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The Writing Is On The Wall
Shangri-La exists, or alternatively in Tibetan Semkyi’nyida. Actually the plan had been to go to Tibet, but there was a permit necessary and at the time there was a rule that minimum two foreigners had to apply together, however my friend was Chinese. So she went to Tibet alone, I…
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Traditional Indonesia
In order to attend the wedding of an Indonesian friend I went first to Yogyakarta in the south of central Java. Nearby is Prambanan, a 9th-century Hindu temple. Then I had to take a bus towards the town Ambarawa in the centre of Java between Yogyakarta and Semarang. During the…
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Expo 2010 Shanghai
The Expo 2010 took place on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the world’s fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest world’s fair site ever at 5.28 square…
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The Mystery Of Time
The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 by coincidence when farmers tried to dig a hole for a well. It is supposed to display the army of the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuangdi, and protect his grave. Not all warriors are uncovered yet, it has to be done carefully.…
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Automotive Milestones
News from Mercedes-Benz Group at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2005. The Mercedes-Benz R-Class was an attempt to offer a luxury tourer with six single seats. While the first Aston Martin DB (which stands for Sir David Brown who owned the company at that time) was introduced in 1948 with…
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Natural Gas Technology
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 was available as NGT, which stood for Natural Gas Technology. The use of natural gas in a combustion engine means reduced CO2 emissions compared to petrol which makes the car more environmental-friendly. Ruhrgas AG supported employees in getting such a Mercedes-Benz E 200 NGT. These photos…
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Advancement Through Technology
The former Gazprom headquarters in Moscow. Gazprom was founded in 1989 and is the largest natural gas company in the world and the largest company in Russia by revenue. This journey was organised by Gazprom as well as Ruhrgas which imported the Russian gas to Germany. Gazprom has always been…
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Wolfsburg Motor Works
The Autostadt or Automobile City is a large museum complex next to the main Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, where the largest car company in the world has its headquarters. It was opened in 2000 and features pavilions for each brand of Volkswagen Group as well as the Zeithaus or…
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International Automobile Exhibition
News from Daimler respectively DaimlerChrysler at the Frankfurt Motor Show or IAA 2003. Presentation of the Mercedes-Benz Concept CLS, the world’s first four door coupé. With the Maybach 62 they entered the ultra luxury class to compete with Bentley and Rolls Royce. Presentation of the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4, the…
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The Island In The North
Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, with a distinctively shaped shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia. Sylt is the northernmost island of Germany, the northernmost town is List and the northern part of the…
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Home Of Diplomacy
Although the site has been continuously inhabited since the 2nd century BCE, the world “Kremlin” was first mentioned in the year 1331. It contained the Tsar palace, was later the seat of the Soviet government and nowadays of the President and government of the Russian Federation. The word “Kremlin” means…
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The Natural Gas Company
The Ruhrgas AG, later E.ON Ruhrgas, was Germany’s largest natural gas company. It was founded in 1926 and bought by the energy company E.ON in 2003. For a while Ruhrgas was a shareholder of Gazprom. The Russian company has always been a reliable partner and even compensated losses when certain…
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