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• South Street Seaport

  
  Besides the sun, the breeze and the sightseeing, the South Street Seaport offers an unmistakeable smell which only the toughest of Lomographers dare expose themselves (and their beloved Lomos) to. Dominated by a big something-or-other shopping mall (absolute highlight: massage chairs in the hallways) where endless of hours can be spent on rainy days, but little is ever bought, the location offers a dominant smell of rotten fish and a generally unfriendly atmosphere coming from the eatery staff. Huge sandwiches are a must for all that dare to enjoy some of the all-American cuisine. Don't miss out on the masses of Chinese tourists running across the dock, or the action under the bridge.
  April 27, 2008 3 likes

• Siesta Fiesta Bar

  
  You want a place for a party? Get to know funny, cool and creative people? So wait to be invited to Siesta Fiesta Bar! Parties there are the best! A few years ago, some young guys out of our county, Schaumburg (lower Saxony), had the idea to build up a group of interested people. Interested in what? In sports, youth stuff and culture. So they started and it grew bigger and bigger. They started organizing sport activities like football matches, foot bagging and table soccer and entered culture life of Stadthagen and Schaumburg. They got money and rented two rooms in Stadthagen: one is an office where you can meet and organize events, the other room is a bar, totally self-organized by the people there.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Tower of London

  
  The Tower of London is a great place, because it's full of history and it's a great place to take pictures. You have a castle and different sections to visit, from medieval arms to the jewels of the crown, and many other things. In the main building you can take pictures, even if there is not so much light... Outside, you got the guards of the Tower with their old- fashioned uniforms.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Kaunas Days Festival

  
  Kaunas - is the second largest city in Lithuania, which was even the capital of Lithuania lots of years ago. Today this is a city, known for its basketball club "Žalgiris", basketball player Arvydas Sabonis and so on. So it is so natural, that the city with such history has got its own festival, which is called the "Kaunas' Days" festival (sometimes it is called only the "Day", not "Days").
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Parc de la Ciutadella

  
  The "Parc de la Ciutadella" in Barcelona is cool, green and quiet place in the centre of the city and not so far away from the beach. It's located near to the "Estacio de França" (see other location) and there are plenty of things to make there. You can visit a zoo, make a little boat tour on a little lake, visit the geological and zoological museum and admire the great building of the Parliament of Catalunya in the centre of the park. A very "family friendly" park with a lot of things to do for the kids, great green space to make picnics, play, sunbathe and sleep away from the noises of the city. The place was constructed as a park when used for the 1888 Universal Exhibition in Barcelona. You can spend a whole day in this park by visiting the 2 museums, have a little rest and time for taking pictures, and after that make a little visit to the zoo! :) Have a nice day!
  April 27, 2008 2 comments 3 likes

• Berlin by S 7

  
  Early this year wanted to spend 4 days in Berlin, but all spirits of good weather worked against me. It was ice-cold, stormy, and raining and snowing in change. So I decided to make sightseeing by suburban train.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Langdale Valley

  
  In the heart of the Lakes District of England, Langdale Valley is my favourite place anywhere in the world. Its a mysterious valley full of high peaks.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• House of Birth of Wilhelm Busch

  
  Do you know Max and Moritz? The two characters from a book, two boys working against every authority existing in their small world like teachers or an old widow. The whole text is written as a poem. Or "die fromme Helene"? Sure you know them. Maybe they are called differently in your country. I saw the names, but forgot them all!
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Arles

  
  Arles is an ancient city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône county. Arles was established by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC. The Romans took the town in 123 BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean Sea being constructed in 104 BC. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast.
  April 27, 2008 4 likes

• Kaliningrad

  
  Have you been in Russia? If yes (the main part of it with St. Peter or Moscow), then try Kaliningrad Oblast, or Kaliningrad Area and especially the main town itself. It is situated near the Poland and Lithuania and still has got a pure sense of USSR. Imagine that there are still numbers on the shops, like magazine No.34 in one village and magazine No.35 in the next village just 3 kilometers away.
  April 27, 2008 3 likes

• Grande Corniche

  
  The Grande Corniche is one of the 3 coastal roads going from Nice to Menton and the Italian border. There's the Basse Corniche (lower coastal road), the Moyenne Corniche (middle coastal road) and the Grande Corniche (High coastal road) also known as the road D2564 (see this link for the exact location of the road: "http://www.cg06.fr/tourisme/parcs-corniche-fiche.html":http://www.cg06.fr/tourisme/parcs-corniche-fiche.html). This road was constructed by Napoleon the 1st at the beginning of the 19th century and was the only way to go from Nice to Menton. Take the beginning of the road in Nice, near of the port, and follow the signs "Observatoire" or "Grande Corniche". It's climbing until 500-800m above the sea and that's why it's one of the best places to admire the beautiful Mediterranean landscapes of the Cote d'Azur. The whole area around this road is a natural park with beautiful forests and a lot of walking possibilities through the park.
  April 27, 2008 3 likes

• Basar Kapali Çarsi

  
  * When: always
  April 27, 2008

• Indian Street

  
  I'm writing about the largest Indian street in Malaysia. It is located at Selangor, Klang, Jalan Tengku Kelana. There are few types of transport you can take to reach there, for example bus, taxi, or train. When taking bus from KL to Klang bus station, you are not too far from that. The Klang train station is only ten minutes walk from Indian street.
  April 27, 2008 2 likes

• Weekend Flower and Jade Market

  
  Both are on JianGuo South Road. The Jade Market stretches from RenAi Road almost to ZhongXiao East Road and the Flower Market from XinYi Road to RenAi Road.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Corregidor

  
  For those who remember or are familiar with stories of World War II, the island of Corregidor in the Philippines is a place worth visiting. This tadpole-shaped island, also known as The Rock, because of its rocky landscape, is only 6 kilometres long and about 2.4 kilometers at its widest point.
  April 27, 2008 2 likes

• Kaunas

  
  First of all, I am living in this city at the moment, so there is no chance that you will not meet me if you're coming (smiling). Ok, the city is interesting - first of all, it is not so very tourist-like, but there are lots of things to see. Museums (even the Museum of Devils), theaters, cinemas, photo-shops (where a good film costs around 2 euros and the development of the film is only 80 cents) and of course the main streets.
  April 27, 2008 2 likes

• Trabi Safari

  
  Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Trabant, that infamous East German "wundercar", has become a cult icon of the reunification of Germany, and of the new Berlin. The Trabant assembly line at VEB Sachsenring in Zwickau has long since shut down, and while they were once numerous, Trabants (or "Trabis", as they are affectionately called) are becoming more and more scarce on the streets of Berlin, and elsewhere. A combination of old age, lack of spare parts, stricter emission standards, and quite frankly, more efficient, modern vehicles has been the Trabant's harbinger of doom for many years. As such, they are not as common to find as they once were, making it harder for the self-admitted Trabi-addict to find and drive one.
  April 27, 2008 2 likes

• Church of the Three Crosses

  
  From the very first time I thought traveling to Finland, one of my 'must' was the Church of the 3 Crosses, in Imatra, near the Russian frontier. For a Mediterranean guy, visiting Finland is astonishing. Things as elementary as villages are completely different from the ones I'm used to. Imatra is a clear example. The first time I was in Imatra, I missed the "city centre", so I had to get back... Finding the church is a hard mission, but it is worth it.
  April 27, 2008 3 likes

• Vancouver Aquarium

  
  The world famous, most watched animals on YouTube, the super cute Sea Otters, are here in Vancouver Aquarium. You will hear people saying "they're so cute", because they hold hands, it's called "rafting" and they do it in the ocean to keep together.
  April 27, 2008 1 like

• Wallern im Burgenland

  
  My five brothers and I have grown up in Wallern im Burgenland. My youngest brother and my parents live still there and I spend often my holidays there. Wallern im Burgenland lie in protected area near the lake Neusiedler See. The market municipality of Wallern im Burgenland lies in the Hansag, between Tadtenand Pamhagen.
  April 27, 2008 3 likes