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ATHENS
Julia’s City Guide To:
Sections:
1. Introduction
2. Basics
3. Anecdote
4. Impact of the Past
on the Present
5. How people have
changed the
landscape
6. Things not to Miss
7. Interesting Facts
8. Population and
Resources
March 2011 9. City Map / Photos

The Parthenon on the

Hill of the Acropolis

Introduction
Culture. Art. Nature. Peace. Beauty. Sunshine, and more…
Welcome to the city of Athens! A rose among thorns – a
beautiful melody – a diamond in a rock. It’s a crystal,
sparkling with all its might. Athens is an ancient, yet modern
city. Old and new mixes here everywhere and blends magically.

Athens was established around 7,000 years ago, but the 5th
century was Athens’ golden age. Many fantastic structures were
built then; many are ruins now, but reconstructed so we can
admire them today. Millions of tourists visit Athens every
year. The current population of Athens is around 4 million,
majority of them Greeks. Athens is a very interesting city to
live in, so much history and culture, so many places to visit,
so many things to learn. People are nice and welcoming. Greek
Parthenon
food is fantastic, shopping is great and there is a lot to do
and see in Athens and surrounding areas. Beautiful landscapes,
many historic places, warm weather and good food attract
visitors of all ages, from all around the world.

You will not be bored in Athens; from ancient temples on

Acropolis and National Archeological Museum to dining and
shopping in Plaka or Psiri and wondering around Monastiraki or
Pireus – your days will be filled with interesting activities.
Experience you will never forget! Experience you don’t want to
miss! So wait no longer, come to Athens! Come to Greece! Treat
yourself to a holiday of a lifetime! This is wonderful,
magnificent, amazing place. Join me on a thrilling adventure in
one of the worlds most ancient and historical cities: Athens!

Piraeus
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 The Basics
Athens is a capital and the largest city of Greece,
a country in the south of Europe, bordered by Albania,
Macedonia and Bulgaria from the North, Turkey from the
East, the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea from the West
and the Mediterranean Sea from the South. Greece is a
Parliamentary Republic and has a President elected by
people. Greece belongs to European Union. Athens is
located in South-Eastern Europe, in the Region of
Attica and has an area of around 476 sq. km. It is one
of the World’s oldest cities. It’s recorded history
spans around 3,400 years.
Population: Greek nationals are the majority of the
city’s 4,000,000 population, but there are also
immigrant workers from Albania, Eastern Europe and
Pakistan living there. Around 3,200,000 people live
inside the city area and around 790,000 people live in
the suburbs of Athens.
Location: Athens is located in Eastern
Mediterranean, southeast part of Greece, on the
Peloponnesus Peninsula, near the Saronic Gulf. The
latitude of Athens is 38˚ 02’N, the longitude is 23˚
44’E. Time zone is Eastern European Time, GMT +2hrs.
Weather: In summer temperatures goes up to 40˚ C
(over 100F). In winter it rains and sometimes snows.
The climate is Subtropical Mediterranean with mostly
dry, long, hot summers and mild winters.
Symbol: The symbols of Athens are: Athena (the
Goddess of Wisdom and Peace), the olive branch and the
owl; also Acropolis and Parthenon represent the city
of Athens. The motto: “Thou shall never give in”;
Greece national motto: “Freedom or Death”.
Language: Greek is spoken by 99% of the population,
1% English and other languages of immigrant workers.
Religion: Most Greeks (98%) are Orthodox
Christians; 1.3 % of the population is Muslim; 0.7%
incl. Catholics, Jews, Protestants.
Traditions and Customs: Family is very important to
Greeks. They meet frequently and celebrate different
occasions together as a family. The most important
holiday in Greece is Easter. Women dye eggs in red,
godparents buy news shoes, clothes and a candle to the
kids and, in villages, the exterior of the houses and
the streets are whitewashed. Greeks celebrate and
exchange gifts on “name days”. Table manners are
essentials. Greeks must treat their guests like
royalty. Arriving late for a meeting or a party is
acceptable. Some Greeks are superstitious, they
believe in “evil eye” and wear a charm for protection:
a little blue marble glass with an eye painted on it
or a blue bracelet. The expression "Piase
kokkino" (touch red): When two people say the same
thing together, they immediately say “piase kokkino”
to one another and both have to touch any red item
they can find around him. This happens because Greeks
believe that saying the same thing is an omen and that
the two persons will get into a fight or an argument
if they don’t touch a red thing. In villages, bread is
considered as a gift of God; old women bless the bread
and make the sign of the cross with a knife before
slicing it.
Holidays: 25 March – Independence Day, Greek
National Anniversary; January 1 – New Year Day; April
– Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. In
Greece, Carnival is called “Apokries” - two weeks of
feast, beginning from the Sunday of Meat Fare and ends
with the start of Lent, called “Clean Monday” (Kathari
Deutera). Everyone wears a costume and parties in the
streets and bars, throwing colored confetti at each
other. The most famous Carnival parade takes place in
the city of Patra, where everybody dances and drinks
all night and day. Clean Monday (Kathari Deutera) is a
start of Lent before Easter. It is the first day of
the season of Lent (Saracosti) during which families
go for a picnic and fly kites.
Landmarks: These are the most famous landmarks of
Athens: The Acropolis, The Parthenon of Athens, Athens
Cathedral, Church of Agii Theodori, Parliament House,
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Plaka.
Topography: Athens landforms consist mainly of
mountains (Pindus Mountain range), hills and valleys;
some parts of the city are flat. There is a port,
Piraeus, about 7 miles from Athens, on Saronic Gulf of
Aegean Sea.
Currency: Euro

Anecdote of a Tourist in Athens

I love visiting different places around the world and my trip to Athens was one of my favorites. The first
thing we did in Athens was climb the mountain of the Acropolis to see the Parthenon. It was a really big
mountain! And quite a long walk to the top of it! I was so tired, I collapsed under an olive tree, and an olive
fell and hit me on the head! My mom sat down next to me, and started telling me the story of the Ancient Athens.
Here it is:

“Long ago, there was a beautiful town. The people of that town needed a god to protect and guide them, so
Poseidon (the god of sea), and Athena (the goddess of peace and wisdom) offered to rule the town. Only one god
could be the protector of the town, so they decided to have a contest: who can give a better gift to the people
of this town. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and a spring of water appeared. Water is very important for
a city, but when people tasted it, it was salty, like the sea. Athena planted a small seed in a ground, which
grew up to become a lovely olive tree. The citizens liked this gift better because it would give them shelter,
food, oil and firewood. Can you guess who won? Athena of course! Athena named the city after herself. That’s
where the name ‘Athens’ came from. Then, Athena planted an olive tree, and marked it as the symbol of peace. The
citizens of Athens built many glorious temples dedicated to their goddess, organized festivals to honor her and
when money was invented, they put Athena and her sacred bird, the owl, the symbol of wisdom, on both sides of
their coins. Athena planted olive trees all over the slopes of Acropolis.”

I loved that story, and I got up, full of energy, and made it to the top of the Acropolis before everybody
else. It was so much fun! I love Athens!

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Impact of the Past on the Present
Athens was the largest and one of the most
important and influential cities in Ancient Greece.
This amazing city-state controlled a region called
Attica. Mountains and valleys, with many farms,
surrounded it. Athens became rich because Attica
area also had valuable natural resources of silver,
lead, marble. Greek people didn’t waste all of their
natural resources; much of it is still available
today! Athens had the biggest navy in Greece. It was
a powerful town, but at the same time busy and
beautiful. People came from all over Greece and from
other countries to visit, study and trade in Athens.
The most famous building in Athens was the temple
called the Parthenon. It stood on a hill called the
Acropolis. Inside the Parthenon stood a statue of
the city’s protector-goddess Athena. Did you know
that this statue was made of gold and ivory? It was
12 meters high.
In the early 500 BC a new way of government was
invented in Athens. The people called this new type
of government “democracy” or “rule by the people”.
Only male citizens however could vote. The rule was:
one man, one vote, majority ruled. Women could not
be citizens, nor could slaves or foreigners.
Citizens also voted to get rid of politicians they
did not like. This was the base for democracy rules
that we know in so many countries around the world
today.
Athens was also a great center for art and
literature. Writers, philosophers, and artists came
to Athens, because they could work and think in
freedom. Their work has survived to this day. Athens
was a home to great thinkers and artists and also to
some of the most magnificent buildings in the world.
Many great masters were born or lived in Athens, for
example: the philosopher Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle and the historian Herodotus. For many
centuries afterwards, anyone interested in learning
and would go to Athens to study.
Athens is famous for it’s historical heritage
and is considered the birthplace of Western
civilization. The city is one of the world’s main
centers of archeological research. It is still a
place of learning! Athens hosted Summer Olympic
Games in 1896 and in 2004 - just like in Ancient
times. Nowadays, Athens is the capital of Greece and
it is still the largest city and industrial center
of Greece. The Athenians are all proud of their
great city. Ancient Greek architecture, art, drama,
literature,history, philosophy, politics, science
and math are bases for all our knowledge today.
Thousands of years later and we still learn from
Ancient Greeks! How amazing is that!

How People Have Changed the Landscape

PRESENT:
Athens, capital of Greece, is located in the prefecture of Attica and is surrounded by mountains and
Saronic Gulf on the Aegean Sea. This sunny city is located near the port of Piraeus, so the islanders and
tourists have no difficulty of transportation. Athens is divided into various regions like the Central
Athens, Psiri and Gazi, Plaka, Monastiraki and Thission, Kolonaki and the suburbs. The Acropolis, built in
the 5th century BC still stands in the center of Athens and is considered to be on of the seven wonders of
the modern world. This is one of the most popular tourist places in Athens. The old, 1896, Olympic stadium
is another famous tourist spot. The modern Olympics are held every 4 years. Athens hosted the 2004 Olympics
in a new specially built stadium not far from the one erected in 1896. It's the biggest sports competition
in the world. There are lots of archeological ruins and impressive monuments in the city of Athens, most of
them built during the 5th century BC and they attract many tourists, scientists and students.Nowadays, Lake
Marathon is one of the drinking water sources for Athens; water is pumped through the Boyati tunnel, which
was built in 1931.There are many green parks around Athens, planted mostly with pine trees and olive trees.
The most important thing I learned about the landscape of Athens is that the city of Athens was the
birthplace of Western civilization and is still one of the Europe’s great cities. Athens is a very
successful modern city that blends “new with the old” perfectly. In ancient times it was the most important
Greek city –state. Today it is the capital and center of trade and industry of Greece. The city attracts
many tourists each year to visit its historic sites from ancient times. Its economy depends mainly on
tourism and natural resources (tropical fruits, vegetables, sea food, etc.) Greeks take very good care of
their natural resources even though they have been using them for centuries.
PAST:
Athens is inhabited since Neolithic Age, but was blooming the most during the 5th century BC. Athens is
known as a birthplace of western civilization. The Acropolis is the greatest place of ancient Athens,
dedicated to its patron, the goddess Athena. It was built on a rocky hill in the center of town.
Among other great things, Greeks created the Olympics in 776 BC. They built the ‘Modern’ Olympic Stadium
in 1896, which now is a famous tourist spot. In the past Olympics used to be a big contest in Athens and
people came to watch it from all around the country. There were many other buildings and monuments that were
created in Athens, as Greece was considered one of the most advanced ancient civilizations in the World. To
supply water to the city, the Greeks used techniques such as aqueducts and bridging valleys. Throughout the
ages people of Athens took great care of the monuments, so they were well preserved for future generations.

1896 Olympic Stadium

2004 Olympic Stadium

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Things Not to Miss
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the World. There is so much to do and see there. It is very lively,
interesting, and easy to move around place. People are friendly, weather is warm, the Greek food is delicious
and the landscape is breathtaking. There are many things you cannot miss when you visit Athens. Make sure you
visit Acropolis and Parthenon, rest under the olive tree on your way there or back, walk around Plaka and have a
taste of some local food, like the Greek salad and freshly fried sardines. Visit National Museum, wander around
Agora market or make a boat trip from Piraeus to the nearby islands, where you can swim in a clean, crystal-
clear sea and rest on a sandy beach. Make sure to finish off your visit to Athens with a trip to the new
Olympics Stadium! Athens and Greece is a great holidays destination.
1) The Parthenon:
The Parthenon is a temple in Acropolis, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens
considered their protector. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece. Its sculptures are
considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is a symbol of Ancient Greece.
2) The National Archaeological Museum:
In the National Archaeological Museum we can find some of the most important artifacts from many archaeological
locations around Greece. It is considered one of the great museums in the world.
3) The Agora Central Market:
The central market of Athens, Agora, is one of the most original and beautiful markets in the world. Many
different kinds of food are sold there. There are many traditional Greek restaurants there.
4) Mount Lycabettus:
Mount Lycabettus is the highest point in the city that surrounds it. Pine trees cover its base, and at its peak
are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant. The hill also has a large open-air
theater at the top, which has housed many Greek and International concerts.
5) Pláka:
Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, located on the slopes of the Acropolis, with many small
streets and beautiful buildings. It is known as the "Neighborhood of the Gods" because it is so near to the
Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.
6) Psiri:
Psiri is an old neighborhood in Athens, today known for its restaurants, bars, taverns and hotels.
7) Monastiraki:
Monastiraki is a lovely flea market and a shopping district in the old town of Athens.
8) Cape Sounion:
Cape Sounion is the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea, in mythology. The
site is a popular day-trip for tourists from Athens.
9) Piraeus:
Piraeus is located 12 km from the center of Athens on the Saronic Gulf. Piraeus is a port, but there are many
good restaurants in this area, with fresh seafood and a nice view of the sea.
10) Olympic Staduim (Spiros Louis):
The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first
modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.

Interesting Facts
The earliest Greek civilizations developed nearly 4,000 years ago. Yet, their culture still impacts our
lives today in the arts, philosophy, science, math, literature, and politics. Here are a few gifts we received
from the ancient Greeks:
- Trial by Jury (Juries started in Athens around 500 BC, similar system is still used today in many countries,
for example: in USA.)
– Columns (The Ancient Greeks invented 3 types of columns. The columns were placed to support a building. Today
these column designs are used on buildings all over the world.)
– Theater (Every town in ancient Greece had at least one theater. Theater was very important; crowds of people
would come to see a play. The ancient Greeks held drama competitions with winners for playwriting and
performing. They built huge outdoor theaters, with orchestra pit - the stage area and the seating section. It
was called the Theatron, which is the origin of our word "theatre".)
– The Olympics (The ancient Greeks loved competitions, especially sporting competitions. The Olympics were the
most popular competition in ancient Greece. Many cities-states competed in Olympics, like Athens, Sparta,
Calydon, Corinth, Argos, and Megara.  Athens built the giant 80.000-seat Olympic Stadium, which ruins we can
still see today. Athens hosted the Olympics until 1896, when the modern Olympics started. Today the Olympics are
the world’s biggest sport competition organized every four years in different countries around the world.)
– Democracy (Around 2400 years ago, only in Athens, and only for a short time, "rule by many" meant that all
citizens had to take an active part in government. That was the law. One man, one vote, majority ruled. That was
the base for democracy that we know in many countries around the world today.)
– Science (Science in Ancient Greece was based on logical thinking and mathematics. It was also based on
technology and everyday life. The Greeks found that the earth was round.)
– Art (The artists in Ancient Greece were sculptors and painters. The paintings were painted on walls, as
decoration for rooms, like murals or wallpaper and also on pottery. Ancient Greeks loved music).
Ancient Greek architecture, art, drama, literature, history, philosophy, politics, science and math are bases
for all our knowledge today. Thousands of years later and we still learn from Ancient Greeks! How amazing is
that?

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Population and Resources
The city of Athens restaurant industry, or come to Athens and
was established at in calls centers. There choose to live there
around 7,000 years B.C. are still many forests because it is a
It is one of the oldest in Athens, so they beautiful, lively city
cities in the world. It haven’t wasted all of with lots of job
was located in their precious natural opportunities. Athens
Southeastern Greece, resources. is one of the oldest
and forests surround Greek nationals are cities in the world,
it. It is also near the the majority of the yet very modern; it is
ocean, which gives easy city’s 4,000,000 a choice for many
Mount Lycabettus
access by boat. In the population, but there tourists to visit all
past, people came to are also immigrant year long. Historical
Athens because it was workers from Albania, sites, interesting
the best place to Eastern Europe and surroundings, fantastic
worship the gods. All Pakistan living there. sightseeing, warm
of Greece worshiped Around 3,200,000 people weather, hospitable
them. Some of the gods live inside the city people and beautiful
were: Zeus, Aphrodite, area and around 790,000 Greek food lure many
Hera, Hades, Poseidon, people live in the visitors to this
etc. They also came suburbs of Athens. ancient city. From
because it was the There are also seasonal Athens’ port boats and
biggest of all the workers that come ferries transport
Greek cities; many during summer holidays, locals and visitors
found jobs here. Today, mostly international every day to over 150 Pláka
lots of people come to students, to work in most beautiful and
Athens because of it’s Athens. 98% of Greek amazing islands in the
many famous, population is Orthodox world – The Greek
interesting tourist Christians. The other Islands.
spots, like the 2% are other religions, Athens is a very
Acropolis or the like Jews, Christians successful city; it
Parthenon. Nowadays the and even Muslim. The joins and combines “new
city still offers major industries and and old” in one. For
different job businesses today me, that is the most
opportunities, for include: tourism, important thing about
example in banks, in trading, fishing, food the population and
tourism, hotel and industry. Today people resources for Athens.

Monistriaki

Cape Sounion Athens City Map National Archaeological

Museum

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 HELSINKI
Senate
Square, Helsinki

Welcome to the city of clean, normal, and without

Helsinki, a city everyone scars. But during the winter
should visit, is beautiful, cold, war in 1939, Hietalahti got
romantic, peaceful, and very bombed and now has scars
relaxing. Helsinki is the from the war. Helsinki
perfect place to take a break changed a lot after the
and relax, and if you want Finnish Famine too. 15% of
adventure, there’s a lot to do the Finnish population died of
there. Helsinki’s current starvation, all the crops died,
population is 555,474 people, Helsinki got less money, and
which is 20% of Finland’s a lot more happened just
population. Helsinki has a because of the Finnish
huge supply of water being Famine.
near the ocean and having a
lot of rivers. Hietalahti, a
place in Helsinki, used to be
THE BASICS:
THINGS NOT TO
MISS:

• Jazz Festival

• Fortress of
Suomenlinna
CITY: HELSINKI
COUNTRY: Finland
AREA/ REGION: Europe • Rock
POPULATION: 5,393,000 people Church
LOCATION: Northernmost Country on Scandinavian
Peninsula
WEATHER/CLIMATE: Subarctic with really short
summers • Finnish
LANGUAGES: Finnish and Swedish
RELIGION: Evangelical Lutheran National
TRADITIONS/CUSTOMS: Sauna- A Special Finnish Bath, Opera
Kalevala- National Finnish Epic
HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Easter, May Day,
Hietalahti, White Sunday, Midsummer, All Saints’ Day,
Independence Day, Christmas Day, • Serena Water
St. Stephens Day (Tapaninpai Va.) Park
LANDMARKS: Senate Square, Government Palace,
Lutheran Cathedral
TOPOGRAPHY Next to Bay, Flat, Peninsula
• Royal Lines
Finnish Flag

• Beaches
 FACTORIES IN HELSINKI
POPULATION AND RESOURCES:
Helsinki was found by the Swedish King
in 1550 and ruled by the Swedes for almost
260 years. Russians ruled Helsinki after
the Swedes in 1809 but Helsinki became
independent in 1917. Helsinki is located
right beside the ocean at the southern
coast of Finland. Being near the ocean and
having many rivers, Helsinki has a lot of
water and transportation. In the past,
people came to Helsinki because it was and
still is the main Finnish industrial area.
It has industries like: food, paper,
chemical, machinery, electrical products
industries, and metal industries. People
come to Helsinki now to enjoy and see
INDUSTRIES:
food, paper, chemical,
machinery, electrical
products industries,
and metal industries
Finland and its best landmarks. Many
people come there to study in the
University of Helsinki because it is
Finland’s best University. Helsinki has a
population of 555,474 people, and
Finland’s population is 5,393,000.That
means Helsinki has 20% of the Finnish
population. Most people in Finland are
Finnish and Swedish, but there are a lot
more nationalities. Most Finns are
Evangelical Lutherans, but some don’t
believe in any religion.
HELSINKI MAP

Helsinki used to be away to different As a result, the city

huts, fortresses, countries. In 1866 of Helsinki is now
Russians, Swedish everyone was with less people than
people, wars. But, completely out of there would have
after the Finnish food and by 1867 been because
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changed. Helsinki were dying of died. There were
was a lot different hunger, and the many effects of the
before than it is now. government didn’t famine, for example:
The Famine changed have enough money 15% of the Finnish
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many effects. other countries. the crops died, there
Then things changed There were no crops was no food so no
when the Finnish left either so people money for selling the
Famine came had absolutely NO natural resources
because of Climate food. It was all that are food, the
Change. All the because of climate government became
crops died and soon change, so the rivers much better so there
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HIETALAHTI, HELSINKI 2004
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These pictures show how people have Finland. Also this was during a very big war
changed the landscape of Helsinki. In 1931, a when many people died for the war. After the
building in Helsinki called Hietalahti was bomb, Hietalahti changed a lot. Now the
very clean and normal without any scars. building has scars from the bomb and war on
Then, in 1939 Russians threw a bomb on it. It is half burned and the other half that
Hietalahti during the winter war (1939-1940). completely burnt was rebuilt.
They threw the bomb because Finland was
with the Nazi-Germans during World War 2
so the Russians were taking revenge on
WINTER WAR:
1939-1940

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 M A R C H 2 0 1 1 - M A D E B Y
H A N N A H !

BANGKOK
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Bangkok, super beautiful Bangkok Is a city full of beauty. Go

there just one day and you will never change your mind. You
have never seen a city as beautiful as Bangkok.
TOP 8 THINGS!!

Short information
The population in Bangkok
are 6,320,174 people.
Bangkok is a very large city Am phawa floating
Party in RCA and clubbing
and very crowded. But still
around Bangkok.
very peace full and
beautiful. 97 % of
Bangkok’s inhabitants are
Thais and Chinese. The
people changed the
landscape of Bangkok
because they didn’t want to
live in a poor land with no
buildings. Why should you Segway tour Dinner cruise.
come to Bangkok? The
answer is simple. Come to
Bangkok because you will
enjoy every second. Go and
visit the beautiful
city :Chinatown.

Segway niramit Cycling tour

Rooftop sunset dinner. Chatchak Weekend market Spa and fish spa
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The city

A short little story from Bangkok.

My friend went to Bangkok and on the last day she went to a restaurant and drank water that the
waiter gave. In the morning she had a stomachache so she went to the doctor and the doctor said she
got a bad stomachache. So my friend stayed in Bangkok for a few more days. So when you go to
Bangkok always drink bottle water well maybe some of you guys don’t have effect by the water but
anyways I’m just telling you. -Soung hyun

Bangkok. I think the 97 % of Bangkok’s

Bangkok’s history.
people moved to Bangkok inhabitants are Thai and
to be near the king. Chinese. The religion is
Buddhist. In Bangkok they
The reason people move
are speaking Thai and
to Bangkok today is
English. Bangkok is a very
because Bangkok has the
large city, (6,320,174) and
best hotels in the world
very crowded. An
and some of the best
interesting thing you should
prices. There’s a lot of
know is the this name for
opportunities to do in
Bangkok, and if you never
Bangkok is “Krung thep.”

been there before there’s

Population and Resources
even more opportunities
of Bangkok.
to do. You should go
Bangkok is located not next
shopping in Bangkok,
to the ocean, but not so far
because the shopping
away, so near the ocean in
stuff is not something
south. It’s located by the
you want to miss, and
river. It’s good to be located
they have high quality,
at the river because you can
Bangkok is very famous
get water easier and you
for jewelry, especially The name means “The city
can go boating.
silver. There are also nice of angels or heavenly city.”
The king(s), Rama I, Rama jobs. For example hospitals,
II, Rama III, and Rama IV schools, malls and hotels.
put their houses there in
 King Rama

Some cool history stuff.

‘’History. Until the protected the open and 15 forts. Thais Rama II Rama V
late 1700's, Bangkok eastern side. The believed that the (1809-1824) and (1868-1910) who
was little more than new monarch was king's palace was the Rama III made the capital a
a riverside village. determined to build symbolic center of (1824-1851) built modern city along
Then, in 1782, a city worthy of a the universe. The additional Western lines. He
General Chao new dynasty. By the city's layout impressive temples. became well-known
Phraya Chakri time he died, King reflected that The temples also in the West as the
became King Rama Rama had traditional belief. served as hero of the story of
I. He moved his established the Major temples and monasteries, Anna and the King
stronghold from the palace complex. government libraries, schools, of Siam (1944),
west to the east The area around it buildings were and hospitals. Rama which was later
bank of the Chao was surrounded by a located close to the IV (1851-1868) transformed into the
Phraya River. This wall 13 feet (4 palace, to bask in its began to lay out musical The King
meant that he was meters) high, 10 feet glory. Less major streets. He and I (1956). Rama
protected on three (3 meters) thick, and important buildings also improved the V demolished much
sides by a bend in more than 4 miles (7 were constructed in Grand Palace and of the obsolete city
the river. A vast kilometers) long. It more distant extended the canal wall to make room
muddy swamp contained 63 gates locations. system. But it was for new roads and
bridges. In 1892, King Rama VI into two kilometers). But in 1971. A year
he inaugurated (1910-1925) municipalities, four-fifths of later, Bangkok
an electric tram continued this Thon Buri and the population and two
service. In 1900, public works Krung Thep. lived in Krung neighboring
he opened the program. He Thon Buri had Thep. In 1955 provinces
first line of the established briefly been the
and 1966, merged to form
state railroad Chulalongkorn capital from 1769
Thon Buri was a single
system. He also University in to 1782. Both
extended. In province—
built himself a 1916 and these townships
1942, 1955, Krung Thep
superb three- creating were then of
story, 81-room Lumphini Park and 1965, Maha
roughly the
mansion. It as the city's first Krung Thep Nakhon.’’
same area,
ranked as the public was greatly
together
largest golden recreational area. enlarged. The
covering about
teak building in In 1937, the two
40 square miles
the world. capital was municipalities
(100 square
formally divided were reunited
How people had changed the land scape.

Bangkok new picture:

In Bangkok (new Bangkok) there are more exclusive buildings and

much nicer cars and a lot of traffic, and some of the cars are more
expensive than others. The roads are fixed and it is not a bumpy ride
when you are driving on the road. There are more trees beside the
road. There are people walking beside the road and not on the road.
There are many posters everywhere. There are more big and tall
buildings. I think that the people changed the landscape because
people are richer now and they don’t want to live in a poor city.

Bangkok old picture:

In Bangkok, I mean the old Bangkok in maybe 1920 or 1950
something between there. There were no exclusive buildings like
malls and big office and stuff that we have today, and there were cars
but NOT like the cars that we have today. The nature in Bangkok
like I see it, it was more free nature meaning no trash that the people
throw away everywhere. The people were walking or driving Tuk
Tuks. The buildings were made of trees and stuff you can find in the
nature, and not so exclusive. I think that the old Bangkok is much
nicer. The streets were not so well done, I can imagine that it was a
bumpy ride to drive on some of the roads. There were no stores it
was small street stores. So with other words the old Bangkok was
poorer BUT cleaner nature.
 Basics and pictures.
Country it is in: Bangkok is in Thailand.

Area or Region: Asia.

Population/Statistics: pop. 6,320,174.

Location: South coast of Thailand.

Average Weather/Climate: 30 Celsius.

Languages(s):English & Thai.

Religion(s): Buddhism .

Traditions/Customs: Wai prah.

National Holidays: New Year, Christmas.

Landmarks: Baiyoke Tower II, Empire Tower 1, Bank of Asia Tower.

S!rces:

http://www.worldbookonline.com

http://www.google.com

Maps:

My words:

You may wonder why I did take 3 maps.

Well I thought that of I just take 1 map then it would be boring and if I take 3
different maps of the same city it may get more interesting.

So here you go ! :)
By:Suriyzah S.
PARIS CITY GUIDE PROJECT
Erin’s Fantabulous
Trip to Paris
Paris is like a light bulb, its might look
boring and dull when it’s not turned on yet
but when it gets dark u will see a beautiful
view of Paris. All the colorful lights will
catch your attention by just glancing at it.
Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52
BC, and existed as a regional centre of the
Romans. They were fighting for the city
like two squirrels fighting for a nut. Since
the 1990’s the most immigrants are from
north and west Africans, Chinese people,
Eastern Europeans and the Middle Eastern.
The city’s population just keeps filling and
filling like putting cream inside a
doughnut. The Palais du Trocedero (aka the
“old” Palais) was demolished for the
Exposition Internationale on 1937 and
replaced it which is now called the Palace
de Chaillot. They replaced Palais like
replacing an old battery. Come to Paris
and you’ll love it like a chubby kid loves
cake.
PARIS AT NIGHT...
Paris, The Eiffel
Palais de Chaillot Tower
I felt the planes wheels scrape along the run way.
I was finally here. At last I was in Paris. What did
I do when I got off that plane? I ran, latterly ran,
I was so excited! Paris was cold, very cold. I feel
the breeze going through my body. I then drank a
hot brewed coffee and felt the warm burning milk
drain down my very cold throat. As soon as I got
to the hotel I jumped straight into bed, and
looked out my window to see the amazing view.
The next day, I got to have breakfast in a tiny yet
Delightful bakery where I bought myself a large
crusty moist croissant. I LOVED IT! The bread in
France is amazing. I soon found myself buying
more and more. Then a tourist bus came to my
hotel, picked me up then the guide told me I was
about to have a day that I would never forget.
Before you knew it I was
already at the Eiffel tower
well I got to climb up the
"endless" stairs in the Eiffel
tower, and I saw the most
beautiful views, I saw the
Seine River the Louvre but
there were more. Being in
Paris for a week was the
highlight of my year. Pictur
e of th
Tower e Eiffe
. l
The louvre
History of Paris
between the
Germans!
•••
Paris is a stunning and peaceful city,
but before that they had to go
through challenges. Paris is more than
2,000 years old. Gaul’s of the Parisii
tribe lived there between 250 and
200 BC and found a fishing village on
an island in the river.
Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar
in 52 BC, and existed as a regional
centre of the Romans. In 1987, Hugh
Capet became king of France, and
follows next in order, and then the
city's position as the nation's capital
became established. The people of
Paris first declared themselves an
independent commune under the
leadership of Etienne Marcel. In 1830
and 1848, Paris played a major role in
the revolutions. During the Franco
Prussian War In 1871, the city was
surrounding to give up for four months fighting for a carrot.
until France surrendered. After
German troops moved away, French
radicals established the commune of
Paris. During World War I the
Germans weren’t allowed from
reaching Paris, but from 1940 to 1944,
FACTS ABOUT PARIS
Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in
the world. It has amazing gardens and
parks and historic squares, famous
avenues and much more. Paris is also
known as “City of Light” because of the
gleaming beauty of the lights, at night.
Paris is like a light bulb, it turns out really
stunning at night.
Country: France
Region: Europe
Population: 2.127 million
Location: South-east of United Kingdom
Weather/climate: Average temperature
is 37°F in January, 66°F in July
Symbol:N = “N” for Napoleon
Language: Official language is French
BEFORE AND AFTER
TROCADERO
the Germans used the city during
World War II. Paris was again fighting
during the student riots of 1968. The
Germans and the Parisians were
fighting for the city like two rabbits
As a result Paris today still has its
importance, character, and charm,
though its landscape is being changed
and transformed into structures. Paris
Religions: Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist
Traditions\Customs: Persians celebrate
the 200th anniversary of French
revolution, and wore historical costumes.
Holidays:New Year festivities, Paris in April,
Spring events, Nature Watch, Summer
celebration, Autumn event, Winter.
Landmarks: La Grande Ache, Arc de
Triomphe, Eiffel tower, Hotel des invalids,
Loure museum, Luxemburg garden,
Pantheon, Pomidou center, Secre
Coeur, Garnier Opera House
Topography: Ile de la Cite (island), Ile St-
Louis (island)
They have changed the landscpae by
demolishing the old Palais du Trocadero,
there is now a city at the back, they
planted trees and got rid of some building
next to Trocadero and the road bridge has
widen. I usually like to call it the “new”
Palais.The old Palais du Trocadero was
built where meetings of international
organizations could be held during the
fair.There used to be two winged
buildings and two towers in the Palais du
Trocedero.
The Palais du Trocedero (aka the “old”
Palais) was demolished for the
Exposition Internationale on 1937 and
replaced it which is now called the
Palais de Chaillot.The wings are
independent buildings and there is no
central element to connect them so
instead the big esplanade leaves an
open view from the old Palace du
Trocedero to the Eiffel tower.The Palais
de Chaillot now house a number of
museums.
is known as one of the famous cities
in the world.
ER IN
EIFFEL TOW
N
CONSTRUCTIO
FUN FACT
:
did you kn
ow that
the Eiffel to
wer was
suppose to
be
demolishe
d!
 Things Not to Miss!
The City of Paris, and the People...
•••
1.Picnic under the
! ! ! The city of Paris was established a long time ago in about
Eiffel Tower
250BC by the Romans. Paris was located in the middle of France
near a River called Seine river because a long time ago there was 2.Get lost at the
a fishing village. Soldiers of ancient Rome found a fishing area Louvre
for people in the tribe to live.
Paris is a great business centre. Paris also has a lot of big
3.Visit the new star
factories that has a variety of products, where many people around of the art scene
the world could have a chance to work in. Some of the main
4.Rummage at the
industries in Paris are luxury goods such as expensive jewelry,
perfume and woman’s high fashion clothing.
flea markets
Paris has a population of 5.Visit the literary
about 2,180,000 people. Most of
landmarks of Paris
the people coming to Paris are
French. Since the 1990’s the most 6.Stroll around St-
immigrants are from north and Sulpice and the
west Africans, Chinese people, Luxembourg
Eastern Europeans and the
Middle Eastern. The city’s 7.Dine on only the
population keeps on filling and finest fine cuisine
filling like popcorn in the Paris Restauran
t 8.Slurp an ice-
microwave.
Paris is now the chief financial, marketing and distribution crea m at Notre-
centre of France. Every year, tourists choose to live in Paris to Dame
walk on beautiful streets, to enjoy restaurants, to go shopping and
to see the famous buildings such as the Eiffel tower and the
9.Join the craze of
louvre. Walking on the streets in Paris is like walking on air. the concept stores
Therefore Paris is now known as the most beautiful cities in the 10.Catch a film at
world.
La Cinematheque
FrançaiseThe
Movies

p o f Paris:
Ma

r
popula
o m e of the the
are s ost of
Those ts v i s i t m
touris
places
time
 SHANGHAI
By- Eeshan

THE AMAZING CITY OF SHANGHAI

Shanghai is blooming city of amazing skyscrapers and popping economy.
Before in past olden days shanghai used to be a small trading centre.
Shanghai used to be a lovely green city with birds chirping and wind whirling
back and forth. Today people choose to live in Shanghai due to Shanghai being
one of the biggest commercial centers in the world.
Shanghai, one of the biggest commercial centers in the world, is one of the
most attractive destination for many people today. Due to this change shanghai is
one of the most sought after cities in the whole world.
Shanghai, a fast growing city, is a city with a blend of multi culture & religious
diversity, a true metropolis.
Shanghai is a city of rising economy that will make
people come to the city and experience
the magic.

Interesting facts
only shanghai has a
train that runs on a
magnetic field.
 The basics
My city is Shanghai which is in the country of China and located in Central Asia.
The city has the population of 13,418,000 people. Shanghai is located in Eastern
China. In winter, January is the coldest month, with a temperature average of 3
degrees centigrade and summers get hot with the temperatures as high as 40 degree
centigrade.
This symbol is a part of the Chinese flag.
The language spoken by the people in Shanghai is Mandarin and the religion followed
by the people is Buddhism and Christianity.
Shanghai is famous for silk embroidery of the GU family style. Shanghai’s
traditional food includes vegetable and seafood dishes with stew-fry-in-brown-soy-
bean and stir-fry-in-vegetable-oil as the main cooking method. The main festival
that are celebrated are Chinese New Year (February), Spring Festival (subject to
the lunation), Qingming festival (April.4 or 5), May Day (may.1), Dragon Boat
festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month).
The landmarks of Shanghai are
*Oriental Pearl TV Tower *Shanghai Exhibition
Center
*Jinmao tower (used to be the tallest building in Shanghai)
*World Financial Center (tallest building in Shanghai)
Topography
*As part of the Yangtze River Delta Plain, Shanghai (including Chongming Island)

has low, open terrain about four meters above sea level crisscrossed by a maze of

natural waterways of the Taihu drainage basin. The Huangpu River and its
tributary, the Wusong (Suzhou Creek), which have their headwaters in Taihu Lake,

are the major waterways in Shanghai.

 How was Shanghai in past and present
LOREM IPSUM
Shanghai used to be a small trading centre during the
Shanghai
Song Dynasty (960-1279). During 1900’s, merchants, students,
and workers protested against foreign influences. Then
everything changed in 1942. At the end of the first opium war
between China and the United Kingdom, The Chinese suffered a
humiliating defeat and were forced to sign a Treaty of Nanking
(treaty that ended the first opium war). Shanghai was forced
by the United Kingdom to open the town to foreign trade. As a
result, the city of Shanghai is now one of the biggest and the
wealthiest cities in the world. The people from France, United
States, United Kingdom, and other countries settled in
Shanghai and gained power in the city’s affairs. Shanghai was
opened to unrestricted foreign trade and British residence.
to be a small trading centre during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). During 1900’s, merchants,

Landscape of Shanghai in past and present

These pictures show how people have changed the landscape of

Shanghai. Before, in the year 1276, Shanghai was a lovely green
city. Then around the year 1842, humans changed the landscape
by covering the green patches and placing some big financial
buildings. They did this because of the Opium Wars that took
place in 1839. It was because Britain captured shanghai and
told them to open foreign trade and stock markets.

Today because of this change, the city of Shanghai is now like

one of the biggest financial center. It is different by having
big skyscrapers and financial buildings of the world and one
of the biggest populations in china.

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 THINGS NOT TO MISS
Historic sites ,Food especially Asian and Chinese,Shopping
centers,Events like Spring Festival,Hotels ,Arts and culture,Financial
buildings and skyscrapers,Education ,Hospitality, Museums

shanghai map

Lifestyle of Shanghai
Shanghai is a city of old and new lifestyles. The lifestyle of
Old Shanghai is quite different from New Shanghai lifestyle. Old
Shanghai is known for clubs, fashion, handsome man with hats, and
a bunch of foreigners.
The new generation: is hard working, intelligent, and becoming
the driving force of this fast developing city.
Shanghai is a paradise for architecture lovers. Walking along the
lovely lanes of old Shanghai streets, one can appreciate
traditional Shanghai buildings, while turning around a modern
fancy building in front to surprise everyone.
Two traditional pastimes that are unique to Shanghai is the
ancient art of Pingtan (storytelling and ballad singing) and
Shanghai Opera. Pingtan is a form of storytelling that
traditionally has only one performer. The performer sits on the
stage with only a couple of props used to emphasize what he is
saying, and tells love tales, or tales of the daring exploits of
legendary Chinese figures.

At the same time in the evening, many middle aged and elderly
people can be seen doing western style dance like the tango and
cha cha in the parks well into the evening.

[4]
By: Anna

LAS VEGAS

The Las
Vegas
City by
night.

Las Vegas is known as “ THE PARTY CITY ” in the

whole world.
People! Out there is a city You can see the inimitable
everybody dreams of! museums, fake
A city full of glamour, statues and many
fun and life. LAS other things there.
VEGAS! Did you Every where these
know what a new and shiny lights and the
awesome city Las best entertainment
Vegas is? It exists you can get in a city.
since 1932 when When you go there
people thought they you it’s like heaven
el
Eiff and
could build a party city, Fake , Water and you must move
e r
Tow ow,
so everything is really modern and h t sh otel to this city. Staying
Lig io H
l a g
Be l
just so perfect. It’s near a nicely there is like vacation
warm desert and right next to the everyday!
beautiful Las Vegas Lakes.
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Important Basic
facts you have
to know:
There is no cloth culture in Las Vegas, because
Las Vegas is one of the most everything is so modern and the people normally wear
the best and newest style.
famous cities in the world!

Famous places: Venensuela Hotel,

Country: United States of
Giza hotel, Water and light show…
America
Landmarks: Fake Eiffel Tower, Fake
Language: American English New York statue…

Population: January 1st

Famous People: Celin Dion, Tom
2010 was approximately Las Ve
gas Jones, Siegfried and Roy
609,998. Sign

Motto: Have fun!!!

Mayor: one of the council
members is elected by the City Council to serve as History:
mayor pro temper to act during the absence of the In 1904, a construction camp for workers building
mayor. a railroad from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City was
established in the Las Vegas Valley. The city's official
Climate: from 8-38 degrees history began on May 15, 1905, when 110 acres of
land a next to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks was
Clothing: Costumes and fiesta dresses Businesses sold at auction: that area would become the downtown
may offer people clothing to wear while dancing or area of Las Vegas. Las Vegas became a city in 1911,
performing at a special fiesta. with a population of 3000.
Las
Food: Restaurants: at Eiffel tower, Planet Vegas
Hollywood… got
famous
Flag: in US
because
their first
casino
(1932)
was the
first
casino by
that a s V egas
L
t
a s f l a g sold nigh
eg
Las V gambling in the US.
A lot of tourists came
to visit it and the city grew more, but they also
destroyed the city. After and after you found drugs and
Culture: Las Vegas is popular for its casinos, other bad stuff in the city and the tourists make a lot of
hotels and the motto: “whatever happens in Vegas noise and the most go crazy and a lot of security is
stays in Vegas. “ needed in Las Vegas.
If you go to Las Vegas you always have fun!
2]
 About the population and the
resources of Las Vegas:
Las Vegas is a city near a desert and
right next to the Las Vegas Lakes. It was
established 1931 by Americans.
A lot of people move to Las Vegas
because the jobs are well paid for. A lot of
people are bar keepers, own casinos, live
of tourism, convention business, and
hotels. Nevada has a lot off resources, for l,
H ote ht
example copper, silver, and it produces io ig
e llag and L
more gold than every other state in the US. B
ter
Wa w
Mining is one of the leading industries in Sho
Nevada. Nevada State College, University of Southern
The tourists are entertained by museums, Nevada.
fake statues and many other things. There are Now there live 1,1 million people in Las
also many factories like Reno ( shoe Vegas, 70% are Americans, Europeans, or
company ), food productions, concrete, Australians, 10% of them are Africans, 24%
machinery, plastic and computer equipment. are mixed Americans, Indians, Asians, or of
In Nevada there are really good schools other ancestry. Having a lot of different races
and colleges for example: is important for the
university of Las Vegas, tourism economy.

visited was the fake New

The most amazing
York Liberty Statue. It looked
Holidays in my life! so similar to the real one – it
was just too awesome.
I looked out of the window of In the night after we looked
the airplane and saw the desert at so many cool,
underneath. The sand looked like it unbelievable, and
awesome things with so
was melting under the heat of the
ga s by
Ve much glamour we went to
sun. When we reached the airport Las
t
nigh
we took a taxi to our fabulous hotel. the water and light show
After we checked in we went shopping in the in front of the Bellagio Hotel.
shops with things from all over the world. The I never saw something like that. It’s just
customer of a clothes shop told us what we have indescribable. So beautiful and perfect! It was
to see: the water and light show, all fake statues, definitely the highlight on my Las Vegas tour.
the white tiger show, and all the really popular After 2 other cool days we needed to drive
hotels and casinos. back to the airport and when I passed the
We took our way to visit the huge pyramid. It “comeback “sign I was a bit sad but I was also
was so unbelievably beautiful. The next statue we really happy that I had such a perfect weekend.
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begun to build an awesome the world, now. Glamour is everywhere
party city with casinos. It wasn’t that it’s like a disco ball. A city made for fun!
popular, but it grew after time.

The 10 highlights
you definitely
have to visit!

Fake Eiffel Tower

Bellagio Hotel
el
The Water Show in front of
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the Bellagio Hotel. Lux asino, Statue b
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and night
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[5] By: Anna

March 8, 2011 anton hagstrom

S T OCK H O L M
H e l p G U I D E

Stockholm the City of

History
The city of Stockholm is as ancient as the back
of the fridge mystery food; of course Stockholm
isn’t as dirty. Now in Stockholm you can just
stand and look at the ruins while you imagine
what they looked like in the old times. Those
ruins hold more history than your own
Grandparents. Stockholm contains more than
765,044 people. It’s one of the only four
countries in Sweden that have a population
higher than 400,000 people. Around the 1990’s
the people changed the landscape by removing
part of the dock and putting a street, they also
planted trees. The landscape has changed as
much as a modern war on a plain field of
grass. So take this guide book put on some
comfortable and warm clothes and take a walk Map of Stockholm
through the Old Town and see where you end up and you
will be lost in the history that fills the streets of Stockholm.

Stockholm city guide march 8,2011

March 8, 2011 anton hagstrom

I NT R ODU CT I O N T O ST O CKHOLM
What You Need to Know About....
Stockholm
My city is Stockholm and this city is located in
Sweden and is the capital of Sweden. The area it’s in
is Northern Europe in Southern Sweden. The
population is around 750,000 people. There are only
four cities in Sweden with a population higher than
400,000 people. It’s close to the Southeastern coast.
The climate is usually temperate but in winter it can
be lower than -45 degrees Celsius so you need to
be dressed well in winter time. Actually it’s half as
cold as the freezer. One symbol that is known all
around Sweden is Three Crowns and the king wears
it and it’s the hockey teams emblazon. The
languages spoken in Stockholm are English
(Engelska) and Swedish (Svenska). The religions
in Stockholm are Lutheranism, Baptist, Judaism,
Pentecostal and Roman Catholic. A famous food in
Stockholm is meatballs. If you go to Sweden you
have to eat it. You also have to visit the Vasa Museum
and watch a hockey match and don’t miss the
hockey team Three Crowns.
The holidays are New Years, Easter, summer and
Christmas. Some of the landmarks are Skansen,
Vasa Museet, IKEA, Tekniska Museet and Aquaria
Vatten Museet. The topography is mostly flat
lowlands.
Stockholm....Is it crowded or not?
Swedish Flag
Short Story from
visitor
My favorite part
of Stockholm
was when I and
my parents were
walking on the
boardwalk in the
Anton
Stockholm harbor.
I chose a chocolate flavored ice cream and we were watching all
the boats and just thinking what we would do with them if we
owned them. Myself I would just live in that thing all the time
and visit all the places of the world but I would visit Sweden
the most because it’s the home of Stockholm. When the sun
was setting we just stopped and watched, my ice cream was
melting but I didn’t care because that was one of the most
dreamlike and prettiest sunsets I had seen in my life. Then after
that I was a bit shocked but then I had to lick all the ice cream
off my hand and wipe the rest of the ice cream off my shorts. I
went into some of the shops and there was a lot of cool stuff
inside. Stockholm harbor also contains a lot of famous Swedish
people because I saw an old movie star in a comedy series when
my parents were young and that was a pretty long time ago.
(and resources)

Stockholm was founded in the 1250’s by Birger Jarl. Sweden used to be a

great hunting and fishing spot in the old times. It was also a great place
for protection. It was located next to the ocean for fishing. It is also pretty
closed in and only one way in or out, this is important for protection
from invaders.
Stockholm contains 765,044 people. Stockholm is one of four
cities to have a population higher than 400,000 people. This is
mostly for job opportunities like wood jobs, mining, fishing and
entertainment. Stockholm has been the heart of commercial and
cultural life and a major center for international trade and
communications. Stockholm is a very modern city. Most of its population lives
in modern life apartments. It also has IKEA and is home of one of the main ways in
or out of Stockholm and Sweden which is Arlanda Airport and the second largest port
in Sweden. Actually the two major industries are IKEA and Arlanda. As before
Sweden had its usual language of Swedish but is now also English and French. The
resources of Stockholm are wood, mining and fishing. The two major industries are
IKEA and Arlanda.

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March 8, 2011 anton hagstrom

PAST O F S TO C KH O LM
The Massive Change of Stockholm

Stockholm and Sweden used to be a great hunting and fishing

spot for a lot of people. Many people came to Sweden from the Baltic
Sea. People settled farther north as the climate improved in Sweden.
Bronze got into the country at about 1500 B.C. Iron was also widely
used trough the country by 500 B.C. At 50 B.C. the people traded
with the Roman Empire.
Before But one normal day everything changed and the Vikings got
introduced to the country. This was the same with Stockholm
because all those Vikings wanted one thing and one thing only.
That was gold. In that time gold was pretty new and rare but the
Vikings had found out and they wanted it. They also came to
Stockholm and Sweden because it was located in a good place and it
was a good place to stay.
The Vikings came in from the Baltic Sea. The cause was that all the
Vikings came to Sweden and Stockholm around 500 A.D. With
them they brought Christianity too. It was out in 829 A D. They
also invented a new kind of Viking boat. These Vikings were the
ones who brought trade to Sweden including Stockholm.
In Sweden you can now just stand and imagine how the ruins
looked like in the old times. Stockholm is as historic and ancient as
dinosaurs are. As result, the city of Stockholm is now a historic
and knowledgeable city as it is today. It holds many interesting
After and awesome places to see and visit. There are a lot of landmarks in
Stockholm; there are a lot of museums that are about these
historical. There a lot of Viking weapons and tools found and so are
shipwrecks. There are a lot ship settings Stockholm and Sweden
(actually all over it).
How People Have Changed The
Landscape
Here is the Stockholm waterfront where trading was introduced around the 1400’s. As you can see, there are some
boats, which are either fishing boats or trading boats. There is also a sidewalk for people to look what the boats have
brought to their city so they can trade for the boatmen’s goods.

It’s changed so much as a war on a plain field. Around the 1990’s, the people have changed the landscape by
removing part of the dock and putting in a street. Also all the buildings are lined up so people can go further in
the street. Also, it is much more modern and has more buildings and apartments. There is also a small place to
dock at the side for boats. They have also planted trees to make it a little more nice and fresh. The Swedish
changed the landscape because they thought that they would get a higher population, and more people to come to
Stockholm for this new change. Well, they were correct. The effect was that the population raised a lot after that
change.
The most important thing I’ve learned about the landscape of Stockholm, is that if you change the land
in a good way, then the population will grow.

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March 8, 2011

THIN G S N O T T O M ISS
Things Not to Miss Before You Leave

• Vasa museum
This museum contains a massive ship that sank in
the 1600’s. It was named after the Swedish king
that ruled Sweden in that century. The special
thing that got this ship into a museum was
because they were miraculously able to restore it
to one piece so it actually looks sea worthy to the
human eye.

• Stockholm has a lot of

water
So why not fish in some of the
rivers and go to some of the sea
food restaurants if you’re a real
fish fanatic. In fact Stockholm is
known for its clean water. So if
you catch something that at least
looks yummy why not take it home
and gobble it down yourself

Stockholm Harbor
Get lost in the giant harbor of
shops and restaurants while you
look at all different kinds of boats
you can imagine. When I was there
though we saw a rich Norwegian
show off his giant expensive
looking yacht so I was a little
down because I don’t even own a
boat.

• Old Town
Wander off in the oldest part of
Stockholm and look at all the
amazing and ancient buildings that
people had and still do live in. In
the Old Town there is also a lot
It’s one of the most famous parks in Sweden. In
of narrow alleys that are fun to
fact its many parks in one because it has a large
explore.
zoo filled with all the different Swedish animals
like wolves, moose, bears and seals etc. It also
has houses and other features from the different
parts of Sweden so you can see how the people
lived in the past and you can imagine how though
life was in the past when you had to do chores
like milking the cow, lighting the fire or ploughing
the crops etc. parks in one because it has a lot of
different landscapes.
MUMBAI By- Devang

THE GORGEOUS CITY OF MUMBAI

This city is like a seedling which has known for its gothic structure.
been planted in world history. The Another beautiful place in Mumbai is
seedling is now changing into a plant the Juhu beach. Mumbai is a very
with a blooming economy. The roots
of the plants are made up of many beautiful city.
different religions and nationalities;
this city my friend is Mumbai.
Mumbai was established in 1800’s.
The city was known as “The gateway
to Asia” because it was the largest
port in Asia. Mumbai is also the
largest city in India with one of the
largest population. Mumbai’s literacy
rate is higher than the Indian average.
Mumbai has 50% of India’s textile
mills; in the past this was the reason
people came to Mumbai. Mumbai
was once hit be a huge typhoon in
2005. It caused a lot of destruction. It
changed most of Mumbai's
landscape. Another event that
changed was the 26/11. The gateway
of India is a beautiful port which is

Mumbai in the evening

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 Mumbai The Basics

The city of Mumbai is the largest city in India and is locate at the west
coast of India. The population is over 15 million. It’s humid most of the
time because it rains a lot there. One of the main mottos of Mumbai is
“stop terrorism” because of the 26/11that happened 6 years ago. That
symbol that describes the city of Mumbai is the Rupee sign since
Mumbai has a thriving economy. The two main languages are Marathi
and Hindi. Mumbai also thrives with people from different countries like
America, China and Japan. Mumbai is famous for a snack named Vada
Pao.
Some of the holidays in Mumbai are Holy, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi,
Independence Day and Republic Day. The buildings in Mumbai that
really stand out are Gateway of India, general post office, High Court,
The general port and Chaparati Shivaji Maharaj Railroad Station.

The city of Mumbai is flat and one fourth of it is below sea level.
Because of this Mumbai was hit by a huge typhoon in 2005. Mumbai
receives heavy rain each year which floods the whole city.

Mumbai has grown rapidly since 1800’s. Mumbai's literacy rate is higher
than the Indian average, where as the birth rate is lower. Mumbai is one
of the world’s largest metropolitan cities. Mumbai is known all over the
world.
Juhu beach

Mumbai past and present

Mumbai used to be and still is the largest city in India. The population of
Mumbai is over 16 million. One fourth of the city is below sea level.
Because of this the city receives a large amount of rain and because of
this the city often gets flooded.

On the 26th of July in 2005, it started to rain so hard to you couldn’t see
anything. The heavy rain started to cause flooding in the whole city.
There was a lot of panic. On that day Mumbai could have been
compared with an ant hill that had been invaded by an anteater.

Mumbai was then hit by a large flood, in which more than 5,000 people
died. Because of the flood there was no electricity supply for the whole
day. Many people lost their houses, jobs and families. There was a lot of
traffic. People were being rescued since the water level was very high
everywhere in Mumbai. That day Mumbai looked like a puddle filled
with water.

Modern Mumbai! As a result the Mumbai has completely changed. People have now
improved the sewage system so that what happened in 2005 does not
(lots of happen again in the future. People have made different choices about
construction) where to live. People now prefer to live on higher platforms. As a fact
the Mumbai is now completely recovered from the natural disaster. But,
still in 2011 the thought of the terrible disaster terrifies many people.

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 Population of
Mumbai
Past-
Mumbai was known as the
gateway to Asia and was the
largest city in India. The city
was established in the 1800’s
like most of the other cities in
India. There were two
reasons why people moved to
Mumbai and the first one was
because it was the largest
port in Asia and so it was
easier to transport things by
water. The second reason was
that 50% of India’s textile
mills were located in Mumbai
and so people thought that
there would be more jobs
available. Since then the
population and literary rate
have grown rapidly.
Present-
Mumbai is still known as the
gateway to Asia and is still
the largest city in India.
Before there hardly use to be
any foreigners in Mumbai but
now since most multinational
companies like WNS,
Reliance, Genpact and
Satyam are located in
Mumbai. The city thrives
with different nationalities
and religions. Mumbai also Mumbai in 2001
has a thriving economy. The
literacy rate of Mumbai is
now higher than the Indian
average. The city of Mumbai
is now known all over the
world.

How did people in Mumbai change its

l a n d s c a p e ?
In this picture from 2001 you can’t see a lot of tall buildings. There
are more open spaces and the harbor is not very crowded. The water
was clean and not polluted. The only buildings that stand out are the
two hotels and The Gateway to India. At that point of time Mumbai
was like seedling which was turning into a plant.

One of the events that changed the landscape of a part of the city The Taj during 26/11
was the 26/11. This event was known all over the world. This
happened on 11/26/08. There was a terrorist attack in the five star
Taj hotel. The attack lasted for 2 days. By the end of this event the
hotel was completely destroyed. This terrorist attack was to take
revenge.

Then Taj hotel was partially rebuilt by the year 2009. If you
compare the picture of the Taj from past to the latest pictures then
you will see that not only the Taj has been rebuilt but also a lot
other buildings have been build in the background. Also the harbour
is crowded with ferries and boats.
Because of these events and new buildings, the cities landscape has
changed completely. Now Mumbai is one of the most famous cities
in the world. Mumbai in 2010

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 LIFE IN MUMBAI

THINGS NOT TO MISS IN MUMBAI

No.1- Gateway of India- Gateway way of India is the first thing you should see
when you reach Mumbai. Gateway of India was built to welcome the English king
George V. and Queen Mary.

No.2- Water Kingdom- Water kingdom is one of the most famous water parks in
Mumbai. It’s known for its adventurous water slides.

No.3- Essel world- Essel world is an amusement park which is known all over
India. The only problem is that it is a little bit over priced.
Vada Pav
No. 4- Juhu beach- it’s not the typical swimming beach. The beach is most visited
on weekend evenings because that’s when the food stalls and fun rides come in.

No.5- Marine Drive- Marine Drive is a promenade developed on the shore of the
Arabian Sea which is shaped like a necklace. It beautiful at night and is also known
as the queen’s necklace.

No.6- Taraporewala aquarium- Taraporewala aquarium is the oldest and one of the
most beautiful aquariums in India. It has many beautiful fish.

No.7- Elephanta Caves- these have beautiful carvings lord Buddha.

No.8- Prince of Wales museum- it is filled with beautiful statues and paintings. It
one of the most beautiful museums in India.

No.9- Taj hotel- it is one of the best hotels in India. It was severely damaged by
terrorists and has been partially rebuilt.

No.10- Victoria Park- it one the most well maintained parks in Mumbai. It is most
visited in the evenings by children.
Elephanta
caves
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 Life in Mumbai by Devang

Mumbai is a beautiful city which thrives with

many different religions and nationalities.
Mumbai is a very busy city, just like an anthill
(busy! busy! busy!). Mumbai is much more
beautiful at night than is it at daytime. If you
were in an airplane and would be looking down
at Mumbai, the edge of Mumbai would look like
a necklace with diamonds. That part of Mumbai
is called the Marine Drive and is also known as the Queen’s Necklace (Oh la la! fancy
name!). Mumbai is like a fruit basket since it populated with many different cultures.
Mumbai is one of the biggest metropolitan cities in India. I lived in Mumbai for 4 years
and I had seen a lot of beautiful sites in Mumbai like Elephanta caves and Prince of
Wales museum. Living in Mumbai for four years was an experience of a lifetime. This is
a very interesting fact about me and the fact is that the most delicious food I have eaten
in Mumbai is not in a five star hotel but on the Juhu beach. I ate bhelpuri which is made
from cracker and pav bhagi which are very famous snacks in India. Mumbai is
awesome!

Map of Mumbai

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March 8, 2011

LONDON TH E CITY

OF BE A U T Y

welcome to london london types of

weathers.
Have you ever wondered where rock songs came from? Well December-February is
winter
if you want to know then the city of London will tell you
March-May is spring
everything. The city of London is found in the south east coast June-August is summer
September-November is fall
in Europe. The population of London was 7122,220 in 1997.
The good thing about London is that they have the four
seasons that is a good thing is that you know what to wear for
each season.

london eye
twilight
March 8, 2011

LONDON H IGH LIGH TS .

Basics

My city is London. The country is

London in Europe in the south east coast.
The population London was 7122, 220(in
the flag of england
1997). The temperature average 5c
but also london
degrees in January and 18c degrees in July.
The symbol or motto of London is a lion.
Languages that are most spoken in
London is English and French. London
welcome
has different types of religions they are: to london every
Protestants, Christians, Buddhism, Islam, one.
Hinduism, Catholicism, and Silinism.
The traditional things in London are
sports (ex. Soccer, rugby and football).
London’s holidays are: Christmas and Guy
Fawkes Day. If you go to London they are
things that you not miss like: Big Ben,
bucking ham place, west minister London city bus; goes around the
cathedral, British museum, nelson’s city with visitors to
explore’
the city

London’s population and resources.

The city of London started as a trading post of the Roman
Empire in 43 h.d.
Today the opportunities that are in London are shopping,
trading, transportation, finance and business. People came to visit
London because of interesting: castles, churches, good
education…
The population in London was 7,556,900 in (2007). London is
an ethnically diverse city. Examples of nationalities are: Ireland,
the West Indies and other countries in Europe, Africans, Asia and
north and South Americans. The language spoken in London is
English. The common religion in London is protestant.
March 8, 2011

H IS TO RY A ND C H A NG ES O F LO ND O N
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How of king Henry wives
people have change
Landscape
were beheaded.
People of London In London a lot of
changed the landscape people come to visit
by building a bridge. London a lot to take
They called it London pictures and check out
Tower Bridge. They the tower of London.
changed the landscape
to lead historic
visitor’s attraction.

People added a lot

more structures to the
bridge and there is
less boats. It changed
in the 1500s when two
The impact of the past on the present

London the first city to built a rail way system in 1863. Express and understand and surface railways carry
commuters between the out line areas and central london each work day. The first underground railway
system in the world it was made in 1863 london calls it the tube or the underground. London is now:
traveling from country to country faster and easier, it helps people to get to work faster ,
more cities and countries are building subway ex: Beijing, Argentina...

london
underg
subway round
 March 8, 2011

Things to not miss in place that you want to explore you

London can explore the place and get back
on the bus with out going with a
If you go to London you group of people. The best food she
would want to visit the following ate was Indian food from a
places and things: restaurant called Soho because the
.Big Ben the tower food from there is hot, fresh and change of the soldiers at the
.Buckingham palace delicious. When Ms Jackson visited Buckingham palace.
.west minister cathedral the London bridge it was
.British museum beginning to get dark and the light
where turning on. When she visited
.nelson’s column
Big Ben they didn’t go in.
.tower of London
.south bank
.London parks and garden
.Art galleries
.Windsor castle
.Hampton court place

London Anecdote

From Sydney to London it

takes 16 hours to get there. In June
it is summer in London, when the
sun came out it was really hot and
also had to be prepared for any
other weathers. The best place in
London is Buckingham palace and
the change of the guards. It was
the best part because she saw it on
TV and it was a big ceremony. The
other good thing she found good
about London is that when you are
visiting or going around London Buckingham palace.
on the big bus you can stop on a
March 8, 2011

LONDON CITY MA P .

The city map of london you will find the things to not
miss if you visit london and also the picture of the place you
would to visit; more places to visit.
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 March 9, 2011

WASHINGTON DC
By: Jay

The White
House

WASHINGTON DC THE LAND OF POLITICS

US is full of action, adventure, and history. One city stands out the most, D.C!
The population of D.C is 601,723. On 9-11 when the US was attacked DC went
to code red. It was chaotic as The Fourth of July gone drunk. One of the most
dependent resources is tourism. Tourism there is so large it’s like it dwarfed
the arms race of the cold war.

The Basics Holidays: Thanksgiving,

City: Washington DC
Country it’s in : U.S.A
Region: America
Population: 601,723
Location: East coast
Weather: January 0 Celsius,
July 29 Celsius, precipitation 112
centimeter year round
Symbol: The U.S flag and
their own flag
Language: English
Religion: Christianity and
other religion
Christmas, Halloween, and the
fourth of July
Landmarks: The White
House, The Capital Building, The
Washington Monument,
International Spy Museum, The
Smithsonian, The Vietnam Veteran
Memorial, United States Holocaust
Museum Memorial, and the
Pentagon
Summary : Washington DC is
full of great monuments and
museums, but it’s also USA’s great
The Washington
cooking capital Monument
Bibliography: book 100
Cities of the World, Paragon

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The Day that Changed DC
Forever.
Many cities have long
and interesting histories.
Washington DC has a ton
of history that’s been
lost over the ages. There
is one event that people
will never forget and
that is 9/11. In New York
the Twin Towers got
bombed with 757s. In
Washington DC the
Pentagon (which is the
Department of Defense)
also got bombed with the
same type of plane. After
that, the Capital went
into code red alert. This
meant that all powerful
people of the
government went to a
super secret bunker far
way to an unknown
location. Back in DC the
some of DC’s
famous
monuments and
buildings
More pictures
of DC’s famous
buildings and
monuments
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streets monuments and
museums were evacuated
until the crisis was over.
The effect of 9/11 is that
U.S attacked Afghanistan
which started the
Afghanistan war. The
people behind the attack
of 9/11 were the Al-Qaeda
and they are a Muslim
group bent on
destroying western
countries. Before all
this, AL-Qaeda wanted to
destroy America’s idea
from the Muslim world
and one of the only ways
to do that is to destroy
the U.S. In DC they
rebuilt the Pentagon and
to remember that day
they added a block in the
new wall of the Pentagon
as a memorial for 9/11. And
the government
strengthened the police
force and other security
measures a lot.
 industries. These industries and
business are important because
Population and
tobacco, military, and
Resources government were the main
industries DC was built on. Also,
the food that they make is
The city of Washington DC
Chinese, American, European,
was established on July 16, 1790
and other international foods.
by George Washington. It was
People choose to live here
located on the Panama River on
because it’s beautiful, it has
the border of Maryland and
250,000 area of park land, it has
Pennsylvania. In the past, people
many job opportunities, like a
came to the city for freedom and
job at the government and it has
economic reasons. The
many amazing monuments and
population now is 581,530. The
beautiful buildings that been
city’s comprised of 53% females
built out of modern day
and 47% males. The ethnic
materials and old day material
groups represented are: 55%
like stone for the White house.
African Americans, 26%
Therefore, Washington DC is
Caucasians, 8% Hispanic, and 8%
now one of the most visited
Latino. The major business and
places and the center of politics
industries are the tobacco, food,
of the US.
military, and government

A Map of DC

Another map of DC with the

Capitol and Linlcon Memoreal
and the Pentagon

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THE CAPITOL
BUILDING
The landscape of DC
These pictures show how
humans changed the
landscape of Washington DC,
between the year 1812 and
2009. These pictures show
how the capital building is
like in those two time
periods. Then around the
year 1902, people changed
the landscape by creating
the National Mall in the
place of buildings and trams.
The National Mall is one big
park with many landmarks of
DC including museum, and the
capitol building. They did
this because President
McMillan decided to build
the National Mall since he
wanted to embrace the idea
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The Capitol building 2008
(Left) and in around the 1800
(Down).
from the original designer of
DC.
This change of landscape
helped the economy because
after the construction of
the Mall, the word spread
fast and soon people from
all over the world came to
see the unique park they
called the Mall. So then
tourism brought money to
renovate and build more
buildings for the National
Mall. So now, because of
this change Washington DC
is now one of the tourist
hot spots of the world.

TEN THINGS YOU CAN’T MISS (IN NO
ORDER)
1)The Smithsonian
2) The Lincoln Memorial
3) The Washington Monument
4) The Capitol BuildingInterview p
5) The White House
6) The Pentagon
7) The National Mall
8) The Vietnam Veteran Memorial
9) Tomas Jefferson Memorial
10) The American Holocaust Memorial
Obama’s portrait
Interview person : My Mom.
! When she went to DC it
was after the economy crash of 08. Out of all
the cities of the US she said that DC was
actually doing quit well. The population was
booming the city was lively and the economy
was rising. She also said that it was very
beautiful. And that DC is now a very and
more active city than ever before.
One of the
Smithsonian
museums.
US
Flag
The Capitol
Building
 MARVELOUS
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DUBAI!
P E O P L E G O TO D U B A I A N D
EXPERIENCE ALL THE WONDERFUL
.Do you want to be treated like a king
STUFF YOU CAN DO THERE!
for at least one day? A city that has
By:
Muh beautiful lights that shine during the
amm night. The city that is eye popping,
ad where you can find an underwater hotel.
In the city every employee treats you
like a V.I.P. This city is DUBAI. Dubai
used to be a landscape of nothing but
sand and look what it turned out to be,
after 10-16 years, a light of wonderland.
Dubai is like a sun that shines all day
but not that hot. Dubai used to be one
of the poorest countries in the world
and now you ask? Well in my opinion it’s
heaven on earth! It has 4.9 million
people there in the country, because

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the people think it’s so sweet living
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cake. The landscape changed so fast
s a like a meteor. Now, go there and feel
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fire relaxed all day with the finest hotels in
the world.

Best Things About

Dubai City

1.Ruman (fruit)
2.Burj Al Arab (hotel)
3. Mamz Ar (beach)
4. Snow skiing
(activity)
5. Camel or horses
(animals)
6. over 5,000 princes
in Dubai
! How have people changed the landscape 2 PAGE

These pictures show how people
changed the landscape of Dubai.
Before, in the year 1951- 1961 Dubai
was about 75% of the country was
desert. Then around the year 1966,
people who live in UAE changed the
landscape because of the big oil they
found. They did this because they
wanted to have a very successful
country and they wanted people to
come to their country. They want
business men to invest hotels,
residences, parks and malls. The good
business environment attracted many
investors in this city. For this reason
Dubai expands more and new roads,
high rise buildings and top of the art
technology were made. They also
included wonderful lights that caught
the eyes of travelers from around the
world. Today because of the change,
the city of Dubai is now like a city of
beautiful stars of light.

Dubai before

The basics
Weather: Dubai is mostly of the year very hot. It has an arid subtropical
climate with sunny days and blue skies.

Motto/ symbols: The burg al Arab hotel. Dhow, Palm tree, Oryx , Camel and
United Arab Emirates flag.

Languages: Arabic

Religion: Muslim

Tradition: women do not wear skirts that are shorter than heal. Eating
and drinking in Ramadan. Holiday: Ramadan

Landmarks: Al Fahidi Fort, Al Rasal Knor, Basquia Quarter, Eye Float,Dubai’s

largest indoor snow park

Topography: desert

Clothing: “thoube”
 POPULATION AND RESOURCES
The city of Dubai is one of the
most economically successful countries
in the world! Dubai was established in
the year 1095 in the United Arab
Emirates. Like any of the other Arab
gulf countries, trading with India and
the Far East was th
e major income. In the past and before
the discovery of oil, Dubai was famous
in pearl trading. Dubai became a free
tax country in the year 1894 when
Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher al-
upper left: one of the princes of Dubai
Maktoum proclaimed Dubai a free tax
lower left: pearl industry
country. It helped Dubai to have a
middle: waterworld
stronger economy and workers as the
right: oil industry
beginning of a new era. Dubai port
lower right: the grasshopper oil refinery
was used as one of the most famous
port at the Persian Gulf. This free port
attracted people from different
countries because of the large trading
take place take place in Dubai.
Expatriate workers came to Dubai at
the beginning of the oil industry
bloom. Oil industry has attracted
foreign oil companies and became
Dubai’s major industr y. Other
industry’s have also found a good
environment for business in Dubai, like
construction, communication and
tourist.
The population of the UAE is
about 5 million. Dubai’s population on
the other hand is about 2 million. Most
of them live in the city in Dubai and
others live in the desert. 70% of
Dubai’s population is/are foreigners
from India Bangladesh, Pakistan and
The Philippines. The major religion of
the local Dubai citizen is Islam.
Dubai is one of the most popular
cities in the world. Dubai therefore is a
good place to live in.

Impact of the Past on the Present

Dubai used to be one of the poorest countries in
the world. People had jobs there like fishermen, pearl
divers and traders. The pearl industries were the
most popular job in Dubai when oil wasn’t
discovered yet. In the early 1960’s Dubai discovered a
large oil deposit and had lots of money out of it and
became a successful country. Every day, Dubai is
building hotel complexes, shopping centers, and high
rise apartments. Dubai is also a tourist destination
because of its famous towers like Burj al Arab hotel,
Ski Dubai Resort and an indoor Snow Park. Once oil
was found in Dubai they built more ports and trade
facilities. They started to trade with other countries
that have less oil like India and the Philippines.
Dubai will not be a successful country today if not
because of the oil.
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MY DAD’S STORY ABOUT DUBAI!
Dubai has so many to
say. It suits different
taste and interests
whither you are there
for business, holiday
or to discover the
beauty of the desert.
My dad went to Dubai
and he was telling me
about the places he
visited. He even showed
me some amazing
pictures that I
couldn’t believe that
they exist in a city in a
middle of the desert.
My dad told me about
the beauty of the
beaches. He visited
some very nice hotels
mosques and water world
Maecenas pulvinar sagittis enim.
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like the burj alarb and
took some picture of
it. He stayed in a hotel
next to the tallest
building in the world
(Burj Khalifah) and
enjoyed a meal at an
outdoor Arabic
restaurant looking at
the burj (means tower).
He also got a time to
see some of the finest
shopping malls with
huge aquarium and saw
ice skating court. He
also visited the internet
city where he bought a
laptop for relatively
cheaper price.
Since my dad most of
the time is on business
trips to Dubai he barely
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had the time to visit all
the good places in
Dubai. Just before I
end this my dad took a
picture of a Ferrari
which was parked in
the hotel parking where
he stayed in.
coooooool
Dubai is combining the
modern life in an Arabic
taste. Well, that’s
what my father always
said about Dubai and I
think he is right. My
dad saw an amazing yet
spectacular stuff in
Dubai. All in all my dad
liked Dubai and want all
the family to visit this
amazing city one day.
Rhoncus tempor placerat.
 2011 U.S.A.
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New York, a concrete jungle with endless possibilities

and Flash! Spotlight! Lights! Camera! Action!
It’s where lights will inspire you and a place where
there’s nothing you can’t do. In 1776 the British had their
victory for a few battles in NY. The British took over but
were vanquished somewhere else and gave back the
colonies they ruled in North America. The
population in NYC is 19, 378, 102 people! Before, in the
year 1609, NYC, was literally like a jungle with no
buildings and plenty of trees. The vibrant city of New

York is as crowded at a 50% off sale at the most

fashionable mall in town. So, go put mustard on your
hot dog and get lost in the city of lights,
excitement, and the fastest of food.
 You’ll never know what you need to know!
Find a way,
Wanna know? Know here and blow your mind
make your with the facts of the present!
day
go to New NYC

York!
Get lost?
Don’t know
where you
are?
Use a MAP!

Country:
America
Region/Area:
USA, 302 square m.
Population/Statistics:
7.38 million people (1996)
Weather/Climate:
Average temperature range
from 26˚F in January to 84˚F in
July
Motto/Symbols:
The Statue of Liberty. They
named it The Statue of Liberty
because it shows that New York is a
free country.
FACT ATTACK!!!
Language(s):
English
Religion(s):
Most New Yorkers are
Christians, but there are also a lot
of Buddhist, Muslims, and
Catholics.
Traditions/Customs:
St. Patrick’s Day. GREEN! St.
Patrick’s Day is began as a
Catholics holiday to celebrate. The
holiday is on March 17, and
it became the official feast
day in the 17th century. Now
it has been more of a
celebration for the Irish
people too.
Holidays:
Christmas! The day to unwrap
gifts, celebrate with family
and friends and put some
cookies and milk downstairs
near your Christmas tree for “Santa
Clause” and “Rudolf”.
NEW YEARS! It’s the beginning
of a new year. It’s the time to
celebrate how successful you have
been in the year that has just past.
Also the time to make your New
Years resolution!
Landmarks:
The Empire State building. It is
Super Tall! It was also seen in the
movie KING-KONG.
The Statue of Liberty. It was
named the Statue of Liberty
because America wants to show
that America is a free country
because of the name Liberty.
Topography
New York’s longest river is the
Hudson river, it stretches from the
Adirondaeks all the way to the
New York Bay for a distance of
306 mi. (493 km.)
Food:
New Yorkers are pretty famous
for their NY style pizza.
Currency:
Dollars $
 Before and after pictures of
NEW YORK CITY!
!
POPULATION:
New York City. An
exiting, large, vibrant,
city. As Alicia Keys
features in Jay-Z’s song
Empire State of Mind she
says. “New York,
concrete jungle where
dreams are made of
there’s nothin' you can't
do…” New York was
established on the 9th of
July, 1776. New York is
located in the north east
of America and is near a
river and the ocean. It is
surrounded by states
such as Philadelphia, and
Massachusetts. Being
near a river helps to
collect water and food
like fish.
New York ranks on the
top of all states in
important economic
sectors, including
accounting/banking,
How people
changed the
LANDSCAPE
These pictures
demonstrate how
people have modified
the landscape of NYC.
Long, long ago, in the
year 1609, NYC was
approximately like a
jungle with no buildings
and plenty of trees.
Then, around the year
1890, humans changed
the landscape by
establishing buildings,
roads, and sooner on,
skyscrapers. They
corporation assembled this
management, insurance, because since there
manufacturing, were no tall buildings
there wasn’t that much
publishing and trade.
of a large living space.
New York’s natural
Today, because of this
resources are fertile soils,
transformation, the city
a variety of minerals, and of New York is now like
supplies of water. a “concrete jungle”
and became what
The population of New
now is New York.
York City is 19,378,102
people. The largest
foreign groups originated
from the Dominican
Republic, China,
Jamaica, Mexico, Italy,
Guyana, Ecuador, Haiti,
India and Columbia.
Major industries/
businesses in New York
City today are finance,
media, entertainment,
manufacturing, and
trade. People live in New
York because they do
business there, because
it’s a cosmopolitan city,
and they love the lively
excitement.
 The Empire State Building or the Top of the Rock in the Rockefeller Center.

When Broadway Show

In the old times, they would take visitors to the top of the World Trade Center; it
would actually feel like you’re on the top of the world. Now you have 2 choices If you go to New
to experience the feeling of being at the highest point places in the world. You York and you don’t
either go to the Empire State Building or Top of the rock in Rockefeller Center. even see a single

you go,
The view from the Top of the rock is outstanding because you can spot the musical or
Central Park from there to, but the Empire State Building is more “Legendary” or Broadway, YOUR
“Famous” as it has more history to it, and it is WAY taller. So you decide, both CRAZY! You will
stunning places will get you dragged right in so the excitement and the never forget the
electrifying space. experience of an

you The Statue of Liberty

Witness the Statue of Liberty yourself! The Statue of Liberty is one of the
amazing show in a
New York theater
that is right in front of
keys to America but is more “petite” then what most people expect. you. The popular

have to
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT WHEN YOU VISIT, AND YOU MUST VISIT! It is located shows are not cheap
in the New York Harbor past the lower end of Manhattan. You can spot just for you to know.
it from Battery Park downtown, but lots of people suggest hopping on You can see on the
the Staten Island Ferry out past it. The ferry is COMPLETELY FREE! day of the show

go
what discount tickets
Central Park are offered at the
Take a walk at Central Park. It’s great to start at the southern end of the TKTS booth in Times
park, right at 59th and 5th Avenue. You’ll see all the trendy horse Square (opens at
carriages in a single file there, if you’ve got the money, think about 3PM) or downhill at

HERE riding one of those (about $35-$40 plus tip for 30 minutes, for the entire
carriage, not just one person and I grant you that the pay is worth it!).
south street seaport
(opens at 11AM).

Brooklyn Bridge.

----> Go ahead and Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Uh-Huh, the upper
point of the bridge is exposed to pedestrians. Take the subway down to
City Hall, then pursue your destiny and follow the signs to the bridge.
You will get the most spectacular views of downtown, its’ still great
its a must! even for the long walk and you are also walking on a worldwide
attraction!

Impact of the Past on the Americans just couldn’t stand

Present
The American Revolution
New York used to be a small
and pleasant independent
city. As New Yorkers colony
grew larger, the freedom and
independence grew as well.
Great Britain and American
colonies had issues with each
other years before the
American Revolution started.
Starting in the middle of the
(1760s’ the British passed laws
to grow its control on
colonies/groups in America,
but the Americans had been
used to taking control of
themselves, and the
Americans also didn’t like the
new tax laws the British had
given to them. The British
people needed them to pay
their taxes to pay for the
defenses for their other
colonies around the world,
and they didn’t like how the
Americans would refuse to
pay. Then the British
government became angry.
Loads of New Yorkers and
to be ruled by a British
government far in London.
Just like a baby liking a
lollipop that tastes like
veggies. At 1775, The
American Revolution , was led
by Mr. George Washington, to
bring an end to the British
ruling America. In 1776 the
British had their victory for a
few battles in NY. The British
took over but were
vanquished somewhere else
and gave back the colonies
they ruled in North America.
George Washington then
became the first ever
president of the United States
of America.
Since the Americans became
in control of America, again,
they have been a responsible
country and also leading the
number 1 fast food industry in
the world. McDonalds. Also
America is a world power. If
the British people still ruled
America, none of this and
even more would never have
happened.
Anecdote from Ms.Mowat
Ms. Mowat and her friend
were extremely excited
to visit New York. When
they arrived at the airport
and right that second the
power went out. The
funny thing is that it went
out over 1/3rd of the US.
Also the crazy thing was
that it took 2 to 3 days to
fix the power so in that
time period all the power
was out, LITERALLY.
The subway stopped, the
restaurants were closed,
and when they tried to
see a Broadway show
they still couldn’t! There
was also a heat wave at
that moment and the AC
wasn’t working!
So at their hotel, their
room was at the 30th floor.
So they walked up 30
floors of stairs with just a
flashlight because the
fact that it was night and
their room was so up
high. So when they finally
got to their room, it is
hard to believe, but there
were people already
sleeping there! So they
NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
had to walk 30 floors BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
back down and they AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
were offered another THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
GO NOW!
room, but they were so
NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
exhausted so they ended DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
up sleeping in the lobby, BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
which there were to a lot AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
of people sleeping there THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
GO NOW!
just like a refugee camp. NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
So when they woke up in DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
the morning they were so BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
hungry! They were AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
looking around for a GO NOW!
place to eat because all NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
the restaurants were DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
closed and ended up BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
finding a Korean grocery
THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
store selling egg GO NOW!
sandwiches. So in the NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
end the really wacky DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
thing was Ms. Mowat and BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
her friend got to walk all THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
around NYC in her Blue GO NOW!
pajamas, and still had NOW GO! LIVE YOUR
loads of fun with her DREAMS AND FULFILL THEM
BY GOING TO NEW YORK.
friend. AND I WILL KEEP SAYING
THIS UNTIL YOU GO! SO
GO NOW!
OKAY, SO YOU MIGHT BE
THERE ALREADY SO I THINK
I SHOULD STOP NOW...
 TOKYO
TICKET to

It’s so
quiet here .... I
like it.

BY DANIEL

City: TOKYO Around mar 21-vernay equinox day instruments:

May 3-constitution Memorial Day Samisen (three string)
Country: Japan
May 4 national holiday Shamisen
Region: Asia
May 5-children's day Koto (harp)
Population: approx. 30M
Jul 20-national maritime day
(As of 2005)
Sep 15-respect for the aged day Topography:
Location: Northwest of Tokyo at the
Around sep 25-autumnal equinox day Mountainous – Mt. Mitake, Mt.
eastern end of Honshu Island close
Oct 2nd Monday-sports day Kumotori, Mt. Takao.
to the Pacific Ocean
Nov 3-culture day Surrounded by Izu and Ogasawa
Nov 23-labor Thanksgiving Day Islands.
Clothing:
DEC 23-emperors birthday Tama and Samuada rivers flow
Winter –thick jacket or over coat
through Tokyo.
Summer – light fabrics (cotton/
Landmarks: Greater Tokyo region is drained by 5
linen)
Meiji-Jingu – one of Japan’s finest rivers Ara, Tone, Sagami and the
Spring and Autumn - light jacket
shrine Tama River.
(Visitors can wear casual clothes
Tokyo international museum
unless they are on business then
Tokyo tower
they would have to wear business
Ueno park
suits) Weather/climate:
Tsuji market
Language: Japanese (main
Imperial palace January and February – winter
language), English (for international
March – chilly
business) Early April – spring
Traditions/customs:
May – warm
People join dances and parades Midsummer – scorching and sticky
Religion: Buddhism, Christan,
lorem andipsum dolor met set during city festivals June – drizzly, rainy
catholic Protestant.
Traditional Japanese food – suki August and October – typhoon
quam nunc parum yaki, sushi, tempura. October and November – autumn (people’s
Holidays: favorite time of the year)

2009
Garments – kimono (both genders).
Jan 1-new Year's Day (The weather is subject to global climate
Drama - “ Noh and kabuki“ (favorite change)
Jan 2nd Monday-coming of age
form of entertainment)
day
Traditional music - Japanese
Feb 11-national foundation day
 My personal TOKYO
Hmmmm ...
needs more red experience
and white for eye
catching effects Tokyo is one of my favorite places in the
world. I had a wonderful experience
when I lived in Japan for 3 years, and
Tokyo is a place that I would want
everyone to see.

I’ve visited places like Tokyo Tower

which has a great view from the top.
Some parks have many gardens and
attractions and butterfly gardens and
more. The streets have many friendly
faces and cool shops downtown and
cool people that give you free things.

Then there was my favorite restaurant (I

forgot the name though!) Which served
the best ramen!!!(sigh) It was my favorite
thing to eat in Tokyo? It has many flavor
– sweet, bit salty, with meats,
Tokyo Tower and how it changed the landscape vegetables, and more. It was like a taste
of heaven to me.
The people that live in Tokyo changed their landscape because the
I also did some things like biking
Eiffel tower inspired them. Before the Tokyo tower was built there used to
anywhere. Since Tokyo has big paths
be trees and small houses. and less dangers everywhere in Tokyo is
They built the Tokyo tower in 1958, which is a long time ago since this a safe and place to bike. I bought some
year is 2011. The Tokyo tower looks like the Eiffel tower except it had a amusing toys too. When I stayed in
different color and the Tokyo tower was higher than the Eiffel tower. Tokyo I discovered a myth that says if
you catch a falling cherry blossom petal,
Sometimes they decorate the tower when there is a festival or when a
you get one wish. I learned about a
special day comes.
loyal dog named “Hachiko” that waited
My city has changed because of the Tokyo tower because the Tokyo for his master to return even though the
tower has been one of the main attractions in Tokyo. The Tower acts as an master died.
antenna for local TV channels and Japanese radio broadcasts.
One of the beautiful things I saw is A
One thing I learned is that the Tokyo tower is attracting more people
FOUR LEAF CLOVER!!!!! What I like
every day because since it’s the main attraction so it basically stands out
about it is that it only blooms rarely…
from all the other buildings and attractions.
So many things to explore in Tokyo and
people would surely enjoy the city. I
Top ten things not to miss in Tokyo plan to go back someday and
experience the fun once more…

Here are some places not to

miss in Tokyo:

1.The Ippudo Ramen restaurant

2.Pepper lunch
PERFECT!
3.Mount Fuji
4.Imperial Palace
5.Meiji shrine
6.Ueno park
7.Tokyo Tower
8.Disney resort
9.The statue of Hachiko
10.Tsukiji market
 FIRST STEPS IN TOKYO
Tokyo SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IS A PLACE
Back to WHICH BLOOMS FASTER THAN OTHER
the future CITIES… TOKYO. THEIR GROWING
SOCIETY AND LARGE POPULATION
(WHICH IS OVER 35 MILLION) ALLOWS
Tokyo city is the richest capital MORE IDEAS AND FASTER PRODUCTION
city of Japan and is known to be one TO COME IN.
of the most developed cities in the world,
however, behind that success Tokyo had a tragic TOKYO CITY IS THE RICHEST CAPITAL
past that affected its future. It used to a quiet and CITY OF JAPAN AND IS KNOWN TO BE
ONE OF THE MOST DEVELOPED CITIES IN
peaceful city. The people were conservative and their THE WORLD, HOWEVER, BEHIND THAT
environment was well protected. SUCCESS TOKYO HAD A TRAGIC PAST
THAT AFFECTED ITS FUTURE.
In 1900s during the Cold War Japan was part of axis group, together
with Germany and Italy. That had a conflict with the allied group, ONE IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED WAS
THAT MY CITY IS GETTING OVER
which consists of the United States, United Kingdoms, and the Soviet
POPULATED AND TOO CROWDED BUT
Union. SOMEHOW TOKYO IS MANAGING
PRETTY WELL WITH MANY PEOPLE IN
World War 2 was the main THEIR CITY (WOW!!) DID YOU KNOW THE
reason behind the havoc in CITY OF TOKYO WAS ESTABLISHED IN
1457 WHEN A POWERFUL WARRIOR
Tokyo in 1942. The first attack
BUILT A CASTLE? IT IS LOCATED NEAR
hit Sumidaku. The major THE SAGAMI –NADA SEA ON THE SOUTH
bombing happened in EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN’S
March to August 1945. LARGEST ISLAND.

TODAY PEOPLE COME TO TOKYO

Tokyo suffered huge and
BECAUSE AS THE CITY GROWS MORE
multiple loss of lives and JOBS ARE AVAILABLE AND SINCE TOKYO
properties. That event IS ADVANCING TO THE FUTURE MUCH
moved their hearts and FASTER SO THE CITY IS GROWING AND
inspired the people to elect GROWING AND GROWING AND MORE
JOBS ARE AVAILABLE. (I WANT TO LIVE
new leadership and form the “metropolitan prefecture” to help solve
HERE!!).
Tokyo’s problems. This new leadership set goals for improving public
housing, community projects and overall development of the city. Later THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN TOKYO
Tokyo was able to rebuild the city and make a progressive society. CHANGED THEIR LANDSCAPE BECAUSE
THE EIFFEL TOWER INSPIRED THEM. MY
In the past westerners came to Tokyo for trade and business. As the CITY HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE
TOKYO TOWER BECAUSE THE TOKYO
city grows more jobs are available and Tokyo advances into the future
TOWER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN
faster so the city grows fast. They also came there for opportunities ATTRACTIONS IN TOKYO.
like education, culture, recreation economy manufacturing, etc.
THE TOWER
Today people came to Tokyo because of the sights, sights and ACTS AS AN
ANTENNA FOR
their sub urban look (they also have advanced technology).
LOCAL TV
The population is over 35 million people (now that’s a CHANNELS
lot of citizens.) One important thing I learned AND JAPANESE
was that my city is getting over populated RADIO
and too crowded but somehow Tokyo BROADCASTS.
THAT’S NOT ALL
is managing pretty well with lot’s
TOKYO HAS
of people in their city MORE THINGS
(wow!!) IN STORE FOR
YOU AND THIS
IS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
 The city of Tokyo was
established in 1457 when a
People and items powerful warrior built a
castle. It is located near the
Sagami –Nada Sea on the
South east coast of Honshu,
Japan’s largest island. In
the past, people came to
Tokyo for trade and
business.
Today people come to
Tokyo because as the city
grows more jobs are
available and since Tokyo is
advancing to the future
much faster, the city is
growing and growing and
A map of Tokyo
growing and more jobs are
available. (I want to live
here!!).
There are over 35 MILLION
random people from
around the world living in
Japan but most of the
foreigners in Tokyo are
Chinese, Korean, Filipino
and American! (whoa that’s
a lot)! The most popular
religion is Bhuddism. The
major industries today
include toy industries, cell
phones, computers,
technology and more kinds
of industries that create all
So many places to
visit!!!
new ideas (innovation
rules)!
Some well-known
companies include Toyota,
Nokia, SanRio and Bandai.
Therefore, Tokyo is almost
overpopulated but
somehow Tokyo is
managing pretty well with
lots of people in their city.
(Wow!).
Rich people would go here
for luxury and leisure time.
(Also you could see items
you never seen before isn’t
that neat.)
 Vietnam
A welcoming smile

Vietnamese Traditional Clothes, Ao Dai

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Fast Fact:
As you can see, the
Vietnamese flag above
symbolizes the idea of A Short Story....
freedom and peace
that Vietnamese
Americans and free Once I was jogging in my

Vietnamese around neighborhood, I was confronted by

the world want to a guard dog!! I was so scared that I

foster in our kept running and it still barked at

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me. So I want to warn you that there
generations of are a lot of dogs in Hanoi. They can
younger Vietnamese come out anytime! But a good tip is
*don’t run when they chase you*
Some Basic Facts of Hanoi

Being smart is one of the most important things but being pretty does
matter! It’s the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi!.
People in Vietnam are called Vietnamese. There are at least two kinds
of religions: Buddhism 55% and Roman Catholic 7%. The Vietnamese
Traditional clothing is called “Áo Dài". The most important holiday of
Vietnam is Independence Day on September 2.
There are a lot of landmarks in Hanoi but the landmark that you should go
to is “Ch! T"ch H!-Chí-Minh mausoleum” and the “Red River”. Most of the
deltaic land lies on both sides of the Red River.

People in Vietnam are called Vietnamese. There are at least two kinds of
religions: Buddhism 55% and Roman Catholic 7%. The Vietnamese Traditional
clothing is called “Áo Dài". The most important holiday of Vietnam is
Independence Day on September 2.

There are a lot of landmarks in Hanoi but the landmark that you
should go to is “Ch! T"ch H#-Chí-Minh mausoleum” and the “Red River”.

Hanoi-Map of Interest!!
Being smart is one of the most important things
but being pretty does matter! It’s the capital
city of Vietnam, Hanoi! This remarkable city
used to be called Thang Long. Hanoi is a
400,000 year-old city with so many historical
causes and effects! It was colonized by so many
countries such as France, U.S, China and more…
After so many wars; Hanoi was still as clean as
before. Hanoi is surrounded by the Red River.
It’s really important for the country to be
located near the Red River because everyone
needs water to survive. As you can compare
!

from Manila to Hanoi, you can see a similarity

that both of the capital city are located next
Map

to or between the rivers. The Red River was as

clean as a new born baby! People have changed
so many landscapes in Hanoi by building projects
such as the “Dong Xuan Market”. Dong Xuan
Market is one of the biggest markets in Hanoi!
It is such a cool market! You should go there
and enjoy shopping!
There are so many places that you should visit
in Hanoi! You can enjoy the wonderful Vietnam
food and job opportunities! So what are you
waiting for? Let’s go!
Protesting
Vietnam War
History...
Hanoi, a 400,000 year-old city
with so many historical cause and
effect was colonized by so many
countries such as France, U.S,
China and many more…
The Vietnamese waged
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against France between 1945 and
1954. The record shows that the
Vietnam War was something
handed down because of France’s
Indochina as it fought to restore
its dominion after World War II.
America wanted Vietnam to be
under a democratic rule not a
communist that was why the U.S.
gave the French money to help
them win the battle but in the
end, Vietnam still won because
they had lots of logical
strategies!
Vietnamese Soldiers
The Vietnam War cost the
United States 58,000 lives and
350,000 deaths! On the other
hand, it resulted in between one
and two million Vietnamese
deaths. Fortunately, Ho-Chi-
Minh, a communist leader
struggled for Vietnamese
independence that unified the
North Communist and South anti-
communist Vietnam under the
communist government!
Nowadays, Vietnamese
people are enjoying peace and
liberty despite the fact that
they were once invaded by the
French and so in the end Vietnam
remains a communist country.
When you come to Hanoi, you can
still taste French food and the
delicious Vietnamese food! Once
there, you can also feel the love
and warmth of the peace loving
people! What are you waiting for?
Dong Xuan Market Old

Dong Xuan Market

Dong Xuan Market New

People have changed so many landscapes in Hanoi by building projects

such as the “Dong Xuan Market”. In 1994, the market was nearly
destroyed by a fire. But after the fire, “Dong Xuan Market” was
rebuilt in the original form but in a more modern way.
Nowadays, Dong Xuan Market is the biggest wholesale market in
Hanoi. Unfortunately, Dong Xuan Market’s busy trading activities
have raised the concern about its pollution which could be harmful
for the health of people living in the area.
In 2003, the night market of the Dong Xuan Market was opened on
the occasion of the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, this night market
is organized as a tourist attraction rather than a business place
where one can buy souvenirs, handicrafts and also taste traditional
foods or enjoy cultural activities. That’s why Dong Xuan night market
is considered efficient way to preserve and propagate the values of
the traditional culture of Vietnam.
The most important thing I learned about the population of my city
is that the population has increased so fast because people from
different cities have migrated to Hanoi. There are more jobs
opportunities for them to work such as working in the industrial zone
and factories, doing small businesses.
 Places You SHOULD NOT

Miss!!!!!
Hanoi, a beautiful city with so many things to do and places to visit! Have you been to any places in Hanoi? These are the top 10 places that you

should not miss!

HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM is an extraordinary structure with well-preserved remains the country's revered former leader are

displayed. There are uniformed guards everywhere. Be prepared to resign your bags and cameras at the door. While you are shuffled rather

quickly through the viewing room for Ho Chi Minh's body, it is a moving experience, especially observing the reaction of the Vietnamese visitors

as they line themselves waiting for their turns to go in.

Another landmark that you should visit is HOAN KIEM LAKE. Have an ice cream, wander over the picture-perfect red bridge that has

the shape of a shrimp, seeing young couples sitting on the benches and children hanging out together. Are you a person who wants to relax? This

is a place for you!

You will be surprise when I tell you that there is such thing as a WATER PUPPET SHOW in Hanoi! It is a traditional Vietnamese

performance which performers stay behind the water backstage and controls the puppet. The puppets perform is usually in a pool of water in

front of theatre-like seating, accompanied by about a dozen musicians using traditional Vietnamese instruments beside each side to make the

show more realistic. Listening to the music, you will feel like you are in heaven!

HANOI, OLD QUARTERS, with 36 old streets that just turned 1000 years old last 2010. Originally a group of workshop villages

surrounding the royal palace, the Old Quarter then evolved into craft cooperatives, or guilds and soon gained its reputation. Some of the

Vietnamese sellers can speak English because there are a lot of foreigners who flock to these areas to buy souvenirs.

Another place I recommend you to go is HO CHI MINH MUSEUM. It is located in 19 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. It opens everyday

except for Monday and Friday, from 8:00-11:30. This museum is one of the most resourceful museums. It is all about Ho Chi Minh’s life.

DONG XUAN MARKET is one of the biggest markets in Hanoi. It is at the west of Hanoi Old Quarter. There are so many products in

the market but the main products include electronic devices, household equipments and clothing.

If you have children, you are recommended to go to the WEST LAKE WATER PARK. It is an attractive entertainment complex for the

hot summer days with so many kinds of water games. What are you waiting for! Let’s have some fun!

This place means “hundreds of plants”, can you guess what it is? It is called BACH THAO PARK. This park is one of the few green

areas in the increasingly industrialized city of Hanoi. It is a beautiful place to relax and breathe in fresh air! Inside the park, you can find

variety of herbs and trees not only from Vietnam but also from Australia, Africa and Oceania. It could be a really nice location for picnic. :)

VIETNAM MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY is one of the largest museums in Hanoi. Despite being out of the way compared with other

museums in Hanoi, VME is worth a thorough visit, for those who are keen to learn about the multiculturalism of Vietnam and for those who would

appreciate some green space.

THONG NHAT PARK was brought into use in 1960. This park is used to be a prime location for entertainment for those who live

downtown. Now, it is a good stop if you want a break from the traffic noise.

You should go to all those famous places in Hanoi, you can learn more new and interesting facts. I hope you have an extraordinary trip!
 HAVANA- HISTORIC FAIRYTALE IN THE PRESENT
World Business

“OUR
COUNTRY
IS NOT
JUST CUBA;
OUT
COUNTRY
IS ALSO
HUMANITY.”

- FIDEL
CASTRO

Havana is waiting!
La Habana es espera de tú!
By Jiwon Cyhn

The clean fresh air hits your
face and the sun smiles down on
you as you walk along a cobble-
stone street. There are many old
buildings from times back so far
that you could stand there and
gape at them for a long time.
Havana was under the Spanish
rule for 400 years. This has
influenced the language and
culture of Havana. The city has
an abundant supply of chemicals,
food, oil, gas, and sugar. Havana
is like a diamond in the rough - it
is easy to see the beauty of the
country. Havana was lucky that
various wars and revolutions in
Cuba did not have much damage
to the city though there was no
huge development change. The
historic buildings are well
preserved and Havana is a city of
past in the present. Havana. The
city of history, culture, and beauty.
Cuba is a poor country, but it is
blessed with the great weather,
and easily accessed location.
Havana is a city that would be
great to work, live, and relax in.

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 BASIC GUIDE TO HAVANA
WORLD BUSINESS

By Jiwon Cyhn

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World Business
POPULATION AND
RESOURCES
By Jiwon Cyhn
The city of Havana was founded on the 25th of
August 1515. Cuba is located on the Gulf of Mexico,
and Havana is in the northern coast of Cuba, south
of the Florida Keys. The Spaniards came and
conquered Cuba because it had lots of natural
resources, and it was the main port between America
and Europe. Spanish delivered many treasures from
South America countries such as Mexico to Spain
and visa versa. Pirates started to attack the ships often
to steal treasures and resources. The Spanish decided
to go all together from the bay of Havana against
pirates. Since the Spanish came to the Havana Bay
before traveling to their trading destinations, there
were many jobs. More people came to Havana that
made the city to be a busier and larger port city in
Cuba.
Nowadays, people come to Havana because of
the jobs and educations. Cuba has many natural
resources such as tobacco, beer, chemicals, food,
shoes, oil, gas, and sugar, which are attracting foreign
investments in Havana. Currently, there are 400
companies in 32 sectors from 46 countries. Most
investors are Europeans and main industries are
Tourism, Oil and Gas, Mining, Energy, and
Telecoms. Wow! Job opportunities are expected to
expand with the further future trading. Foreign
investments are increasing every year with highly
educated labors, as education is free in Cuba- and it
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Havana. Not only its attraction for the business, but
also Havana has been one of the most popular tourist
destinations because of the fantastic restaurants,
hotels, nightlife attractions, beaches, museums, and
sculptures.
The population is 2,186,632 people (as of 05 Jan
2011). There are quite mixed ethnic groups reflecting
its vibrant history. The major groups represented are
white (65.1%), mulatto (mixed races of Europeans
and Africans) and mestizo (mixed races of Spaniards
and American Indians) (24.8%), and black (10.1%)
according to 2002 census.The official language is
Spanish. The major religions are Roman Catholic
(85%) and Jews and Muslims (15%). The literacy rate
is 99.8%, which is quite high. The urban population
is 76% of the total population.
Based on the researches, the most important fact
on the population and resource of Havana is that
there are still an abundant supply of natural
resources and the beautiful landscapes with easy
accesses to America and Europe. The population is
varied and there are many mixed cultures due the
colorful background. Havana is like a ‘hidden
diamond in the rough’ because of its sad but
dynamic history.
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past on the a result Havana 2008. He strongly
present became an encourages more active
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However, USA took might have something
By Jiwon Cyhn actual power over to look towards.
Cuba – taking natural Vivemucho tiempo
resources and Cuba- ahora una
Havana used to be
economies. Cuba didn’t democracia! (Long Live
under the Spanish rule
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for about 400 years.
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government or religion
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was severely punished.
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HAVANA
How people changed
the landscape
By Jiwon Cyhn
Havana is the capital city of Cuba.
Havana was founded by the!Spanish!in
1519 as a harbor city. It became a
stopping point for the Spanish on the
crossing between the!New World!(USA)
and the!Old World (Europe).!
The central place in the city is called
“old Havana”, which contains over 900
classic buildings. It is considered to be
one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. The Cubans say that the
difference during the last 5 decades is ‘un
poco’, very little. This was mostly due to
the Cuba Revolution of 1959 led by
Colonel Fidel Castro. When he became
the dictator of the country, Cuba became
a communist country and almost got into
a war with the USA. USA also blocked
new trades and investments into the
country, so it did not have a lot of wealth
to invest in its cities, such as raising new
buildings. Moreover the Soviet Union,
Cuba’s friendly communist country, fell;
Cuba really couldn’t make major changes
to the city’s landscape.
Ironically, these made Havana
became a World Heritage Site in 1982.
In fact, it is one of UNESCO’s World
Heritage Site. There are only about
700 such sites for the world. Nowadays,
the Government saw an opportunity to
boost tourism and foreign investments.
Therefore, Government started a major
project to restore main historic buildings,
which were beginning to tear down to
The picture above shows a
due to their old age. restaurant in 1955 (top
picture) and 2007 (bottom
In summary, Havana was lucky that picture). This shows that
there was not much
various wars and revolutions in Cuba did change because the
not have many damages to the city government preserved
everything so well.
though there has no huge developmental
change. Thus, there landscapes have not
changes greatly during the last 50 years.

10 BEST THINGS
THINGS IN HAVANA AGE STARS ABOUT HAVANA
The old buildings from the old times All ages ****
(some from the Spanish times) • The old buildings from the
old times (some from the
Active Bars and wild night-life. Over age of *** Spanish times)
18
• Active Bars and wild night-
Packed History All ages ***** life.
• Packed History
Fine Tobacco and sugar (resources) All ages *****
• Fine Tobacco and sugar
The cheerful music- people are on Over ages 3 ****
• (resources)
the streets playing music • The cheerful music - people
The beautiful beaches All ages ***** are on the streets playing
music
Clean atmosphere All Ages ***** • The beautiful beaches
• Clean atmosphere
The literacy rate and education Over ages 3 ***** • The literacy rate and
(literacy rate- 98%)
education (literacy rate-
Visual and performance arts Over ages 6 *****
98%)
• Visual and performance arts
Unique Festivals Over ages 3 ****
• Unique Festivals
By: Sebi
March, 2011
Rome
Roma
There are so many various words in the English vocabulary with
different definitions but only one word has not yet been de-
scribed: Rome.
% The Romans were very successful people. Rome of course
changed but it’s still attached to its archaic roots. That is why
many historic landmarks still stand to day. This decision was made
behalf on the Roman republic to preserve its past but Benito
Mussolini made this decision based on selfishness and greed for
money. Benito Mussolini was a dictator so he wasn’t the nicest guy
on earth.
% Now as all of you would know, Rome is big on food. So if
they were big on food I would presume and know that they are
big on agricultural resources. These resources include the freshest
and most divinely tasting greens, newly harvested wheat and the
best meat in town. I believe that people will get trapped in
Rome’s culinary dissipating goodness.
% If you want to go to a place where ancient meets modern,
Rome will give you a clear picture of what that is: The Roman
Coliseum. This historic theatre has been preserved over the years
to keep Rome authentic and vibrant. This big building is what
makes Rome what it is today. This coliseum was used to show
mythological events and plays to Julius Cesar.
% As you can see Rome will forevermore be know as archaic
and modern. My last note will show how the great legion of Rome
will forevermore be called Senatus Populusque Romanus.
What Rome’s All About
Rome is one of the most successful
cities in the world from the past to the
present. In the olden days the Romans
fought off Greeks, Egyptians and Middle-
Easterns and created and led the largest
and strongest empire. They nearly
covered all of the Mediterranean. Enough
about Ancient Rome let’s talk about
modern Rome.
Italy has always been famous for
soccer, history/religion, fashion and food.
Let’s start with soccer. Italy itself is very
good at soccer but the roman team AS
Roma are a pretty good team and have
one a few championships so Rome is
pretty famous for soccer. Fashion,
fashion, fashion. Italy is best known for
fashion. It has been given names (like
fashion heaven) or (the fashion capital of
the world.) Rome itself is big in fashion.
I’ve been there and everywhere I go I
see: Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo.
If you love clothes you will love Rome.
Food and Italy is like fish in water.
Food is the way of life of people in
Italy; everybody loves to eat in Italy. The
fact that Rome is such a tourist spot
there are so many great restaurants. If
you go anywhere in Rome or even Italy
there is no way you will never find a good
restaurant.
Now as I said before many tourists go
to Rome because of the food but also
because of its history and its religion.
There is the Roman Coliseum a great
representation of Italy’s past and how the
great empire Rome was formed. The
Vatican City is also a big sign of religion
in Rome. The Pope the head of all
meanings of Christianity on earth lives in
the Vatican City, which is located in
Rome.
Italy is very well known for its past
but this is why I am giving a presentation
to show how Rome has modernized
through each and every year of its
reigning empire.
Impact of the
Past on the
Present
Rome used to be a very Coliseo
warlike city that had
disciplined people to
fight and defend their
great empire.

The Romans were

prosperous people.
Rome of course
changed but it’s still
very attached to its an-
cient roots. This is why
many historic buildings
still stand today. This
decision was made be-
half on the people of
Rome and Benito Mus-
solini.

Map of Rome
Now Mussolini seems
like a nice guy but he did
this for his own advantage;
he knew that this would
bring more people, and to
him people means money.
Benito Mussolini born on
July 29th 1883 was soon des-
tined to become a dictator from 1943-
1945. He had total power over Rome until
1945. Like I said, he’s not the nicest guy
on earth. His selfish intentions became
into building colleges for more kids to
learn. Benito Mussolini also thought that
if they repaired these ancient creations of
art more tourists will come and they will
increase in their economy, though that
would help it would also increase the
crime-rate because many tourists or peo-
ple who live in Rome are very rich so
people who aren’t as fortunate\wealthy
will be driven to steal or kill then steal
money from the innocent people who just
want to explore the wonders of Rome.
Mussolini also thought that Rome should
be preserved because Rome is so beauti-
ful, its atmosphere is so cozy, the aromas

Senatus Populusque Romanus

 Rome’s Population and Since Rome is so famous for food and fashion they must have
various and plentiful both naturally and man-made to cook and
Resources( This means Rome’s create wonderful dishes and to sew and stitch fabrics into
beautiful clothing; because of that (this also includes its big
Great People and Great Food.) industries that I said earlier in this portion of my guide) many
people from around the world such as Middle-Easterns,
Chinese, Indians, Africans and Pakistanis come to Rome.
The city of Rome was established no, born in, 753 BC. It is
and will forevermore remain in the north of the Rome is so vibrant you can actually see how it has changed
Mediterranean. Rome has a population of about 2,753,168 through the years because everywhere you see ads and
people. billboards of economy and banking: that could’ve come from
stone-carved signs from Ancient Rome. You also see old
Rome was very wealthy city that was very developed and
Roman Toga’s turning into “Roberto Cavalli” dresses,
took over many other unions that had many different types of
everywhere you see food being made into new masterpieces of
resources both natural and man-made. Since Rome was such a
cuisine and new buildings being made using it’s Rome’s ancient
big city the once-rulers of Rome thought, “Let’s fill this city
ways of architecture.
up.” That is why they have so much historical statues and
buildings today. This is why they are so big in tourism. Let’s think of it this way Rome may be very modern
now but it still is very rich and developed country.
Rome also is home to other companies. Although Rome’s
business is based on big industries and is largely dominated on
services, high-technology companies such as (IT, aerospace,
defense and telecommunications) research, construction and
commercial activity (mostly concentrated on banking and
economy), and the enormous development of tourism is very
charismatic and is very crucial to its economy.
Then next to it’s big industry comes the small but still
important jobs that Rome is very big for. Food, fashion, arts
and history; what person in the world would not go there.

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because they
have nothing
have altered the past. The thing that
many people would do
to lose. I
understand where these
the landscape though even when the
Coliseum was still being
people are coming from
but the coliseum is a 70-80 AD
of Roma built is that people wouldtreasure to
steal the stones that built
Rome’s history
These pictures show the Roman Coliseum. for over two Present Day
how people have changed Till today people still thousand years.
the landscape of Rome. excavate and steal stones to It still has not Roman Coliseum
Before, in the year 80 AD, sell on the black market fallen that is
The Roman Coliseum was just to make a living. The truly remarkable
where warriors would fight people who do these things to think that
against each other or are usually poor and not Rome still cares
against animals for very wealthy people so much about
entertainment. They would thinking they should do it it’s past.
 St. Peter’s Square Top 10 Things Not To Miss

1.Roman Coliseum

2.Trevi Fountain/ Fontana di Trevi

3.Vatican City

4.St. Peter’s Square

5.St. Peter’s Church

6.Piazza Spagna

7.Any Restaurant what so ever

Fontana di Trevi 8.Fashion Stores

A Small Little Story of 9.Sistine Chapel

Rome
When I was in Rome once on a summer day, it 10.Piazza Popolo
was really hot. There was no water to be seen
anywhere except for a famous fountain
in front of a huge palace named Pi-
azza Spagna. My dad told me it was
all right to get water from the foun- Piazza Spagna
tain (My dad is Italian so I believed
he knew what he was doing), so I
took my plastic disposable water bot-
tle and filled it up with water. I took a
sip: The water was so refreshing. The
water probably came from the fresh-
est reservoirs in the world, drinking
the water felt so divine so good it
was like Neptune’s tears dripping on
my tongue, this just goes to show
how well Rome is taking care of it’s
Great City.
March 8, 2011

DUBLIN
C i t y G u i d e

Lucky City
! Imagine that you are the luckiest man on earth every day. Ireland is known
for the four leaf clover or for being lucky. Dublin, originally called dubh linn was
founded by Vikings. When the Vikings expanded too much dubh linn was
conquered by the Celts/Celtics and when they captured the city they called it
Dublin. Dubh linn means “black pool” because back then there was a really dark
spot near Dublin in River Liffey. An important thing for Dublin is to be where it
is because River Liffey provides fresh water to drink and water crops, because
the Irish Sea is a salt water Sea. The river is like drinking really cold fresh water
on a hot humid day. In Dublin Castle there are different architectural details in
the watch tower, main building and church because a ton of different people
from different cultures conquered Dublin so they have wanted their own
architectural style to be included in the buildings. The architecture is very
different just as every snowflake is. What I’m trying to tell you is
that Dublin is the BEST city to visit or even move to because of
its famous and beautiful landmarks, and because of it’s really
friendly people. If you go there maybe you’ll get the “Luck of
the Irish”.

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DU B L I N C I TY GU ID E
A Little Bit
About Dublin
My city is Dublin
(originally called dubh
linn) and this city is in
the country of Ireland.
Dublin is the capital of
the republic of Ireland.
Ireland is located in
north Western Europe.
The population of
Dublin is 1.1 million as
much as millionaires
have; Dublin is located
on the east coast of
Ireland. Dublin has
mild winters, cool
summers, and abundant
rainfall (it is mostly
warm).
that are unique about Holiday, and St.Stephens day. Some of
The flag of the Ireland is that they the landmarks in Ireland are
republic of Ireland has celebrate May holiday St.Patricks Church, Historic Dublin
Castle, and Trinity College. It is near
2 vertical lines which (first Monday in May), mountains but it is mostly flat land in
make 3 strips 1 colored St.Patricks day (March Dublin.
green then white and 17th), and they play
then orange. The Irish Gaelic football. write down what
speak three main Unique you would want
delicates: Connaught on a paper and
Restaurant stick it on a wire.
Irish, Munster Irish,
and Ulster Irish. The When you stick
In Dublin a it on the wire
people in Ireland can while ago a you will ring a
speak the languages
There famous singer bell and then
listed and English and named Sinead they pull on the
are some holidays in O’Connor used
Gaelic, they speak a wire, and get
Ireland; these are the to work at a your order.
LOT of languages!
holidays New Year’s restaurant. That
Religions: 90% of the restaurant is not
Day, St.Patricks day,
people in Dublin are like and other
Easter, May Holiday,
Roman Catholics, 3% restaurant,
Christmas, Good Friday, instead of
are Protestants, 0.1% is
Easter Monday, June getting the
Jewish, and 6.9% are
Holiday, Summer waiter/waitress
Atheists. The things you would
Holiday, October

The Causes
(Past) and
The Effects
(Present) Of
Dublin
Dublin used to have very little
population and now it has over 1 million
people. They have mild weather and a TON
of rain, and they used to only have one flag,
but now they have two. They used to only
speak Gaelic (Irish), but now they speak
Connaught, Munster, Ulster Irish, English,
and Gaelic. The people of Dublin didn’t
believe in gods but now they are mostly
made up of Catholics. They used to believe
in life after death and a new world called
Tir na nog (Land of youth), but now they
believe in the Catholic ways.
The Celts or Celtics were exploring
outside their hometowns near the Rhine
and Danube rivers to try and find more
land to expand in. Vikings were exploring
to find new lands to take, eventually they
found Ireland, and settled a new town
which they called dubh linn meaning “black
pool” because on one part of River Liffey
was really dark. The Vikings explored the
land to find any more good resources, and
when they found resources they would
probably found a city there to take the
resources easier.
Dublin (originally called dubh linn) was
founded by the Vikings but was conquered
by the Celts and when they got the city they
called it Dublin. When the Celts first arrived
they taught the people the skill of iron
working, and made a new culture that got
rid of the bronze age culture and replaced
it,---the Celtic Culture. The Vikings
explored throughout Ireland and eventually
met the Celts, but they weren’t friends nor
enemies. When the Vikings explored too
much near the Celtic’s borders, the Celts
declared war and pillaged tons of Viking
towns, and eventually planned to conquer
Dublin. When the Celts were heading to
Dublin the Vikings were ready and
ambushed the Celts at Clontarf, and that’s
where the Vikings were defeated.

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DU B L I N C I TY GU ID E
Dublin---Its People and
Resources Humans Changing the Land
When Dublin was first founded
Here is the Dublin Castle in 1905. When this was taken the Dublin Castle was
by the Vikings it was called Dubh Linn not a tourist spot, so it was not open to the public. The garden is has a lot of
(meaning “black pool”). It was called flowers, and the buildings were built to withstand any attack. The only people
that were there was the royal family and the workers. There are different
“black pool” because there was a black architectural details in the three buildings that are in the picture below,
spot in River Liffey where they were. because a lot of different cultures conquered Dublin so they have their own
architectural details that they want to include. First the Vikings conquered
Dublin was established in 841 B.C. by
Dublin then the Celts, then the Spaniards, and finally the British.
the Vikings. Dublin is located in
Ireland, Europe. The city is on the east
coast of Ireland, it is near the Irish Sea, In the
and River Liffey flows right through it. present
Dublin
It is important for Dublin to be where
Castle is
it is because River Liffey provides fresh still
water to drink and water crops, because standing
strong, but
the Irish Sea is a salt water Sea. has more
people/
tourists. It

Dublin has a TON of job
became
opportunities and plus it has a flexible, open to the
open economy. It has a lot of flax, public
when the
cereal grains and electronics to produce. tourists
You could work at major newspaper started
coming.
businesses, if you know how to speak
The flowers
Irish (Gaelic) you could teach at the died and
schools. Dublin has about 1.1 million the grass

people and 90% of them are Roman
Catholic. The major businesses are: The
Irish Times, Sunday Independent
Newspaper, the European Union,
Allied Irish Banks, Butlers Chocolates,
etc. People come to Ireland because it
has a ton of multi-cultural landmarks,
and they have some
famous pubs.
got mowed during when the tourists were
coming, because the garden was free to fly
kites like the birds in the sky, run, etc in.
They put some castle themed kiddy building
so that more families would come. They built
more additions to the Dublin Castle so that it
would be more of a tourist spot. The people
had to restrict some areas so that people
wouldn’t mess it up, like the Dining Hall,
bedrooms, etc. The changes happened
around 1951 A.D.

Landmarks can stand for even 100 YEARS!

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DU B L I N C I TY GU ID E
Things to… in Dublin
• Trinity College
The Trinity College is tactically placed
in the center of Dublin, at the end of
Grafton Street and it begins Dame
Street. Trinity College is highly
accessible and can be very easily
reached from any point in Dublin
because of it being placed in the center.
Queen Elizabeth the 1st ordered to
build the college in 1592, Trinity
College is the most long-standing and
most esteemed college in the island of
Ireland.
• Guinness Storehouse
• Dublin Castle
Located off Dame Street, Dublin
Castle serves as an important
conference center for the Irish
government to do several major yearly
international meetings. The history of
Dublin Castle goes back to the 18th
century. Dublin Castle also came to be
the heart of the British during their
rule.
• Grafton Street
• Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo is the biggest zoo in the
island of Ireland, and is located in
Phoenix Park. It is a long way from
Dublin City Center on foot; it can
Dublin City Guide
easily be reached by bus/taxi/car. full of character, energy and a top class
Dublin Zoo is the world’s 4th oldest choice of shops
zoo and has more than 235 species of
animals.
• Glendalough
Glendalough, which means Glen of the
Two Lakes, is a deserted village in the
Wicklow Mountains, about 50
kilometers (31 miles) from Dublin.
Glendalough is can be accessible by
car. A nature-lover or adventure-seeker
would surely love Glendalough as it
has a spectacular view of hills and the
lakes.
The Guinness Storehouse is the
leading tourism place in Ireland having
more than 4 MILLION visitors since it
opened. It can be reached by bus/tram/
foot if you’re coming from the Dublin
City Center. In the “Storehouse”, you
will find a fascinating educational tour
showing the history of the
“Storehouse”.
• St. Patrick’s Festival and
Parade
Every one gets that St. Patrick’s
Festival fever during the St.
Patrick’s Festival and parade. For
anyone in Dublin on March 17th
every year the St. Patrick’s Parade
is there.
Grafton Street extends from College
Green alongside Trinity College all the
way to St Stephens Green. It is placed
in Dublin’s South Side. A statue of
Molly Malone stands at the end of
Grafton Street. Grafton Street is the
number one shopping street in Ireland,
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Seoul

Introduction of Se!l

Did you know Korea because of Jobs, come and live in Seoul Seoul topic
that Seoul is a cool place food and culture. and see the entire
to be? You can Kimchi is a traditional things in your own How people have changed
experience amazing food mostly everyone eyes. If you want to the landscape
things there and lots of eats it and you should learn more come and
cool places like Lotte too. On September read more information 10 top things you cant miss

World or 63 Building. 2005 Cheong Gye about Seoul.

Seoul impact of past and
Seoul used to be called Cheon was opened to
present
Han Yang. There’s a the public. Cheong
lot of fascinating Gye Cheon is a
Population and resources
History in Seoul. beautiful and peaceful
Some people go to place. You should
Basics
FUNNY STORIES:
My teacher never ate Korean food
before. When she was on the plane
the flight attendant came and gave kimchi with other foods. My teacher
heard lots of people say that kimchi was spicy but she was thinking that
Anecdote
she should eat it because she’s going to Korea so she forced herself to
Stories:
eat it and when she ate it she said it was good, not spicy.

2011 My teacher and her sister went to Korea and they road in the sub way.
When they got in her sister turned around and lots of people went in
and didn’t turn so everyone was facing her and she started to laugh.
She laughed so much tears fell out from her eyes
 Awesome places in
Seoul are...

Changdeokgung
Palace

Gyeongbokgung
palace

Insadong

Demilitarize zone

Lotte world

Namdaemun

Korean folk village

National folk BASICS

museum of Korea
My City is Seoul and Seoul is in South Korea.
Coex convention Seoul is in Northeast Asia. Seoul is near to Bucheon and Hong Chon.
center Chosen used to be Korea’s old name. The population of Seoul is
9,853,972.Seoul is located at 126E (east) and 37N (North). Average
Seoul city tour temperature of January is 16 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 7 degrees Celsius).
Average temperature of July is 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees
bus. Celsius). In Korea Winter Changes Celsius so basically it’s random. Korea’s
flag is (Tae geuk gi). The white space stands for light and pure. The
red and the blue stands for Yin and Yang which means harmony. “Tae geuk
gi flag has 4 set of black lines in each corner and it stands for heaven,
earth, fire and water.”
Koreans speak (Han guk gul) and some Koreans speak English
and Chinese. (se gung de wang) made Han geul with some help
from retainer ( ).
Korean religions are Buddhist, Christian and Catholic. Koreans can
choose what they want to believe. In Seoul the money name is won ( ).
50, 100, 500 are coins 1,000 ( ) to 1,000,000,000,000 ( ) are in bills.
is the largest money. If you see a picture in the money those people are
famous because they did something that changed South Korea. They are
heroes. Seoul tradition clothes are called (han buk). Han buk is worn
in important days like New Year or in chusuk. Han buk comes in multiple
color. Girls wear long dress and boys wear pants and shirt. Korean custom
is bowing to their grand parents on New Year.
There are lots of Korean holiday. New Year and Hangeul day is very
important holiday. In May it is Buddha’s birthday, in September it is
Chusuk and in October it is Hangeul day. Land marks in Seoul are 63
Building, Seoul Tower and Puk Han Mountain. 63 Building is the tallest
building in Seoul. There are more land marks in Seoul. There are many
kind of mountain in Seoul. In Seoul the main food is kimchi ( ), rice,
spicy rice cake ( ), bulgogi, soy bean soup ( ), bibimbap (
), calbichim ( ), japche ( ) and kimbab. Seoul people usually
eat rice. They eat mandu in New Year and sung pung ( ) in Harvest
day.
 ECO-Friendly
Almost
(SEOUL) HIstory

Seoul INFO
WOW!

population and resources Korea declined, which the USSR supported,Fantastic Korea!!!
while the South accepted the offer. So, only
the city of South Korea has a democratic
Seoul was established in 18 B.C. Seoul government up to present.
is located on the Han River. The Han River The US established the southern part of
is the fourth biggest river. The Han River is Korea and the Communist rule established
connected to the yellow sea. Some people North Korea. Korean War started June 27,
went to Korea because of jobs (English 1950 and ended at July 27, 1953.
teacher, restaurant employee and so on)
and some for food (kimchi and others) or
they want to learn more about traditional
culture. In the past some people came
because of the Korean War. Korea’s
resources are coal, lead and more. The
population of Seoul is 9,853,972. Some
major industries are electricity, gas, water, What happened!!!!! Why?
construction, transportation and more.
There are 46.1% Chinese, 3.6% Japanese, The people changed the landscape
2.8% Mongolian and more nationality in because of safety problems. In July 203
2009. Lee Myung-bak president started to remove
the highway. Before there was a big road
and now there is a stream. The people
enjoy walking on the stones. There are less
cars and less pollution. The change
Is this REAL occurred in2003 on July . In 2005
cheonggyecheon stream was under
Seoul used to be calledHan Yang. Yi restoration. On September 2005 the
SeongGye, a former leader, chose Seoul as stream was open to the public. It’s different
the next capital of Korea.Korea used to be because before there used to be one big
one peninsula. Japan controlled Korea in road with lots of cars but now there is a
August 22,1910 and lost control in August stream, which makes less pollution.
15, 1945. Japan ruled Korea for 35 years.
Then everything changed when World War 2
ended in 1945. At the end of World War 2,
Korea got divided into 38 parallels. So now
there is a South Korea and a North Korea.
Japan had to give up Korea because Japan
lost in World War 2. After the war the UN
wanted democracy in Korea but the northern
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