by isparkle | Jun 18, 2016 | Carol's Corner, Travel
London in the rain. Beautiful! ?https://www.facebook.com/FascinatingPlacesInTheWorld/?fref=nf
by isparkle | Jun 16, 2016 | Carol's Corner, Travel
Take a cable car ride up to a 170-year-old guest house and restaurant tucked into the side of a mountain in Alpstein, Switzerland. Tasty Appenzeller specialities served here are equally as special – and the four walls that make this building are something truly...
by isparkle | Jun 14, 2016 | Carol's Corner, history, Travel
Wuhan Botanical Gardens, a peaceful walk amongst the spring flowers. Wuhan is a city with both an ancient history and a thriving present. Historic relics excavated from ancient tombs tell the city’s long history dating back 3,500 years. Because of its key role...
by isparkle | Jun 9, 2016 | Carol's Corner, history, Travel
Florence, in Italian Firenze, is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. Due to Florence’s artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Bellisima! ?
by isparkle | Jun 9, 2016 | Carol's Corner, Inspiration, Travel
Just 12 miles north of San Francisco, people do not just visit Muir Woods. They come from around the globe to pay homage to nature in this cathedral of redwoods. The trees’ ages range from 400 to 800 years, their height up to 250 feet. This is a site you will...
by isparkle | Jun 7, 2016 | Carol's Corner, Travel
The Millau Viaduct, a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Tarn River Valley in southern France, is a bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height). The viaduct’s bridge deck soars 270 m (890 ft) above the valley floor, placing the...