norielle's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

norielle

Lawyer by profession, wandered at heart. I love to travel, eat good food then try to recreate those tastes at home, read a good detective novel, or just lie in a bed, doing nothing. I live in Moscow and I am very proud to say I've travelled Russia and former USSR countries extensively.

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Places visited in Carthage, Tunisia

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Places visited in Demre, Turkey

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John o' Groats, Scotland

John o' Groats Marker

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

KenJ

Dunnet, Scotland

Dunnet Head Lighthouse

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

KenJ

Fountain of Wealth

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

Global Sightseer

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St. Joseph's Church

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Singapore Philatelic Museum

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

Added by renakaba

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Sri Mariamman Temple

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

Nikos Taskos

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Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.

Global Sightseer

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Coppelia

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

EricGrundhauser

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Viñales Mural de la Prehistoria

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

serflac

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New York, New York

The Oldest Fence in New York

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Fraunces Tavern

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Bratislava, Slovakia

Radio and Television Slovakia

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

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Bratislava, Slovakia

Biatec Monument

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Bratislava, Slovakia

Fountain of Union

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

nmcclure85

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Bratislava, Slovakia

Slavín

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

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Bratislava, Slovakia

Church of St. Elizabeth

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

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Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia

Orava Castle

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

Added by foxywellington

Stará Bystrica, Slovakia

Stará Bystrica Astronomical Clock

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Múzeum Slovenského Národného Povstania (Museum of the Slovak National Uprising)

A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.

Added by aljorton

Irkutsk, Russia

The Irkutsk Babr

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

IvyMike

Added by IvyMike

Birobidzhan, Russia

Birobidzhan

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

atimian

Added by atimian

Braga, Portugal

Bom Jesus do Monte

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Guimarães, Portugal

Castelo de Guimarães (Guimarães Castle)

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

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