Trondheim is a city in the middle of Norway. It is the third largest city in the country. The settlement was founded in 997 and was the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. The city is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTHU), SINTEF, St. Olavs University Hospital and Nidaros Cathedral. In the photo is the tower …
Guanacaste borders Nicaragua, and is located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Guanacaste’s economic and cultural heritage is based on cattle ranching. For the past two decades tourism has grown due to the beautiful beaches and the sunny dry season that coincides with the winter months in northern …
The renowned two-mile-long strip known as Palm Beach on the Caribbean island of Aruba is home to glamorous high-rise hotels and dotted by water sports concessions, piers, beach bars, restaurants and shops. Calm waters make this a comfortable haven for swimmers, snorkelers and Kathy and Mark McMillan from Meadow Springs Ranch near 100 Mile House, B.C., who caught up on …
The Basilica of St. Francis is the mother church of the Franciscan Order. Pope Gregory IX laid the first stone of the Lower Basilica the day after the canonisation of St. Francis, on July 17, 1228. Two years later, the saint’s body was brought here in secret (for fear of looting by tomb raiders) and …
Kotoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo-shu sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo area in Japan. The temple is renowned for its monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. The Great Buddha of Kamakura probably dates …