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poblet monastery
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:08 AM by hiba
The Poblet Monastery is located in Tarragona, Spain, about an hour and a half north of Barcelona. The monastery was established in the mid-12th century, but was set on fire during the Carlist War. It was rebuilt and reinhabited in the 1930s. It is really an experience to go and see how a monastery functions today. There are guided tours led by [...]
overview
Posted June 25, 2006 at 12:07 AM by sgarba
The 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 point [...]
Sites and Sounds: Bucharest
Posted May 28, 2007 at 05:53 PM by sgarba
This 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.
beijing at its heart
Posted September 11, 2006 at 07:34 AM by
Welcome 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, [...]destination peru
Posted May 23, 2006 at 09:44 PM by
The mysteries of Machu Picchu can best be represented visually. When we visited the fog rolling crossing the raging river helped set an onimous mood. It couldn't have prepared us for the spookiness of the ruins as we topped a hill and looked down at a vanished civilization. Amazing!
