Stonehenge was built as a complex astronomical observatory. My research suggests that, apart from mid-summer and mid-winter solar alignments, this was not the case," said Mr Johnson. "It strongly suggests that it was the knowledge of geometry and symmetry which was an important component of the Neolithic belief system."

"It shows the builders of Stonehenge had a sophisticated yet empirically derived knowledge of Pythagorean geometry 2000 years before Pythagoras," he said.

A leading British prehistorian, Sir Barry Cunliffe, from Oxford University, believes that Anthony Johnson's research is "a major step forward in solving the puzzle of Stonehenge".

Which leads to the suggestion they must have had some kind of writng/numerical system at that time that we don't know about now. Written on birch bark would be my suggestion, as that material was commonly used as paper in Europe for millenia.

I like this. I hope you like it too. Its not quite a poem, and that's how it will stay. It's just a rumour that was spread around town, and a response to a post on http://theviscosityproject.wordpress.com

They knew it wasn’t going to be easy when

The men decided to build their homes

From the inside out; starting with running

Children, carpets spreading outwards, around them hopping

Over a single red stool; shouts of

‘No, it’s my turn’, ‘Grow up!’ 'Stop!'

Once the coffee tables and the occasional

Broken pots were set in place, legs growing

Tree-like from the bases of veneers that were not

There just a moment ago,

The plastic wrapping seeped its way out of the

Sofa skin, shiny, keeping dirt trapped

On the inside, away from shaved legs and

The pins that buried themselves, unfettered,

Deep into the corner of the room.

The gas was breathed out of waxy leaves

And trapped beneath the oven.

That sinking feeling, driven home.

All that was left was to raise the walls,

And they pulled the stones all the way

From South Wales, you know. Nobody

Seems to know quite how, or why,

When the lorry runs on rolling logs

And reconstituted seashells.

So mum and dad and the two

New arrivals sit around the alter stone

Running red with iron ore, trapped

With double glazing while the

Telegraph pole outside falls silently into

The yawning earth, just like last time

And the time before. The pater familias

Makes a mental note to not forget

To stab the sun with mistletoe,

To keep up with the Jones’s,

Lest they have to build their house again

Or re-consecrate the patio set.

Thank you EVERYONE for this explosion of hits!
Scott
I'll post either tomorrow or later today

Here are some of the pictures I took.

and last, but not least...

I wish we could have touched them. :)

There are a million other spots and pictures we went to, but those are for later.

Good times.

-Cara

"You cannot measure/observe something without changing that which you are measuring/observing."

Today's anagram comes from the text I anagrammed yesterday in my post eight two eight two oh oh eight, getting, "None that put science first disappoint the Christ; do not believe that Einstein would change order. Though ET live the unthinkable life, they look here and the red planet. I prove one universe.” The text came from a larger collage in the previous post, mouse written tongue.

Oh, BTW, the "layman's definition also said, "...it appears to refute scientific method. This is far from the truth. It simply means you must account for it."

So I did.

A place as complex and beautiful as Egypt Stonehenge has become the epicenter of mass public meditation and prayer many feel the energy that Stonehenge emits, this energy is very potent because like the Bermuda triangle Stonehenge is a portal to other worlds but unlike the Bermuda triangle Stonehenge has not been active in a very long time.

Stonehenge is much more complicated in it's activation plus the structure has fallen out of place and the triangle only activates for certain people at certain times so it is still active but you have to be lucky to be able to transport to these other worlds via the triangle.

It is a shame that many of these places are not used as they are meant to but I am sure it is better this way because just look at what humanity has done to the Earth, this is another reason Stonehenge and many other places on earth have been hidden, DE-activated, forcefully forgotten etc, humanity is not ready for the earthly secrets to be revealed.

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A few days away starting with a visit to White Horse Hill at Uffington. I've been before but forgot how acutely angled the horse is - we actually got a better view later that day thanks to the wonders of television and the work of Andrew Marr.

We then drove over to Avebury, as the weather deteriorated, passing the largely ignored Silbury Hill.

Arriving at Avebury we found bees but no sign of Julian Cope.

And then Stonehenge. Home of the Stonehenge Kiosk (which thankfully was closed) and unfortunately a whole host of other commercial detritus. Given the antiquity of the site it's unforgivable and it diminishes the monument to such a point that it appears somewhat sheepish about it's place in the modern world.

And finally via the town of Andover (which I hope I never have the misfortune to visit again - sorry Andovians but exotically coiffured roundabouts do not a town make) we arrived at our home for the night in reassuring proximity of Fat Charlie.

Then to Bath for a couple of days.

Where pig hunting was the order of the day. We managed sixty four.

And then slowly home via the tourist magnet that is Bourton on the Water, which seems to sell itself as the "Venice Of The Cotswolds" (which is odd - the only real comparison I could find was that they are both places blighted by tourists - and yes I know that I'm being wildly hypocritical).

Thankfully it's also the home of the wonderful Cotswold Motoring Museum, in essence three sheds rammed with motoring paraphernalia. Signage heaven.

My mystery
Is within me
Light passes through stones.

It's a nice thing some times, not to know. Imagination runs wild.

It is also a mystery why we suddenly start living a lifetime in a week, after being in a place for years. Like taking in everything possible before we are far from it for good, or at least for a long time. Even an extra five minutes starts making the difference of a lifetime, and we possess it, for those five minutes, hold it close to the heart so that no wind may blow it away empty; no rain may wet it to nothingness.

Time, is everything, I have come to believe. The centre of the universe and our lives.

And while tomorrow is new bright and sunny day, today is all we have. We extract the maximum of today.

We live today, as if there is no tomorrow.

I've visited the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Garden in St Ives a few times now, and I always enjoy it.  I always imagine what a wonderful place this would have been for her to create some of her work.  Just the sound of the birds in that peaceful garden alone would bring you closer to nature.  In the garden is a lovely Summer house, with just enough room for a single bed where sometimes she slept.  She lived a very basic life in Cornwall, but a life which I think I'd enjoy.  With all that beauty in the land and sea, I'm sure you wouldn't really want for much else.

What draws me to her work is the wonderful tactile quality it has.  It screams out for you to run your hands over it, or peer through their openings and enjoy every bit of them. I tend towards the more natural looking of her works and love the bored holes that she is famous for.  She said she took a lot of inspiration from nature and neolithic forms of which there were many in Cornwall.  Although Henry Moore is considered to be the father of "the hole"  in British sculpture, it is Hepworth who first did this in 1931, and then Moore in 1932.  Both Hepworth and Moore studied together in Leeds, and they were friends.

She first married a sculpture artist John Skeaping, and later on the painter Ben Nichols.  Along with having children (triplets too), she still managed to be one of the best sculpture artists of the 20th century.  Unfortunately she died in 1975 after a house fire.

I love to flick through my book on her, I never tire of her work.  I also love the black and white shots of her.  She looked a lot like a pre raphaelite muse with her centre parted hair and high forehead.

My favourite pieces by her are these:

As well as sculpture she did the odd painting and sketch.  I saw some of these and really liked them.  She was allowed to sketch surgeons at work in Exeter.  I like the focus on the hands and the eyes.. the surgeons own tools.

One of my best pictures featuring my son Tom.. who also enjoyed the gardens when he was three.

There are many websites dedicated to her work, I could waste hours reading them!

Here's a little bit of a homage to one of her works, plus some ancient sites around Cornwall & Stonehenge.  I love this landscape, and I get to see it everyday in my kitchen!

While driving – probably poorly – on England's M3 today, someone in a delivery truck (lorrie) pulled up  alongside me, honked a couple times real quick, and gave me a thumbs up. Did I piss him off somehow? Was he encouraging my virgin efforts with the left-handed shift (the second-most confusing part, topped only by the endless roundabouts)? In the U.S., people don't pull up next to you and make hand gestures to wish you well or say hi, so I'm a little confused. Chances are I weaved into his lane or went too slow or too fast or who knows (I never once saw a  posted speed limit!?!?), particularly after realizing I was supposed to be on the M4.

Actually,  I was doing alright and feeling pretty darn proud of myself for a while. I pulled onto the shoulder, studied up on the rental car map, and got myself onto the correct freeway relatively smoothly. I was tooling around like a regular Briton..until I got to Swindon and later Bath. Since they don't feel inclined to mark the street names, my Mapquest directions became very useless very fast. And then irritation set in. And then annoyance. Then I realized these were no small towns, and felt the first twinges of despair. Around that time, all the energy I'd put into remembering to stay on the left side of the road and yield to others coming from the right...started to go by the wayside. On a high note, if there were any fatalities in Bath tonight, I didn't cause them.

Moreover,  I'm still doing better than the defeated-looking American guy in the rental car office. While I was checking in, a woman came up and interrupted because they didn't quite know how to process his issue: He'd wrecked his car before ever getting it out of the rental car lot!! Apparently, a combination of shifting and left-handed driving sent him careening into a guardrail. Picturing a likely wife and three kids smoldering out in the lot, I tried to lighten the situation. “Things could be worse! Hang in there!” I told him. He looked at me sadly, and went back to filling out his paperwork.

My friends and I are planning to go to Bath and Stonehenge for 3 nights 2 days - leave on Friday evening and come back to London on Monday morning.

Any suggestion in term of accommodation, how to go there (the cheapest one), the best attraction places in Bath and Stonehenge, especially Bath. I want to go to Bath so much because I heard about this place is so beautiful and romantic.  Oh..I want to have picnic in the park and relax. 

Please let me know the best package.  I know, I can browse the package on the net..we did this evening. But not quite good.  We called the tourist agency but..mm..forget it! 

Really appreciate your comments.

Look forward.

Thanks and God bless us always ;) xx.

How are you doing? How's your weekend so far? I still have my weekend though..it's not midnight yet in London.  heheh ;)

The weather was so unpredictable here. Morning was bright and sunny. Then in the afternoon, windy and raining. 

On Sat, I woke so early around 4.30am. I think I told you the story. hahaha..Anyway, after I've done my work in the morning, I slept for another 3-4 hours, I think. Woke up around 12. Then took shower and ready to go to Eltham High Street.  Needed some grocerries. mm..I think I told you my plan. Yes, all my plan on Saturday went smooth ;) heheheh

Anyway, I went to the library ( told you this too), then I went to Leisure Center Cafe (this one I haven't told you- hahahah :D ).  I had a nice cup of Primo of hot latte and a pastry. nyum nyum...Relax myself at the cafe.  It was raining outside.  I sat on the sofa and read my book (not good book- The School for Husbands by Wendy Holden).  I gave up reading today.  Will return the book soon. Sorry Wendy- I guess this kind of book is not my fav.

Then, I sent few messages to Yvonne and Petra to window-shop together. hahaha..Girls' weekend!  While waiting for them, I went to Marks & Spencer, Peacocks, and few stores. hahahah...  Then waited in rain and I was cold. Luckily they came sooner as I expected. While waited, called my mom. Gosh, so hard to call Malaysia with Mobile World's line.  I got my T-Mobile number and have some credit in my account. However, gosh,  so expensive to call to Malaysia!  Hua hua hua...What should I do?  :( 

Yvonne and Petra arrived and we went to lunch, KFC.  nyum nyum...but my belly felt not good.  I think because of the coldness. My belly always reacts like that when the weather is cold. Like today as well...Then we went to Sanburry's to buy some food.  At night, we had dinner together again. 

Today, my morning was great- yeah right...  hehehehe...I woke up around 8.30am.  Then, showered, made breakfast, and watched Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony. Have you watched it? It was brilliant, wasn't it?  Then, I did my laundry (Yuhu!!!)- finally. Gosh, so heavy.  But something I didn't do after laundry, ironing.  I didn't have energy to iron my clothes. I think, when I want to wear them, then I iron.  hahahha...Then had lunch, watched The Wedding Date. After a while, fell asleep.  It was cold this afternoon.  I switched on my heater. hehehe..No wonder, I felt warm and nice in my duvet :D   I slept nearly 6 o'clock! I napped for about 4 hours today. hahahah...I felt like night time.  Luckily I woke up.  Because, I promised to Yvonne to cook dinner together.  We planned to cook around 5.    hahahhaah... Lazy head of me!  Excuse me..I think I deserved that good nap.  Hard to have, you know...hahaha :D  

After had a cup of hot tea, I felt all right. My brain started to think straight. hahahaha..  We had good dinners together.  Shared idea and good to have company sometime. Normally, I will have my meals by myself. I am tired being alone- do things by myself, travel by myself etc. I think I have enough time for myself and now I should include people around me. 

Just now, Yvonne, Petra and I plan to go to Stonehenge and Bath sometime weekend in August. Oh, on the 24th or 25th of August, there will be Notting Hill Carnival.  I want to go there, if it's not clash with our pla to Stonehenge and Bath.  I need to start packing.  

This evening, three of us also talked about what to do after Christmas and on New Year? mmmm...I want to go to Scotland and they went to Scotland again.  I feel like to go to Switzerland- must be freezing during that time. hahahha...Any suggestion? I really need to go somewhere this year with friends.  Oh, how I wish he's here.  Then, we can go to Italy and France. hahahaha...Dream on, Emma.

I am sorry again..too long to read. ;)  Want to do something else..before go to bed again.  I feel that my bed is so tempting..once I am in my duvet, my world is just like - Duvet & I. hahahahah...

Take care and have a good night for Londoners, people in the UK, and have a good day for those who are in Malaysia! 

Miss you all.  Love always. Hugs and kissed from Flat 19 ~ Emma xx.

"Life is not a game. Only the fittest and most aggressive will survive. Sleep is forbidden. A second cannot be wasted. Once seconds are lost, you lose. And losing is for losers."

--Sean "Diddy" Combs

From when I went to Stonehenge. And yes, it's really much smaller than you think.