Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, Kumaso-no-kuni (熊襲国?) and Toyo ...Read more »
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Paris, France in the evening
The name Paris derives from that of its earliest inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii. The city was called...Read more »
Athens, Greece
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest citie...Read more »
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Imperial Palace is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area ...Read more »
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg German is a city in south-west Germany. The fifth-largest city in the State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgar...Read more »
Monday, March 18, 2013
Cologne, Germany
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich), and is the largest city both in the German...Read more »
St Petersburg, Russia
Welcome to our tour of St. Petersburg! Here we will introduce you to Russia’s greatest historical and cultural treasure,...Read more »
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Snowshill Village, Gloucestershire, England
For anyone looking for a peaceful retreat in which to spend a few idyllic days in glorious countryside, could do no better that...Read more »
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest ...Read more »
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Zebras on the African savanna
A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that ...Read more »
Rovinj, Croatia
Rovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13,562 (as of 2007). It is located on the w...Read more »
Venice
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is l...Read more »
Sunset at Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario
Petrie Island is an island situated in the Ottawa River in the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The isla...Read more »
Monday, February 25, 2013
Saintes Maries de la mer, France
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (lit. "Saint Marys of the Sea", Provençal Occitan Lei Santei Marias de la Mar) is the capital ...Read more »
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the largest city of Scandinavia and Fennoscandia. Stockholm is the most populous city in...Read more »
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacifi...Read more »
Friday, February 22, 2013
Capri, Italy
Capri is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campan...Read more »
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona (pron.: /sɨˈdoʊnə/) is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern...Read more »
Aurora Borealis, Alaska
An aurora (plural: aurorae or auroras; from the Latin word aurora, "sunrise") is a natural light display in the sky p...Read more »
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Eiffel Tower at night during Chinese New Year Festivity, Paris, France Read more »
Colors of Kufstein, Austria
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germ...Read more »
Tornado Canada
At times in 2007, the West had too much weather. Residents on the Prairies witnessed a record number of severe summer weath...Read more »
Thursday, February 21, 2013
YeePeng Festival, ChiangMai, Thailand
In Chiang Mai the celebration is known as Yee Peng (the full moon of the second month), as the twelfth month in the Thai Lunar ...Read more »
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sailing, Maldives
Maldives, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, orientate...Read more »
Beautiful view of Romantic Paris, France
Paris (Englishpærɪs, pɛrɪs; French: [paʁi] is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, i...Read more »
Istanbul , Turkey
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical he...Read more »
Lighted Cherry Blossom Lake (Sakura, Japan)
Sakura is located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture on the Shimosa Plateau. It is situated 40 kilometers northeast of the Tokyo...Read more »
Harjedalen - Jamtland, Sweden
Four-fifths of the province is situated above 500 metres of altitude, constituting a part of the Scandinavian mountain range. S...Read more »
Lorch Village, Hesse, Rhine River, Germany
The Lorch Village is a state-recogn ized recreational Resort (Erholungsort). The Rheinsteig, the new hiking trail on the Rhine’...Read more »
Monday, February 18, 2013
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the sixth largest city in the European Union. Read more »
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
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