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Jardim Zoologico
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Address: Rua Paula e Silva, Sao Cristovao Tel: 2569 2024 Admission: US$2 Opening Times: 9am-4:30pm Tue-Sun Located 200m from the old imperial residence of Qunita da Boa Vista, Rio’s zoo has a medium sized menagerie of animals: mostly Brazilian mammals and endangered species. The tropical bird aviary and the Nocturnal House where you can get up close with sloths, bats and other night ...
Sensoji Temple
Tokyo, Japan
This is arguably Tokyo’s most popular temple. It has stood at this very location since 628 A.D. despite having been destroyed during WWII in 1945 during a bombing raid, it was rebuilt soon after. The myth surrounding this temple is that two fishermen catching fish in the Sumida river caught instead a golden statue of the goddess of Mercy and Happiness namely Kannon. The temple is said to house thi...
Jade Buddha Temple
Shanghai, China
This temple as it now stands was built in 1918. It is a hot spot for tourists because of its beautiful architecture, its magnificent halls, the two statues of Buddha carved from a single piece of white jade and transported by a monk from Burma to Shanghai, a sleeping Buddha, and some fantastic bejeweled massive images of the same. Timings: Daily 8 A.M- 4 30 P.M Admission: Y 20 Addres...
Inner West (St. Hanshaugen, Frogner)
Oslo, Norway
Frogner Park is a large recreational area about ten minutes outside the city center by subway. The centerpiece of this park is Vigeland Park, a sculpture garden featuring over 200 pieces Gustav Vigeland, Norway’s most cherished sculptor. This is a great place to sit and relax, especially at night after other tourist destinations have closed. The easiest way to get to this destination is to catch T...