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The Galerie Rudolfinum 0

The Galerie Rudolfinum

The Galerie Rudolfinum is the home to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra who are regarded as one of the world’s finest. Beautifully set on the banks of the Vltava amongst lovely manicured gardens the building...

Westminster Abbey London 0

Westminster Abbey London

Westminster Abbey or as it is really know the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster is London’s most important churches. With a history dating back to 616 the abbey was built during the 1500’s...

The Gendarmenmarkt 0

The Gendarmenmarkt

The Gendarmenmarkt in the heart of Berlin would have to be one of the most beautiful plazas in Europe. It is home to the Schauspielhas Theatre which is now a concert hall and the...

The Trans Siberian Railway 0

The Trans Siberian Railway

[youtube XR9w8ot7C6w] The Trans Siberian Railway is one of the world’s great railroad journeys linking Moscow to Beijing via 9,288 kilometres of track that spans eight time zones. The project to build the rail...

All aboard the Dollywood Express 0

All aboard the Dollywood Express

[youtube 21O4lIqwKyM] In the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee USA at Pigeon Forge lies one of America’s best family theme parks, Dollywood. Owned by country music superstar Dolly Parton the family friendly...

Where would an Iron Chef shop? 0

Where would an Iron Chef shop?

If you were an Iron Chef and wanted to deck out your kitchen stadium the best place to go for kitchen equipment would be Kappabashi in Tokyo. Kappabashi is Kitchen Town and it lies...

The Trocadero 0

The Trocadero

The Trocadero is a huge sandstone monument on across the river from the Eiffel Tower in Paris and is one of the best places to get some magnificent photographs of the tower. The Trocadero...

The Frauenkirche 0

The Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche or the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady is one of Munich’s most recognisable and magnificent landmarks. The two monstrous red brick towers were built in 1525 and is the largest church...

The Carp Castle 0

The Carp Castle

The Hiroshima Castle or Carp Castle as it is affectionate known was once the home of the Damiyo or the Feuda Lord of Hiroshima. The original castle was constructed in he 1590’s but was...

A touch of spice and a few goats 0

A touch of spice and a few goats

Kochi or Cochin as it was know in Colonial times is a vibrant city on India’s south west coast and home to one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. Being a harbor...