Kotor (Montenegro)

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Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, Montenegro is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Fortifications along  the Scurda River in Kotor

Kampana tower        These fortifications were built during the Venetian period.

 Kotor is located in a innermost part of the Gulf of Kotor, one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea.

Rugged mountain behind Kotor

 St. John (San Giovanni) fortification on the top of the mountain.

Plaza with a fountain

Maritime Gate in the city walls （Main entrance of Old Town）

 Signs on the gate;  "TUĐE NEĆEMO, SVOJE NE DAMO. TITO " and "21-XI-1944".

Square of Arms at the Maritime Gate in the Old Town

Square of Arms

Clock Tower facing the Square of Arms

Clock Tower　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A narrow passage in the Old Town　　

Pima Palace

Church of Our Lady of Remedy built in 1518, a small church on halfway up the mountain.

St.Tryphon Cathedral

St.Tryphon Cathedral）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      Alleys connect a plaza and others.

Serbian orthodox church of St Nicolas

Serbian orthodox church of St Nicolas　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Church of St.Luke

Maritime Museum

Karampana Fountain in Kotor Old Town

The ferry wharf in Lepetane near Kotor

Head to Kamenari across the Verige Strait from Lepetane by ferry boat.

The narrowest part of the Velige Strait is only 340 m and the government has a plan to build a bridge in the future.

It takes five minutes from Lepetane to Kamenari. 

View of the Bay of Kotor

View of the Bay of Kotor

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Shanghai (China)

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Yuyuan Garden         The Huxinting Tea House in it is said to be the oldest tea house in Shanghai.

The construction of Yuyuan Garden took more than 18 years during Ming Dynasty.

Yuyuan Garden occupies an area of 20,000 square meters and has pavilions, halls, ponds and rockeries.

Jade Buddha Temple                                                                                               Shanghai Exhibition Center

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Guilin (China)

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Guilin Airport         Arrived in 2 hours from Xian

Duxiu (Solitary Beauty) Peak as seen from Fubo Whirlpool Hill on the river bank of the Li River.

View from the stayed hotel       Fubo Whirlpool Hill on the river bank and Duxiu Peak in the left back of it

 Li River cruise        The trip starts from the Bamboo River Wharf (竹江 Zhujiang).

Cruise boat cabin                The Li River cruise is 83 km long from Guilin to Yangshuo and takes approximately 3 hours.

Buffet lunch on the cruise boat

Arrived at Yangshuo

Seven Star Park              The panda house of the zoo in the park

Camel Mountain in the Seven Star Park

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Xian (China)

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Huaqing Pool (Huaqing Palace)      It's located at the northern foot of Mount Li, northeast 30 km away from Xi'an.

Huaqing Palace is known as a romance scene of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his consort Yang Guifei.

The mural which the banquet of the Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei is painted.

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

About 8,000 statues of terracotta warriors which have been excavated here have different faces each.

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a Buddhist pagoda built to hold sutras of the Buddhism which were brought to China from India by Xuanzang.

Stele Forest (or Beilin Museum), a museum for steles and stone sculptures.

Andingmen, Xian City Wall West Gate

Andingmen, Xian City Wall West Gate, was a starting point of the Silk Road.

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