I decided to abandon my rat life for the sake of the ever lasting journey.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Palea Paphos




Around 3500 years before Christ there was a sanctuary associated with a fertility goddess, later on assimilated with the Phoenician Astarte and Greek Aphrodite.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Bukhara



The Kalon mosque was built in 1500 and received Muslim pilgrims of all Asia and the Middle East.

Before, much before, Bukhara was part of the Persian empire. Alexander the Great conquered it, then the Arabs, followed by Ghengis Khan. The city its more than 2500 years old.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Samarkand: Tamerlan´s Tomb






Once, his 100,000 men army conquered Asia.

When his tomb was opened in 1942, the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union: "When I rise, the World will Tremble".

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Suzdal


The settlement of Suzdal appeared in the year 1024. In 1222 the Cathedral of the Nativity, was built.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Palenque




K'inich Janaab' Pakal did not come from outer space.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Peterhof



After defeating Sweden, Peter the Great built this palace as sign of his strength and height among European empires.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Yekaterinburg



A 304 years dynasty ended here. People's will didn't spare even the life of children.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Qutb Minar


Qutb Minar, New Delhi.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Agra Fort


Agra Fort, captured by the Mughals in XIV century; within the bounty the Koh-i-Noor.

At the back, the monument to Eternal Love, the Taj Mahal.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010