United States has invaded the United Kingdom in 2011. That was when the M&M’s World opened the world’s largest candy store to the public in Leicester Square. It has really outsmarted the British Smarties.
Category: Wandering
Teotihuacan Pyramids
Located 48 km northeast of Mexico City, Teotihuacan was an ancient Mesoamerican city where many architecturally significant pyramids can be found. The Mesoamerican Pyramids are usually step pyramids which served various functions such as astronomical observatories and places of ritual worships and sacrifices.
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
The traditional water puppetry held at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre dates back as far as the 11th century originating in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern VietNam. Villagers have developed this form of entertainment at times when the rice paddy fields were flooded.
Akkeshi Sakura And Oyster Festival
Akkeshi is a town located at the Kushiro subprefecture, eastern part of Hokkaido. The town is famous for their oysters and the Akkeshi Oyster Festival in spring is a way of celebrating the bountiful supply of oysters in the month of May.
Palacio De Correos De Mexico
Mexico City’s Palacio de Correos de Mexico (Postal Palace of Mexico City) is also known as the “Correo Mayor” (Main Post Office) and Quinta Casa de Correos (Fifth House of Mail) since it was the fifth post office in Mexico City. The building was designed by the architect Adam Boari who also did the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Located in the historic center of Mexico City, the building was constructed for 5 years starting 1902 until it was finally inaugurated in 1907.
Paoay Church
Together with the San Agustin Church in Manila, Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Church in Ilocos Sur and Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Iloilo, the Saint Augustine Church of Ilocos Norte was designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines in 1993. The church more commonly known as Paoay Church was also declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973.
Castillo De Chapultepec
Chapultepec came from the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means “at the grasshopper’s hill”. The Aztecs considered the hill a sacred place but the rich historical value of the place is best exemplified by the Castillo de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Castle).
Kyauktan Ye Le Pagoda
It’s the most unusual Buddhist pagoda I’ve visited in Myanmar. With its name loosely translated as mid-stream on a laterite reef, the Kyauktan Yele Pagoda or Kyaik Hmaw Wun Pagoda is located in Myanmar’s major port city of Thanlyin along the banks of Yangon River.
Coyoacan: Place Of The Coyotes
In Mesoamerican mythology, coyotes are symbols of military might. It was believed that the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl originated from a pre-Aztec coyote deity. However, the Coyoacán was named by the Aztecs with the Nahuatl word for “place of coyotes” as coyotes used to roam in the area. The place served as the headquarters of Hernán Cortés during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and made it the first capital of New Spain from 1521 to 1523.
Alameda Central
I continued my tour at the Historic Center of Mexico City, designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987. My last destination on that day was the Alameda Central. Alameda was named after the álamo (poplars) trees surrounding the public municipal park which was created in 1592 through the orders of Viceroy Luis de Velasco.
Templo Mayor
Built on a muddy island on the lake at the Valley of Mexico in 1325, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was occupied and destroyed by the Spanish forces in 1521 led by Hernán Cortés. The area became the foundation of the modern Mexico City. The site of the Templo Mayor or the Great Temple was discovered in 1978 and has became part of Mexico City’s Historic Center which was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The Historical Zócalo Square
The Historic Center or Centro Histórico lies at the central neighborhood of Mexico City. This includes the Zócalo or the main plaza and extends in all directions covering a total of about 4 hectares. The Historic Center has been both the center of the ancient Aztec Empire known as Tenochtitlan and the seat of power for the Spanish colony of New Spain. Most of the city’s historic sites from both eras can be seen in this part of Mexico City with 1,550 buildings declared as historically important. It was therefore recognized as a World Heritage Site because of the area’s cultural and historical value.
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