THE DOLOMITES DOLOMITI
THE DOLOMITES (DOLOMITI) With their sunny skies and powdery, light snow, the Dolomites offer immensely popular downhill skiing. These amazing peaks, which Le Courbusier once called the most beautiful …
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Heng and Ha are the two gods who guard the entrance to Buddhist heaven, According to legend these characters, who actually lived 1000 years before Christ, were granted special …
Travel to Denmark
DENMARK Emergence of the Danish state; the Viking age 7th and 8th c. The coming of the Danes. The Scandinavian Danes occupy southern Sweden, the islands and Jutland, driving …
Asia tourist destinations map
At the first session of the People’s National Congress held in March, Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin was elected to the presidency. The state constitution was amended, the phrase …
Travel to Florence
Travel to Florence ACCOMMODATIONS Lodgings in Florence generally don’t come cheap. Consorzio ITA, in the train station by track #16, can find rooms for a ‚2.50-7.75 fee. (055 28 …
Helsinki Map
Helsinki, capital of Finland from 1812, was given a neo-classical aspect by the Berlin architect Johann Carl Ludwig Engel (1778-1840) in the first half of the 19th but the …
China Baedeker Special Table Etiquette
The pleasure of a Chinese celebration meal lies not least in the accompanying rituals, the subtle interplay between the various courses, which may be served in a certain order …
Amsterdam Travel
Amsterdam Travel ENTERTAINMENT The Amsterdams Ult Buro (AUB), Leidsepl. 26, is stuffed with fliers, pamphlets, and guides to help you sift through current events; pick up the free monthly …
Xi’an Map
Altitude: 412m/1352ft. Area: 861sq.km/332sq. miles Population: 2,280,000 (conurbation 3,010,000) Xi’an is situated in central China, between the Weihe river in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, …
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This struggle for political ideals quickly degenerated into political extremism and civil war. A least a million Chinese lost their lives in the upheaval and innumerable cultural treasures including …