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

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Hong Kong


Exploring the fish market in Hong Kong, not far from the Mongkok metro: 旺角新城

Please observe the detail of Maruca´s photo and the street view in this location:

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Москва


Maruca says до свидания to the Kremlin, home of the Tzars, Soviets and nowadays the Russian government.

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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