Leaving St Malo. Au revoir France!

We crossed by ferry from France to Jersey and on to England

Welcome to England

Our friendly hosts at the IBIS hotel in Bristol

French runners (on the right) pass the torch to British runners at the magnificent Severn-Wye Bridge

This bridge connects England with Wales across the rivers Severn and Wye

A large group of runners join the team for the first day of running in Great Britain

Crossing from England to Wales

We could not have wished for finer weather

The red dragon welcomes us to Wales

Sadanand Magee from Ireland (on right) joins the World Harmony Run

This runner thinks he is in Poland - but he's actually in Wales

A moment of laughter

A moment of concentration

Picnic for the runners in Rumney

The French coordinator takes a well earned rest now she is free of her responsibilities

Runners take some time to sharpen their football skills

Petra from the Czech republic leads the runners into Cardiff - the capital city of Wales

The red dragon of Wales keeps a keen eye on the burning torch

Running through the centre of Cardiff

The final paces of the day into Cardiff Bay

A child offers Sadanand a ride on his scooter

Running by the Welsh Parliament building

A welsh smile to greet the runners

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Video Message from Davidson Hepburn, President (2009 - 2011) of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 25th Anniversary of the World Harmony Run and a vision for the decade: "Toward a Oneness-World".

Full Text of the 25th annversary message and link to 25 language informal Translations: http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25

or Click on language button for separate youtube videos wth sub titles in varous languages

See also:

• Youtube video on African experience which illustrates IYY slogan "Our Year Our Voice" International Year of Youth - Zambia World Harmony. They surprisingly mention Presidents and UN Secretary-General in a unique way!

• Listen to the World-Harmony-Run song: 2 min version // 6 min

– Devashishu

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Team Members:
Salil Wilson (Australia), Apaguha Vesely (Czech Republic), Sandro Zincarini (Italy), Andre Carvalho Ribeiro (Portugal), Sumahat Strohn (Germany), Mladen Vujaklija (Croatia), Petar Mihaylov (Bulgaria), Rui Paulino (Portugal), Vladimir Ilyasov (Russian Federation), Laszlo Szente (Hungary), Barbara Tabackova (Slovakia), Padmasini (France), Mena (France), Welsh runners, British runners, Irish runners

Harmonemail:
You can send a message to the runners or read the messages.

Gallery: See more images!

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