In the Czech Republic’s city of Prague, water fountains of all types stood in every possible open space. While the fountains used to be the main source of drinking water, they have since become decorative sculptures. While some fountains were simple wooden-framed reservoirs others were ornately decorated. Still others were statues and delicately carved...
China, with an area of 9.6 million sq km, is the third largest country in the world, next only to Russia and Canada. Located in eastern Asia, China is bordered by Russia and Mongolia to the north; Russia and North Korea to the east; Russia and Afghanistan to the west; and India, Pakistan, Nepal,...
Lush and full of flowers, Bali is called the island of one thousand temples. The small island is part of Indonesia and is a very popular destination for those looking for pristine, white-sanded, palm-lined beaches and crystalline waters. A great destination for surfing, snorkeling and diving as well as wonderful opportunities to see tropical...
Budapest is split right through by the great River Danube, like a hyphen in the city's very name. Just as a Danube divides Europe into East and West, so it divides this city's west-bank Buda district from the east-bank district of Pest. East and west, the city has been tugged in both directions for...
The Great Wall of China was erected over many millenia, starting with the first sections which were piecemeal fortifications erected by individual kingdoms between the 7th and 5th centuries B.C., all the way up to the final portions which were added in the 14th to 17th centuries A.D. The individual defensive walls of the...
Old Havana, dating from the early 1500s and the seed from which modern Havana, Cuba grew, was entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. Today visitors can see numerous of Havana's splendid but crumbling colonial structures and facades being restored and refurbished due to this effort.
