There is one such day, Palm trees on the streets when you can meet soldiers, The Smurfs, bears and princesses. This is the culmination of the carnival - Sa Rua, or colorful parade. Similar marches are held on other days also in other cities in Majorca, But this is the largest in Palma on the island. That day is dominated by music, confetti, candy and colorful. There is nothing else, as soon as you join in the fun!
Sa Rua - carnival madness in Palma de Mallorca
Categories: Spain, From around the world | Topics: Balearic Islands, people, Majorca, Palma de Mallorca, Sa Rua, festival, habits, everyday life
Granary Island – ruins in the city center
Gdańsk enjoys the many attractions, and one of them is the Granary Island. It was created by digging a channel in the New Motława 1576 r. in place, where from XIII. there were numerous barns. Being on the occasion Blog Forum in Gdansk So I go, to see it. On the right side of the beautifully presented with several restored buildings. With this, that as so often in my case, it, instead, turn right, I go to the left…
Categories: Poland, From around the world | Topics: Gdańsk, abandoned, ruins, island, Granary Island
Friday Mosque dominates the Old Delhi
Not only, that is great, is still standing on the hill. To be even higher just go to one of the minarets. Hence a view of the entire Old Delhi. Jama Masjid, Mosque called Friday, is the largest sacral building, not only in Delhi, but in all over India. It can accommodate up to 25 000 the faithful, while standing on top of the minaret and looking down I can not imagine such a crowd.
Categories: Indie, From around the world | Topics: Delhi, Jama Masjid, mosque, The Friday Mosque, temple
Graveyard of the background radiation
If not for the rusty marks radiation warning, you'd think, we have that behind the ordinary, corrugated box, and before him - a standard junkyard. But in Burakiwce can spend no more, than a few minutes, and accompanying us to the guard guarding more than usual, we do not szwendali in the grass. Because this is not the usual rubbish dump - is a radioactive waste landfill.
Categories: Ukraine, From around the world | Topics: Burakiwka, burial, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, abandoned, restricted zone, scrap-heap
Whom pepper, whom figs, whom viagra?
I like walking in the markets even, if you do not intend to buy anything. But I am tired of pushy call, invite only to watch, pressing the putty and myfriending. So, Although the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is regarded as the grander, I like it a lot more on a smaller Egyptian Bazaar – Egyptian Bazaar.
Categories: Turkey, From around the world | Topics: bazar, Bazaar Egipski, Istanbul, market
Cabo da Roca – cape at the end of the world
Here… where the land ends, and the sea begins… – wrote about the Cape Roca, the Portuguese poet Luis de Camões. Here it is sometimes so windy, taht it is hard to breathe. Here between us, and the setting sun, there is nothing more. Here is the end of Europe.
Categories: Portugal, From around the world | Topics: Cabo da Roca, cape, Cape Roca, Sintra
