Задание №8756.
Чтение. ЕГЭ по английскому
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A — F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1 — 7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя.
Unusual tourist attractions
The Kremlin is always the first thing to see in Moscow. Earlier, there was only one route available for visitors to the Kremlin. It includes ___ (A) with the entrance to Alexandrovsky Garden. Since the end of 2016, tourists have another option to access the Kremlin. The starting point is at Spasskaya Tower in Red Square. The new route features archaeological discoveries, displaying the basements of the demolished monasteries, ___ (B), as well as the Maly Nikolaevsky Royal Palace.
Boat cruises are very popular in Moscow, ___ (C). Many enclosed and heated boats with panoramic windows and ice-breaking equipment can be found on the Moscow River. On their way tourists will see the city sights such as Stalin’s skyscrapers and the Kremlin.
For the last five years a lot of Moscow streets have become pedestrian zones. The city authorities ordered the construction of cosy European-style promenades with street lamps, benches and flower beds, ___ (D).
Russians are the greatest fans of winter, ___ (E) to the beginning of March. One of the main Muscovites’ leisure activities is skating at popular public places like Red Square, Gorky Park and VDNKh, ___ (F). At the end of 2016 the new skating-rink started operating on the roof of Moscow City’s 85-floor OKO tower at a height of 354 metres. The view is breathtaking.
1. visiting the museums of the inner area
2. which is from the end of November
3. dating back to the 14th and 16th centuries
4. and winter activities range from ice-skating
5. and river transportation season never stops
6. which were designed for everyone to enjoy
7. where the Europe’s biggest skating-rink is located
| A | B | C | D | E | F |
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Пропуску A соответствует часть текста под номером 1.
Пропуску B соответствует часть текста под номером 3.
Пропуску C соответствует часть текста под номером 5.
Пропуску D соответствует часть текста под номером 6.
Пропуску E соответствует часть текста под номером 2.
Пропуску F соответствует часть текста под номером 7.
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Каждый год миллионы туристов приезжают в Лондон, чтобы увидеть и услышать Биг Бен. Большинство людей думает, что Биг Бен это высокая башня с часами, которая расположена рядом со зданием парламента. Ну, нет! Биг Бен — это не башня с часами. Это один из четырех гигантских колоколов в башне, его название происходит от уполномоченного работника, сэра Бенджамина Холла, или Бена. Высота башни составляет 98 метров. Колокол внутри башни тоже огромный. Ширина каждого из четырёх циферблатов — 7 метров. Длина часовых стрелок приблизительно 3 метра, а минутных стрелок — приблизительно 4 метра. Возможно, однажды вы сможете поехать в Лондон и увидеть этот удивительный туристический аттракцион.
Аноним
Каждый год миллионы туристов приезжают в Лондон, чтобы увидеть и услышать Биг Бен. Большинство людей думает, что Биг Бен это высокая башня с часами, которая расположена рядом со зданием парламента. Ну, нет! Биг Бен — это не башня с часами. Это один из четырех гигантских колоколов в башне, его название происходит от уполномоченного работника, сэра Бенджамина Холла, или Бена. Высота башни составляет 98 метров. Колокол внутри башни тоже огромный. Ширина каждого из четырёх циферблатов — 7 метров. Длина часовых стрелок приблизительно 3 метра, а минутных стрелок — приблизительно 4 метра. Возможно, однажды вы сможете поехать в Лондон и увидеть этот удивительный туристический аттракцион.
Аноним
Каждый год миллионы туристов приезжают в Лондон, чтобы увидеть и услышать Биг Бен. Большинство людей думает, что Биг Бен это высокая башня с часами, которая расположена рядом со зданием парламента. Ну, нет! Биг Бен — это не башня с часами. Это один из четырех гигантских колоколов в башне, его название происходит от уполномоченного работника, сэра Бенджамина Холла, или Бена. Высота башни составляет 98 метров. Колокол внутри башни тоже огромный. Ширина каждого из четырёх циферблатов — 7 метров. Длина часовых стрелок приблизительно 3 метра, а минутных стрелок — приблизительно 4 метра. Возможно, однажды вы сможете поехать в Лондон и увидеть этот удивительный туристический аттракцион.
Каждый год миллионы туристов приезжают в Лондон, чтобы увидеть и услышать Биг Бен. Большинство людей думает, что Биг Бен это высокая башня с часами, которая расположена рядом со зданием парламента. Ну, нет! Биг Бен — это не башня с часами. Это один из четырех гигантских колоколов в башне, его название происходит от уполномоченного работника, сэра Бенджамина Холла, или Бена. Высота башни составляет 98 метров. Колокол внутри башни тоже огромный. Ширина каждого из четырёх циферблатов — 7 метров. Длина часовых стрелок приблизительно 3 метра, а минутных стрелок — приблизительно 4 метра. Возможно, однажды вы сможете поехать в Лондон и увидеть этот удивительный туристический аттракцион.
Английский язык (Вариант 12)
Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
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New Tourism in France
26.GREAT
France is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. To most people perhaps, the _____ of France lies in her art and culture.
27.ADVENTURE
But for the more _____ tourists there is a different side to France
that will reward all who make the journey.
28.SURPRISE
_____ enough, old factories and plants have become important to French tourism. In France, every year, no fewer than 1400 companies,
29.VISIT
heritage museums or industrial sites draw 20 million _____.
It is geneally the giants of the food and agricultural industry together with the traditional crafts that have the most appeal.
30.ATTRACT
With _____ such as the 17th century Strasbourg breweries and the Millau Viaduct (the highest road bridge in the world) industrial tourism has become a flourishing sector.
31.REAL
Whether it is sugared almonds or cast iron dishes, Reblochon cheese, beer making or sparkling French crystal — many people are fascinated by the _____ of how things are made.
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Are you planning a visit to England? Are you thinking to yourself, “What shall we do in England? Are there any really special places that we must go to when we are there?” You are? Good, then this podcast is for you.
When you are in England, you could visit the Tower of London. But everyone visits the Tower of London. Or you could spend a day in Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. But everyone goes to Stratford. No, England’s newest tourist attraction is the M25 Motorway, which is the motorway that runs in a circle around London. It is 188 kilometers long; it is Britain’s busiest motorway, and one of the busiest roads in Europe. A bus company in Brighton now offers coach trips round the M25, and business is brisk. It seems that lots of people like nothing more than sitting in a coach on a motorway. So let us pay £15 for our ticket, and board the coach which will take us on this amazing adventure.
We head north from Brighton to the motorway, and then drive down the slip road. There are of course two possible ways that we can travel around the M25. We can turn left and travel clockwise, or we can turn right and travel anticlockwise. Today the driver decides to take us anticlockwise. As well as the driver, there is a guide on the coach who tells us about the interesting things we can see – things like “junctions” and “road signs”. The motorway today is busy, but not yet congested. We are a little bit disappointed by this. We hoped that we would find a traffic jam, because the M25 is famous for its traffic jams. Indeed, some people call the M25 the “largest car park in Britain”. Never mind, there is still a long way to go, and maybe we will find a traffic jam later.
Now the coach is taking us around the south-east edge of London. Soon we will come to the River Thames. Because we are travelling anticlockwise, we go under the river in a tunnel. Traffic going the other way crosses the river on a bridge. We have to pay a toll to use the river crossing. In the rush hour, there can be long delays at the toll booths, but today we only have to wait about 10 minutes.
On the other side of the river, something very exciting happens. There are some roadworks, where men are repairing the surface of the motorway. Along the side of the motorway there is a long line of red and white traffic cones. People on the coach use their cameras or their mobile phones to take pictures of the cones. On roads in Britain, we have many more cones than cars; and the manufacture of traffic cones is an important national industry. The traffic comes to a standstill, and we wait.
There is a sign that tells us that we must not go faster than 40 miles per hour, but it is pointless because we cannot move at all. We look at the traffic going the other way. It is moving freely while we are stuck in a traffic jam. Slowly we move forward, and reach the place where the road is being repaired. There is a big machine for resurfacing the road, and several lorries, but strangely no-one seems to be doing any work. Our guide explains that this is normal.
Now we have passed the roadworks and come to a service station. The coach pulls in, and we all get out to go to the toilets and to queue for cold coffee and rubber sandwiches in the cafe. After our break, we travel down the busy western section of the motorway. Here the traffic is nose-to-tail, and there are special speed limits and speed cameras which photograph your car if you drive too fast. We pass Heathrow Airport and the passengers take out their cameras again, to photograph a plane that is flying low over the motorway as it comes in to land.
And then, the highlight of our tour! Signs over the motorway tell us that there has been an “incident”. An “incident” means, simply, something which has happened. Generally, we use it to mean something unusual or unpleasant. “Incident” is the sort of word which the police use when they don’t want to tell us anything. So, what sort of incident could it be? An accident involving three lorries and twenty cars perhaps? Or a gunfight with a gang of armed criminals? Or a cow, which has escaped from its field and run onto the motorway? But when we reach the “incident”, there is nothing to see but a broken-down lorry and a police car.
Then we turn off the motorway, and soon we are back in Brighton. The passengers say thank you to our driver and our guide, and get off the coach to be greeted by their families and friends who are waiting for them. Our adventure by coach around the M25 has taken us only four hours, but we will carry the happy memories with us for the rest of our lives. If you have an equally wonderful tourist experience in your country, why not leave a comment on the website to tell us about it.
Новейшая туристическая достопримечательность Англии
Планируете ли вы посетить Англию? Вы думаете про себя: “что мы будем делать в Англии? Есть ли какие-то особые места, куда мы должны пойти, когда мы там?” Узнали себя? Хорошо, тогда этот подкаст для вас.
Когда вы находитесь в Англии, вы можете посетить Лондонский Тауэр. Но все посещают Лондонский Тауэр. Или провести день в Стратфорде-на-Эйвоне, где родился Шекспир. Но все ездят в Стратфорд. Нет, самая новая достопримечательность Англии — автомагистраль М25, которая проходит по кругу вокруг Лондона. Это 188 километров в длину; это самая оживленная автомагистраль Великобритании и одна из самых оживленных дорог в Европе. Автобусная компания в Брайтоне теперь предлагает автобусные поездки вокруг M25, и дела идут оживленно. Кажется, многим людям нравится просто сидеть в автобусе на автомагистрали. Так что давайте заплатим 15 фунтов за билет и сядем в автобус, который отвезет нас в это удивительное приключение.
Мы направляемся на север от Брайтона к автостраде, а затем едем по скользкой дороге. Есть, конечно, два возможных способа объехать М25. Мы можем повернуть налево и двигаться по часовой стрелке, или мы можем повернуть направо и двигаться против часовой стрелки. Сегодня водитель решает отвезти нас против часовой стрелки. Помимо водителя в автобусе есть гид, который рассказывает нам об интересных вещах, которые мы можем видеть – такие вещи, как “перекрестки” и “дорожные знаки”. Автомагистраль сегодня оживленная, но еще не перегруженная. Мы немного разочарованы этим. Мы надеялись, что найдем пробку, потому что М25 славится своими пробками. Действительно, некоторые называют M25 “самой большой парковкой в Британии”. Ничего страшного, впереди еще долгий путь, и, может быть, позже мы найдем пробку.
Сейчас карета везет нас по юго-восточной окраине Лондона. Скоро мы выедем к реке Темзе. Поскольку мы движемся против часовой стрелки, мы едем под рекой в туннеле. Движение транспорта, идущего в другую сторону, пересекает реку по мосту. Мы должны заплатить пошлину, чтобы проехать реку. В час пик возможны длительные задержки в пунктах взимания платы, но сегодня приходится ждать всего около 10 минут.
На другой стороне реки происходит что-то очень захватывающее. Ведутся некоторые дорожные работы, мужчины ремонтируют поверхность автострады. По обочине автомагистрали проходит длинная линия красных и белых дорожных конусов. Люди в автобусе используют свои камеры или мобильные телефоны, чтобы сфотографировать конусы. На дорогах в Британии у нас гораздо больше конусов, чем автомобилей; и производство конусов является важной национальной отраслью. Движение останавливается, и мы ждем.
Есть знак, который говорит нам, что мы не должны ехать быстрее, чем 40 миль в час, но это бессмысленно, потому что мы не можем двигаться. Мы смотрим на движение в другую сторону. Поток движется свободно, пока мы застряли в пробке. Медленно продвигаемся вперед, и доходим до места, где ремонтируется дорога. Там стоит большая машина для ремонта дороги и несколько грузовиков, но, как ни странно, никто, кажется, не работает. Наш гид объясняет, что это нормально.
Сейчас мы проехали дорожные работы и подошли к станции технического обслуживания. Водитель подъезжает, и мы все выходим, чтобы пойти в туалет и встать в очередь за холодным кофе и резиновыми бутербродами в кафе. После перерыва мы едем по оживленной западной части автострады. Здесь движение вплотную, и есть специальные ограничения скорости и камеры скорости, которые фотографируют ваш автомобиль, если вы едете слишком быстро. Мы проезжаем аэропорт Хитроу, и пассажиры снова достают свои камеры, чтобы сфотографировать самолет, который летит низко над автомагистралью, когда он приземляется.
А потом, изюминка нашего тура! Знаки над автомагистралью говорят нам, что произошел “инцидент”. “Инцидент” означает просто то, что произошло. Как правило, мы используем его для обозначения чего-то необычного или неприятного. “Инцидент” — это такое слово, которое полиция использует, когда не хочет нам ничего говорить. Так что это может быть за инцидент? Авария с участием трех грузовиков и двадцати машин? Или перестрелка с бандой вооруженных преступников? Или корова, сбежавшая со своего поля и выбежавшая на автостраду? Но когда мы добираемся до “инцидента”, там ничего не видно, кроме разбитого грузовика и полицейской машины.
Потом свернем с автострады и скоро вернемся в Брайтон. Пассажиры говорят спасибо нашему водителю и гиду и выходят из автобуса, чтобы их встретили их семьи и друзья, которые их ждут. Наше путешествие на автобусе по трассе М25 заняло у нас всего четыре часа, но счастливые воспоминания останутся с нами на всю оставшуюся жизнь. Если у вас есть не менее замечательный туристический опыт в вашей стране, почему бы не оставить комментарий на веб-сайте, чтобы рассказать нам об этом.
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Most tourist attractions are popular for obvious reasons. They are defined by superlatives — the biggest, oldest, most beautiful — or they benefit from heavy promotion by a city or country’s tourism stakeholders. And then there are those attractions that have gained fame for less obvious reasons.
Some of these offbeat places are so odd or unusual that you can’t help but want to see them. Social media has certainly helped their causes, but Facebook and Instagram aren’t the only influencers. The popularity of many strange and unexpected attractions predates the rise of YouTube and Facebook when promotion consisted of word of mouth, physical guidebooks, and perhaps the occasional feature in a magazine or newspaper.
Here are 10 of the world’s most-unexpected attractions.
Nicolas Cage’s Tomb
Star of both acclaimed films and box-office flops, Nicolas Cage is known for his eccentric behavior away from the screen. One of the more noticeable examples of his quirks is his tomb in New Orleans. Back in 2010, the year that he turned 50, Cage purchased two plots in the famed St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. He used the space to build a white, 9-foot-tall pyramid. Cage fans might recognize the Latin phrase on the front of the structure: «Omnia Ab Uno» («Everything from One»). The words were featured in his action movie, «National Treasure.»
The grave was a popular attraction in the cemetery, which is one of the most crowded burial grounds in the city, until authorities restricted access to the area in 2015. If you don’t have a family member interred in the cemetery, you need to join a guided tour to visit. Theories about the tomb abound: that Cage hid money from the IRS inside, that he is counteracting a voodoo curse, or that the grave is somehow connected to the Illuminati.
Fremont Troll
The Troll Under the Bridge, more popularly known as the Fremont Troll, is an intimidating-looking sculpture in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, under the Aurora Bridge. There have been numerous «troll sightings» under the bridge since the 1930s, when the span opened, and the artists who sculpted the monster in 1990 chose the subject after local residents overwhelmingly voted for it.
The troll is 15 feet tall and made from concrete. It is a popular spot for visitors who take selfies, and it gained notoriety among tourists after being featured in the 1999 movie, «10 Things I Hate about You.» Seattle residents also like the troll. Some celebrate Trolloween on Oct. 31. During this event, people in troll-inspired costumes meet at the statue before walking through Fremont, past other art installations and street performances . Another reason the troll is attractive to tourists and locals is that you can climb on it. The concrete material is durable, and there is space behind the troll to scramble up for an elevated picture.
Bude Tunnel
The Bude Tunnel is in its namesake town in Cornwall, England. This acrylic glass tunnel is next to Bude’s Sainsbury’s supermarket. The 70-meter (229-foot) passage is transparent, so people can see the town as they walk along the street while protected from the elements. Its purpose is to keep customers dry as they walk between the supermarket entrance and its parking lot, so you would not expect it to be the main attraction in this pretty Cornish seaside destination.
However, when the Bude Tunnel was rated as Bude’s No. 1 attraction on TripAdvisor, the U.K. media took notice, and the site earned a fair amount of viral attention. Perhaps the attraction is due to the length and transparency of the tunnel or its holiday lights show. During the holidays, the long corridor is lit with LED lights that change in rhythm with holiday music.
Haserot Angel
Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery is an historic site that has the tombs of some of America’s most famous industrial-age figures as well as the grave of U.S. President James Garfield. One of the most-well-known figures here, however, is the Haserot Angel. It is a statue that marks the burial place of food industry mogul Francis Haserot. The dramatic, life-size bronze figure, created by artist Herman Matzen in 1923, is officially titled the Angel of Death Victorious. The angel is seated, and its hands rest on an extinguished torch.
The most unusual feature of this melancholy-but-thought-provoking statue is that it appears like it has «tears» running down its cheeks and onto its neck. The tears are not actually liquid; they are a discoloration caused by the aging of the bronze material that Matzen used to make the statue. The cemetery is open daily, though groups of more than 12 people need permission before entering.
Seattle’s Gum Wall
The Gum Wall is in Post Alley, a lane under Seattle’s Pike Place Market. The tradition of sticking gum on the wall here started in the 1990s when patrons of a local theater stuck their gum on the wall while waiting to get inside. At first, theater workers scrapped off the gum, but they gave up after people persisted with the practice. Eventually, the colorful additions stretched up and down the alley. Pike Place Market officials even started calling the strange decorations a tourist attraction, and Washington’s governor, Jay Inslee, once said the spot was one of his «favorite things about Seattle.»
City officials scrapped the wall and steam-cleaned it in 2015 because they were concerned about the gum eroding the old brick structure. During the cleaning, they removed more than 2,000 pounds of gum. Almost immediately after they finished, people began adding new gum.
Island of the Dolls
Isla de las Munecas, the Island of the Dolls, seems like it should be in a hidden, remote location. It is actually in the Mexico City metro area, not far from the famous Estadio Azteca soccer stadium. This unusual, undeniably-spooky place is defined by hundreds of dolls. The dolls (many of which have been disfigured by weathering) hang from the trees around the island, which is within a labyrinthine network of canals in the Xochimilco district. The property, now run by the family of the original owner, is a major tourist attraction for people who cruise the canals.
The story of Isla de las Munecas is disturbing or tragic depending on your viewpoint. When a man named Don Julian Santana Barrera moved to the island to live as a hermit, he found a girl who had recently drowned in a nearby canal. Barrera felt haunted by the experience and began hanging scavenged dolls in the trees as a kind of memorial meant to appease the drowning victim’s spirit. Barrera lived on the island for 50 years, collecting and hanging dolls the whole time. When he passed away (some say he drowned in the same spot as the girl he discovered 50 years earlier), members of his family opened the island as a tourist attraction.
Hell, Michigan
Hell, Michigan, has embraced its strange name and the attention that has come along with it. The town’s official website has clever catchphrases such as, «More people tell you to go to our town than anywhere else on Earth.» A large number of tourists descended on the southern Michigan village on June 6, 2006 (6-6-06), the date that reminded many of the biblical «sign of the beast.» Others come when they are in the area, not far from Ann Arbor, so that they can say that they have been to Hell.
Actually, the name «Hell» may not refer to the place of eternal damnation. Some theories about the origin of Hell, Michigan, contend that early German settlers in the area described it as «hell,» which means «bright» or «light» in German. («Hell» in German is «Hölle.») Others say that the name refers to the English word «hell» because early residents had to contend with extensive wetlands, numerous mosquitoes and generally harsh conditions. The name is now embraced for tourism purposes, but the U.S. Post Office uses the name of neighboring Pinckney for addresses.
Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks
The Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks are on the popular Lamai Beach on Samui Island, Thailand. If you did not know what you were looking for, chances are you would miss these rocks, which are located amidst other formations on the shoreline. The names of these two particular formations, which translate from Thai as «Grandpa Grandma rocks,» come from the fact that they resemble, somewhat vaguely, male and female sex organs.
This might seem like a good site for a chuckle, but it is actually one of the most popular places on Samui, which is one of Thailand’s most popular island destinations. The popularity might have more to do with the central location of the beach and the great views of the sea and neighboring islands from the area near Hin Ta and Hin Yai. Locals have embraced the interest, even placing a board explaining the legend of how the rocks came to be known by their names. According to the story, an old man and his wife were traveling to a neighboring island to finalize marriage plans for their son when they drowned after their boat capsized. They were swept to the shore, where they turned into rocks. The over-sized genitalia was supposedly a sign to tell their families to go ahead with the wedding.
World’s Largest Catsup Bottle
The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, in Collinsville, Illinois, does not actually contain ketchup (or catsup). It was built to provide water for a nearby ketchup plant in the late 1940s. The water tower eventually became a landmark in this southern Illinois town. Actually, it became so well-known among locals that when the company that owned the factory decided to sell the tower, a group of people came together to save it. They were even able to raise money for renovations and a fresh paint job.
In 2002, the tower earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Collinsville is along historic Route 66, so the bottle is a landmark for people taking that road trip. The tower even has its own fan club and annual festival, which takes place in June. (Ketchup bottles are hardly the only culinary-related roadside attraction. From doughnuts to bananas, apples to hot dogs, buildings that look like food can be found all over the country.)
Fairy Glen
Fairy Glen is on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. This fairy tale-like landscape is above a small village called Uig. The area consists of gentle green hills with round tops that rise up in between small ponds. There is even a rock formation on the top of one of the hills that resembles the ruins of a castle, though it is actually just a rock formation. Some visitors think that if you press coins into the rocks in a small cave near the castle, you will enjoy good luck in the future.
The odd thing about this site is that it has absolutely no connections whatsoever to fairies or fairy legends. Though the Isle of Skye has some legends involving fairies, none are related to this particular place. Tourists simply decided that this area was «Fairy Glen» and the idea took off. Tour guides have apparently added stories about various rituals involving making spiral shapes with rocks and placing coins in the middle (also for good luck). Again, these rituals have no connection to traditional legends (and locals frown on the practice and remove the rock spirals).
Unusual tourist attractions
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: Ukraine
Twenty-five years ago the Chernobyl Power Plant was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Now in 2012, the site has become a tourist hot spot (literally and figuratively).
Areas within the 30-mile exclusion zone, where tours are conducted, are still radioactive. But the good news is that the dose of radiation is no more than what you’d get on the flight there.
Once there, you’ll get to see local wildlife, such as elk and owls that still live on the radioactive site, and tour what now is the ghost town of Pripyat, which was once home to 50,000 residents.
underwater living sculptures in Cancun, Mexico.
Jason deCaires Taylor is an internationally acclaimed eco-sculptor who creates underwater living sculptures, offering viewers mysterious, ephemeral encounters and fleeting glimmers of another world where art develops from the effects of nature on the efforts of man. His site-specific, permanent installations are designed to act as artificial reefs, attracting corals, increasing marine biomass and aggregating fish species, while crucially diverting tourists away from fragile natural reefs and thus providing space for natural rejuvenation. Subject to the abstract metamorphosis of the underwater environment, his works symbolize a striking symbiosis between man and nature, balancing messages of hope and loss.
The Catacombs of Paris
Bad dreams guaranteed after a visit to the Catacombs of Paris. The network of tunnels of this former stone mine, are filled with millions of bones and skulls stacked along the walls. The catacombs date back to the end of the 18th century, when the prices of real estate in Paris began to raise and there was simply no space for cemeteries within the city limits.
Easter Island, Chile
One of the most mysterious places on earth is Easter Island, with huge, cut out stone figures of giants, ingrown in the soil under the weight of millenniums. Statues are staring in the skies, as if they were guilty of some mystical crimes.
Vale de la prehistoria Cuba
It is not certain whether Fidel roped in Michael Crichton to oversee the construction of this experiment in anachronism, but even Jurassic Park’s creator would feel a little bizarre in the milieu of life-size prehistoric creatures completed by inmates from a nearby prison. Spread over an area of 11 hectares, the 200 life-sized prehistoric creatures in the Santiago de Cuba province range from the brontosaurus to cave men, creating a kind of Communist theme park with shades of the Flintstones thrown in.
The Great Blue Hole of Belize
Dive into the greatest sea hole in the world. The hole has been created about 65.000 years ago, and it is one of the most amazing seascapes on our planet. A glimpse of heaven for any scuba diver…or maybe hell!
Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand
The Moeraki Boulders are a number of huge spherical stones, found strewn along a stretch of Koekohe Beach near Moeraki, a small settlement just south of Hampden on New Zealand’s Otago coast. These boulders are grey-coloured septarian concretions which have been exposed through shoreline erosion from black mudstone coastal cliffs that back the beach. They originally formed in ancient sea floor sediments during the early Paleocene some 60 million years ago.
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