Petra fun facts! 1. The name Petra actually means ‘rocks’. It is thought to come from the Greek word ‘Petros’, meaning rock, and was named by Greek visitors for its distinctive carved pink sandstone. 2. Petra was founded in the year 312 BC as the capital of the Nabatean Empire. This makes it overContinue reading “Advent Day 10…. Petra, Jordan”
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Advent Day 9…. Grand Canyon, USA
The Grand Canyon facts! 1. JESS HAS BEEN HERE. The first one 😆😆 and I can tell you, it was amazing! It was part of Mike and my 2 month tour of USA in 2014. Loved it. 1. (The real 1…) It’s a chasm 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide! 2. TheContinue reading “Advent Day 9…. Grand Canyon, USA”
Advent Day 8…. The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China need to know… 1. Several walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC 2. Ready for some numbers… big ones… there are 10,051 wall sections, 1,764 ramparts or trenches, 29,510 individual buildings, and 2,211 fortifications or passes that make up the whole wall. The walls and trenchesContinue reading “Advent Day 8…. The Great Wall of China”
Advent Day 7…. Nachi Falls, Japan
Nachi Falls facts! 1. The tallest waterfall in Japan is the stunning 133 meter high Nachi no Taki (Nachi Falls), and next to it the Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine (the beautiful orangey red Pagoda). 2. Early each morning the Shinto priest make offerings to the waterfall in a ritual. 3. In 1918, a mound wasContinue reading “Advent Day 7…. Nachi Falls, Japan”
Advent Day 6…. Easter Island, Chile
Easter Island facts! 1. There are some 1000 heads/statues dotted around the island. Their true name is Moai. 2. Initially europeans couldn’t work out how the moai had been moved from the quarries to their current locations as the island were mostly treeless by the time they arrived. Recent studies and theories believe huge groupsContinue reading “Advent Day 6…. Easter Island, Chile”
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