<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925</id><updated>2011-07-08T08:09:17.164-07:00</updated><category term='china'/><category term='Italy'/><category term='Mumbai'/><category term='India'/><category term='Athens'/><category term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>World Tourism</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>21</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-3527532827623524203</id><published>2010-01-10T09:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-10T09:40:20.178-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The City of Medinet El-Fayoum, Egypt</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;El Fayoum&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Province of El Fayoum is the largest and westernmost of the several oases scatterred across the western desert. It feeds on an off shoot of the Nile and is a center of a cultivated area.&lt;br /&gt;El Faiyum, being an isolated land provided protection to the early centers of christianity. After the Arab conquest, a large number of the population of El Faiyum accepted Islam and some Muslim bedouins came to settle in the area. However, it remained a great center of christianity for a long time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oQQ5ThTaI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TAKtikArGsg/s1600-h/wadielrayan3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425166583567830434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oQQ5ThTaI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TAKtikArGsg/s400/wadielrayan3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;wadielrayan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oQFR-tPrI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/utsXngyZn6c/s1600-h/fay.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425166384032988850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oQFR-tPrI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/utsXngyZn6c/s400/fay.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The city's dominate attractions are the water wheels built by the Greek settlers, the canals, and the Obelisk which stands at the city's northern entrance and was erected in honor of Senwosret I (12th Dynasty). This monument was originally found in two pieces during the 18th century and was recently reconstructed and erected in the City. It is thought to be the only Obelisk in Egypt with a rounded top, and has a cleft where a golden statue of Ra was originally placed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The canal is the main avenue for most commerce in the city. The covered market place and the adjacent street of gold smiths found across the 4th bridge to the west of the central tourist office, are worth a visit .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oPUi2GJzI/AAAAAAAAAZA/aAnTJjI2YYM/s1600-h/fayoum.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425165546746685234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oPUi2GJzI/AAAAAAAAAZA/aAnTJjI2YYM/s400/fayoum.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;originally named Crocodilopolis, then Arsinoe, Medinet El-Fayoum was the main place of worship of the crocodile god, Sobek. Apparently, during ancient Medinet, crocodiles were adorned with gold and fed honey cakes and meat by the priests. Of interest are the huge wooden waterwheels. The waters of the Bahr Yusef are distributed throughout the oasis from Medinet, the capital of the Faiyum. Approximately 200 of the great waterwheels are located throughout the oasis. The Seven Waterwheels, a Fayoumm landmark, are surrounded by mangos, palms and willows. A great stone obelisk was erected in honour of Senwosret I in Abgig during the 12th Dynasty. It was discovered on the ground in two pieces during the 18th century and was recently reconstructed and erected in Medinet. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-3527532827623524203?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/3527532827623524203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2010/01/city-of-medinet-el-fayoum-egypt.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3527532827623524203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3527532827623524203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2010/01/city-of-medinet-el-fayoum-egypt.html' title='The City of Medinet El-Fayoum, Egypt'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/S0oQQ5ThTaI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TAKtikArGsg/s72-c/wadielrayan3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-5370113838969943063</id><published>2010-01-10T06:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-10T09:09:28.416-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='India'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Mumbai - Victoria Terminus</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Victoria Terminus Description &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Victoria Terminus was opened on January 1st, 1882 as the main railway station of Mumbai. Designed by F.W. Stevens, this Gothic building features carvings of peacocks, gargoyles, monkeys, and lions. Domes, turrets, spires and stained glass windows are other architectural items of note. The style of the Victoria Terminus is more like a cathedral than a railway station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH3vQAZWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/WXgal2l1x1c/s1600-h/54883961.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389198927004198242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH3vQAZWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/WXgal2l1x1c/s400/54883961.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH3OyKSHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/TpvgIGmPaX0/s1600-h/Victoria_Terminus_Station_-_Mumbai.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389198918289082482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH3OyKSHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/TpvgIGmPaX0/s400/Victoria_Terminus_Station_-_Mumbai.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH24mehuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7eJ-iCpnMfo/s1600-h/victoria-terminus.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389198912334497506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH24mehuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7eJ-iCpnMfo/s400/victoria-terminus.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-5370113838969943063?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/5370113838969943063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/mumbai-victoria-terminus.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5370113838969943063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5370113838969943063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/mumbai-victoria-terminus.html' title='Mumbai - Victoria Terminus'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SspH3vQAZWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/WXgal2l1x1c/s72-c/54883961.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-3818189572680152443</id><published>2010-01-10T05:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-10T08:46:33.559-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='India'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Mani Bhavan - Gandhi Museum</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Mani Bhavan Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mani Bhavan was a focal point of Gandhi's political activities in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934. The rooms of Mani Bhavan remain untouched and in the same condition they were when Gandhi visited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mani Bhavan now houses a research library, a photo exhibit of Mahatma Gandhi's life, and other well preserved memorabilia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The building was taken over by the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Bhavan in 1955, which used it as a memorial to Gandhi. When you visit this museum you ill get to know abut Mahatma Gandhi’s frequent stays and other political activities he initiated from there. Get a complete guide about Gandhi's involvement in the Home Rule Movement and other movements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RywkOBI/AAAAAAAAABI/aDAeBQ-cU8U/s1600-h/6a00e008d152b6883400e553e5a03b8833-800wi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389814001622595602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RywkOBI/AAAAAAAAABI/aDAeBQ-cU8U/s400/6a00e008d152b6883400e553e5a03b8833-800wi.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Mani Bhavan is a building in Mumbai (f/k/a Bombay), India, where Mahatma Gandhi lived from 1917 to 1934. It's now a museum open to the public and a memorial to its former resident.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RqMWAJI/AAAAAAAAABA/s8ntimzKtyg/s1600-h/800px-Mani-Bhavan-Mumbai.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389813999323185298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RqMWAJI/AAAAAAAAABA/s8ntimzKtyg/s400/800px-Mani-Bhavan-Mumbai.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It is now converted into a museum and research centre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RCThboI/AAAAAAAAAA4/mXYOWnGeyTc/s1600-h/i4446_mumbai_mani_bhavan8e.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389813988615876226" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RCThboI/AAAAAAAAAA4/mXYOWnGeyTc/s400/i4446_mumbai_mani_bhavan8e.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; It is a two-storied structure, which has a reference library with over 20,000 books and a photo display of the Gandhi's life. The old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use is the major attraction in the well-preserved memorabilia. Mani Bhavan is closely associated with Gandhiji and his life, which he dedicated to get the nation liberated. It is a place worth-visiting and recalling the days that involved efforts of the freedom struggler.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3QcrEtKI/AAAAAAAAAAo/mn2Xg3uI0XY/s1600-h/mani-bhavan-located-at.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389813978514109602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3QcrEtKI/AAAAAAAAAAo/mn2Xg3uI0XY/s400/mani-bhavan-located-at.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-3818189572680152443?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/3818189572680152443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/mani-bhavan-gandhi-museum.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3818189572680152443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3818189572680152443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/mani-bhavan-gandhi-museum.html' title='Mani Bhavan - Gandhi Museum'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx3RywkOBI/AAAAAAAAABI/aDAeBQ-cU8U/s72-c/6a00e008d152b6883400e553e5a03b8833-800wi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-4077852345782413999</id><published>2010-01-10T04:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-10T08:45:07.672-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='India'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Tourist Attractions in Mumbai</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;St Thomas Cathedral&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD_usWmOI/AAAAAAAAAC4/6RGsdUfEMrk/s1600-h/tower-cc-fotomoe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389827984944699618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD_usWmOI/AAAAAAAAAC4/6RGsdUfEMrk/s400/tower-cc-fotomoe.jpg" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Cathedral of St Thomas (named for the first apostle to India) was begun by Governor Aungier in 1676, but after his death the project was abandoned. The church stood neglected with walls 5 meters high for around 40 years until it was adopted by an East India Company chaplain around 1710.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD_YL-W9I/AAAAAAAAACw/lZZ33WfHcd0/s1600-h/interior-cc-eviltomthai.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD-sgOvCI/AAAAAAAAACg/u5MnmEsGYk0/s1600-h/2004091201101601.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389827967177112610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD-sgOvCI/AAAAAAAAACg/u5MnmEsGYk0/s400/2004091201101601.jpg" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;St Thomas' Cathedral is a blend of Neo-Classical and Neo-Gothic styles, with a white exterior.&lt;br /&gt;The interior looks much the same today as it did in the 18th century, whitewashed and furnished with polished brass, wood and stained glass windows.&lt;br /&gt;The walls are lined with ornate memorials to British parishioners, many of whom died young of disease or in battle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prince of Wales Museum&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyBbXodCGI/AAAAAAAAACY/YkzuNZuTbcw/s1600-h/1959908-ART_AND_MUSEUMS-Mumbai.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389825161255782498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyBbXodCGI/AAAAAAAAACY/YkzuNZuTbcw/s400/1959908-ART_AND_MUSEUMS-Mumbai.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name="desc"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Prince of Wales Museum Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Local Name: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) This Indo-Saracenic style building houses the Prince of Wales Museum and a priceless collection of art, sculpture and miniature paintings. This huge domed building was designed by George Wittet to commemorate King George V's visit in 1905.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyBbJW1hdI/AAAAAAAAACQ/yQNPrTF6aq0/s1600-h/79767230_0Zhp8Shi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389825157423793618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyBbJW1hdI/AAAAAAAAACQ/yQNPrTF6aq0/s400/79767230_0Zhp8Shi.jpg" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The Prince of Wales Museum is well laid out with a natural history section on the main floor; Indian miniature painting gallery, Nepali art and the Indian miniature painting gallery on the second floor; examples of the 19th C Pahari School of painting include Shiva and Parvati displays; an extensive collection of art objects in glass, jade and porcelain; and other decorative art exhibits in ivory, silver and wood fromthe late 18th and the 19th C.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyBaztnkDI/AAAAAAAAACI/YOCxZzWf2tY/s1600-h/walesmuseum1_Main.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elephanta Island&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_Kj3macI/AAAAAAAAACA/bJcSHnxX0bE/s1600-h/3363181567_e40f4f6941_b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389822673459505602" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_Kj3macI/AAAAAAAAACA/bJcSHnxX0bE/s400/3363181567_e40f4f6941_b.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a name="desc"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Elephanta Island Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Elephanta Island is one of the islands in Mumbai Harbor. The name Elephanta, was given by 17th C Portuguese explorers, after seeing a stone sculpture of an elephant near the shore. The rock-cut temple caves are the main and most popular tourist destination on the island, and they are designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_KQisn-I/AAAAAAAAAB4/IUgdjqvD91U/s1600-h/ElephantaIsland.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_J82lRqI/AAAAAAAAABw/Yh3BORwK5_E/s1600-h/India_Mumbai_Elephanta_Island.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_JiEQrTI/AAAAAAAAABo/HvCGa_zMfDE/s1600-h/round_the_world_1174660380_dsc05390.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389822655795866930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx_JiEQrTI/AAAAAAAAABo/HvCGa_zMfDE/s400/round_the_world_1174660380_dsc05390.jpg" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The caves date back to the 9th through 13th C, with the main cave housing numerous sculpted panels that include Shiva. The famous Trimurti greets visitors at the entrance to the caves; the trinity includes Lord Brahma (the Creator), Lord Vishnu (the preserver) and Lord Shiva (the Destroyer). &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gateway &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8fnXpkcI/AAAAAAAAABg/Ps4tfYFuY-o/s1600-h/800px-Mumbai_Gateway_of_India_by_night.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389819736641606082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8fnXpkcI/AAAAAAAAABg/Ps4tfYFuY-o/s400/800px-Mumbai_Gateway_of_India_by_night.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name="desc"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Gateway of India Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gateway of India is a monument located on the waterfront in Mumbai. Built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete, the Gateway is designed in Indo-Saracenic architectural style.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8fB9tTFI/AAAAAAAAABY/jomlDYjUAKo/s1600-h/Gateway_of_India.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389819726600686674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8fB9tTFI/AAAAAAAAABY/jomlDYjUAKo/s400/Gateway_of_India.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Gateway of India was opened in 1924 and the last British troops to leave India passed through the gate in a ceremony in 1948, making the gateway redundant.The Gateway is now a favorite hangout &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8e_FQwqI/AAAAAAAAABQ/rUAwOf3Tlec/s1600-h/gateway-of-india.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389819725827064482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/Ssx8e_FQwqI/AAAAAAAAABQ/rUAwOf3Tlec/s400/gateway-of-india.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-4077852345782413999?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/4077852345782413999/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tourist-attractions-in-mumbai.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4077852345782413999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4077852345782413999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tourist-attractions-in-mumbai.html' title='Tourist Attractions in Mumbai'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wmcIqErIi9I/SsyD_usWmOI/AAAAAAAAAC4/6RGsdUfEMrk/s72-c/tower-cc-fotomoe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-6638168715884825433</id><published>2009-12-13T11:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T11:28:47.511-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Italy'/><title type='text'>Venice, Italy Pictures</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyVAUsoJtxI/AAAAAAAAAYw/1NSqlnsqESY/s1600-h/rialto-bridge-venice-venice9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414804851304019730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyVAUsoJtxI/AAAAAAAAAYw/1NSqlnsqESY/s400/rialto-bridge-venice-venice9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyVAUOHHBkI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ibes4lKwkpM/s1600-h/rialto_bridge_venice.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414804843112367682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyVAUOHHBkI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ibes4lKwkpM/s400/rialto_bridge_venice.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Rialto Bridge in Venice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU_aZrSueI/AAAAAAAAAYg/DPTm3URi0oE/s1600-h/canterbury-cathedral13.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414803849784506850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU_aZrSueI/AAAAAAAAAYg/DPTm3URi0oE/s400/canterbury-cathedral13.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And over Memorial Day weekend. at the Historic Botel in Savannah, Tennessee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU_HqeZmyI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LEmbE3664C8/s1600-h/grand_canal__venice__italy1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414803527876320034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU_HqeZmyI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LEmbE3664C8/s400/grand_canal__venice__italy1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the shadows of Canterbury Cathedral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU-fDp0BRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/XAzhjRouoDE/s1600-h/Rialto%2520Bridge,%2520Grand%2520Canal,%2520Venice,%2520Italy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414802830260438290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU-fDp0BRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/XAzhjRouoDE/s400/Rialto%2520Bridge,%2520Grand%2520Canal,%2520Venice,%2520Italy.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU9nFevTvI/AAAAAAAAAYI/4y07H3QbuV4/s1600-h/nz5z0715web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414801868678188786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU9nFevTvI/AAAAAAAAAYI/4y07H3QbuV4/s400/nz5z0715web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Santa Maria della Salute&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU75O9UKiI/AAAAAAAAAYA/O0XUvwF-Nu8/s1600-h/venice_doge_6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414799981436742178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyU75O9UKiI/AAAAAAAAAYA/O0XUvwF-Nu8/s400/venice_doge_6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Bridge of Sighs, a popular tourist site in Venice, will soon undergo the fate of many Italian tourist sites - scaffolding. The bridge connected the opulent Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) on St. Mark's Square with the prison of the Doges, in use through the 18th century. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-6638168715884825433?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/6638168715884825433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/12/venice-italy-pictures.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/6638168715884825433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/6638168715884825433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/12/venice-italy-pictures.html' title='Venice, Italy Pictures'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SyVAUsoJtxI/AAAAAAAAAYw/1NSqlnsqESY/s72-c/rialto-bridge-venice-venice9.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-7451265373772132548</id><published>2009-10-29T08:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-29T08:28:13.812-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tourist attractions in Dubai</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzkMuBZOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/kz-fP_zuuK0/s1600-h/Arab_Tower_in_Dubai.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398043062851167458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzkMuBZOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/kz-fP_zuuK0/s400/Arab_Tower_in_Dubai.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzdB1KaoI/AAAAAAAAAXw/dS6G8tMtDns/s1600-h/450px-DubAymx.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398042939669244546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzdB1KaoI/AAAAAAAAAXw/dS6G8tMtDns/s400/450px-DubAymx.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzZtK-hzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/PqQhqblDzuU/s1600-h/800px-Dubai_CCI.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398042882583988018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzZtK-hzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/PqQhqblDzuU/s400/800px-Dubai_CCI.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dubai is a lively, cosmopolitan city with unbelievable modern amenities and tourist attractions available at every turn. In this city, anything is possible, and tourists holidaying in Dubai will find remarkable attractions that defy the city's location in the midst of the Arabian Desert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumvyaviiVI/AAAAAAAAAXg/I7wbM_q7rpg/s1600-h/view.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398038909087287634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumvyaviiVI/AAAAAAAAAXg/I7wbM_q7rpg/s400/view.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumvuBRhCSI/AAAAAAAAAXY/90c2DPRRdNI/s1600-h/dubai.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398038833530997026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumvuBRhCSI/AAAAAAAAAXY/90c2DPRRdNI/s400/dubai.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This country is a unification of seven self-governing sheik-ruled emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain. UAE has always been a favorite tourist destination in the Middle East for both business and leisure travelers. In recent times tourism in UAE has got a boost due to development and proliferation of different modes of communication. For example the proliferation of airlines in recent times has made UAE tours easier and convenient. Due to traditional Arab hospitality, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-7451265373772132548?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/7451265373772132548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tourist-attractions-in-dubai.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/7451265373772132548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/7451265373772132548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tourist-attractions-in-dubai.html' title='Tourist attractions in Dubai'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumzkMuBZOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/kz-fP_zuuK0/s72-c/Arab_Tower_in_Dubai.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-5476165842349477780</id><published>2009-10-29T07:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-29T07:19:12.056-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tower of Pisa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumkGlegOWI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/u5PzwFWGMss/s1600-h/piazza%20del%20miracoli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398026061426473314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumkGlegOWI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/u5PzwFWGMss/s400/piazza%2520del%2520miracoli.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sumj8ha5odI/AAAAAAAAAXI/6WXvi56mO1g/s1600-h/pisa%20leaning%20tower.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398025888538927570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sumj8ha5odI/AAAAAAAAAXI/6WXvi56mO1g/s400/pisa%2520leaning%2520tower.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The leaning of the Tower of Pisa comes into the story in 1173, when construction began. Thanks to the soft ground, it had begun to lean by the time its builders got to the third story, in 1178. Shifting soil had destabilized the tower's foundations. Over the next 800 years, it became clear the 55-metre tower wasn't just learning but was actually falling at a rate of one to two millimetres per year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sumj0Gsa2tI/AAAAAAAAAXA/QB32kk7UIbs/s1600-h/leaning%20tower%20of%20pisa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398025743925697234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sumj0Gsa2tI/AAAAAAAAAXA/QB32kk7UIbs/s400/leaning%2520tower%2520of%2520pisa.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumjuR84Q7I/AAAAAAAAAW4/X3J9ChDTObc/s1600-h/cathedral%20of%20pisa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398025643868308402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumjuR84Q7I/AAAAAAAAAW4/X3J9ChDTObc/s400/cathedral%2520of%2520pisa.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The leaning tower of Pisa is more accurately referred to simply as the bell tower, or campanile. The Pisa tower is one of the four buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa, Italy, called Campo dei Miracoli, which means Field of Miracles. The first building constructed at Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa, was the cathedral, or Duomo di Pisa, which rests on a white marble pavement and is an impressive example of Romanesque architecture. The next building added was the baptistery just west of the dome. Then work on the campanile began. Before the work on the campanile was completed the cemetery, Campo Santo, was built. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-5476165842349477780?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/5476165842349477780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tower-of-pisa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5476165842349477780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5476165842349477780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/tower-of-pisa.html' title='Tower of Pisa'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SumkGlegOWI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/u5PzwFWGMss/s72-c/piazza%2520del%2520miracoli.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-3636801063343876488</id><published>2009-10-10T08:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T10:33:47.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The most famous places in Aswan</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDEhhTHxRI/AAAAAAAAAWw/wtGjkdh7ruQ/s1600-h/aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391024834115781906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDEhhTHxRI/AAAAAAAAAWw/wtGjkdh7ruQ/s400/aswan.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDB3ZQy5VI/AAAAAAAAAWo/v_hxYiPd2Hw/s1600-h/tr1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391021911380780370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDB3ZQy5VI/AAAAAAAAAWo/v_hxYiPd2Hw/s400/tr1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDBzkh0kbI/AAAAAAAAAWg/PzRmMgU3o0o/s1600-h/museum2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391021845685506482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDBzkh0kbI/AAAAAAAAAWg/PzRmMgU3o0o/s400/museum2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDBux1d60I/AAAAAAAAAWY/7_4agot0pXU/s1600-h/Main-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391021763358223170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDBux1d60I/AAAAAAAAAWY/7_4agot0pXU/s400/Main-1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A visit to the city's Nubia Museum is a real highlight for any tourist visiting Aswan and this cultural attraction truly celebrates the art and history of Nubia. Exhibits at the museum date as far back as pre-historic times, right up to the present day. As you enter the main exhibition hall, you will notice a detailed model showing the Nile Valley and all of the region's most noteworthy temple sights. One of the main attractions at the Nubia Museum are the pottery bowls, a number of which are more than 6,000 years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StC-KLq0sNI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/LK8ji-LHl6I/s1600-h/aswan-our-first-stop.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391017836102856914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StC-KLq0sNI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/LK8ji-LHl6I/s400/aswan-our-first-stop.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StC-FakFVSI/AAAAAAAAAWI/JJyl7OUBMXw/s1600-h/feluccas-on-the-river.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391017754201773346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StC-FakFVSI/AAAAAAAAAWI/JJyl7OUBMXw/s400/feluccas-on-the-river.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aswan is a quaint and charming city, located to the south of Egypt and is steeped in the golden history of the country. Ancient remains, palaces, mausoleums, temples and mansions make up the attractions of the city. Be it Abu Simbel or the monumental Temple of Philae, the noted Aswan Dam or the nearby Elephantine Island, Aswan attracts tourists in vast numbers every year. Aswan tourism in a burgeoning industry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-3636801063343876488?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/3636801063343876488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/most-famous-places-in-aswan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3636801063343876488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/3636801063343876488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/10/most-famous-places-in-aswan.html' title='The most famous places in Aswan'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/StDEhhTHxRI/AAAAAAAAAWw/wtGjkdh7ruQ/s72-c/aswan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-9028521996548784822</id><published>2009-08-31T15:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T15:59:06.846-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='china'/><title type='text'>Tourism in China's great</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVNwN4X2I/AAAAAAAAAUY/JWRfhplMhWQ/s1600-h/TheTempleofHeaven.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265749943312226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 354px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVNwN4X2I/AAAAAAAAAUY/JWRfhplMhWQ/s400/TheTempleofHeaven.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVHqp1lyI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Y-M5UyJRVho/s1600-h/temple_of_heaven.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265645370742562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVHqp1lyI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Y-M5UyJRVho/s400/temple_of_heaven.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVBWfFhDI/AAAAAAAAAUI/qFBvPcb3t78/s1600-h/63_Temple_of_Heaven_viewed_from_Nine_Dragons_051212_bennett.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265536877724722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVBWfFhDI/AAAAAAAAAUI/qFBvPcb3t78/s400/63_Temple_of_Heaven_viewed_from_Nine_Dragons_051212_bennett.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Temple is divided by two enclosed walls into inner part and outer part. The main buildings of the Temple lie at the south and north ends of the middle axis line of the inner part. The most magnificent buildings are The Circular Mound Altar (Yuanqiutan), Imperial Vault of Heaven (Huangqiongyu) and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest (Qiniandian) from south to north. Also, there are some additional buildings like Three Echo Stones and Echo Wall.Almost all of the buildings are connected by a wide bridge called Vermilion Steps Bridge (Danbiqiao) or called Sacred Way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxTdz5WMrI/AAAAAAAAAUA/W_IVMMujcnA/s1600-h/Tour_du_marchÃ©.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376263826785579698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxTdz5WMrI/AAAAAAAAAUA/W_IVMMujcnA/s400/Tour_du_march%25C3%25A9.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxTVI8wEXI/AAAAAAAAAT4/rDI1CbryOD4/s1600-h/beijing-attractions-tian-an-men-square.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376263677818179954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxTVI8wEXI/AAAAAAAAAT4/rDI1CbryOD4/s400/beijing-attractions-tian-an-men-square.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Beijing attractions are among some of the best and most renowned that China has to offer. That is saying quite a bit, considering the wealth of tourist attractions in China&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxO3srrDJI/AAAAAAAAATw/9IPX1SwIxuA/s1600-h/great_walls.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376258773967637650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxO3srrDJI/AAAAAAAAATw/9IPX1SwIxuA/s400/great_walls.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxOxvmkCtI/AAAAAAAAATo/cXGEwNK-mc0/s1600-h/great-wall-of-china.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376258671672298194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxOxvmkCtI/AAAAAAAAATo/cXGEwNK-mc0/s400/great-wall-of-china.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-9028521996548784822?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/9028521996548784822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/tourism-in-chinas-great.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/9028521996548784822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/9028521996548784822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/tourism-in-chinas-great.html' title='Tourism in China&apos;s great'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SpxVNwN4X2I/AAAAAAAAAUY/JWRfhplMhWQ/s72-c/TheTempleofHeaven.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-852171133949841210</id><published>2009-08-17T11:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T11:31:59.484-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='India'/><title type='text'>Taj Mahal, in Delhi.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomiAPXPOwI/AAAAAAAAATg/nG500QL4YAI/s1600-h/taj-mahal-agra-ind330.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371002155623725826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomiAPXPOwI/AAAAAAAAATg/nG500QL4YAI/s400/taj-mahal-agra-ind330.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taj Mahal Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in India and it was built for love! Mumtaz Mahal (Chosen One of the Palace) was the name given to Arjumand Banu, the favorite wife of Emperor Shah Jahan. Upon her death in 1631, Shah Jahan set out to create the perfect mausoleum for her - it took 20,000 workmen and 22 years to complete!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somh5-BQJ3I/AAAAAAAAATY/SWlvH7zre3A/s1600-h/p111110-New_Delhi_India-Taj_Mahal.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371002047888893810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somh5-BQJ3I/AAAAAAAAATY/SWlvH7zre3A/s400/p111110-New_Delhi_India-Taj_Mahal.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somh5vSMm8I/AAAAAAAAATQ/lKbcxExbd3k/s1600-h/copy-of-delhi_20070630_146.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371002043933432770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somh5vSMm8I/AAAAAAAAATQ/lKbcxExbd3k/s400/copy-of-delhi_20070630_146.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Specialists were brought in from as far as Europe to work on this masterpiece. The Taj Mahal has many elements of Islamic design including arches, minarets, onion-shaped dome and black calligraphy inlaid around the entrance. The mausoleum is constructed from white marble that was brought in from Jodphur. The entire Taj Mahal is decorated with delicate inlaid floral patterns as well as precious and semi-precious stones such as jade, lapis lazuli, diamonds and mother of pearl.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-852171133949841210?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/852171133949841210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/taj-mahal-in-delhi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/852171133949841210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/852171133949841210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/taj-mahal-in-delhi.html' title='Taj Mahal, in Delhi.'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomiAPXPOwI/AAAAAAAAATg/nG500QL4YAI/s72-c/taj-mahal-agra-ind330.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-8206417921592408452</id><published>2009-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T11:26:05.814-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='India'/><title type='text'>India Pictures</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;India is a land of traditional and modern worlds, an array of sacred sites and spiritual encounters. Outdoor lovers will enjoy the sun-washed beaches, national parks and the widlife sanctuaries. From the Himalayan mountains to the holy Ganges River, travelers will discover that India is a spiritual, cultural and historical melting pot just waiting to be revealed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgY22AmwI/AAAAAAAAATI/0EPTM5IYZnM/s1600-h/p405804-Delhi-The_Red_Fort_Delhi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371000379515378434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgY22AmwI/AAAAAAAAATI/0EPTM5IYZnM/s400/p405804-Delhi-The_Red_Fort_Delhi.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgYs6-Z5I/AAAAAAAAATA/_2sAb6eU2BY/s1600-h/old-red-fort-delhi-ind017.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371000376851851154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgYs6-Z5I/AAAAAAAAATA/_2sAb6eU2BY/s400/old-red-fort-delhi-ind017.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turrets and flag of the Red Fort in Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgAv0iKmI/AAAAAAAAAS4/l4L0CRkGh_0/s1600-h/red_fort.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370999965313280610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgAv0iKmI/AAAAAAAAAS4/l4L0CRkGh_0/s400/red_fort.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The massive walls of the Red Fort in Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfpohJJrI/AAAAAAAAASw/ZDASXlw5mH0/s1600-h/Delhi-Qutb-Minar-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370999568215910066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfpohJJrI/AAAAAAAAASw/ZDASXlw5mH0/s400/Delhi-Qutb-Minar-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfpczXVeI/AAAAAAAAASo/3RHbG3TF6M8/s1600-h/old-qutub-minar-delhi-ind008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370999565071111650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfpczXVeI/AAAAAAAAASo/3RHbG3TF6M8/s400/old-qutub-minar-delhi-ind008.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Qutub Minar, a tall minaret tower, in Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfQQ4talI/AAAAAAAAASg/Z4hfCAupqj8/s1600-h/15_DOOL_090515_CD_L1_H1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370999132375575122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfQQ4talI/AAAAAAAAASg/Z4hfCAupqj8/s400/15_DOOL_090515_CD_L1_H1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfP9qjBFI/AAAAAAAAASY/UnzjJa2VZEI/s1600-h/15_DOOL_090515_CD_L1_H11_335.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370999127215899730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomfP9qjBFI/AAAAAAAAASY/UnzjJa2VZEI/s400/15_DOOL_090515_CD_L1_H11_335.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The flower-like architecture of the Bahai Temple (Lotus Temple) in Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Some8x74XRI/AAAAAAAAASQ/ZoSzLd9W9rg/s1600-h/Humayun%20Tomb%20building,%20the%20architectural%20precursor%20to%20the%20Taj%20Mahal.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370998797649861906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Some8x74XRI/AAAAAAAAASQ/ZoSzLd9W9rg/s400/Humayun%2520Tomb%2520building,%2520the%2520architectural%2520precursor%2520to%2520the%2520Taj%2520Mahal.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Humayun Tomb building, the architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal, in Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Someq5dH_FI/AAAAAAAAASI/cj2ZUIFPcw0/s1600-h/humayun_tomb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370998490430700626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Someq5dH_FI/AAAAAAAAASI/cj2ZUIFPcw0/s400/humayun_tomb.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Humayun Tomb in Delhi. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-8206417921592408452?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/8206417921592408452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/india-pictures.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/8206417921592408452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/8206417921592408452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/india-pictures.html' title='India Pictures'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomgY22AmwI/AAAAAAAAATI/0EPTM5IYZnM/s72-c/p405804-Delhi-The_Red_Fort_Delhi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-5592957189607019256</id><published>2009-08-17T11:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T11:15:05.674-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Athens'/><title type='text'>Athens - Hadrian's Arch</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomeAnmQlYI/AAAAAAAAASA/KWCPsyObAI4/s1600-h/Athens_Hadrians_Arch_at_night_tb_n011501.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370997764082668930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomeAnmQlYI/AAAAAAAAASA/KWCPsyObAI4/s400/Athens_Hadrians_Arch_at_night_tb_n011501.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Hadrian's Arch Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;To the west of the Olympieion, immediately adjoining the Leofóros Amalías, one of Athens' busiest traffic arteries, is Hadrian's Arch, erected in A.D. 131-132, when the gigantic temple of Olympian Zeus was finally completed. It is thought to occupy the position of an earlier city gate of the sixth century B.C., and was later incorporated by the Turks in the circuit of walls with which they surrounded the town in 1778 and which was pierced by seven gates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somd2JHZSEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/UnIdE1ZsfwU/s1600-h/hadrians-arch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370997584101460034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 397px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somd2JHZSEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/UnIdE1ZsfwU/s400/hadrians-arch.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somd1kfxBZI/AAAAAAAAARw/PAPew_19YCE/s1600-h/Hadrians_arch_Athens.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370997574271567250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somd1kfxBZI/AAAAAAAAARw/PAPew_19YCE/s400/Hadrians_arch_Athens.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The arch is a plain structure of Pentelic marble, bearing two inscriptions: on the west side, facing the Acropolis. "This is the ancient city of Theseus", and on the east side, facing the Olympieion, "This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus". &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-5592957189607019256?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/5592957189607019256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/athens-hadrians-arch.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5592957189607019256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/5592957189607019256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/athens-hadrians-arch.html' title='Athens - Hadrian&apos;s Arch'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomeAnmQlYI/AAAAAAAAASA/KWCPsyObAI4/s72-c/Athens_Hadrians_Arch_at_night_tb_n011501.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-4601786968368035276</id><published>2009-08-17T11:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T11:10:32.879-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Athens'/><title type='text'>Athens - Acropolis</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somc5X3wP8I/AAAAAAAAARo/OOyq4ZM54lM/s1600-h/acropolis-athens-gr5079.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370996540090367938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somc5X3wP8I/AAAAAAAAARo/OOyq4ZM54lM/s400/acropolis-athens-gr5079.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Acropolis Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;(Local Name: Akrópoli) A great crag of limestone rising out of the plain of Attica offered a site well adapted for the Acropolis, the fortified citadel of Athens. At first it served both as the stronghold of the kings of Athens and as the site of the city's oldest shrines; later it was reserved for the service of the divinities of Athens alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomcbIiOIjI/AAAAAAAAARg/JagxR5nxMoo/s1600-h/01821_greece_athens_acropolis.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370996020577444402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomcbIiOIjI/AAAAAAAAARg/JagxR5nxMoo/s400/01821_greece_athens_acropolis.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomcawcV7TI/AAAAAAAAARY/55ODMwtBjdY/s1600-h/800px-Athens_acropolis_Erechtheion_4-2004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370996014110338354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SomcawcV7TI/AAAAAAAAARY/55ODMwtBjdY/s400/800px-Athens_acropolis_Erechtheion_4-2004.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This religious center of ancient Athens, which received its classical form in the time of Pericles, thus reflected the humane values of Greek culture and thoughts which have retained their power down to our own day. In spite of the destruction wrought by many centuries, most notably the devastating explosion in 1687, when a Venetian grenade blew up a Turkish powder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;magazine which had been housed in the Parthenon and made the 2,000-year-old temple a ruin, the surviving remains still convey something of the splendor of the age of Pericles.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-4601786968368035276?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/4601786968368035276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/athens-acropolis.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4601786968368035276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4601786968368035276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/athens-acropolis.html' title='Athens - Acropolis'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Somc5X3wP8I/AAAAAAAAARo/OOyq4ZM54lM/s72-c/acropolis-athens-gr5079.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-2765066901675005573</id><published>2009-08-15T10:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T11:04:22.605-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Athens'/><title type='text'>Parthenon in Athens</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sob2-0KaFuI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ODBPEzJh4tg/s1600-h/parthenon-and-the-acropolis-landmark-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370251164700514018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sob2-0KaFuI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ODBPEzJh4tg/s400/parthenon-and-the-acropolis-landmark-1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sob2CgIA8AI/AAAAAAAAARI/GGA7i1rWMp8/s1600-h/800px-Parthenon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370250128529616898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sob2CgIA8AI/AAAAAAAAARI/GGA7i1rWMp8/s400/800px-Parthenon.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Parthenon stands proudly as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville's premier urban park. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Athenian originals.&lt;br /&gt;Originally built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, this replica of the original Parthenon in Athens serves as a monument to what is considered the pinnacle of classical architecture. The plaster replicas of the Parthenon Marbles found in the Naos are direct casts of the original sculptures which adorned the pediments of the Athenian Parthenon, dating back to 438 B.C. The originals of these powerful fragments are housed in the British Museum in London.&lt;br /&gt;The Parthenon also serves as the city of Nashville's art museum. The focus of the Parthenon's permanent collection is a group of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists donated by James M. Cowan. Additional gallery spaces provide a venue for a variety of temporary shows and exhibits. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-2765066901675005573?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/2765066901675005573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/parthenon-stands-proudly-as-centerpiece.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2765066901675005573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2765066901675005573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/parthenon-stands-proudly-as-centerpiece.html' title='Parthenon in Athens'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sob2-0KaFuI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ODBPEzJh4tg/s72-c/parthenon-and-the-acropolis-landmark-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-6457332331116925383</id><published>2009-08-15T09:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-27T11:59:49.058-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmqMkB7VI/AAAAAAAAAQw/WuazyuKu4L4/s1600-h/FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370233218287136082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmqMkB7VI/AAAAAAAAAQw/WuazyuKu4L4/s400/FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmlKuDfkI/AAAAAAAAAQo/PQaAu-93R2A/s1600-h/FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370233131892964930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 353px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmlKuDfkI/AAAAAAAAAQo/PQaAu-93R2A/s400/FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmgAL5Y_I/AAAAAAAAAQg/VPJXcngFVYI/s1600-h/1FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370233043165996018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmgAL5Y_I/AAAAAAAAAQg/VPJXcngFVYI/s400/1FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh&lt;br /&gt;Hotel Location is the Southern tip of the Sinai peninsular,&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for a winter sun holiday in 5 star luxury Sharm El Sheikh Four Seasons Resort is the one of the best choice. All 136 guest rooms feature a private balcony or terrace - most with stunning views of the sea. Luxury suites, interconnecting doors, offer the most elegant and secluded surroundings. The breath-taking Royal Suite, as its name suggests, is truly fit for a king and has its own private garden, where guests can take breakfast each morning, and beach away from the main resort. The fabulous swimming pool makes a spectacular centrepiece to the resort, tempting even the most determined sun-worshipper from their comfortable chaise-longues several times a day. Conscientious attendants ensure that your every whim is catered for, with cold flannels and complimentary fruit juices on offer to combat the height of the midday sun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-6457332331116925383?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/6457332331116925383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/four-seasons-resort-sharm-el-sheikh.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/6457332331116925383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/6457332331116925383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/four-seasons-resort-sharm-el-sheikh.html' title='Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobmqMkB7VI/AAAAAAAAAQw/WuazyuKu4L4/s72-c/FourSeasonsResortSharmElSheikh2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-257325319888285875</id><published>2009-08-15T09:26:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T09:45:32.375-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Sharm El-Sheikh City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobkPLvy6VI/AAAAAAAAAQY/EfRuD3BQ38A/s1600-h/037.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370230555188324690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobkPLvy6VI/AAAAAAAAAQY/EfRuD3BQ38A/s400/037.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobjT-eP7_I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/FiQawa_x6Tc/s1600-h/L_06185.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370229538012786674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobjT-eP7_I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/FiQawa_x6Tc/s400/L_06185.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharm El-Sheikh city offers a variety of tourist attractions ranging from a dramatic mountain backdrop to stretches of golden beaches on matchless waters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobiPfSRXmI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qdXDzvmSgDI/s1600-h/SINAI01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370228361409945186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobiPfSRXmI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qdXDzvmSgDI/s400/SINAI01.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The simplicity of sun, sea and sand. The &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping and entertainment. This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula. All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea. There are small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to International chains, plus about all the amenities one could expect of a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities. In fact, with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is almost impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-257325319888285875?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/257325319888285875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/sharm-el-sheikh-city.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/257325319888285875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/257325319888285875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/sharm-el-sheikh-city.html' title='Sharm El-Sheikh City'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/SobkPLvy6VI/AAAAAAAAAQY/EfRuD3BQ38A/s72-c/037.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-2601330760947876427</id><published>2009-08-09T13:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-09T13:48:05.141-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Luxor, Egypt Tourism</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81WJj_XdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/PuyXg2Yxpeg/s1600-h/1727488-Luxor-Egypt-0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368067935489187282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81WJj_XdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/PuyXg2Yxpeg/s400/1727488-Luxor-Egypt-0.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The town of Luxor, the great tourist center of Upper Egypt, Iies on the right bank of the Nile in an extensive depression bounded on the east by the rock walls of the Eastern Desert Plateau. The modern town occupies part of the area of the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, which extended much farther north beyond the temples of Karnak, with&lt;br /&gt;... More &gt;&lt;br /&gt;its necropolis on the west bank of the Nile reaching far into the hills of the Western Desert. The present name is derived from the Arabic El-Qusur (the "Palaces": plural form of El-Qasr) referring to the mighty temple which was occupied until the end of the 19th century by the houses of the village.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The town's main traffic artery is the Shari el-Bahr el-Nil, the corniche road, with the landing-stage used by the Nile cruise ships and the cross-river ferries, which runs north and south from the temple. Between the temple and the river are the remains of a Roman forum. To the south are the Winter Palace and New Winter Palace Hotels, and in the immediate vicinity of the temple the Tourist Bazaar, shops, banks and travel agencies. To the north of the temple are other hotels and the Museum. On the eastern outskirts of the town is the station; to the northeast, outside the town, the airport.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To the north of Luxor is the great temple complex of Karnak, reached in ancient times through the streets of the city but now approached by a broad tree-lined avenue. Even in the time of the Pharaohs the Temple of Amun, the chief god of Thebes, was regarded as the finest creation of an age rich in architectural achievement. To the north, at Medu, present-day Medamut, was another group of temples.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81J2UsGuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/bxmi7EiDHeQ/s1600-h/luxor_004p.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368067724166306530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81J2UsGuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/bxmi7EiDHeQ/s400/luxor_004p.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81Jnx9BFI/AAAAAAAAAPg/26ovrq8U1dg/s1600-h/Luxor098KarnakSculpColumns-377x500.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368067720262517842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81Jnx9BFI/AAAAAAAAAPg/26ovrq8U1dg/s400/Luxor098KarnakSculpColumns-377x500.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn80TfIG_HI/AAAAAAAAAPY/D1KX2wZVDao/s1600-h/d_Temple_of_Kom_Ombo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368066790226590834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn80TfIG_HI/AAAAAAAAAPY/D1KX2wZVDao/s400/d_Temple_of_Kom_Ombo.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Temple of Kom Ombo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn80DqqN8pI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/CHeJCdsYjiQ/s1600-h/a_statue_of_pharoah_temple_of_Karnak.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368066518444536466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 376px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn80DqqN8pI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/CHeJCdsYjiQ/s400/a_statue_of_pharoah_temple_of_Karnak.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Statue of Pharoah, Temple of Karnak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8zz59u-QI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ke-denePCmc/s1600-h/a_obelisks_Temple_of_Karnak.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368066247675017474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8zz59u-QI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ke-denePCmc/s400/a_obelisks_Temple_of_Karnak.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obelisks, Temple of Karnak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8znPmiUPI/AAAAAAAAAPA/SlSAUvRupRI/s1600-h/e_Temple_of_Hatshepsut.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368066030144999666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8znPmiUPI/AAAAAAAAAPA/SlSAUvRupRI/s400/e_Temple_of_Hatshepsut.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Temple of Hatshepsut&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8zV07u6hI/AAAAAAAAAO4/CcMsdXHR3_w/s1600-h/f_Deir_el_Medina_west_bank_of_Nile_at_Luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368065730928372242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8zV07u6hI/AAAAAAAAAO4/CcMsdXHR3_w/s400/f_Deir_el_Medina_west_bank_of_Nile_at_Luxor.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deir el Medina, west bank of the Nile at&lt;br /&gt;Luxor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8y-qLWOgI/AAAAAAAAAOw/8lforIBzCgM/s1600-h/g_Temple_of_Luxor_Egypt_image_1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368065332904081922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8y-qLWOgI/AAAAAAAAAOw/8lforIBzCgM/s400/g_Temple_of_Luxor_Egypt_image_1.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Temple of Luxor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8yskhx9fI/AAAAAAAAAOo/rDSso7DB99Y/s1600-h/g_Temple_of_Luxor_Egypt_image_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368065022149916146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8yskhx9fI/AAAAAAAAAOo/rDSso7DB99Y/s400/g_Temple_of_Luxor_Egypt_image_2.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Temple of Luxor &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-2601330760947876427?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/2601330760947876427/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/luxor-egypt-tourism.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2601330760947876427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2601330760947876427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/luxor-egypt-tourism.html' title='Luxor, Egypt Tourism'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn81WJj_XdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/PuyXg2Yxpeg/s72-c/1727488-Luxor-Egypt-0.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-2499640834458907011</id><published>2009-08-09T13:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-09T13:28:30.720-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Alexandria - Fort Qaitbay</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8wRnuDPZI/AAAAAAAAANw/FPkrmlSalCI/s1600-h/qaitbay.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368062360126963090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8wRnuDPZI/AAAAAAAAANw/FPkrmlSalCI/s400/qaitbay.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century A.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Citadel is situated at the entrance of the eastern harbour on the eastern point of the Pharos Island. It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About 1480 A.D, the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the place as part of his coastal defensive edifices against the Turks, who were threatening Egypt at that time. He built the castle and placed a Mosque inside it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Citadel continued to function during most of the Mameluke period, the Ottoman period and the Modern period, but after the British bombardment of the city of Alexandria in 1883, it was kept out of the spotlight. It became neglected until the 20th century, when it was restored several times by the Egyptian Supreme Counsel of Antiquities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8xR0gAZQI/AAAAAAAAAOg/2rRNg1OcMic/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368063463069345026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8xR0gAZQI/AAAAAAAAAOg/2rRNg1OcMic/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8xRrqFI7I/AAAAAAAAAOY/5jDWSCPqcVE/s1600-h/ray_qaitbay.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8xRWlzA6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/BmR2yU7f2hU/s1600-h/123951339mySuDt_fs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368063455040570274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8xRWlzA6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/BmR2yU7f2hU/s400/123951339mySuDt_fs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-2499640834458907011?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/2499640834458907011/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/alexandria-fort-qaitbay.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2499640834458907011'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/2499640834458907011'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/alexandria-fort-qaitbay.html' title='Alexandria - Fort Qaitbay'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8wRnuDPZI/AAAAAAAAANw/FPkrmlSalCI/s72-c/qaitbay.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-4680510465657694538</id><published>2009-08-09T12:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-09T12:59:34.175-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Great pyramid and sphinx.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8qj-U3IqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/XPy6Huf3p74/s1600-h/sphinx1-24.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368056078363206306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8qj-U3IqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/XPy6Huf3p74/s400/sphinx1-24.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a depression to the south of Khafre's pyramid at Giza near Cairo sits a huge creature with the head of a human and a lion's body. This monumental statue, the first truly colossal royal sculpture in Egypt, known as the Great Sphinx, is a national symbol of Egypt, both ancient and modern. It has stirred the imagination of poets, scholars, adventurers and tourists for centuries and has also inspired a wealth of speculation about its age, its meaning, and the secrets that it might hold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word "sphinx", which means 'strangler', was first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature which had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. In Egypt, there are numerous sphinxes, usually with the head of a king wearing his headdress and the body of a lion. There are, however, sphinxes with ram heads that are associated with the god Amun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8qJAeQ1HI/AAAAAAAAANA/k3_7lYYtFHk/s1600-h/sphinx1-21.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368055615083041906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8qJAeQ1HI/AAAAAAAAANA/k3_7lYYtFHk/s400/sphinx1-21.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Great Sphinx is to the northeast of Khafre's (Chephren) Valley Temple. Where it sits was once a quarry. We believe that Khafre's workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago. Khafre's name was also mentioned on the Dream Stele, which sits between the paws of the great beast. However, no one is completely certain that it is in fact the face of Khafre, though indeed that is the preponderance of thought. Recently, however, it has been argued that Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, may have also had the Great Sphinx built.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Great Sphinx is believed to be the most immense stone sculpture in the round ever made by man. However, it must be noted that the Sphinx is not an isolated monument and that it must be examined in the context of its surroundings. Specifically, like many of Egypt's monuments, it is a complex which consists not only of the great statue itself, but also of its old temple, a New Kingdom temple and some other small structures. It is also closely related to Khafre's Valley Temple, which itself had four colossal sphinx statues each more than 26 feet long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pva2zPMI/AAAAAAAAAM4/O35qxA_ntFI/s1600-h/sphinx1-23.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368055175488683202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pva2zPMI/AAAAAAAAAM4/O35qxA_ntFI/s400/sphinx1-23.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The material of the Sphinx is the limestone bedrock of what geologists call the Muqqatam Formation, which originated fifty million years ago from sediments deposited at the bottom of sea waters that engulfed northeast Africa during the Middle Eocene period. An embankment formed along what is now the north-northwest side of the plateau. Nummulites, which are small, disk-shaped fossils named after the Latin word for 'coin', pack the embankment. These were once the shells of now extinct planktonic organisms. There was a shoal and coral reef that grew over the southern slope of the embankment. Carbonate mud deposited in the lagoon petrified into the layers from which the ancient builders, some fifty million years later, carved out the Great Sphinx.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pQM1vy2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/F0Axc7pKB8Y/s1600-h/egypt_SphinxGreatPyramid.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368054639150222178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pQM1vy2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/F0Axc7pKB8Y/s400/egypt_SphinxGreatPyramid.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pP6oxSMI/AAAAAAAAAMo/fhDSQIjk_Ik/s1600-h/sphinx_pyramid1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368054634263955650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pP6oxSMI/AAAAAAAAAMo/fhDSQIjk_Ik/s400/sphinx_pyramid1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pPzXJNUI/AAAAAAAAAMg/D6EFpEX2KvY/s1600-h/gpw-20040823-UnitedStates-DefenseVisualInformationCenter-DF-ST-99-05286-The-Great-Sphinx-of-Giza-and-one-of-the-Great-Pyramids-Egypt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368054632310977858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pPzXJNUI/AAAAAAAAAMg/D6EFpEX2KvY/s400/gpw-20040823-UnitedStates-DefenseVisualInformationCenter-DF-ST-99-05286-The-Great-Sphinx-of-Giza-and-one-of-the-Great-Pyramids-Egypt.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pPsXXcZI/AAAAAAAAAMY/s7jgo9tPViU/s1600-h/800px-Great_Sphinx_of_Giza_-_20080716a.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368054630432862610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8pPsXXcZI/AAAAAAAAAMY/s7jgo9tPViU/s400/800px-Great_Sphinx_of_Giza_-_20080716a.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7463046244858170925-4680510465657694538?l=42rism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/feeds/4680510465657694538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-pyramid-and-sphinx.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4680510465657694538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7463046244858170925/posts/default/4680510465657694538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://42rism.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-pyramid-and-sphinx.html' title='Great pyramid and sphinx.'/><author><name>wetny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12152594599426877543</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8qj-U3IqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/XPy6Huf3p74/s72-c/sphinx1-24.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463046244858170925.post-7224521236317401912</id><published>2009-08-09T11:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-09T13:55:17.881-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egyptian'/><title type='text'>Egyptian Museum</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8l0XrZJ7I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/5uXNYA2iodQ/s1600-h/egyptian-museum-exterior-cc-phool-4XC.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368050862488364978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8l0XrZJ7I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/5uXNYA2iodQ/s400/egyptian-museum-exterior-cc-phool-4XC.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Egyptian Museum owes its existence to the Egyptian Antiquities Service, established by the Egyptian government in 1835 to limit the looting of Egypt's priceless artifacts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The museum opened in 1858 with a collection assembled by Auguste Mariette, the French archaeologist retained by Isma'il Pasha. It was originally housed in an annex of the palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza, the museum moved to its present location in 1900.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Egyptian Museum's collection includes over 120,000 items. As at the Louvre Museum in Paris, it is necessary to be selective during a visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One major highlight is the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamen tomb collection on the museum's upper floor. The tomb of "King Tut" (as he is better known) was found remarkably intact by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in 1923. Artifacts on display include the gold funerary mask and sarcophagus, four huge gilded boxes that fit inside each other, an ancient trumpet, thrones, and even a royal toilet seat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also upstairs is the royal Mummy Room, which houses 11 royal mummies from pharaonic times. It has a significant entrance fee and does not allow photos, but the adjacent (free) room has a nice assortment of mummified animals and birds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lkZZSpgI/AAAAAAAAAMI/PxCG9KiTHDY/s1600-h/1895455-Egyptian-Museum-0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368050588071405058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lkZZSpgI/AAAAAAAAAMI/PxCG9KiTHDY/s400/1895455-Egyptian-Museum-0.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lkAYPsgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vzmXlT05O1k/s1600-h/EgyptianMuseum2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368050581356130818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lkAYPsgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vzmXlT05O1k/s400/EgyptianMuseum2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lj4UJp3I/AAAAAAAAAL4/Po_uKxmDeCo/s1600-h/EgyptianMuseum.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368050579191474034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lj4UJp3I/AAAAAAAAAL4/Po_uKxmDeCo/s400/EgyptianMuseum.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lSkqWOPI/AAAAAAAAALw/sn3nRBJYeN0/s1600-h/CairoMuseum4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368050281858087154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8lSkqWOPI/AAAAAAAAALw/sn3nRBJYeN0/s400/CairoMuseum4.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pharaoh statue outside the Egyptian Museum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8ioDqTjzI/AAAAAAAAALo/y8kzcXgs8To/s1600-h/2753135-2-egyptian-museum-king-tutankhamun-chair.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368047352421781298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8ioDqTjzI/AAAAAAAAALo/y8kzcXgs8To/s400/2753135-2-egyptian-museum-king-tutankhamun-chair.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;King Tutankhamun Chair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8g2iAtngI/AAAAAAAAALg/s7f72woxnMY/s1600-h/granite_pyramideon_b530.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368045402063740418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8g2iAtngI/AAAAAAAAALg/s7f72woxnMY/s400/granite_pyramideon_b530.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last stone on the top of a pyramid was a mini-pyramid in granite, often covered with gold or electrum (an alloy of gold and silver). In the museum you will find several pyramideons in the first large hall straight ahead when entering the museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8f9AFqWOI/AAAAAAAAALY/3poODOmal4k/s1600-h/amarnahouse7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368044413705148642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8f9AFqWOI/AAAAAAAAALY/3poODOmal4k/s400/amarnahouse7.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facade of a private temple at Amarna, now in the Egyptian Museum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tutankhamen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8fX1GQgvI/AAAAAAAAALQ/AsX1ghmQTnc/s1600-h/king-tut-cc-john-spier.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368043775099699954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8fX1GQgvI/AAAAAAAAALQ/AsX1ghmQTnc/s400/king-tut-cc-john-spier.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8fXXHtTjI/AAAAAAAAALI/gUZVFO0g1e0/s1600-h/king-tut-mask-wp-gfdl.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368043767052717618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8fXXHtTjI/AAAAAAAAALI/gUZVFO0g1e0/s400/king-tut-mask-wp-gfdl.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "treasures" of Tutankhamun have been marvelled at since their discovery by Howard Carter in 1922. It took a decade to catalogue, remove and conserve the thousands of items in the small tomb. A few of the items are displayed here and on following pages to be added as time permits. The two innermost sarcophagi are displayed in the Cairo Museum, while the outer most one still holds the mummy of Tutankhamun and resides in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8enkaO8EI/AAAAAAAAAKw/m6_HgzpHTrg/s1600-h/sarc2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368042945986359362" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8enkaO8EI/AAAAAAAAAKw/m6_HgzpHTrg/s400/sarc2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8enc2HGII/AAAAAAAAAKo/7StVmExHF9Q/s1600-h/sarc1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368042943955802242" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CVewK8DXmSc/Sn8enc2HGII/AAAAAAAAAKo/7StVmExHF9Q/s400/sarc1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Tutankhamun's second sarcophagus. 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