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Amazing Places
Here we present the most exciting destinations on earth. The world is bigger than you think! Humans` explorations of earth leads to the most amazing adventures. Neither words, photograps nor films do the world`s places justice - they must been seen, heard and touched.
One of the most shocking movies I ever have seen is Schindler`s list. In Krakow I visited the recently open Shindler`s museum in the factory which Schindler used to employ refugees during the Second World War. In this way he saved more Jews from the gas chambers than any other single person during WWII.
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Late in the evening on Saturday 25 April 2009, sun rays and cloudes created a magic blue dark light over Oslo, the capital in Norway. Since the most ancient times dark blue colour has been a popular colour around the world. It has its own expression and in that evening the colour made it very special.
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Taking a tour to the Nowa Huta district, Krakow 's famous communist enclave, was a strange experience for me. As I could understand, the life under the communism was really absurd. Nowa Huta was originally a gift from Stalin. This working-class quarter boasts some great "grey" communist architecture. Its also still bears testament to the power of the Soviets.
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Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. It was handwritten for over 1600 years ago. The manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. An international collaboration has now reunited the entire manuscript in digital form and made it accessible to a global audience for the first time.
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Observing the continuously shifting colours of Ayers Rock, Uluru, in Australia, on a far distance, at sunset and sunrise, is real rewarding, but climbing Ayers Rock is controversial. Since it`s a sacred ground for the Aboriginal people, they prefer tourists not to climb Ayers Rock. Now authorities in Australia will close the site around the huge rock within 2 years.
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The Holocaust is full of paradoxes. The history is so confusing and insane, and must not be forgotten. After the war the Polish government decided to restore Auschwitz I and turn it into a museum honouring the victims of Nazism. Auschwitz II and the remains of the gas chambers there are also open to the public. The Auschwitz concentration camp is part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The ashes of the victims of the SS were scattered between the barracks, and the entire area is considered as a graveyard. |
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Walking around in the largest concentration camp from the Second World is learning about life in the hard way. Auschwitz was also the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world, and as the American philosopher George Santayana wrote (see the writing on the wall in one of the barracks in the death camp): “those who does not remember history is bound to live through it again”. |
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What happened to children in Auschwitz? Walking around in the largest concentration camp in Poland from the Second World War gave me a history lesson for life. The history became so unpleasant real. Auschwitz was also the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world. Especially one thing made a strong emotional impression on me: a large collection of children`s shoes. |
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The Gothic Wawel Castle is both an architectural and historial landmark in Krakow, Cracow, in Poland. Wawel Hill is also probably the most important place in the city. The castle was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. The Wawel Hill used to be the residence of Polish Kings and according to the legend, the dragon.
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The Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) and The Red Cross are inviting 2469 people from multicultural Norway to join them at Norway`s tallest mountain, Mt. Galdhøpiggen, Galdhogpiggen, on the 12th and 13th of June 2009. Anyone who wishes to support multicultural Norway is welcome to participate.
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In 1714 the stone fortress Olavinlinna in Finland was surrounded by the Russian enemy. Inside the Swedish garrison was starving. Their hungry horses screamed in pain. It was a critical situation. Suddenly the horses stopped screaming and silence fall. The soldiers felt relieved for a while until the know what`s happened: the horses had been slaughtered for food, but it was more to come. Today Olavinlinna is one of Finland`s biggest tourist attractions, and the site is used for the annual opera festival.
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What are the world's top destinations, places that every curious traveller should visit in a lifetime? Could it be cities as Amsterdam, Athens, Rome, Bangkok, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Jerusalem, Beijing, Los Angeles or other places? Join National Geographic`s poll, and vote for the city you most like to visit!
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The structure is a series of walls first linked up more than 2,000 years ago. The Great Wall of China is even greater than previously thought, both according to the first detailed survey to establish the length of the ancient barricade and discoveries of hidden structures.
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According to the earliest Norwegian writings, it was in our very district that our ancient gods had their actual site. The Sarpsborg area holds some of the finest relics in the country - rock carvings, burial mounds, fortifications and impressive monuments in stone. Norway's most famous king, Olav Haraldsson - later St. Olav, founded Sarpsborg in 1016. Connected to this article you also will find some general information about Sarpsborg.
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Rough Guides has made a selection of the Iceland`s highlights in the new edition. The country offers outstanding buildings, natural wonders, historic sites and abundant wildlife. There you can experience Dettifoss, Lake Mývat, Geysir, The Blue Lagoon, whale watching, Eiríksstaðir for experiencieng Icelands Viking history at this reconstruction of Eirík the Reds farm in Haukadalur valley. And there are more!
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Meeting the Mudmen
in Papua New Guinea
See the video HERE |
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