Trees of the World

Tree-lovers, here we go....

1. Kiawe Tree, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii


2. Japanese Cherry tree


3. Divi-Divi Tree, Aruba


4. Giant Sequoia Trees, Yosemite National Park, California


5. Fever Trees at Sunset, Africa


6.Baobab Trees, Kalahari Desert, Botswana


7. Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert, California


8. Tea Trees, Queensland, Australia


9. Ice-covered Willow Trees


10.Coconut Palm Trees, Dominican Republic


11. Foxtail Pine, California


12. Ghost Gum Tree, Central Australia


13. Acacia Tree Over the Savannah, Kenya


14. Almond Tree, Antelope Valley, California


15.Maple Tree, Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon


16. Champak Tree, Maharashtra, India


17. Cholla Cacti, Joshua Tree National Park, California


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Not So Famous Castles

1. Pousada Castle, Obidos, Portugal
2.Trakai Castle, Lake Galve, Lithuania

3. Egeskov Castle, Fyn Island, Denmark

4. Kalmar Castle, Kalmar, Sweden

5. Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan

6. Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

7.Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales

8. Alcazar Castle, Segovia, Spain

9. Chenonceaux Castle, France

10. Dromoland Castle, Ennis, Ireland

11. Dunrobin Castle, Scotland

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The Most Beautiful Basilicas

1. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
2. Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal
3. Basilica di San Marco, Venice

4. St. Mary's, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, KentuckyClick the images for a larger view.

Venice in Pics, Italy

Venice is probably the most romantic place on Earth, if someone disagrees talk to your wifes and girlfriends, you'll feel a lot different afterwards. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 62,000 in the historic city of Venice.

Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 118 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot. In the 19th century a causeway to the mainland brought a railway station to Venice, and an automobile causeway and parking lot was added in the 20th century. Beyond these land entrances at the northern edge of the city, transportation within the city remains, as it was in centuries past, entirely on water or on foot. Venice is Europe's largest urban car free area, unique in Europe in remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks.

The classical Venetian boat is the gondola, although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Most Venetians now travel by motorised waterbuses ("vaporetti") which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city's islands. The city also has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.

Venice is served by the newly rebuilt Marco Polo International Airport, or Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo, named in honor of its famous citizen. The airport is on the mainland and was rebuilt away from the coast, however the water taxis or Aliliaguna waterbus' to Venice are only a seven minute walk from the terminals....(more on www.wikipedia.org)

Waterfalls of the World

Hawasupai Falls, Arizona

El Nicho Falls, Cuba

Aerial view of Niagara Falls, Canada/USA

Angel Falls, Venezuela (Highest Falls in the World)

Purakaunui Falls, New Zealand

Lugard Falls, Kenya

Hopetoun Falls, Australia

Minas Viejas falls, Mexico

Golden Falls, Iceland

Iguassu Falls, Argentina/Brazil

Opaeka'a Falls, Hawaii

San Rafael Falls, Ecuador

Ramona Falls, Oregon

Montmorency Falls, Canada