Havre de Grace

I had a chance to visit one of the beautiful places in Maryland, Havre-de-Grace back in 2013, and
have been back ever since.

Below are some of the photographs that I took:

Early history

During the Revolutionary War, the small hamlet known as

Harmer's Town was visited several times by 
General Lafayette, considered a hero of the war.

He commented that the area reminded him of the
French seaport of Le Havre, which had originally been named Le Havre-de-Grâce.

Inspired by Lafayette's comments, the residents incorporated

 the town as Havre de Grace in 1785.

Read more: Havre-de-grace

Mayor Wayne Dougherty and members of Council making
remarks during the June 7, 2014's
ribbon cutting ceremony of the new addition to

Concord Point Park located in Havre de Grace Maryland.

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Coronado Island in California

A unique looking Dragon Tree is over a hundred years old, and it is

located at the Hotel del Corodano in Coronado Island in California.

 This beautifl tree is an eye-catching object which you won't miss when walking pass it.

A view of the Coronado Island from San Diego Bay.

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Hotel del Coronado was built in 1987, and opened its door to

the public in February of the following year. This hotel has a 

Victorian architecture with a capacity of 399 rooms. Read more: Wikipedia

Attractions:

December lights in Coronado

An American Christmas held in the hotel's Ballroom each December

Hotel del Coronado Walking tour

Before leaving this beautiful island, we took this picture of the beach, it

turned out pretty good with silvery color shade.

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The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest 
coral reef system composed of over 2,900
individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for
over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area
of approximately 344,400 square kilometres
(133,000 sq mi).

The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the 
coast of Queensland, Australia. It can be seen from
outer space and is the world's biggest 
single structure made by living organisms. 

This reef structure is composed of and built by

billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.

It supports a wide diversity of life and was 

selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.

CNN labeled it one of the
seven natural wonders of the world.

The Queensland National Trust named it a

state icon of Queensland. In November 2014,

Google launched Google Underwater Street View in

3D of the Great Barrier Reef. 

Little known fact about Coral Reefs Procreate

Since the number of reefs has been cut in half in
the last 30 years thanks to climate change,
pollution, and predatory species, coral reefs are
procreating like there's no tomorrow. Unfortunately,

for many reefs, there might not be a tomorrow,

which is why, in an effort to save the foundation of
the ocean’s ecosystem, scientists are 
crashing the breeding party. 

Read the article below: 

"Scientists Hope Coral Reef Breeding Will Save Great Barrier Reef"

Final UNESCO ruling on Great Barrier Reef looms

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Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

I visited Fells Point not to long ago, and took some of these beautiful photographs.

JHUCarey in Fells Point, Baltimore

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School or JHUCarey, is

the business school of the Johns Hopkins University,

located at 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202.

As "the newest school in America's first research university" it

distinguishes itself from traditional business schools in that 

"business is taught with humanity in mind."

The school offers full-time and part-time MBA degrees, 

master of science degrees, a bachelor of science degree,

several joint degrees with other Johns Hopkins schools, and

a variety of graduate certificates as well.

Forbes.com cites the Carey Business School's Global MBA program as

 one of the 10 most innovative business school curriculums.

(Wikipedia: Carey Business School)

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http://carey.jhu.edu/

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Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel) is one of the 

world's most well-known monuments.  

Located in Champ de Mars in Paris, France, 

the Eiffel Tower opened its door to the public
125 years ago today on March 31, 1889.

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It took two years for Gustave Eiffel who lead the
project to complete its construction.

Each year over 6 millions people visiting this
spectacular monument, making it one of the
most-visited attraction spots in the world.
Since its existence, over 30 similar monuments have been recreated all over the world.

(Wikipedia: Eiffel Tower) 

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Wuyi Mountains

The Wuyi Mountains are located between
 Wuyishan City, Nanping

 prefecture in Fujian province and Wuyishan Town,

 at Shangrao city in Jiangxi province. 

The world heritage site has a total area of
 99.975 hectares  that is divided into
four core parts: 

the Nine-Bend Stream Ecological Protection Area (36,400 ha) in the center, 
flanked by the Wuyishan National Nature Reserve (56,527 ha) to the west, and
the Wuyishan National 
Scenic Area (7,000 ha) to the east. 

The fourth part, the Protection Area for 

the Remains of Ancient
Han Dynasty (48 ha) is located in a 
separate area about 15km to the
south-east of the others.

The core parts are surrounded by an
 additional 
buffer zone of 27,888 ha. (Wikipedia: Wuyi Mountains)

World Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage: Mount Wuyi

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Eltz Castle

This medieval castle, Burg Eltz, is located on the hills above the Moselle River between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by the joint heirs. The main part of the castle consists of the family portions. 

At up to eight stories, these eight towers reach heights of between 30 and 40 meters. They are fortified with strong exterior walls. About 100 members of the owners' families lived in the over 100 rooms of the castle. (Wikipedia Eltz Castle)

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