The amazing golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon, Burma), consists of much more than one pagoda.
There is an huge complex of pagodas, temples and much more.
It is said that on a fine day you can see the glint of reflected sunshine from the golden pagoda when you are flying in a jetplane overhead.
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Are sunsets any different from sunrises?
This is a sunset as seen from British Columbia in Canada, stunning.
A desert may not be so pretty when standing alone in one hundreds of miles from safety, but when viewed from the air it takes on a whole new dimension, like the Sahmah in Oman.
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Some of the world’s most spectacular waterfalls are not one single waterfall, but a series of waterfalls, and the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe is no exception.
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Buckwheat can be used to make to make soba noodles in Japanese cuisine. There a very attractive white flowers and these are they.
And below you can get a closer view.
The Rakaia River in New Zealand‘s south island runs through a lot of agricultural land, and the patchwork of the fields together with the braided flow of the river provides a stunning overhead view.
This is not the famous, and tremendously expensive, painting by van Gogh, known as the Sunflowers. This is the real thing, which is much much cheaper.
It’s only 7mm long, this newly-found frog from Papua New Guinea.
It is almost certainly the smallest amphibian known to man, but it is also possibly smaller than any fish, making it the world’s smallest known vertebrate.
It is one of the most iconic statues in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the free republic of the USA.
It stands on a huge plinth at the seaway entrance to Manhattan in the heart of New York.
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It is possible to fit the Eiffel Tower in the canyon below the Baluarte Bridge in Mexico, what a feat of engineering!
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The Laguna Colorada (red lake) in Bolivia certainly lives up to its name. And it is home to a large population of flamingos, pink ones of course.
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It’s pretty cold where I am right now. Although the name of Karimunjawa Island, near to Java, Indonesia doesn’t readily spring to mind, it is certainly a place I’d rather be.
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One of the first countries to celebrate the New Year is Australia, and in Sydney Harbour is one of the most spectacular fireworks displays to see in the new year.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. This blog was viewed about 270,000 times in 2011. If it were competing at London Olympic Stadium, it would take about 3 sold-out events for that many people to see it.
