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”
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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”
Advent Day 4…. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat Facts 1. Angkor Wat is said to be the world’s largest single religious monument and is situated in the ancient ruins of a city, Angkor. 2. Visitors reach 2 million… ANNUALLY, quite literally not one to be missed. 3. The main temple was built around 1150 ad. It is based on Hindu cosmology,Continue reading “Advent Day 4…. Angkor Wat, Cambodia”
Advent Day 3…. Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay fact! Just the one as today we have a local legend too!! The bay consists of a dense cluster of around 1,600 limestone islands! Each is topped with thick jungle vegetation which makes the area literally lush. ahaa! According to local legend, when Vietnam started to develop into a country, the Vietnamese peopleContinue reading “Advent Day 3…. Ha Long Bay, Vietnam”
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