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Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Athens, Greece
This is a fantastic museum showcasing intricate jewelry designs through the Cycladic, Byzantine and other eras of Greek history. Over 3000 jewelry pieces are on display and visitors can also place orders to have identical pieces made by the Museum workshop personnel. The most interesting are those jewels in the form of insects. Timings: Daily [except Tuesday] Address: 12 Kalisperi ...
Jewish Cemetery
Prague, Czech Republic
The grave of Franz Kafka is the most visited site here; turn right a row 21 then left at the wall until you come to the end of the section. Worshippers commemorate Kafka’s death on June 3rd. Address: Izraelska 1 Opening Times: 9am – 5pm Sunday to Thursday, 9am – 2pm Friday - April to October 9am – 4pm Sunday to Thursday, 9am – 2pm Friday – November to March ...
West Lake
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Tay, or West Lake, is the largest lake in Hanoi and is popularly known as the Lake of Mists. During medieval times, kings as well as warlords had their palaces built on its banks while in more recent times the lakeside has seen the sprouting of villas, hotels and restaurants; and is now a trendy locale which many expatriates and young Hanoians call home. The lake is also steeped in legend and i...
Czar Cannon and Czar Bell
Moscow, Russia
These are two fantastic though strange features of the Kremlin. The cannon was built in the late 16 th Century to defend the Kremlin's Savior Gate. The bell was built in the early 18th Century and is the largest in the world, weighing around 200 tons. Both were never used and are reflective of the extravagance and excessiveness of Russian rulers. ...