2207 UNITED STATES (Montana) - Montana map and flag
Bordered by Canada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho, Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States, but is ranked only 44th in population and 48th in population density. Its...
View Article2208 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR (Russia) - Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, by...
Born in Saint-Étienne, a city in eastern central France, at 50km southwest of Lyon, Marie-Anne Foucart graduated Fine Arts in 2004. She settled in 2005 as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer...
View Article2209, 2210 UNITED KINGDOM (Bermuda) - Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island
2209 HMD BermudaIn the decades following American independence, Britain was faced with two threats to its maritime supremacy. The first was Napoleon's France, which battled for supremacy in Europe,...
View Article2211 BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro) - The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Considered the biggest festival which occurs before Lent, with two million people per day on the streets, the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro begins on Friday and ends on Ash Wednesday. King Momo, who...
View Article2212 PHILIPPINES (CALABARZON) - Maglalatik
The Maglalatik is a dance from the Philippines in which coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. The dancers,...
View Article2213 CANADA (New Brunswick) - Hartland Covered Bridge
The Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick is the world's longest covered bridge, at 391m long. It crosses the Saint John River from Hartland to Somerville, and the framework consists of seven small Howe...
View Article2040, 2041, 2084, 2214 FRANCE (Rhône-Alpes) - Grenoble
2040 The map of Isère department and The Bastille in GrenoblePosted on 16.11.2015, 29.11.2015, 14.01.2016Located at the foot of the French Alps, where the river Drac joins the Isère, Grenoble is the...
View Article2215 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - Tomis marina
Tomis marina is Constanţa's tourist harbour, built in 1958 in the former Bay of Dolphins. The harbor basin was achieved by closing the bay with two dams: the northern one, Y-shaped, with an initial...
View Article2216 GERMANY - Steam locomotive no. 44 451
The Class 44 (Baureihe 44) was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Imperial Railway) as an Einheitsdampflokomotive (a standard steam engine class...
View Article2217 UNITED KINGDOM (Bermuda) - Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Built in 1844 by the Corps of Royal Engineers, and automated in 1964, the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the taller (36m) of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be...
View Article2218 NETHERLANDS (Netherlands / Zeeland) - Children from Walcheren in...
Located in the south-west of the country, the province of Zeeland consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning "sea-land") and a strip bordering Belgium. It is famous for the...
View Article2219 ZIMBABWE - Images of the country
Located in southern Africa, between South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique, Zimbabwe is a landlocked country consisting mainly of a central plateau with altitudes between 1,000 and 1,600 m....
View Article2220 UNITED STATES (Utah) - Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. The lake's size fluctuates...
View Article2221 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Chartreuse Mountains
Located in southeastern France, the Chartreuse Mountains rises between Grenoble (south), Chambéry (north), Voiron and Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (west) and Grésivaudan Valley. It is the southernmost range...
View Article2222 GERMANY (Schleswig-Holstein) - A thatched roof cottage in Sieseby
The Schlei (Danish: Slien) is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea, which stretches for approximately 32km from the Baltic near Kappeln to the city of Schleswig, and separates the Angeln peninsula to the...
View Article2223 GERMANY (Saxony) - Electric locomotive 254 114 in Leipzig Bavarian station
Electric locomotive 254 114 in Leipzig Bavarian station, on 11.07.1986 The DRG Class E94 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for Deutsche Reichsbahn since 1940, with the bulk of deliveries...
View Article1783, 2118, 2224 The map and the flags of the countries and territories in...
1783 The map and the flags of the countries and territoriesin Caribbean (1)Posted on 26.07.2015, 13.12.2015, 17.01.2016The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some...
View Article2225 UNITED KINGDOM (Bermuda) - A horseback ride on south shore
There are excellent scenic trails in Bermuda for horseback riding. The trails lead through lush landscapes, villages, or along the old railway trail or even along the beaches. On the other hand, the...
View Article1040, 2226 UNITED STATES (Hawaii) - Merrie Monarch Festival
1040 Hula dancers at Merrie Monarch FestivalPosted on 30.03.2014, 17.01.2016The early settlement history of Hawaii isn't completely resolved. One hypothesis is that the first Polynesians arrived in...
View Article2027, 2227 CANADA (Alberta) / UNITED STATES (Montana) - Waterton-Glacier...
2027 CANADA - Prince of Wales Hotel on the shore of Waterton Lake, in Waterton Lakes National ParkPosted on 12.11.2015, 17.01.2016The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the union of the...
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