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kyoto »
JAPAN
The seat of the emperor and capital
of Japan for over a thousand years,
Kyoto hides its beauty beyond the
bounds of the modern city among
lakeside shrines, pagodas, peaceful
tree-covered hills, gilded temples and
pavilions, and the tranquil gardens
and teahouses of imperial villas and
palaces. Come in spring and a profu-
sion of cherry blossoms garlands the
city with added natural beauty.
Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion, is
Kyoto’s most celebrated temple.
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new york city
NEW YORK
No one really sees New York for the
first time: the Manhattan skyline is
the most familiar, most photographed
modern cityscape on Earth. Yet visit
this city and the dazzling reality of
the distant prospect surpasses any
imagined expectation. It promises, in
the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in The
Great Gatsby, “all the mystery and
beauty of the world.”The Manhattan skyline illuminates the
Hudson River and the Brooklyn Bridge.«
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rostov veliky
RUSSIA
In 1667, Iona of Rostov, a powerful
patriarch of the Russian Orthodox
Church, vowed to create a residence
to rival Moscow’s Kremlin 126 miles
(202 km) to the southwest. The
result is a gigantic fairy tale in stone,
a unique lakeside confection that
combines ornate churches, numerous
palaces, and a profusion of towers,
spires, and silvery domes.The Cathedral of the Assumption and
Church of the Resurrection