25th September 2006
American state Colorado is one of the so-called Mountain States in the Central West of the USA. It has an official nickname "Centennial State" because it joined the union of the States in 1876 when the country celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The area ...
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28th July 2006
Lyon is the third largest city in France, standing on the junction of Rhone and Saone rivers. Lyon and its surroundings is an important industrial and trade center.
The city was founded in 43 BC by the Romans and became one of the favorite residences of...
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25th July 2006
Orlando… Once a quiet farming city, now is one of the most attractive tourist destinations of the United States of America. It wouldn't gain such fame, if Walt Disney hadn't decided to create a park of attractions here.
Orlando is situated in the heart ...
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22nd July 2006
Valencia – a land of flowers and festive lights – is the third largest city in Spain and one of the busiest. The city stands on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and has very comfortable, soft, climate.
The city was founded by the Greeks and then was u...
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03rd July 2006
Glasgow is a Scottish city now counting 700 000 inhabitants. It's the third most visited city in Great Britain, after London and Edinburgh. It's an important industrial city with developed metallurgy, machinery and food industry. An old city with rich his...
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28th June 2006
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Hamburg is the second biggest and one of the most visited cities in Germany. Its port is considered to be one of the busiest in Europe. The city is unique in many aspects. Hamburg lies on the banks of Elba River and the there are more bridges...
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18th June 2006
Paris, a city with a long history, a symbol and a heart of France is a place, which everyone should visit. This city gave inspiration to world-famous artists, writers and musicians and their creative spirit still lives here.
The first settlements of the...
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16th June 2006
New York can be named among those cities, which form the look, the way of life of the entire world. The fashion, which is born in New York, then spreads out throughout the planet. The city is always ahead the others and these others docilely follow the tr...
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26th May 2006
The cradle of the greatest civilization of the antiquity, the heart of the Greek Empire and the capital of the modern Greece, Athens still saves the evidences of the events, which changed the world history and the art masterpieces, still unsurpassed.
A ...
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20th May 2006
Indonesia is a chain of islands not far from the continental Asia on the border of two great oceans – Pacific and Indian. Officially Indonesian archipelago consists of 13677 islands. Six main islands are Calimantan, Sumatra, Sulavesi, Java, Borneo and Bal...
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12th May 2006
city, a motherland of "The Beatles" and famous football club, Liverpool is one of the most outstanding British cities. It's even chosen European cultural capital of 2008.
The story of Liverpool began in XII century, but a few ancient buildings survived ...
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05th May 2006
Manchester is a city in the Northern England in the old county of Lancashire. Manchester is a big city with its 2.6 million population (over 7 million with suburbs). Nowadays mostly known for its football club – "Manchester United" (by the way, the riches...
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30th April 2006
"If you like your homeland, don't come to Bahia" - this phrase above belongs to Dorival Caymmi, one of the most important composers in Brazil and a devoted lover of the beauties of Bahia and Salvador. His words make sense – when you get to Bahia, there is...
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08th April 2006
Elegant city with the refined parks and lakes, Washington was built as a capital. Sometimes it seems too respectable and conservative, but during its history it often became a stage for revolutionary events.
The city of Washington was founded in 1791 on...
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31st March 2006
Massachusetts is a small sate on the North-East of the Unites States. It's 32 times smaller than Texas in area, but had played a very significant role in American history. It is this very place where the first settlers from Europe arrived in XVII century....
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