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Showing posts with label Europe continent. Show all posts

Friday, March 6, 2015

International Istanbul Tulip Festival, Istanbul, Turkey

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In April the annual International Istanbul Tulip Festival (Istanbul Lale Festivali) takes place. This shouldn't be a surprise if you know that — unlike common belief — tulips originated more or less in Turkey.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The castle "In love with the wind", Sozopol, Bulgaria

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The castle "In love with the wind", Sozopol, Bulgaria

Did u hear about the castle "In love with the wind", also known as the Castle of Ravadinovo?





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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Bohemian Carnival, Prague, Czech

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The Czech capital Prague is located on the Vltava River in central Bohemia. Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.

Vltava River, Prague

In the charming of February it is time to put  your mask on and your imaginary dress up and take part in the Czech carnival! Don't fret if you don't have any such fineries, you will be able to rent a fantasy party dress and mask, addition you are able to have your makeup done at the carnival.



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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

All the fun of the nuclear power station ! Germany

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What do you get if you cross an unused nuclear power station with a hotel complex and an amusement park for kids? No, this is isn't a joke - the answer is Wunderland near Kalkar, Germany.
Kalkar is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Rhine, approx. 10 km south-east of Cleves, Germany.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Geneva in three steps, Switzerland

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Geneva is The second most populous city in Switzerland after Zurich, and the third European financial center. With a little exaggeration, it is possible to say that Geneva can be seen in just three steps, thanks to its rather small size and very well organized mass transportation and highway system.
Its cold and wet almost all the year round, Geneva is a world city located at south west of Leman Lake ( or Geneva Lake). The city owes its cosmopolitan atmosphere to the fact that the famous GERN physics laboratory the European office of United Nations as well as the headquarters of many international corporations and NGOs are all located there.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Treasure Of Istanbul SULTANAHMET mosque - Blue Mosque

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The Treasure Of Istanbul SULTANAHMET, All you really have to do to experience all the many different cultural and historical dimensions to this great city that had been home to so much civilization is to visit Sultan Ahamet.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Belogradchik rocks, Bulgaria

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The French traveler Germon Blanky wrote the next on the Belogradchishki Skali in the far 1841: “Neither the famous narrow passes of Aulihul in Provance, neither the Pancarbo Gorge in Spain, neither the Alps, neither the Pyrenees, nor the most eminent Tyrol mountains in Switzerland have

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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Ozeaneum, German

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The oceanography museum opened its doors to the public in the north-eastern German port town of Stralsund. It contains 39 huge fish tanks and seven life-size models of whales.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sweden's No1 destination

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When in Sweden the temperatures has drooped, Lapland's build big ice «igloo» or Ice Hotel. It is situated in the village JukkasjÀrvi, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden and 17 kilometers from Kiruna, the nearest town. Its construction is about 1000 tons of ice and 2,000 tons of snow, and the complex includes church, a room for golf, cinema and a bar called «Absolute Ice». If you are thinking is to stay for a night, your bed will consist of a sleeping bag, lying on mattresses from spruce boughs and reindeer skins. The hotel provides a wide variety of hot meals and various traditional for these places of entertainment, including skiing on dogsled racing and skating.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Meteora, the Holy Rocks in Greece

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Somewhere between Pindos and Hasiya, where the plain of Thessaly landscape lost the first roll of the magnificent mountains in central Greece, is the Meteora. Huge dark rocks, which rise in the suburbs of

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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Norway, in the land of the fjords

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It feels like a temple in the open air. You almost expect that, at any moment, an angry Nordic god will appear from behind a rock and carve another fjord from the very stones.
We stood on a flat rock, the wind blew gently and we cautiously peered over the edge – a sheer drop of 600 meters to the water below.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Bucharest, the Paris of the East

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Bucharest is the capital city of two million inhabitants, once called “The Paris of the east”, has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past 15 years, as has most of Romania. This proud people are descended from the warlike Dacians, live in the shadow of the beautiful Carpathian Mountains and produce a seemingly endless stream of excellent gymnasts. Having joined the European Union 2007, Bucharest now aspires now to be called “Paris of the east”.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Turkey 2

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History of Turkey - a quick look at a milestone in history. Turkey is often called the "cradle of civilization" because it was home to diverse tribes and nations of people starting from 7500 BC Hittites, Phryges, Erartians, Litsiants, Lidians, Ionics, Persians, Macedonians, Catholics, Byzantines, Turks and Seluks - all lived in the territory of modern Turkey and in due course occupies an important place in the history of Turkey. The ancient sites and ruins throughout the country demonstrate the uniqueness of each civilization. Today in Turkey you can see the ruins of the first settlements in the world. The best preserved ancient cities, for example, Ephesus, Pergamum, Milet and legendary city of Troy, Assos, Likiya, Pamfiliya. Almost everywhere, wherever you went in the territory of Turkey, you will come to one of the most ancient places of the world, even those described in the Bible. Two of the seven wonders of the world are in Turkey - the temple of Artemis and mausoleum.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Turkey

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The capital: Ankara.










The largest city: Istanbul.

Population: 2007 census - 70,586,256. The larger part of the population is a Turkish, around 10 million Kurds, 1 million Arabs, over then 10 thousands of Greeks, Armenians and Jews.

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