Places to be

Traveler's Chant - Rizzle Kicks

                                          


I felt something special for this song when I first listened to it...Maybe because I too like sitting on the back of a car staring at the window and thinking about places where I could be..


The reason why I put this song to my blog is that thanks to it I've come up with an idea that I too have places to be in this world. The places which I've seen only in pictures or perhaps haven't even heard about...


As a result, I've created a list of my must-see places, which I would like to share with you in our pursuance of Ingenious Living...


Number 1


Inspite of my agrofobia, in my dreams I always see myself at the top of an enormously high mountains. Maybe this could explain some of my choices...


The Grand Canyon, United States

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon.

Businessman David Jin envisioned the Skywalk after soaring through the Grand Canyon on a helicopter. He wondered, “What if people could experience the same beauty standing at the edge of a glass bridge?”

Number 2

Great Wall of China

One of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China is a man-made structure that was constructed over two thousand years ago and took about 100 years to complete. The vastness of this project brings to light the immense capabilities of man.

Number 3


Potala Palace, Tibet

The Potala Palace, Tibet's signature architecture at the heart of Lhasa, was made a World Cultural Heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

Number 4

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu in Peru, which means ‘Old Peak,” is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world. According to legend, Machu Picchu was long ago considered to be a sacred place. The credit for the creation of the extraordinary city goes to the Inca people who have erected many stone structures and turned the place into a work of art.


Number 5


Tianzi Mountains, China

Hundreds of waters and thousands of peaks are in the Tianzi Mountains. What an uncanny work of art by Nature. The highest peak of the mountains is 1262.5 meters above sea level. Around it is rolling ridges and peaks and high picturesque rocks. On the top of the mountains, one can have a bird ‘ s eye view of numberless inter winding hills and deep valleys of the Wulingyuan area as well as downpouring waterfalls and lofty old pines in drifting mists and clouds. There are different sights when seasons and weather change, Sometimes it is fine with blue sky, which gives one a sense of strength and vastness. Sometimes it is full or clouds and mists, which gives one a sense of mystery of if in fairyland.


Number 6

Oia Village in Santorini, Greece

Oia Santorini- Oia, pronounced ‘Ia’, is the most famous of all villages of Santorini. It is known throughout the world for its quiet life and fantastic sunset, and is certainly the most beautiful and picturesque village of Santorini.

The village is also situated on top of an impressive cliff and offers a spectacular view over the volcano of Palia and Nea Kameni and the island of Thirassia.

It is a traditional village with charming houses in narrow streets, blue domed churches, and sun-bathed verandas. Its streets have plenty of tourist shops, taverns, cafés, and other shops.


Many artists fell in love with the area and settled there. For that reason, the village of Oia has many art galleries.


Number 7


Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

The bubbling, turquoise crystalline pools of Plitvice Lakes National Park comprise one of Croatia's most popular tourist destinations. Just a two-hour drive from Zagreb, the national park offers 50 acres of forest and lake. In winter, it's a wonderland of frozen waterfalls. In summer, the park is lush with greenery.

Number 8


Al-Haram Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām (Arabic: المسجد الحرام‎, "The Sacred Mosque") is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Mecca (Makkah), it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn towards while performing daily prayers and is Islam's holiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque.

Number 9

Santa Domenica Nel Salento, Italy

Santa Domenica is the saint who takes care of and protects the small town of Scorrano, in the heart of Salento in the south of Italy. As the story goes, many centuries ago Santa Domenica saved the town from a great bubonic plague epidemic which threatened to kill the population. Santa Domenica worked her magic and the town was saved. To give thanks to her, everyone in the town put a little candle outside their window to light up the dark and be grateful to the saint.
Now every year the town becomes the ‘capital of light’, with the most impressive light exhibition in Italy! 

Number 10

Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is a large bronze statue of a Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. The statue is located near Po Lin Monastery and symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and religion. It is a major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and is also a popular tourist attraction.

Number 11

Angel Falls, Venezuela

It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m and a plunge of 807 m. The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park.

Number 12

Brugge, Belgium

Venice of the north is what Bruges is called. Many will consider this beautiful city as one of the finest of the world.


But what makes this city so special?


Bruges or "Brugge" as it is in dutch means Bridge. And that is what Bruges is all about. 
Bruges was during the middle ages one of the most important cities of the world due to its connection with the sea. Nowadays we still see the medieval heart of this city. The Unesco has placed the entire inner city of Bruges on its list of world heritage. 
Bruges is a warm charming city which is particularly beautiful during wintertime. It is quiet and most peacefull...








Yes, I do have places to be....and I'll be there!

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