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Ask us about our Egypt trip....The Cathedral Church of Christ at Canterbury The city of Canterbury is in itself a Unesco world heritage site, and the Norman cathedral, which had it beginnings in 597 AD, but was destroyed in 1067 and rebuilt in 1070, is the most famous and historic landmark of the city. Chaucer wrote of the wife of Bath, and others on their way to pay homage at the shrine of Thomas a Beckett, in the Canterbury Tales. |
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Nefertiti The wild Bactrian (two-humped) camelis adapted to arid plains and hills where water sources are few and vegetation is sparse. Shrubs constitute its main source of food. Herds of these wild camels move widely, their distribution being linked to water. The animals tend to concentrate in and around mountains, because most springs are there and snow on the slopes may provide the only moisture in winter. Concentrations of up to 100 camels occur near the mountains, but most herds contain 2 - 15 members. The small average herd size in the past 100 years reflects not just the aridity of the environment but also heavy hunting pressure. |
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When your car is running out of gas... Cavern Quarter Mathew Street, This was the site of the famous Cavern Club, where the Beatles used to play, which some idiot demolished in 1973, never realizing what a marvelous source of income it could become. In 1984 commonsense and business savvy kicked in and the place was rebuilt in 1984. Oh by the way, If you want to use my template, please give me credits! I put efforts and time on that thing, you have half the job already done; put a link back to my email somewhere on it! |
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Nefertiti II Famed throughout the ancient world for her outstanding beauty, Akhenaten's queen Nefertiti remains the one of the most well known of the queens of Egypt. The famous statue of Nefertiti, found in a sculptors workshop in Akhetaten, is one of the most immediately recognisable icons from this period of history. It has escaped the excesses of the Amarna artistic style, and survived the wholesale destruction of Akhenaten's monuments after his death. |
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When your car is running out of gas... The habitat of wild camels is extremely harsh. A nearly lifeless land, its temperature may reach 60 - 70 deg C (140 - 160 deg F) in summer and -30 deg C (-22 deg F) in winter. To protect against these extreme conditions, the camel's long, narrow nostrils and dense eyelashes efficiently prevent damage from sandstorms. The slitlike nostrils can be closed to keep out dust and sand. It sweats and urinates little, thus prolonging resistance to thirst. Under the soles of its feet a horny layer enables it to walk on broken, stony ground and hot, sandy ground with ease. In Lydia against Croesus, Cyrus the Great won his battle through the superior stench of their camels, which the horses of the Lydian cavalry could not bear; the horses fled, the Lydians were routed, and Sardis fell. |
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