In Anno Itinerantur - M is for Monuments

In the past year since  travel opened up for Australians Robert and I have taken several journeys at home and overseas. While I posted many photos of these adventures on Facebook I want to leave a more permanent record of some of our adventures. This challenge provides me with opportunities to share my photos and stories while recording some personal history. 

I plan to share photos and stories from our travels between April 2022 and March 2023.  My theme this year is In Anno Itinerantur. 

When out on tour our guides often point out monuments, (something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue) that are significant in their locality. Some are grand, some are simple, I may not agree with the sentiments behind the monuments but still take their photos. Following is a sample of monumental images from our past  year's travel.

Annie Moore Monument, Cobh

The Cenotaph, next to Town Hall, Belfast, Ireland

John Rae, Arctic Explorer -  Orkney Islands

Agatha Christie Memorial - London, England

Wishing Well, Sydney, Australia

Lord McAlpine - Broome, Australia

Pope John Paul II - Termini, Rome, Italy

Magnificent Memorial to fallen soldiers - Tonale Pass, Italy

The last two images relate to the Mermaid Tree in remote Careening Bay in the Kimberley Region, Australia.

The Mermaid Tree, Careening Bay, Western Australia

Further South

 3 December 2019

Catching up with my photo posting. Life at sea is so busy!.

 
We were blessed with beautiful weather in Punta Arenas, a city with wide avenues, lots of monuments, colonial buildings, a great museum and an amazing cemetery.

In the city

In the Cemetery

Shakespeare Uncovered

 After a comfortable and uneventful trip in Business Class with Cathay Pacific we arrived in London. 

We kept ourselves awake on our first day with a trip to Leicester Square to buy some show tickets from the TKTS Booth.

Last time we were in London William Shakespeare's monument was under wraps. It was pleasing to see Will uncovered once more.

Hiroshima

It was a sobering but necessary visit to the Peace Memorial Park and Museum in Hiroshima yesterday.

World Heritage Description

Korean Memorial

Cenotaph in which the names of all the victims are inscribed.

Museum entry

The Blue Bridge was the target for the bomb which fell about 600 metres away

Clock in Museum recording days since blast

Child's tricycle after bomb blast

Memorial to Sadako Sasaki and her thousand paper cranes.

Memorial Tower to the Mobilised Students

Dress worn by an HIroshima victim

Atomic Bomb Museum

The ashes of 70,000 victims are interred under this mound.

Sadako