Address: About halfway to the Medeu Ice Skating Rink If you are going by car, there is a picnic spot waiting for you before (or after) you spend that unforgettable evening at the rink. About halfway up the mountainside you will come to a river crossing with a clearing in the forest and the mountain peaks all around. Stop here. It is an amazing resting spot – you might even prefer spending th...
Shanghai's famed troupe frequently conducts acrobatic, circus and magic shows at this venue. These performances are excellent and often feature lions, elephants, pandas and tigers. Timings: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday performances-7:30 P.M Admission: Y 80- Y 600 Address: Gonghe Xin Lu 2266 Tel: 021-5665-6622 Website: www.circus-world.com ...
This pedestrian bridge has become a landmark of twenty-first century London. The 330m long bridge connects the City of London with Bankside, and crosses from St. Paul’s Cathedral to the Tate Modern art gallery. Completed in 2000, it was the first pedestrian crossing of the Thames built in more than a century. Unfortunately, engineers failed to account for the lateral oscillatio...
Dolmabahçe Palace served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887, and again from 1909 until the end of the caliphate in 1924. It was constructed on landfill (the name means ‘filled-up garden’) and took thirteen years to complete. In the early years of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk used the palace as his summer residence. He died here in 1938.&n...