Merry Christmas at the White House

The White House is a residence and office of the president of USA, currently Barack Obama. The whole complex of White House consists of the Executive Residence, West Wing, East Wing, Cabinet Room, Roosevelt Room and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is the main executive office of the President and Vice President. The whole complex is protected by the United States Secret Service and the United States Park Police and is closed for the public.

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Tips for Christmas Decoration Alias What to Hang on Your Tree

Decorating a Christmas tree can be a pain especially when there are so many way to do it. Children would prefer things that are sweet and can be eaten. But there are many cute objects that can give your tree a Christmas feeling, be nice and stylish. The most important fact when decorating your tree is that you style it in one selected color. Silver or gold is always a good option. So that chains, sweeties and rest of decorations is styled in that color. And do not forget to choose a tree that has dense branches.

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Individual Country Designs at the United Buddy Bears Exhibition

United Buddy Bear Exhibition promotes living together in peace and harmony of the whole world and the first exhibition started back in 2002 in Berlin. Every country is performed by individual bears created by their artists. The Buddy Bears stand together hand in hand to symbolize the unity and peace of the world. About €1,800,000 has been donated (state in November 2011) in aid of UNICEF and and local children’s relief organisations.

United Buddy Bears standing hand in hand.

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Ghost Town of Rhyolite at the Edge of Death Valley

Ghost Town of Rhyolite is located at the edge of Death Valley in the Bullfrog Hills, 190 km away from Las Vegas city. Rhyolite was a mining town during gold strike from 1905 to 1910. After this period, as of 1919, Rhyolite was already a ghost town. Many buildings in this town were built from permanent materials so the parts of buildings are standing even today. Example of this buildings are Tom Kelly’s Bottle House, Las Vegas and Tonapah Railroad Depot or Cook Bank.

Ghost Town of Rhyolite

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Yellow Autumn Flow in Altai Mountains

A nature can paint tree leaves into many colors over the year but Autumn period is the best time to show her power. Altai Mountains covers 845,000 square kilometers, crossing borders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. The yellow or golden leaves are especially significant in this mountains. The name Altai comes from Mongolian word Altan which mean golden. Snow peaks, taiga, deserts and steppes, that’s all showing diversity of this wonderful region.

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Canadian Cathedrals and Monuments in Historic District of Montreal

The Canadian Montreal is a rich place for cathedrals and monumental buildings especially in historic district of Old Montreal. One of such buildings is Notre-Dame Basilica alias Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal. Special on this basilica is that is do not shows biblical scenes on its windows but scenes from religious history of Montreal city. Montreal Convention Center alias Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention and exhibition centre where exhibitions and events of the city take place. The Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World alias Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde is located at 1085 Cathedral Street and is the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese. Montreal Olympic Stadium alias The Big O was built for 1976 Summer Olympics and is the tallest inclined tower in the world at 175 m. Christ Church Cathedral is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West and is the seat of the Anglican Diocese. The Montreal City Hall alias Hôtel de Ville de Montréal was built in 1878 and is part of Old Montreal too.

Notre-Dame Basilica

Montreal Convention Center

The Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World

Montreal Olympic Stadium

Christ Church Cathedral

Montreal City Hall

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Top 9 Places to Visit Between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote Islands

Canary Islands provides unending possibilities for spending time and visiting new exciting places. One of these places are Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, Spanish islands which belongs to the Canary Islands. And here are top 9 places to visit at Fuerteventura and Lanzarote islands.

1, Crater in the Fire Mountains, Timanfaya Natural Park, Lanzarote
2, Papagayo beaches
3, Jameos del Agua cave in Lanzarote
4, Volcano slope in the Timanfaya Natural Park of Lanzarote
5, Green (Clicos) Pond in Lanzarote
6, Punta Fariones at Lanzarote island
7, Rajada Mountain
8, Corralejo Dunes Natural Park
9, Lobos island, between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

1, Crater in the Fire Mountains, Timanfaya Natural Park, Lanzarote

2, Papagayo beaches

3, Jameos del Agua cave in Lanzarote

4, Volcano slope in the Timanfaya Natural Park of Lanzarote

5, Green (Clicos) Pond in Lanzarote

6, Punta Fariones at Lanzarote island

7, Rajada Mountain

8, Corralejo Dunes Natural Park

9, Lobos island, between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

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