http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1236:UruguayFrom my last trip to Uruguay, March 2007Wed, 11 July 2007 09:05:14 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/801:Sites+and+Sounds%3A+BucharestThis is from a trip to Bucharest, Romania. Not exactly the most picturesque city in the World, yet still striking by virtue of its history (Ceau?escu), its people and its new found status as one of the recent entrants into the EU.Mon, 28 May 2007 17:53:14 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/918:xi%27anXi'an, capital of the Shaanxi province is one of the most polluted cities. Yet amid this foggy air, Xi'an hides the Eight Wonder of the World , the Terracotta Warriors. Bing Ma Yong, as they call it is the tomb of the first emperor, Shih Huang Ti. Each statue is said to be different, and if you look further into its history,Mon, 11 September 2006 07:50:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/917:beijing+at+its+heartWelcome to Beijing, a vibrant city where history and modernity stand side by side! On this very soil is where the Ming and Qing Dynasty ruled from the inner Forbidden City with 3,000 concubines at the service of the emperor. This is where the Chinese people's beloved Chairman Mao lies frozen in time and where the Tiananmen Square,Mon, 11 September 2006 07:34:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/178:overviewThe native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching pointSun, 25 June 2006 00:07:00 America/New_York