Friday, September 19th, 2008
Travel to China
Hong Kong is the special administrative region located in China. The official name of the region is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Hong Kong was depended on United States of America. However, in 1997, it became a special region depended on China Republic.
Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
A World City: London
London is the capital city of England. London is a historical city. The first inhabitations go back to Romans age. Anglo Saxons, Vikings, Normans inhabited it through its history. It became on of the greatest world cities in 19th century with developments in many different fields. New ...
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Travel to Brazil
Christ the Redeemer is a famous statue of Jesus Christ. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is located on a mountain called Corcovado. What makes a statue so famous and important? There are many statues of Jesus Christ in the world. However, Christ the ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
Travel to Spain
Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain. It is the capital of Catalonia autonomous community. The city is located near Mediterranean Sea. It is interesting that history of Barcelona city is older than the history of Spain. The city was founded by a Catalonian family in 9th ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Travel to France
Paris is the capital city of France. It is located on the River Seine. All around the world, Paris is famous for culture and art events. It is also an economy and politic center. Paris is a passage way of international logistics. It is the capital city of ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Travel to Italy
Venice is an island city of Italy. It is located in the northern of the country. The city is connected to the land with 4 kilometers long highway and railway. In Venice, there are more than 170 channels separating the islets from each other and more than 400 ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Travel to Turkey
Hagia Sophia is located in the centre of Istanbul, in Turkey. It was built by Byzantium Emperor Justinian in 6 AD. It was built as a cathedral, later used as a mosque and now it serves as a mosque. In Turkish, it is called “Ayasofya”.
Built as a cathedral, ...
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Travel to Turkey
Temple of Artemis is located at Ephesus, in Izmir, Turkey. It was built for goddess Artemis. Artemis is the goddess of hills and forests. The site is also known as Temple of Diana. Diana is a Roman goddess. It is thought that in mythology, Diana and Artemis are ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Travel to Italy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in the city Pisa, Italy. It is found at Piazza dei Miracoli, square of miracles. The original Italian name of the tower is “Torre pendente di Pisa”. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of a cathedral.
After construction of ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Travel to Turkey
Famous monastery Sumela is in Trabzon, Turkey. It is located at the top of a cliff. The altitude of Sumela Monastery is 1.150 meters. The building includes a Greek Monastery and a church.
There are legends about the name of the monastery. It is claimed that Christian Greeks were ...
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