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Minnie in the Everland!![]() |
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Minnie in the Everland!![]() |
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Harry Potter studio tour lobby
This is where the cast and crew spent 10 years making the
films, and they kept just about everything they every used and put it on
display here for fans. The first
thing you have to know about this completely fantastic magical place is that you can’t buy tickets there. It’s not like an amusement park or museum where you
can roll up in the morning and walk in. Tickets must be bought online, ahead of time. You choose not only what day you want
to go, but what time, so it’s like making an appointment.
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The Great Wall |
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Won Won was here ! |
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Harry's lightening bolt scar template~ |
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To see these objects that are so familiar to fans is very cool, but to see them in the place where all the actors spent 10 years of their lives, where all of the films actually took shape, was very moving. |
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Swiss Alps![]() Switzerland is a skiers' fairytale, and this season is a magical snow globe having received plentiful powder. Picture yourself in the story book Alps, riding ski trains and trams up thousands of vertical feet, and skiing to Swiss flag-flying alphine chalets serving fondue and raclette. A Swiss ski trip must be on every skiers "to do" list ! A natural first ski stop is the legendary Zermatt.A 12,500-foot-high cable car carries skiers and snowboarders to the vista at the top of Klein Matterhorn. From there, you can cross a ridge (and the border) and ski down Italy’s Cervinia. Advanced skiers can enjoy expert terrain in the Sunnegga and Gornergrat areas as well as the moguls on Stockhorn and Rote Nasse. The off-trail options are virtually endless, an outdoor playground equipped with high cliffs and deep powder.Take the Sunnegga chairlift to the first stop, and take a short hike to Findlerhof for lunch. Located in the quaint village of Findeln, the Swiss classic menu offers dishes like quiche with leeks, onion and cheese for 25 francs. Reservations strongly recommended.The popular Hotel Alex is home to the polished basement restaurant, Alex Grill, where chefs create Swiss entrees prepared with market-fresh ingredients.For a festive après-ski scene, head to Papperla Pub, where drinks are served against a backdrop of live bands belting classic-rock tunes. Raucous revealers often dress up in costumes, adding to the party atmosphere. |
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Sitting on the cable car to top ski centre![]() |
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Verbier Switzerland ski resort![]() |
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Musée du Louvre France![]() Musée du Louvre is the museum that contains largest home of history and art in France and one of the most important museums in the world. It is located in the heart of Paris, it was previously a royal palace called 'Louvre Palace'. It includes a wide variety of works of art ( ceramics, sculptures, paintings, drawings, archaeological objects) from antiquity to the present.The Louvre's departments cover an extensive array of historical periods and artistic genres, each represented through the museum's permanent and temporary exhibits. Among the exhibits, The Louvre holds Near Eastern and Egyptian antiquities, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman antiquities, Islamic art, sculptures and paintings as well as decorative arts, prints, and drawings. There are over 35,000 works from around the globe and throughout history. Furthermore, there are vast rooms full of paintings, sculptures and antiquities, some of the most famous pieces held by The Louvre include the Jewels of Ramesses II, the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory.
However, Musee du Louvre are set over 60,000 square meters, it can be fairly daunting, but guided tours and audio tours are available in English and French lasting ninety minutes and can be historically themed. Another option is to pick a period or section of the Louvre and pretend that the rest is somewhere across town to be visited at a later time.
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Inside view![]() Some of the paintings at the Louvre that caught my attention: |
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Portrait de famille – Adriaen van OSTADE (Haarlem, 1610 – 1685)![]() |
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L’intérieur d’une cuisine – Martin DRÖLLING![]() |
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Stroll through the colourful field of Hokkaido!![]()
Due to the geographic location of Biei and Furano, no matter what seasons (except winter) you are there, you could enjoy the various blooms associated with the season. For me, summer would be just perfect.The hectares of flower fields, in harmony beautiful hill terrain is really a wonderful view to behold. White clothing is most recommended for those who like to take beautiful photos with the blooming flowers as white colour goes perfectly well with purple lavenders and other colourful flowers. 'Farm Tomita' signboard can be easily found at different spot of the farm for tourist to take memorable photos.
Address: 15 Nakafurano Kisen Kita, Nakafurano, Sorachi District, Hokkaido Prefecture 071-0704, Japan
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Summer blooms adorning the rolling landscapes![]() |
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Bright and Cheerful colour!![]() |
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Rows and rows of summer blooms fulfilling the sense of beauty![]()
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