7. Wish-list: Czech
Republic
Location: The Czech
Republic is located in Central Europe. It is surrounded by Germany to the
northwest, Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the southeast, and Austria to
the south.
The true crown of the
Czech lands is without a doubt the capital city of Prague. This city of a
hundred spires, which has been paid homage by the greatest characters in world
history over the centuries, is literally a living textbook of architecture.
Astronomical Clock, Prague, Czech Republic: This dates from the 15th
century. The clock is extremely intricate and is displayed to a crowd in front
of the tower to observe the procession of the Twelve Apostles: on the hour,
every hour, a small trap door opens and Christ marches out ahead of his
disciples, while the skeleton of death tolls the bell to a defiant statue of a
Turk. Below the Astronomical Clock are 12 medallions with the signs of the
zodiac, added by Josef Manes in 1865
Zelená hora: gates, 5 chapels, 5 altars and 5 stars. The Church of St. John of
Nepomuk on Zelená hora is one of the most original buildings in Europe, which
still amazes people from all over the world to this very day. This UNESCO
monument and work of the talented architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel is a
place which deserves to be visited by all those who appreciate its mysticism
and unique architecture, interweaved with the powerful story of St. John of
Nepomuk, the Czech saint.
8. Wish-list: French
Polynesia
Location: in the South Pacific Ocean, it is halfway between California
and Australia
It is a set of islands that is an overseas country attached to France. I
was surprised to know that Tahiti, Bora Bora and Mangareva are part this…!
Bora Bora:
Tahiti:
9. Wish-list: The Dead
Sea
Location: It has Jordan to the east and Israel West Bank to the west
Actually, this is a salt lake and not a sea. The lowest point on the
face of the earth, this vast stretch of water receives a number of incoming
rivers, including the River Jordan. Once the waters reach the Dead Sea they are
land-locked and have nowhere to go, so they evaporate, leaving behind a dense,
rich, cocktail of salts and minerals that supply industry, agriculture and
medicine with some of its finest products. Because of its extremely high
content of salt and other minerals, the Dead Sea is devoid of plant and animal
life.
10. Wish- List: Lapland, Finland
Location: is situated in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden to
the west, Norway to the north and Russia to the east, while Estonia lies to the
south across the Gulf of Finland.
It was quite exciting to know that this is the home of Santa Clausand his reindeers!
Lapland is renowned as being the land of the northern lights, a place with
winters where there’s always snow and harsh temperatures. Lapland can also be
described as the land of 8 seasons: deep winter, late winter, spring, early
summer, summer, late summer, autumn, early winter. As hilarious as it sounds, the
‘changing’ seasons bring remarkable changes also into people's daily routines.
A natural phenomenon known as The
Northern Lights can also be experienced from Finland. The northern lights are
essentially shafts or curtains of colored light visible on occasion in the
night sky.They are found in both the
northern and southern hemispheres and can be truly awe inspiring.
And Hotel Kakslauttanen in Finland offers you the possibility to to
experience this through a glass igloo...!
To be continued…
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