Forty minutes by car from downtown Manhattan, or an hour and a half by public transport, and you’re still in new York, and at the same time not. Beautiful village on the shore like the sea. The cries of gulls, dozens of great restaurants, sailing, fishing, cocktails with sunset views, dancing until dawn, your local theater is not worse than Broadway and the wonderful architecture — is it worth it…

In ancient times, a spacious and fortified dwelling was a guarantee of safety and an indicator of the status of its owner. Than luxurious possession, the greater the position the person takes one look at old castles and palaces enough to understand that the human ego knows no bounds. The years go by, and the rules of the game remain the same – the powers that be trying to buy…

The peaceful garden Kubota, which can be found in the area of Rainer Beach, was created by the Japanese with a passion for gardening, who wanted to bring at least a small part calm and relaxing landscape design their homeland to America. source: flickr/CC/Sallysource: flickr/CC/InSapphoWeTrust This man was Fujitora Kubota, who moved to America from the Japanese island of Shikoku in 1907, settling in Seattle. Kubota was a gardener and…

New York aquarium — the oldest aquarium in new York, located in Brooklyn. Today it is inhabited by about 2,000 animals of more than 350 different types. In autumn 2012 the new York aquarium was a victim of hurricane sandy and was closed for reconstruction. The amount of damage amounted to more than $ 6 million. Fortunately, most of its inhabitants survived. Reconstruction is still ongoing, but half of the…

It is logical to assume that the world’s largest collection of works by Salvador Dali is in his hometown of Figueres in Spain. To see it, will have to make the long journey and cross the ocean. If your craving art Maestro Gave not so strong, but to pay tribute to his work all you want, the second largest collection of works by the famous surrealist in the world you…

Have you ever wondered which city in the world with a perfect life? The answer to this question has already been found by analysts from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which annually determine the top 10 most livable cities! In 2017 took first place in the Australian city of Melbourne, which is the seventh consecutive year, tops the rating. Melbourne is not enough just 2.5 points, to a maximum of 100….

The history of the Church of St. Bernard de Clairvaux is truly unique. In order to understand, we need to travel back to medieval Spain in 1133-1141 years, where he built our monastery, where 700 years of living the monks of the Cistercian. In the middle of the 1830-ies of Spain covered the First war of the carlists which led to the capture of the monastery. Then the building was…

Masonic temple of Philadelphia or, as it is supposed to be called «honourable Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable Fraternity of free masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic jurisdiction» strikes a luxury jewelry. In 1873 the New York Times called him the biggest, most expensive and most magnificent building of the masons in the world, and it is impossible to argue. source: flickr.com/Curious Expeditions /CC The Freemasons are often…

Surrounded by beautiful mountains, in the wine area of Northern California is a building that could go from the pages of the history textbook. A huge castle , Castello di Amores, with four ground and three underground tiers, a moat, the current stone bridge and lush vineyards exactly the same as one of Tuscan castles-fortresses, the walls of which have witnessed many bloody battles. source: flickr.com/Jim G/CCsource: flickr.com/Jim G/CC The…

Cumberland falls, aka Cumberland Falls is a natural decoration of the Cumberland river. It is located near the town of Corbin in the County of McCreary and Whitey. Sometimes this waterfall is called the Niagara of the South, so it is not surprising that he became a Central part of the resort Park Cumberland Falls. The average height of the waterfall is a little less than 70 feet (about 21…