Category: Vacations
Traveling in Amsterdam SMART SHOPS Smart shops, which peddle a variety of herbal enhancers and hallucinogens that walk the line between soft and hard drugs are also legal. Magic …
Wall painting from the Thousand Buddha Caves of Bezeklik In Cave No. 39 can be seen a group of mourners accompanied by thirteen Cave No. 39 disciples of Buddha. …
During the war with Japan and the subsequent civil war Zhou devoted himself to diplomacy. When the People’s Republic was founded in 1949 Zhou became prime minister, an office …
Dragon Refuge Cave in the west of the park contains over one hundred inscriptions, ranging in date from the Northern Song period (960-1126) to the early 20th c. Elephant …
TRUJILLO The gem of Extremadura, hill-perched Trujillo (pop. 10,000) is an enchanting old-world town. It’s often called the Cradle of Conquistadors because the city produced over 600 explorers of …
It is six hours by train from Nanjing and eleven from Shanghai. By air it is a two-hour flight from Beijing or Canton and one hour from Shanghai; there …
Provinces: Varmlands Ian, Alvsborgs Ian, Skaraborgs Ian. Regions: Varmland, Dalsland, Vastergotland. Lake Vanern, Sweden’s largest lake (area 5546 sq. km 2170 sq. miles), lies in a tectonic basin in …
Barcelona Guide for Tourist SIGHTS Barcelona is defined by its unique Modemisme architecture. The tourist areas are Las Ramblas, a bustling avenue smack in the city center, and the …
Peking Man This temple, situated 35km/22 miles to the west of Beijing at the foot of the Ma’anshan Mountain, dates from 622. However, nearly all the buildings were reconstructed …
The 300-year Tang ascendancy brought advances in the world of the arts. Poetry of a quality rarely surpassed was written and the skilled pottery makers have bequeathed to posterity …