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Ruins of the Teutonic Knights’ castle, Torun, Poland

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Ruins of the Teutonic Knights' castle from the 13th century in Toruń, Poland.

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Chęciny Castle, Poland

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Chęciny Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day.

[Source: Wikipedia]

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Camp Lijak, Slovenia

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Camp LIJAK is situated next to farmhouse and has 35 camping units available. It offers warm and cold running water, lavatories and showers, sinks for dishwashing, washing machine, refrigerator and electric utilities. We also offer caravans for a rent. Our guest are also entitled to their own landing site and an additional bonus at arrival.

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The Sambadrome (Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

The Sambadrome (Sambódromo in Portuguese, full name Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí) is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during Carnival. The parades attract many thousands of Brazilians and foreign tourists each year.

The Sambadrome was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built in 1984. It consists of 700 m stretch of the Marquês de Sapucaí street converted into a permanent parade ground with bleachers built on either side for spectators. Its capacity is 65,000. The complex includes an area located at the end of the parade route, the Praça da Apoteose (Apotheosis Square), where the bleachers are set further back from the parade area, creating a square where revelers gather as they end their parade.

Outside Carnival season, the Praça da Apoteose is occasionally used as a venue for international music concerts. Notable artists who performed there include The Rolling Stones, a-ha, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Oasis, Avril Lavigne, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Carlos Santana. In December, the samba schools begin holding technical rehearsals at the Sambadrome, leading up to Carnival.

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Basilica of st. Andrew, Olkusz, Poland

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Basilica of st. Andrew, Olkusz, Poland.

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Nice crossroad in Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Nice crossroad in Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.

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Andreapol Air Base, Andreapol, Russia

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Andreapol Air Base in Andreapol, Russia.

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Broniszów, Poland

February 29th, 2008 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Broniszów - small village in southern Poland.

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