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Written by Steven Cronin
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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 Amid the enigma and bewilderment that enshrouds a small part of Salisbury in
England’s green and pleasant land, I stood in awe to witness one of the great
wonders of the world.
Before me stood five thousand years of history, a mystery dating back to the
ancient Druids and cultures long since lost to the passages of
time.
Silhouetted against the pre-dawn sky, Stonehenge stood proud in the
gloom, its pillars united as one structure, forged from the hand of man five
millennia ago.
If only it could speak and expose its inner secrets, tell
us tales of joy and sorrow, heroes and villains.
But for now it just sat
and waited for the dawn of a new day, a new experience to add to the catalogues
of history.
And then the sun peered its head above the horizon and the
sky became a blend of reds, oranges and yellows.
From the darkness came
shadows cast from the giant stone sentinels racing away across the grassy
fields.
Suddenly the countryside was alive, awakened from its slumber and
welcoming the early morning sun.
Daybreak was greeted by birds, dancing
from stone to stone, playing atop this formation which dominates the local
landscape.
The silence was broken from birdsong emanating from all around
the stone circle, each nook and cranny a hideout for the little
fellows.
First light was accompanied by a cool gentle breeze drifting
sedately across the land bringing a chill to the skin.
But the greatest
sensation was a feeling of solitude, an overwhelming sense of loneliness as the
stones sat here long after their makers and intended
ceremonies.
Stonehenge has seen a lot during a long and turbulent British
history.
It must have been fascinating to have been an innocent bystander
and witnessed the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
But for now
Stonehenge sits in a quite corner of England, greeting the dawn of a new day.
Steven Cronin owns the City Breaks website featuring city break special
offers from luxury hotels to budget accommodations. For more information please
visit http://www.sargas.co.uk
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Image of Stonehenge by Sonja Mildner
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