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Italy, Europe, Play

Frescoes of Palazzo Medici

Palazzo Medici, also called Palazzo Medici Riccardi, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. The palace was built between 1444 and 1484. It was well known for its stone masonry, which includes architectural elements of rustication and ashlar.

Italy, Europe, Play

Masterpieces of Medici Chapels

Medici Chapels (Italian: Cappelle medicee) are two structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with the purpose of celebrating the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Tsingtao Beer Museum: German heritage

Tsingtao Beer Museum (Chinese: 青島啤酒博物館) is located in Qingdao City (青島市), Shandong Province (山東省), China. The museum lies on the old site of the Tsingtao Brewery Company (青島啤酒廠), which is a world-famous manufacturing enterprise specialized in brewing beer.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Snowy night of Sakaimachi Hondori

Sakaimachi Hondori (Japanese: 堺町本通り) is located in Otaru (小樽), Hokkaido (北海道), Japan. It is about 1 km long and spans between JR Otaru Station and South Otaru Station. It has been a crowded business district since the early 20th century.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Fez: Medina of Morocco

Fez (Arabic: فاس) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the second largest city in Morocco. Founded in the 9th century, Fez reached its height in the 13th to 14th centuries when it replaced Marrakesh as the capital of the kingdom.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Ancient granary in Meknes

Heri es-Swani (Arabic: هري السواني), literally means 'silo of the norias', is a historic monument in Meknes, Morocco. It was a massive structure that served as a granary for the Imperial Kasbah built by Moulay Isma'il (مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف) during his reign from 1672 to 1727.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Fort by Tung Chung Bay

Tung Chung Battery (Chinese: 東涌小炮台) is a former artillery battery located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The fort was built in the Qing (清) Dynasty (1817), 24 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Walls of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The walls of the Tung Chung Fort are still well preserved, and tourists can feel the strong sense of the ancients when they walk on it.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Cannon of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. Tung Chung Fort is well preserved, there are many Qing (清) Dynasty cannons on the walls, looks very imposing.

Asia, Stay, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Eat

Dining in the Tea Factory

Nuwara Eliya (Sinhala: නුවර එළිය) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is considered to be the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka, Choumeizai once dined in a hotel converted from an old tea factory in Nuwara Eliya.

Asia, Stay, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Living in the Tea Factory

Nuwara Eliya (Sinhala: නුවර එළිය) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is considered to be the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka, Choumeizai once stayed in a hotel converted from an old tea factory in Nuwara Eliya.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia

Winter of Otaru Canal

Otaru (Japanese: 小樽) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局), Hokkaido (北海道), Japan. Constructed in 1914 and opened in 1923, Otaru Canal (小樽運河) was a central part of the city's busy port in the first half of the 20th century.

North America, United States, Play

Grand Canyon: Desert View

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, there are many attractions on the South Rim, Desert View is amongst the most popular ones.

Asia, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Play

Four Four South Village in Taipei

Four Four South Village (Chinese: 四四南村) is located in Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei City (台北市), Taiwan. The village is the first military dependents village (眷村) built by the government of the Republic of China after it moved to Taiwan.

Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Hong Kong

Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple (Chinese: 油麻地天后廟) is a temple complex in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The temple was built by local water residents in 1865. After being destroyed by a typhoon in 1874, it was rebuilt at its current location in 1876.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Lixia Pavilion of Daming Lake

Daming Lake (Chinese: 大明湖), literally means 'Lake of the Great Splendour', is a lake located in the city of Jinan (濟南), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Lixia Pavilion (Chinese: 歷下亭) is located on an island off the lake's east shore.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Daming Lake under the winter sun

Daming Lake (Chinese: 大明湖), literally means 'Lake of the Great Splendour', is a lake located in the city of Jinan (濟南), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Daming Lake is the largest lake of Jinan and one of the city's main natural and cultural landmarks.

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