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Lady Suwannee
Take a train through the northern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp at the Okefenokee Swamp Park!
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Intricate Mosaics
Nearly every inch of the interior of St. Petersburg's famed Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood is covered in intricate stone mosaics.
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Cathedral of Transfiguration
Located in the historic Russian city of Suzdal, this stunning cathedral was constructed in the early 16th century.
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Andong Mask Dance
The Andong Mask Dance, performed daily at the Hahoe Folk Village near Andong, South Korea is a riot. The character featured here represents the town drunk! The show is funny and animated, complete with live music and occasional audience participation (watch out foreigners, they love to call on you!), and is easily comprehensible even to those who don't speak Korean.
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Guardian at the Gate
Most Buddhist temples in South Korea have four "guardian" figures either painted or carved in the entryway. At their feet sit strange, Gollum-like creatures. This one was found in the gateway to the Beomeo Temple (Beomeosa), located in Busan, South Korea.
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Bogolyubsky Monastery
The brilliantly blue-domed Bogolyubsky Monastery is located in the center of the small community of Bogolyubovo. Tourists may enter the monastery, but women must be wearing a skirt and (if possible) have their hair covered.
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Grave of Dmitri Shostakovich
The grave of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), famous modern Russian composer, rests in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Grave of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, is buried in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery. His grave was designed by modern artist Ernst Neizvestny, whom Khruschev had denounced as an enemy of the state for his "degenerate art." (Khruschev apparently hated modern art, and would have abhorred his tomb, had he been alive to see it.)
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Grave of Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian author best known for works such as Dead Souls, The Nose and The Overcoat. His tomb rests in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Grave of Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov, one of the most famous Russian novelists of the 20th century (his most well known work is The Master and Margarita), is buried in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery in one of the graveyard's few simple graves. I suspect the Soviet Union in 1970 couldn't make up its mind as to whether or not Bulgakov deserved to be enshrined in Novodevichy, thus the simple tomb.
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Jane Keeler has been a member since 30 November 2007 and goes by janekeeler.
Currently in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
I am a traveler, blogger, photographer and ESL teacher. My home is in Waycross, GA although I have lived in Russia and South Korea, and I currently live in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. You can follow my adventures at Jane's Daily Blah.
You can also find Jane at www.janekeeler.com.
