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Culture, El Beso, Kiss, Parque del Amor, Photography, Postaday, Sculpture, South America, Tourism, Victor Delfin
The lovely Parque del Amor overlooking the Pacific ocean in Miraflores, Lima is surrounded by undulating walls, on which are romantic quotes by well known Peruvian poets, scripted in mosaic tiles. In the centre of the park is this sculpture called ‘El Beso’ - meaning eternal kiss – depicting the sculptor Victor Delfin and his wife locked in a passionate embrace!
Close enough I would think 
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Hahaha……..love this, Madhu. Great take on the theme. Happy weekend to you too.
Thank you AD
Made me laugh! Perfect entry!
Thanks Naomi
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Wow, that’s great.
Thanks…glad you like it
That’s beautiful sculpture, that I hadn’t seen before and the perfect choice for the theme.
Thank you Kathryn
Very close and very romantic! Great one!
My thoughts too Fergiemoto
Thanks
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Says a lot about the “close”… Nice shot!
Thank you Amy
Yes they are pretty close… ‘hahaha’
- a great shot and a perfect choice…
Any closer would have meant trouble
Thanks Ledrakenoir
Perfect for the challenge Madhu!
Glad you think so Lynne
Thank you.
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Hi,
What a great photo, and I love the idea of romantic quotes in the tiles, very different, and perfect with the statue.
Thank you Mags
That IS close!!
What a fascinating sculpture.
Isn’t it? And amusing
Thanks rufina
wonderful
Thank you Mimo
I am pretty sure you must be swimming in awards, my dear Madhu, and I don’t post this here to pressure you to perform. (Whew. These were my first, and it took a good bit of doing to honor them!)
But I have just nominated you for both the Beautiful Blogger Award and the Sunshine Award. You are at the top of my very short list.
Happy awards. Happy blogging.
Thank you dear Riba
Close indeed. Perfect for the challenge.
Thank you Shaantz. My yoga teacher, Shantala, calls herself Shaantz
Shantala and Shaantz, Shantha and Shaanthz – pretty close….back in college days, friends called me Shaanthz and it has stayed on.
Love your take on the theme!
Glad you do TBM
Thank you.
I like the idea that the sculptor chose to self portrait in eternal embrace, so very passionate. He may look back in the future and wish he could still get into such a position! Brilliant capture Madhu
Thank you Gilly
Excellent addition to the challenge and yes, el beso is perfectly close.
Thank you Elizabeth
el beso, so passionate! great photo, Madhu. I love it
Thank you SF
Means a lot
Really cool! I was only in Lima one day but t wasn’t a good one as I got mugged! Then we were off to the Inca trail and everything got better! Unfortunately the experience tainted my view on Miraflores where it happened at night.
Oh Nicole, that must have been traumatic! I can imagine why that tainted your perception of Miraflores. Hope you didn’t lose anything of value.
Beautiful!
Thanks Imelda
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Wow, that is one BIG KISS!! Nice shot!
It is
Thanks Anne
Great post, perfect one to go with this week’s theme.
Thank you Arindam
How clever, to have a Parque del Amor… with an eternal kiss and poetry. I like
Me too
Thanks Anette
Wow! That is one unforgettable kiss. Close and amazing!
Couldn’t think of anything closer
love this pic… really cool…
Thank you Bams. Loved your interpretations too
Close enough is right! Lovely sculpture….and love prevails!
Madhu…every time I come to your blog, you have the most amazing photos and you’ve been to the most incredible places! I stand in awe of what you show us. Thank you so much!
Truly appreciate that Judy! Thank YOU for your generous support.
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Love it! So perfect.
Thank you Susan
Peace, love and light to you as this is a perfect photo for this week!!
Thank you Jackie
Appreciate your visit and the kind comments
A very original and beautiful post world traveler
Thank you Paula. Not as sweet and romantic as yours though
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Fun post – interesting sculpture!!
Thank you
Thanks
Glad you liked it.
Those statues ought to get a room and not just PDA-ing. Bwahahaha
I have to agree Rommel, almost requires a sign about parental discretion
Thank you for the comment
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