Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Great Wall of China



The Great Wall of China is principally of fortifications made of stone,brick,earth, wood, and other materials,built along a line across the northern borders of China to protect the Empire or its states against intrusions by nomadic groups or military ones by various warlike people.It measures 8,851.8 km long!!!

Japan

Japan is a country in Asia,and here are the BEST-liked places:




-MountFuji,a very old local mountain 3776 metres high!!



-Golden Palace,also known as the Golden Pavilion and it said to be Japan’s most visited site because a whole palace is made of GOLD!!!




-Nara is Japan’s oldest capital and is traditionally its first city.Nara’s best known monument is Todai-ji Hall, the world’s largest wooden building. It’s hard to get a sense of the size until you stand in front of it. Inside are the gigantic Buddhas and other humungous statues.



Also,just how much luxury there is in Japan!Have a good trip!!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is an "estate" from the 15th century(1450),built for the Emperor Pachacuti.It is also reffered as "The Lost city of the Incas",and it is the most familiar icon of the Inca world.It was officially a palace,but it was abandonned because of the Spanish conquest.It is now one of the most tourist-visited sites in the wole world!It is a bit old,so it has been renovated for the tourists to be more in the "Inca mood".It is in Peru(South America)and is really great.You should really go to see it,as it was voted one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

New York










New York is one of the most popular city of the world!!There are lots of things there:

-Statue of Liberty,delivered by the French in 1886 sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

-Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manathan,New York.

-Emire State Building is a skyscraper.It has a roof height 381 meters and with its antenna it stands a total of 443.2 m high.It stood as the world's tallest building for 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center.

-World Trade Center WAS the tallest pair of buildings until it was exploded by Ben Laden(Alkaida)

You should really go there to visit all these things!!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Paris





PARIS






Paris is the capital of France.There are lots of museums:Louvre,Boboure,Orsais,Jeu de paume,Palais de la decouverte,Cite des sciences,etc...It is a beautiful place FILLED with tourists.The most known monument of Paris is the Eiffel Tower made by Gustave Eiffel in 1889.There is also the Obelisk,delivered by the Egyptians in 1829.Paris is also known as the "City of Love".




Thursday, February 16, 2012

Costa Rica






Costa Rica is a country in the middle of the USA,South America and the sea.It is filled with exotic animals like:




monkeys,birds,crocodiles,iguanas,snakes and frogs,all in a rainforest!!People there speak Spanish. Contrarily to what we could think,the people are very well educated and the most kind!In the flag,the red represents the volcanoes,white represents the land and the blue represents the sea.This on the right is a White-faced monkey.Isn't it cute?Here are some words in Spanish: Beunos noches(Good night),Beunos dias(Good evening),


Pura vida(Great life).