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10 Highlights of Dublin

Dublin is one of the friendlier places of the world that offers wonderful hospitality by warm and friendly hosts. Dublin is a cosmopolitan city full of rich heritage, as well as contemporary culture. Compiled is a list of ten things you must definitely see or do when in the ‘Town of the Hurdled Ford’.

1. Trinity College

Built in 1592, Trinity College is Dublin’s oldest university, wherein the Book of Kells is kept, a manuscript written by monks that is nearly two centuries old.

2. Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral is Dublin’s oldest building and dates back all the way to 1038. It was built as a monument to serve a powerful army, in courtesy of the invading Vikings.

3. Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is filled with magnificent crystal chandeliers and painted ceilings that simply take people back through time a thousand years. Built during the time of the Norman invasion, this structure is wonderful example of medieval architecture that really captures the artistic influence of the time. Read more »

Stone Flower

Villagers in China are making an arduous journey through the woods to catch a glimpse of the ’stone flower’. They believe that the flower appeared in the woods after a bout of heavy rainfall lashed the mountain until it gave way resulting in a mountain slide.

The flower slowly emerged from the remnants of the mountainside.  According to the forest rangers of the Meilan village, Jinfeng town, the stone flower was discovered by an elderly villager about a month ago when he was collecting firewood deep in the forest.

The village head Ran Zaizhong believes that the ’stone flower’ is a gift from nature and reveals that the township officials will protect the ’stone flower’ and develop the location as a scenic local attraction. The villagers have now built a path through the woods so that people can easily visit the location.

Geologist Dr. Meng Youyan, after studying pictures of the ’stone flower’ said the so-called petals are in fact 300 million-year-old chert nodules.

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Stunning British Landscapes !

Below are a selection of the images from the Britain on View exhibition.

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

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Bemersyde ‘Scott’s View’, Borders, Scotland Read more »

10 Beautiful Roads [Pictures]

Here are 10 beautiful roads, given a choice which one would you like to go?

Adventurous

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Beautiful Cave Views Around the World

Explore the beauties of nature with us. Today’s post is about caves, check out other beautiful cave pictures around the world after the jump !

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