NORTHERN IRELAND
NORTHERN IRELAND Despite its best efforts to present an image of reconciliation and progress in recent years, Northern Ireland still often finds itself associated with the specter of its …
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Parental home of Guo Moruo
Mount Emeishan, the well-known mountain dedicated to the bodhisattva Puxian, stands 160km/100 miles south-west of Chengdu; its highest peak, the Peak of the Ten Thousand Buddhas (Wanfo Ding), reaches …
Molde Norway Map
County: M0re og Romsdal fylke. Altitude: see level. Population: 20,000. Postal code: N-6400. Telephone code 0 72. HOTELS. Alexandra, 207 SB; Romsdalsheimen, 50 Nobel, 48 Knausen Pensjonat Motell, 150 …
SWEDISH LAPLAND Swedish Lappland
This is the most northerly region in Sweden, the largest, with an area of 120,000 sq. km (46,000 sq. miles), and the most sparsely populated. It extends for 600 …
Traveling in Rome
Traveling in Rome BORGO AND PRATI (NEAR THE VATICAN CITY) Establishments near the Vatican serve mediocre sandwiches at hiked-up prices, but just a few blocks northeast, food is much …
Scandinavia Map
Thus Scandinavia in the wider sense coincides with the geographical conception of NORTHERN EUROPE, a region of clearly marked individuality. If we disregard eastern Europe, there is no other …
Travel Scandinavia on a budget
On KUNGSHOLMEN (King’s Island), separated from the rest of the town by a narrow channel, is the ‘Town Hall (.Stadshuset), the great landmark and emblem of Stockholm. At the …
BASEL BALE
BASEL (BALE) Situated on the Rhine near France and Germany, Basel is home to a large medieval quarter as well as one of the oldest universities in Switzerland graduates …
Scandinavian Countries
Population The Scandinavian countries enjoy good-neighbourly relations, as reflected for example in the relaxation of controls on travel between the different countries. There is no sign, however, of any …
Travel plan to Scandinavia
Kaupanger (Husum Motell, 32 b.), on the N shore oftbeAmlabugt, is connected by ferry with Revsnes, Gudvangen and Ardalstangen. It has a fine 13th c. stave church (restored 1862) …