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Sunday, November 30th, 2008San Jose Prepares for its Official Opening of National Festivities
The official end-of-year National Festivities are traditionally kicked off by what is called the entrance of “Saints and Ox Driven Carts” to the downtown area of San Jose. The traditional parade will take place Sunday November 30th and will begin at the Leon [...]
Al Medina Al Munawwarah
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Medina currently has a population of more than 1,300,000 people (2006). It was originally known as Yasrab, an oasis city dating as far back as the 6th century BCE. It was later inhabited by Jewish refugees who fled the aftermath of the war with the Romans in the 2nd century CE. Later the city’s name [...]
From Mexico to Belize
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Another big entry..haven’t been around computers for a while and have been busy busy busy…
After merida we hit the road again and arrived in Playa del Carmen…which was a bit of a culture shock as it is a big tourist resort on the caribbean coast….completely different from anywhere I have stayed so far…basically it was [...]
At the mountains in Portugal
Sunday, November 30th, 2008I went to Portugal with my Friend Martha Harvey and her Parents and her Cousin, Sherryl. On our way there we flew from Paris to Zurich and then from Zurich to Lisbon, which allowed us to fly over the Alps and the Pyreneese which were beautiful. We stayed in a tiny town called Azoia which [...]
Putrajaya City
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Putrajaya, a planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative centre of Malaysia. Several Government offices have relocated there to gain relief from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia’s largest city. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia’s national and legislative capital for now. Putrajaya is [...]
Bavaria, Germany
Sunday, November 30th, 2008From today on I have to ’survive’ here in Bavaria only another 4 weeks this is the only thing that keeps my head up. I don’t like Bavaria and I don’t like Germany anymore. Well, for that reeason I decided to move away from Germany.
Have been to Athens lat weekend and it was SO [...]