Saint Gotthard Swiss Tunnel – Longest tunnel in the world
The yard of St Gothard Tunnel – The realization of the tunnel Gotthard will need 10 years of study and 15 years of construction. The new rail line will be commissioned in late 2013, and the tunnel Gotthard will be the longest railway tunnel in the [...]
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Suspended China Monastery
The China Shanxi Datong The Hengshan monastery has the particularity of being built on the wall of a mountain to protect the monks inside. This superior view allowed the people to see invasion soon enough for them to barricade themselves.
Beautiful China Suspended Monastry Photos ::
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Egyptian Museum Gallery
The Egyptian Museum of Cairo is located in the center of Cairo, Tahrir square and is one of the largest museums in the world which is entirely devoted to ancient Egypt. More than 160,000 objects are exhibited, including the famous treasures of Tutankhamen.
The Egyptian government have created the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1835 [...]
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Montreal
I’m officially back in Montreal, Canada! Feels real good especially after the crazy driving and traveling in the last week in Europe!
Landed in Montreal Trudeau on Wednesday, November 12. On my way out the airport, I declared my return to Canada to the Canadian customs… More paper work and I was finally out. I had [...]
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I like traveling but 8,391km and 36 hours of moving around is too much in 9 days! An average of 932km per day! Ouch!
2,556km driving, 311km by Train and 5524km by Plane! I’m moving back to Montreal so I need to get some of my stuff, prepare my trip back home and say goodbye to [...]
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Ghent Belgium Pictures
Ghent is a Flemish city of Belgium located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt, capital of the province of East Flanders. Ghent is since 1559 the headquarters of the diocese of Ghent. Ghent is one of the largest cities of Belgium and, by the number of inhabitants, the second city of [...]
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Bruges Belgium Pictures
Bruges is a Dutch speaking city of Belgium located in the Flemish Region and largest city in the province of West Flanders.
Bruges is a member of the World Heritage Cities Organization since 2000. Bruges was also the European Capital of Culture in 2002.
Bruges is called the “Venice of the North” because it has [...]
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Howth Beautiful Pictures
Howth is a small peninsula about 12 km north-east of Dublin. You can visit the Howth Castle Gardens, which cover 12 hectares of magnificent flora. The small port village is also very nice. You can make a wonderful trip by boat around the peninsula.
Howth is a small paradise near the sea!
A small village [...]
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Dublin City Pictures
Dublin has undergone a tremendous transformation in the last 50 years and has become amongst the most beautiful European capitals. Dublin has a young and cosmopolitan population which has not only been seduced by the atmosphere in its hundreds of pubs.
It is pleasant to stroll in Dublin, the beautiful Georgian houses the colorful [...]
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Brussels Flower Carpet 2008
Every two years people can admire the carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels. This year, 700,000 begonias form the largest tapestry of the Savonnerie the world: a tribute to the French presidency of the European Union.
Since 1971, it is the 16th carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in [...]
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