London,United Kingdom(Ⅰ)

United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.It's full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest city, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the European Union by most measures.Located on the River Thames.

London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence.

When you visit London,I think these places you can't missing.

British Museum

The British Museum located in the Great Russell Street.It is a museum in London dedicated to human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works,is amongst the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
Admission and opening times:Free, open daily 10.00–17.30
The Museum is open daily except for 1 January and 24, 25, 26 December
More infromation visit:www.britishmuseum.org

Tower of London

Tower of London is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England, United Kingdom. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.

The tower of London used to be as a fortress, Arsenal, Treasury, mints, palaces, observatory, shelter and prisons, especially for the upper class prisoners.

Opening time:
March 1 - October 31
Tuesday - Saturday:From 09:00 to 17:30
Sunday and Monday :From 10:00 to 17:30

November 1- February 28
Tuesday - Saturday:From 09:00 to 16:30
Sunday and Monday:From 10:00 to 16:30

Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London,and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower,officially named Elizabeth Tower, as well.

As a symbol of the city of London and Britain's symbol, Elizabeth tower huge and gorgeous, weight of 13.5 tons, four clockface area have two square metre. Big Ben from 1859 for the city of London time, according to Greenwich mean time every hour on a, has nearly a century and a half, although this period Big Ben twice crack and recasting. Now the Big Ben is still clear and beautiful.


St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604.St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother church of the Diocese of London.

More infromation you can visit there websit:www.stpauls.co.uk

Sydney,AustraliaⅡ

Today I will introduce another 4 places in Sydney you can visit.There are so many places in Sydney you can go.If you want to know more about the place,please visit:www.sydney.com

Royal Botanic Garden

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, New South Wales, is the most central of the three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney (the others being the Mount Annan Botanic Garden and the Mount Tomah Botanic Garden). The gardens were opened in 1816, and are managed by the same trust that manages the adjoining The Domain. The gardens are open every day of the year, and access is free.

Every it attracte over 300 million visitors to visit. Suitable local climatic conditions are conducive to the Botanic Garden's plant collection.Botanical Garden collection shows more than 7000 kinds of tropical and subtropical plants, many of them import at the colonial period, such as citrus,some import from the
inland when the expert go to investigate, some even the first period of the Botanical Garden exchange from seed. Plant signage provides historical information collected by the plant, the characteristics of the park is the portrayal of the Botanical Gardens historical.

Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is one of the world's most famous beaches, Bondi Beach is as much a lifestyle choice as a place. Bondi Beach draws the visitor, captivates them and forges memories of sun, surf and sand. It is a slower sun warmed world that somehow stands a little apart from our busy lives. It is a world of lifeguards patrolling between yellow and red flags, surfers riding the waves, bronzed bodies, comfortable cafes and smart restaurants.

Sydney Aquarium

Sea Life Sydney Aquarium is a public aquarium located in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern (city) side of Darling Harbour to the north of the Pyrmont Bridge.

The aquarium contains a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 650 species comprising more than 6,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures from most of Australia's water habitats.

Its key exhibits in the aquarium are a series of underwater, see-through, acrylic glass tunnels where sharks swim above visitors, and recreation of a Great Barrier Reef coral environment.

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is an all-weather visitor attraction open 365 days a year. The exact time and more information you can visit:www.sydneyaquarium.com.au

St. Mary's Cathedral

St Mary’s Cathedral stands in the centre of Sydney as a Christian statement of grace and beauty. Generations of artists have bequeathed to it their magnificent gifts in stone and glass, designing a unique space of solace and prayer within this vibrant city. This Cathedral represents the spiritual origins of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is one of Sydney's most treasured historic buildings and one of the finest examples of English-style gothic churches in the world. William Wilkinson Wardell, the 19th century architect, dreamed of a gothic structure shaped from the local yellow-block sandstone on which this city is built. The building was finally completed 100 years after the architect's death. The Cathedral is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians.

Sydney,AustraliaⅠ

Sydney is the captial of the New South Wales,also is the biggest port city of Australia.It is the international metropolis as the biggist financial centre of Australia.Also it is an international tourist destination famous for it's beach,opera house and harbour bridge.Now let's travel some sight spots.

Australian Museum

It was founded in 1827,locate at the college street near the Hyde Park.It is one of the top 10 world's recognized pavilion,also is the biggiest natural history museum of Australia.All of the collections are unique and treasure.

The museum collects about 8.75 million pieces, belong to anthropology, zoology, paleontology, environmental science and mineralogy. Display room main content of Australia's special natural landscape and animal, and the aborigines in Australia and Oceania Pacific islands natural and humanistic material,etc.

Opening times:
The Australian Museum is open 9.30am to 5.00pm every day except Christmas Day.
The ticket cost :
Adult     $12
Family (2 adults + 2 children)     $30
Child (5 -15 years)     $6
Children under 5 years     FREE    
More infomation you can visit it's website:http://australianmuseum.net.au/

Sydney Opera House

It is the symbol of the Sydney even Australia.One of the Seven Wonders of the World in the 20th century.The Sydney Opera House is on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and inland by the Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Sydney Opera House is a modern expressionist design, with a series of large precast concrete "shells",from a distance, the shells appear a uniform white.It is among the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people.

More infomation you can visit it's website:http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains locate about 50 km north-west of Sydney CBD.It is a magical place any time of the year. Glowing in autumn, cool in winter, colourful in spring and refreshing in summer. The Blue Mountains is densely populated by oil bearing Eucalyptus trees. The atmosphere is filled with finely dispersed droplets of oil, which, in combination with dust particles and water vapour, scatter short-wave length rays of light which are predominantly blue in colour. The Greater Blue Mountains was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000 and was one of 15 World Heritage places included in the National Heritage List on 21 May 2007.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932.It is one of Australia's most well known and photographed landmarks. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 metres above the harbour.

If you go to Sydney,the Sydney Harbour with it's scenery you should to take a look.

Munich, Germany

Munich located at the riverside of the Isar River,south of German,north foot of the Alps.It is the one of Gernman's economic and cultural and political center,also one of the most prosperous cities of Europe.It is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria.

If you go to Munich,there are 3 place I think you can visit:

First,Marienplatz

It is in the centre of the city square of Munich.At the cnetre of the square is the statue of the Virgin Mary, north of the square is the gothic architecture city hall (Rathaus), it built in 1867-1908.In the cnetre of the town hall is the bell tower,it about 85 meters high.It is the famous doll bell, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. bell doll with music out show 1568 William v wedding ceremony scene and eliminate the black death scene. Northwest of square not far away there are two famous onion top of our lady of the church (Frauenkirche), is the symbol of the Munich building.

Second,Schloss Neuschwanstein

The castle is one of King Ludwig II of Bavaria's palace.It was built in  1869.It is one of the German's most popular tourist attractions. Schloss Neuschwanstein is the symbol of Germany,there are no countries  like Germany has so many castle in the world, it is said that there are still 14000 at present.Because it is prototype of the Disney castle,some people call it Snow White castle.It is like paradise place hidden about magic, king, knight ancient folklore, and the boundless primitive forest, tender hillside, boundless stroll on the herds of cattle and sheep, the snow all the year round the Alps and endless wide lake.

Third,Hofbräuhaus

The Beer Brewery was founded in 1589. The whole building can accommodate 5000 people.The third floor is large banquet hall can accommodate 1000 people together for party. Beer house supply its brewing beer HB. Every day there are nearly litres of beer from here was sent to wine shop, bars, banquet hall, beer garden.
The adornment of the house style, roof have bright colored drawing, which is very wide from time to time, a steel pipe music for binge drinking beer drinking. And in the Bavarian costumes lady advised to buy circle. At the same time, you can see the traditional Bavarian national song and dance performances.

Yellowstone National Park

Location     Park County, Wyoming
Teton County, Wyoming
Gallatin County, Montana
Park County, Montana
Fremont County, Idaho
Coordinates     44°36′N 110°30′WCoordinates: 44°36′N 110°30′W
Area     2,219,791 acres (898,318 ha)
Established     March 1, 1872
Visitors     3,394,326 (in 2011)
Governing body     U.S. National Park Service

Yellowstone National Park (Arapaho: Henihco'oo' or Héetíhco'oo), established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world,is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park.It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant.

Yellowstone National Park is a prestigious tourist attraction. The beginning of the 20th century, an American explorer once described the Yellowstone National Park: "in different countries, regardless of the scenery, vegetation, how great the difference, but Mother Earth is always as familiar, friendly, eternal., But here, the earth has changed so much, as if this is a place to belong to another world. ... Earth here as if in a test of his endless creativity. "

It is a hotbed of geothermal activity, there are over ten thousand geothermal style characteristics; Rockies to the territory created numerous beautiful mountains, rivers, waterfalls, canyons, limestone structure, letting the earth add a beautiful and varied colors; the numerous wildlife assigns its perennial life, here is a the Wyoming herd's hometown, but also land the largest in North America and around the world, the widest variety of mammals habitat.

Gulangyu Island(Kulangsu)

Gulangyu is a car-free island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China, about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) in area. It is home to about 20,000 people and is a domestic tourist destination.

Xiamen (also known as Amoy) became a treaty port resulting from China's loss in the First Opium War and the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, hence the predominantly Victorian-era style architecture throughout Gulangyu Island, where 13 countries including Great Britain, France and Japan established consulates, churches, and hospitals. Gulangyu was officially designated an International Settlement in 1903. Japanese occupation of the island began in 1942, and lasted until the end of World War II. The Amoy dialect of Hokkien is spoken on the island.

On on the island you can play with the,sit by the beach and look at the see it is so comfortable.Also you can surf or swim.

The island is a "traffic-free island".The people on the island go everywhere on foot.If you go to there for rest just walking slow and watching the scenery beside the road.Then if you are tired you can find a coffee shop to have a break.Many shop at Gulangyu aresimple but comfortable and stylish atmosphere.

 

Gulangyu is a nice place to go when you are tired in metropolis.Slow down you speed and have a rest.You will find the meaning of life.

Dubai The City Poor Only Money

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates, located within the emirate of the same name. The emirate of Dubai is located south east of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and is one of the seven emirates in the country.

Population: 2,262,000 (2008)
Area: 4,114 km²
Founded: June 9, 1833
Local time: Tuesday 1:16 PM
Weather: 26°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 51% Humidity

The Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest structure in the world.Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010,and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai at the 'First Interchange' along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer.The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.

The Burj Al Arab has been called a 7 star luxury hotel. It is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. Its construction started in 1994 and ended in 1999. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC. The hotel cost $650,000,000 to build. At 321 metres (1,053 ft) and 60 floors, it was the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel until being succeeded by Rose Rayhaan by Rotana in 23 December 2009, again in Dubai. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.

Dubai is the city of money,rich and luxurious.