27/5/09 Saint Petersburg, a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea, formerly known as Petrograd, then Leningrad, is a city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is Russia’s second-largest city after Moscow. It was the imperial capital for …
25/5/09 HELSINKI The Market Square is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east. The Presidential Palace and Helsinki City Hall are located adjacent to Market Square. …
22/5/09 Karlstad Karlstad is a city on the Klaralven River in Varmland County, Sweden. It’s known for neighboring Lake Vanern to the south, dotted with tiny islands. We arrived in this city in the evening left for Stockholm next day 23rd morning. 23/5/09 Stockholm Spreading idyllically across a Baltic Sea …
With its dramatic and spectacular scenery, Gudvangen has been a magnet for tourists for more than a century. Gudvangen is situated in the inner Naeroyfjord, which has been included on UNESCO´s World Heritage List since 2005. Gudvangen is a popular tourist destination and an ideal place to start a tour in the Sognefjord …
20/5/09 Arrive in Bergen and travel to Mount Floyen by a Funicular Tram, and watch panoramic and bird’s-eye views of Beregen city from the Top. This spot is incredibly popular among tourists around the world. Then we took an orientation tour of the city after coming down from the Mt. …
Oslo city Oslo, the capital of Norway, sits on the country’s southern coast at the head of the Oslo fjord. It’s known for its green spaces and museums. Many of these are on the Bygdoy Peninsula, including the waterside Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Viking Ship Museum, with Viking ships …
17/05/2009 Capital Denmark Denmark is located in northern Europe and is part of Scandinavia. Denmark consists of the Jutland peninsula, the larger islands of Zealand, Funen, and Lolland-Falster and 429 other named islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, 72 of which are inhabited. Nowhere in Denmark is …
19/10/2008 The present Imperial Palace is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo station. It is the residence of the Japan’s Imperial Family. Edo Castle used to be …
The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, with construction starting in 1987 and completed in 1993. The bridge is 798 metres long with a main span of …
21/10/2008 Senso-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo’s oldest … The Sensoji Kannon temple is dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of compassion, and is the most widely visited spiritual site in the world. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, it became independent after World War II
