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'We often praise the former, not knowing that we only praise the latter.'
Send a postcard to your beloved grandmother for the New Year or drop a few lines to a friend-today this is a common thing. Moreover, modern e-cards allow you to do all this in just one click.
'May You live like this: one hand in molasses, the other in honey!'
Bright, cheerful, full of enthusiasm and absolutely childish charm, the postcards of Elizabeth Merkuryevna BEM will certainly not leave anyone indifferent.
Venice=Atlantis-have time to visit
Yes, the most beautiful city in Italy - Venice-with its unique architecture and streets in the form of channels is slowly sinking under the water.
Ancient Rome: when the past becomes the present
Rome, the famous city on the seven hills, has been known to mankind since ancient times.
'Everything is calm in Baghdad...'
Among the many tours offered by agencies to curious travelers, you will not find the Iraqi capital.
Dubai: to make a fairy tale come true
If you want to see an Oriental fairy tale come to life-welcome to Dubai!
We come from childhood
Do you remember your childhood hobbies? Someone loved the constructor, and got out of it incredibly complex things (together with dad, of course), someone was a fan of football (lessons? what lessons, when Seryoga took out the ball), someone liked to mess with cats/dogs/ hamsters. I did a little bit of both. But most of all, I loved to draw.
A city without noise and dust
The capital of Malaysia, the city of one million people, Kuala Lumpur, impresses not only with its sonorous name.
Chicago: city of winds, skyscrapers and jazz
After the first non - native, but permanent resident of Chicago - a merchant of furs, gunpowder and alcohol, Pointe du Sable-settled in the late 18th century on the site of the modern metropolis, a lot of water flowed into lake Michigan.
Barcelona-the city founded by Hercules
When you say 'Barcelona', the immortal melody performed by Opera diva Montserrat Caballe and charismatic Freddie mercury - 'Barselona' immediately flashes in your head.
This diverse city of Prague
The city, which is almost 12 centuries old, is one of the most beautiful places on the map of Europe - Prague.
Istanbul - a city on two continents
Can I sit on two chairs at once? Not that on chairs, but to occupy the territory of two continents at the same time, it turns out, you can and with great success!