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To see the lacustrian city of Lagos from the port of Lagos on the bridge that shows the Victoria Island is amazing. The show is impressive. Thousands of boats, a sort of mixture, a swarm difficult to describe. Like any other city, Lagos is a mixture of modern with an undescribable poverty. It is impossible to walk, cause as soon as you start walking you are surrounded by kids that ask money and If you do not give them , you can be beaten or stolen so better avoid this and take a...

Abuja is capital of Nigeria from December 12, 1991. It is located in the picturesque valley of the steppe in central Nigeria, 800 km north of the former capital. The decision to move the capital from Lagos to Abuja wasadopted in 1976. Choosing a place for the new capital, the authorities sought to create a city where would be no dominant ethnic, social or religious groups. After fifteen years of planning and renovation, the decision was put into practice. ...

Benin is a city located on the Africa continent (Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo. Benin was once one of the most powerful empires in Africa – the Dahomey kingdom.   One of the most significant landmarks of  Benin City is the National Museum in the Plaza of the king. Rustic powered by Coppermine Phot...

Zolota Vorota or the Golden Gate, one of the most unique architectural sites in Kiev, was reopened in 2007 after a long reconstruction.  The name of gate in Kiev reminds of the entrance of the Constantinople, the idea being of Yaroslav Mudry. He wanted his contry be as powerful as Byzantine Empire. Ruins of ancient Kiev main gates were originally built during the rise of Kiev, and are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Designed meticulously by historians and architects, the new building that buried ancient walls is considered t...

 One of the most impressive buildings in Kiev and of the Ukraine, the Mariyinsky Palace is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River. It currently serves as the residence of the President of the country and it is located near the Palace of the Parliament. Initially, the Palace was built to serve as a summer residence for the  Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna and the Romanov family.During the Worls War II the building was badly damaged requiring a reconstructio...

 Kiev is also known for a place as House with Chimaeras. Kiev is one of the oldest cities in the world and comes with a lot of tourist attractions and leisure opportunities for tourists. The city that survived the Mongol Empire, the Second World War and the Chernobyl disaster is proud  to be capital of  the Ukraine. The city is full of theaters, museums, religious sites, ruins and modern buildings and is the center of the Ukrainian culture. Visiting this city is to know centuries of European histo...

The geographical strategic position of Brasov, close to Rucăr- Bran commercial route through the Carpathians influenced its economic development over time. Due to its proximity to Bucegi Mountains and the Bran Castle, Brasov is one of the most important destinations in Romania.   The Black Church is the heart of Brasov Over 500 years old, the Black Church is the...

Tampa is a mountain that belongs to Postavaru, located in the southern Carpathians and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Brasov. The mountain is composed mainly of limestone formations, forming in the process gathers the earth's crust. Much of it (150 ha) is a nature reserve due to wild animals (bears, lynx, wolves, butterflies - 35% of all species in the country, birds) and rare pl...

The Bran Castle, situated between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, 30 km from Brasov, is the only landmark that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists because of a legend: the Legend of Count Dracula, although historical sources say that Vlad Tepes had been here once on the way to Brasov.   Originally, the Bran Castle (in Slavic "br...

Tennessee has amazing waterfalls, lakes, caves and spectacular scenic mountains. Therefore, this state is ideal for sport and adventure camps. Here is the most visited National Park - Great Smoky Mountains. Besides this, Tennessee boasts beautiful wildlife throughout the state. In this camp you can visit dozens of unique attractions and participate in numerous outdoor activities. ...

Memphis is a city located in the southern part of the USA on the Mississippi River. It is the largest city in the state of Tennessee. The number of the inhabitants of the city of Memphis in 2010 was about 660,000 people. And the general population together with surrounding suburbs far exceeds 1.3 million. According to the majority of Americans, Memphis is primarily the city of blues and the birthplace  city of Elvis Presley. ...

Rock City is a fabulous place to visit and admire in Tennessee. It features a long, convoluted rock trail lined with gardens. Its massive rock formation, with "settled" gardens having more than 400 species of different plants offer incredible panoramas. With vertices being on this miracle of the nature in clear weather gives the possibility to see the area of immediately 7 states. It offers a fabulous panorama. Every November Rock City celebrates the event...

San Francisco is among the three most popular cities in the world. This small town, which occupies only 47 square km between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean is home to more than 700 thousand people, named as one of the largest cities in the U.S. Pacific coast. In addition to the largest population of Asians, there live about 200,000 Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Thais and Vietnamese.   ...

National Park, Sequoia, United States is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia in California. The park was founded in 1890, after the third Yellowstone National Park and Mackinac. The park is 1635 km ². The park has a mountainous terrain, rising to a height of about 400 meters above sea level in the foothills to the top of the tallest in the contiguous 48 states of Mount Whitney with a height of 421.1 meters. The park is bordered by National Park Kings Canyon. B...

Some tours may take a day or even more if you want to visit such a place as the National Park Yosemite - a place which is recognized as one of the most beautiful on the planet. In Yosemite National Park are many natural wonders lakes and waterfalls, giant sequoias and  forests, caves, granite monoliths and mountain peaks.   The main attractions of Yosemite National Park  are: ...

The Grand Canyon in the USA is another great attraction of Las Vegas and the Nevada desert. Las Vegas is famous not only for its casinos, but also for a huge number of other activities and excursions. Undoubtedly, one of the most interesting of these excursions is a visit to the Grand Canyon or the Red Rock Canyon. The Grand Canyon is located on the border of Nevada and Arizona and is a huge cavity on the surface of this desert area. ...

Bellagio Botanical Garden is a very popular free attraction in Vegas with great color compositions, constantly changing with the seasons and holidays, ponds, bridges and fountains. It is one of the best attractions of Bellagio, a gorgeous conservatory full of flowers and sometimes butterflies that is 100% free. The Conservatory is a definite change of pace from the ramble and gamble of slot machines and the high limit poker. If you need to take a breath and relax among a forest of f...

To view Las Vegas from above, we recommend to visit the Stratosphere Tower which offers a stunning view, but at the same time you can take a ride because it is a theme park. Here you can get a high speed lift at a height of 274 m. Stratosphere Tower was opened in 1996 and is located north of The Strip Boulevard. It is the tallest tower in the U.S. and the second largest in the Western Hemisphere, the second only to the CN Tower in Toronto ( its hei...

The House of the Parliament or the People’s House is one of the most impressive buildings in the world and is the second largest after the Pentagon. It can be stated that the building exceeds 2% volume of the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The building was built in record time during 1983 - 1989, and since its opening remained the most controversial building in Romania. For many, the People's House is a monstrous monument of ...

Grand Hotel Continental Bucharest is in Romania, located on Calea Victoriei street 56 where there are other hotels in Bucharest. The hotel rating is of 9.12 (on a ten-system), the rating is based on real feedback from tourists who are vacationing in the hotel . The cost of living for one night starts from 309 RON (the price is indicated in the currency of the hotel). Grand Hotel Continental is located in the heart of Bucharest, in a beautiful ...

The parish territorial of St. Joseph Cathedral, with a separate area from Baratia area was founded in 1900. Transcripts of parish registers show that the first baptism was celebrated on February 4, 1884, and the first marriage on May 3, 1884, while still the construction and the arrangement of the building of the cathedral were not still finished. St. Joseph Cathedral is one metropolitan and archbishop. It was built between 1873-1884 by the Viennese architect Friedrich Schm...

It is situated in the Beaubourg quarter, the intersection of rue de Turbigo and rue Reaumur on the surface and lines 3 and 11 below the surface. The name of the station got its name from the Museum of Arts and Crafts , located above it. This is one of the few metro stations, the French, which is worthy of careful study. So, do not miss the Museum of Arts and Trades above the station is full of inventions and oddities of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including Foucault's original pendulum used to ...

Slightly sinister air, the foreign world is not entirely a coincidence: it is a consequence of the Cold War. Russian architects have created subways so that descend to 100 feet deep to serve as shelters against bombs. Pecherska station’s brilliance mixed films of Cold War espionage with a considerable dose of futurism: modern chandelier in the center and large shady arcades make you think that might even stop next month....

The station operates as a museum of architectural works, with plans and details of the old station. In 1898, in Vienna took birth new ideas of geniuses such as Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud and Otto Wagner. The Viennese Secession and the "young style" by Wagner, presented in plants, steel and marble was in vogue. The Court of Hietzing was made to serve as a personal subway line of the royal family, with appropriate design (today, is a popular destination for weddings ). Meanwhile, ordinary citizens ...