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		<title>San Telmo, Buenos Aires</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Telmo is one of the oldest barrios (neighborhoods) of Buenos Aires, Argentina and also one of the best preserved areas of that constantly changing Argentine municipality and is characterized with a number of complex buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and alter shops line up the cobblestone (adoquines) streets, which are filled with artists and dancers. <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/san-telmo-buenos-aires.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_3060" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img src="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/San_Telmo-150x150.jpg" alt="San Telmo, Buenos Aires" title="San Telmo, Buenos Aires Image" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-3060" /><p class="wp-caption-text">San Telmo</p></div><br />
San Telmo is one of the oldest barrios (neighborhoods) of Buenos Aires, Argentina and also one of the best preserved areas of that constantly changing Argentine municipality and is characterized with a number of complex buildings. <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/cafes" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with cafes">Cafes</a>, <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tango" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tango">tango</a> parlors and alter shops line up the cobblestone (adoquines) streets, which are filled with artists and dancers. San Telmo&#8217;s some attractions include some older <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/churches" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with churches">churches</a> (e.g. <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/san-pedro" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with san pedro">San Pedro</a> Telmo), <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/museums" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with museums">museums</a>, alter stores and a semi-permanent alter fair (Feria de Antiguedades) in the main public square, <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/plaza-dorrego" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with plaza dorrego">Plaza Dorrego</a>. Tango-related activities for both locals and <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourists" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourists">tourists</a> also abound in the area. You will find <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/fiesta" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with fiesta">fiesta</a> and beatific food. Nice spot for <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/best-travel" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with best travel">best travel</a> guides.<br />
<b>San Telmo, Buenos Aires <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> coordinates: 34° 37′ 14″ S, 58° 22′ 18″ W</b></p>
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<b>San Telmo, Buenos Aires videos</b></p>
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		    <div><a href="" class="upcoming_title">PMP Certification</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 9:00am at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Av.Independencia y Peru, Buenos Aires, BAIRES</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">PMP Certification The PMP exam is offered by PMI as a computer test. During four hours of testing time, 200 multiple-choice questions have to be answered. Each question has 4 an...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 9:00am at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Av.Independencia y Peru, Buenos Aires, BAIRES</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">http://www.knowledgehut.com offers ready useable PMP templates at an affordable cost. For your convenience all the templates are segregated Process group wise. Visit: http://www...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 9:00am at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Av.Independencia y Peru, Buenos Aires, BAIRES</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">PMP mock exam will let you know your strong and weak areas and accordingly you can prepare for the actual PMP exam in a better way. http://www.knowledgehut.com offers mock exams...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 9:00am at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Av.Independencia y Peru, Buenos Aires, BAIRES</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">PMP Training Knowledgehut, a PMP training offers project management training program and the innovator in project management training will make sure to pass PMP examination at e...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 9:00am at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Av.Independencia y Peru, Buenos Aires, BAIRES</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">PMP Project management affects and touches us all in many diverse ways. It's simply about better organization and methods that achieve results we want efficiently. Unlike routin...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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<b>San Telmo, Buenos Aires map and hotels</b><br />
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<b>San Telmo, Buenos Aires images</b><br />
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		<title>The Vienna State Opera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important opera houses &#8211; and opera companies &#8211; in the world. The members of the equally prestigious Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from the orchestra at the Staatsoper. The building was the first major building on the Wiener Ringstraße commissioned by <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-vienna-state-opera.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/vienna_state_opera.jpg" title="The Vienna State Opera"><img src="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/vienna_state_opera.thumbnail.jpg" alt="The Vienna State Opera"  title="The Vienna State Opera Image" /></a></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/vienna-state-opera" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vienna state opera">Vienna State Opera</a> (Wiener Staatsoper), located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/opera-houses" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with opera houses">opera houses</a> &#8211; and opera companies &#8211; in the world. The members of the equally prestigious <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/vienna-philharmonic" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vienna philharmonic">Vienna Philharmonic</a> are recruited from the orchestra at the Staatsoper. The building was the first major building on the Wiener Ringstraße commissioned by the controversial Viennese &#8220;city expansion fund&#8221;. Work commenced on the building in 1861 and was completed in 1869, following plans drawn up by architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, who lived together in the 6. Bezirk. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style. Vienna is great <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>, with historical attractions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> tourist location : 48° 12′ 10″ N, 16° 22′ 6.5″ E</p>
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		<title>Vasa Museum, Stockholm</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Stockholm current weather and forecast information: The Vasa Museum opened <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/vasa-museum-stockholm.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Vasa Museum (<a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/vasamuseet" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with vasamuseet">Vasamuseet</a>) is a <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/maritime-museum" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with maritime museum">maritime museum</a> in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-<a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gun-warship" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gun warship">gun warship</a> Vasa that sank on her <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/maiden-voyage" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with maiden voyage">maiden voyage</a> in 1628.<br />
 <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/wasa_museum_stockholm.jpg" title="Vasa Museum, Stockholm"><img src="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/wasa_museum_stockholm.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Vasa Museum, Stockholm"  title="Vasa Museum, Stockholm Image" /></a><br />
Stockholm current weather and forecast information:<br />
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The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and, according to claims on the official web site, is the most visited museum in <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/scandinavia" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with scandinavia">Scandinavia</a>. The museum belongs to the Swedish <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/maritime-museums" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with maritime museums">Maritime Museums</a> (Statens maritima museer). I like north cities, nice people, great <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/travel-destination" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with travel destination">travel destination</a>. Food is mostly fish but prepared very well.</p>
<p><b>Vasa Museum, Stockholm <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> coordinates:59° 19′ N, 18° 05′ E</b></p>
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<b>Vasa Museum, Stockholm map and hotels</b><br />
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		    <div><a href="http://www.simplilearn.com/simplilearn/events/pmp-course-agenda" class="upcoming_title">PMP Certification Training in Stockholm on Feb 11-12, 2012 | Simplilearn PMP Boot Camp Stockholm</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 11, 8:00am at Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, </div><div style="padding-top:5px;">Simplilearn (www.simplilearn.com) professional certification training provider is conducting PMP certification training classroom workshop in Stockholm on Feb 11-12, 2012.  Simp...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="http://www.regonline.co.uk/eutaliiconference" class="upcoming_title">E-utalii Conference</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 13, 8:00am at Clarion Hotel Sign, Ostra Jarnvagsgatan 35, Stockholm, STHLM</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">Its the eTourism & eMarketing Conference for  2 day to revolutionize Tanzania Tourism Industry for Tanzanian Travel & Tours agency, Tour Guide & Hotel  To build and develop a su...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="" class="upcoming_title">Svensk nazism</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 14, 12:00am at Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholm, STHLM</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 14, 10:00am at Södertälje, Södertälje, Södertälje, AB</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 15, 12:00am at Huddinge, Huddinge, Huddinge, </div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		<title>Sears Tower, Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the tallest building in the United States since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the Empire State Building only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sears-tower-chicago.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/sears-tower" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with sears tower">Sears Tower</a> is a <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/skyscraper" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with skyscraper">skyscraper</a> in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tallest-building-in-the-united-states" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tallest building in the united states">tallest building in the United States</a> since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/empire-state-building" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with empire state building">Empire State Building</a> only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.<br />
<div id="attachment_6235" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Chicago-Sears-Tower.jpg"><img src="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Chicago-Sears-Tower-150x150.jpg" alt="Sears Tower, Chicago" title="Sears Tower, Chicago Image" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6235" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sears Tower, Chicago</p></div><br />
Construction commenced in August 1970 and the building reached its originally anticipated <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/maximum-height" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with maximum height">maximum height</a> on May 3, 1973. When completed, the Sears Tower had overtaken the roof of the World Trade Center in New York City as the world&#8217;s tallest building. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/penthouse-roof" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with penthouse roof">penthouse roof</a> as 110. The distance to the roof is 1,451 feet (442 m), measured from the east entrance. In February 1982, two television antennas were added to the structure, increasing its total height to 1,705 feet (520 m). The western antenna was later extended to 1,730 feet (527 m) on June 5, 2000 to improve reception of local NBC station WMAQ-TV. Interesting <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/travel-destination" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with travel destination">travel destination</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>: 41° 52′ 44.04″ N, 87° 38′ 8.88″ W</p>
<p>Sears Tower video:<br />
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<p>Sears Tower hotels and map:<br />
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		<title>Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden was founded in 1808 by John VI of Portugal. It is located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood. Open to the public on most days during daylight hours, the Botanical Garden is also a research institute that houses collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. Nice and &#8220;green&#8221; <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/botanical-garden-rio-de-janeiro.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/rio-de-janeiro" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with rio de janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/botanical-garden" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with botanical garden">Botanical Garden</a> was founded in 1808 by John VI of <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/portugal" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with portugal">Portugal</a>. It is located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood. Open to the public on most days during daylight hours, the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/botanical-garden" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with botanical garden">Botanical Garden</a> is also a research institute that houses collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. Nice and &#8220;green&#8221; <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>. You can take a lot of vacation pictures there.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/travel-destination" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with travel destination">travel destination</a>:  22° 58′ 3″ S, 43° 13′ 26″ W</p>
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		<title>Orchard Road, Singapore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orchard Road is a agency in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as existence a major tourist attraction. Often the surrounding Atlantic is famous as Orchard and associated with the road. The immediate vicinity of Orchard Road, Orchard Planning Area <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/orchard-road-singapore.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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<p>Orchard Road is a agency in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as existence a <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/major-tourist-attraction" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with major tourist attraction">major tourist attraction</a>. Often the surrounding Atlantic is famous as Orchard and associated with the road. The immediate vicinity of Orchard Road, Orchard Planning Area is one of 55 cityfied planning areas as given by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and is a advertizement district. It is part of the Central Region, and Singapore&#8217;s central playing district, the Central Area. During the National Day Rally Speech 2005, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he would create more <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/landmark-buildings" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with landmark buildings">landmark buildings</a> to create more recreation in the district, partly to keep up with vibrant cities around the region. Singapore is great <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>, for fun, vacation. One of best  <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/travel-places" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with travel places">travel places</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> tourist location: 37° 26′ N, 122° 05′ W</p>
<p>Orchard Road map:<br />
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<p>Orchard Road video:<br />
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		<title>St Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral, Dublin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral in Dublin, formally known as The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick, Dublin or in the Irish language as Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig, founded in 1191, is the larger of Dublin&#8217;s two Church of Ireland cathedrals, and the largest church in Ireland. Unusually it is not today the seat of <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/st-patricks-cathedral-dublin.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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<a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/saint-patrick" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with saint patrick">Saint Patrick</a>&#8217;s Cathedral in Dublin, formally known as The National Cathedral and <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/collegiate-church" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with collegiate church">Collegiate Church</a> of Saint Patrick, Dublin or in the Irish language as Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig, founded in 1191, is the larger of Dublin&#8217;s two <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/church-of-ireland" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with church of ireland">Church of Ireland</a> cathedrals, and the largest church in Ireland. Unusually it is not today the seat of a bishop, as Dublin&#8217;s <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/church-of-ireland" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with church of ireland">Church of Ireland</a> Archbishop has his seat in Christ Church Cathedral, with Saint Patrick&#8217;s being (since 1870) the National Cathedral for the whole island, drawing chapter members from each of the twelve dioceses of the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/church-of-ireland" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with church of ireland">Church of Ireland</a>. Saint Patrick&#8217;s is headed by a Dean, an office which has existed since 1219, the most famous holder being Jonathan Swift. Plan your summer <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/holidays-in-ireland" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with holidays in ireland">holidays in Ireland</a>. Nice and fun <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>, one of best <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/travel-cities" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with travel cities">travel cities</a>.<br />
Tourist <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> spot: 53° 20′ 22″ N, 6° 16′ 17″ W</p>
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		<title>Mont-Royal, Montreal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Royal (Mont Royal) is a mountain on the Island of Montreal, immediately north of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain. The mountain <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/mont-royal-montreal.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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<p>Mount Royal (Mont Royal) is a mountain on the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/island-of-montreal" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with island of montreal">Island of Montreal</a>, immediately north of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain. The mountain consists of three peaks: Colline de la Croix (or Mont Royal proper) at 233 metres (764 feet), Colline d&#8217;Outremont (or Mount Murray, in the borough of Outremont ) at 211 metres (692 feet), and Westmount mount at 201 metres (659 feet) elevation above mean sea level. At this height, it might be otherwise considered a very tall hill, but it has always been called a mountain. Far <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a>, but nice to see.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> travel location: 45° 30′ 23″ N, 73° 35′ 20″ W</p>
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		<title>Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jardines del Buen Retiro or Parque del Buen Retiro (literally &#8220;Gardens&#8221; or &#8220;Park of the Pleasant Retreat&#8221;) is a large and popular 1.4 km² (350 acre) park at the edge of Madrid&#8217;s city center, very near the Puerta de Alcalá and not far from the Museo del Prado. Once a retreat (retiro) in the <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/parque-del-buen-retiro-madrid.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/jardines-del-buen-retiro" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with jardines del buen retiro">Jardines del Buen Retiro</a> or <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/parque-del-buen-retiro" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with parque del buen retiro">Parque del Buen Retiro</a> (literally &#8220;Gardens&#8221; or &#8220;Park of the Pleasant Retreat&#8221;) is a large and popular 1.4 km² (350 acre) park at the edge of Madrid&#8217;s city center, very near the Puerta de Alcalá and not far from the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/museo-del-prado" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with museo del prado">Museo del Prado</a>. Once a retreat (retiro) in the monastery of San Geronimo outside Madrid, where the king could withdraw during Lent, bringing the court with him, Buen Retiro became the center of Habsburg court life. The park is now entirely surrounded by the present-day city. Nice <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a> for walking. A lot of history and cultural spots you can find in Madrid.</p>
<p>Travel <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> direction:  40° 25′ 2.28″ N, 3° 40′ 58.01″ W</p>
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		<title>Ming Tombs, Beijing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ming Dynasty Tombs lit. Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty) are located some 50 kilometers due North of Beijing at a specially selected site. The site was chosen by the third Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle (1402 &#8211; 1424), who moved the capital of China from Nanjing to the present location of northwest Beijing. Beijing <a href='http://www.dankuna.com/blog/ming-tombs-beijing.html'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/ming-dynasty" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with ming dynasty">Ming Dynasty</a> Tombs lit. Thirteen Tombs of the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/ming-dynasty" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with ming dynasty">Ming Dynasty</a>) are located some 50 kilometers due North of <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/beijing" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with beijing">Beijing</a> at a specially selected site. The site was chosen by the third Ming Dynasty <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/emperor-yongle" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with emperor yongle">emperor Yongle</a> (1402 &#8211; 1424), who moved the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/capital-of-china" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with capital of china">capital of China</a> from <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/nanjing" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with nanjing">Nanjing</a> to the present location of northwest Beijing.<br />
<a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ming_tombs.jpg" title="Ming Tombs, Beijing"><img src="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ming_tombs.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ming Tombs, Beijing"  title="Ming Tombs, Beijing Image" /></a><br />
Beijing current weather and forecast information:<br />
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<table class="gweather"><th colspan='4'><strong>Current conditions for Beijing, Beijing</strong></th><tr><td colspan='4'>1 &deg;C and Clear</td></tr><tr><td width="25%"><b>Fri</b><br/>-8&deg;C|2&deg;C<br/><img src='http://www.google.com/ig/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif' alt="Ming Tombs, Beijing"  title="Ming Tombs, Beijing Image" /><br/>Mostly Sunny<br/></td><td width="25%"><b>Sat</b><br/>-7&deg;C|4&deg;C<br/><img src='http://www.google.com/ig/images/weather/sunny.gif' alt="Ming Tombs, Beijing"  title="Ming Tombs, Beijing Image" /><br/>Clear<br/></td><td width="25%"><b>Sun</b><br/>-6&deg;C|6&deg;C<br/><img src='http://www.google.com/ig/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif' alt="Ming Tombs, Beijing"  title="Ming Tombs, Beijing Image" /><br/>Partly Sunny<br/></td><td width="25%"><b>Mon</b><br/>-5&deg;C|7&deg;C<br/><img src='http://www.google.com/ig/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif' alt="Ming Tombs, Beijing"  title="Ming Tombs, Beijing Image" /><br/>Mostly Sunny<br/></td></tr></table>
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The <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/ming-tombs" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with ming tombs">Ming tombs</a> of the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty were located on the southern slope of Mount Taishou (originally Mount Huangtu). He is credited with envisioning the layout of the ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and monuments located therein. After the construction of the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/imperial-palace" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with imperial palace">Imperial Palace</a> (the <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/forbidden-city" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with forbidden city">Forbidden City</a>) in 1420, the Yongle Emperor selected his burial site and creating his own mausoleum. If you travel far East, this <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/tourist-location" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with tourist location">tourist location</a> worth effort.  It shows how powerfull was Ming dynasty.<br />
<b>Ming Tombs, Beijing <a href="http://www.dankuna.com/blog/tag/gps" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with gps">GPS</a> coordinates:40° 18′ 5.16″ N, 116° 14′ 35.45″ E</b></p>
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<b>Ming Tombs, Beijing video</b><br />
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<b>Ming Tombs, Beijing map and hotels</b><br />
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		    <div><a href="http://www.tradeshowalerts.com/apparel-clothing/ispo-china-2012.html" class="upcoming_title">Ispo China 2012</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 23, 8:00pm at China National Convention Center, No.7 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, BJ</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">Ispo China 2012 is one of the leading events of dedicated information about garments and sports products industry. Ispo China 2012 exhibition will showcase all types of sports w...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="http://www.tradeshowalerts.com/miscellaneous/alpitec-china-2012.html" class="upcoming_title">Alpitec China 2012</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Feb 23, 8:00pm at China National Convention Center, No.7 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, BJ</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">Alpitec China 2012 is one of the important and interesting event of healthy And vital products industry. Alpitec China 2012 exhibition will showcase all type of mountain safety ...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="" class="upcoming_title">The 13th China Beijing International Organic Food Green Food Expo 2012</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Apr 07, 8:00pm at China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), China, Beijing, 100028, Beijing, 11</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">All guests who participate in the exposition are entitled to take part in the bonuses issuing activity, which set Gold award, Best-Ten Brand, Good Faith model, (Appointed Produc...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="http://www.tradeshowalerts.com/miscellaneous/china-outbound-travel-and-tourism-market-2012.html" class="upcoming_title">China Outbound Travel And Tourism Market 2012</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Apr 18, 8:00pm at China World Trade Center, No.1 JianGuoMenWai Avenue, Beijing, BJ</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">China Outbound Travel And Tourism Market 2012 is the only dedicated business to business outbound travel event in China. The show creates an annual platform where global and loc...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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		    <div><a href="http://adsale.com.hk/autochina/AUTO12/Home/lang-trad/Information.aspx" class="upcoming_title">2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (non-vehicle section)</a></div>
		    <div class="upcoming_day">Apr 23, 9:00am at China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), China, Beijing, 100028, Beijing, 11</div><div style="padding-top:5px;">The trade show AUTO CHINA – Beijing International Automotive Exhibition has been successfully organized for eleven consecutive sessions. Auto China, organized every two years,...</div><br style="clear:both;"/>
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