Christmas Market, Germany

Christmas Market

The traditional German Christmas Markets held in cities, towns and villages throughout the country start in the last week of November and run through to Christmas Eve or a day or two before. They are usually open every day from 10am to about 8 or 9 pm.

The traditional and romantic Christmas Market, visitor might want to consider heading to Germany where gifts are not mass-produced but craftwork of real quality.

History of Christmas Market:

The centuries-old tradition reaches back to a time when regular seasonal markets took place throughout the year. Christmas Markets were a welcome occurrence during cold-weather months. They were joyful occasions for weary villagers and added a bit of light to long winter nights.

The first Christmas Markets were little more than winter markets that lasted a couple of days. Instead of the cosy stands that line Christmas Market alleys today, traders in some cities laid their goods out in the streets.

Through the years, each Christmas Market has stayed true to its own particularities, with each specializing on local delicacies and traditional products. In the past, only local tradesmen were allowed to sell their wares at the city’s market, which led to the distinctive regional character of today’s markets.

Now, the Christmas Market become a popular Festival Season in German, if you want a impressively Christmas, the romantic, beautiful and amusedly Christmas Market will be the right spot.

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Battle of Orange, Italy

Battle of Orange

Battle of Orange is a ancient festival that held in Ivrea town and come alive in February. It is the largest food fight in Italy.A three days battle by using the orange as the weapon to take down their enemy.

It's memory the 12th century to revolt the inhumanity Raineri di Biandrate, a local duke. Raineri di Biandrate always abused his new bride. Until one day, the duke offend to a wrong woman, Violetta la Mugnaia , as a miller's daughter she chopped his head off. This enkindle a revolution so till today, the oranges battle.

The carriages represent the duke's guard and the orange throwers the revolutionaries. Spectators are not allowed to throw oranges, but visitors are allowed to enlist in the teams. If they wear a red hat they are considered part of the revolutionaries and will not have oranges thrown at them.

In estimated, they using 4 hundred ton of orange in the battle each year.



Here's the view of the Battle of Oranges in Ivrea:











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Venice, Italy

Venice

Venice was founded by local people who moved to islands in the lagoon for protection against invasions by barbarians in 5th century.

Map of Venice

The city is actually built on a number of islands, and therefore there's a lot of water. A lot of water was pumped out of artesian wells which resulted in settling of the ground that Venice is built on. But now, the sinking of Venice become a serious problem that will destory the building heritage.

Venice is a non car zone. Venice City can visit almost by the ferries, boats, cycling, on foot and gondola(Venice traditional boat)

Gondola in Venice

The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri)
The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars.Before, it's use for connects the old prisons to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace.The Bridge of Sighs in Venice received its name in the 17th century, because the prisoner who passed through it's two passages inside on their way to the prison cells on the others side would more than likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of S.Giorgio and freedom for the last time.


Saint Mark's Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco a Venezia)
Saint Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of Venice, is the most famous of the city's churches. Its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building was known by the nickname Chiesa d'Oro (Church of gold).


Festa del Redentore(Redeemer's Ceremony) in Venice It is a solemn procession set up in 1576 when a terrible plague ended and it was then decided to build the Church of the Health. This event is celebrated at about the end of July with the building of two bridges of boats connecting the Basilica of St.Mark, Venice to the Church of the Health and the latter to the Church of the Giudecca in Venice. In the evening dinner is served on board the lighted ships, awaiting the traditional fireworks.
Church of the Health

The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto)
The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice built in 1181 . It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and the most famous in the city.The development and importance of the Rialto market on the eastern bank increased traffic on the floating bridge. So it was replaced in 1255 by a wooden bridge.



Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
Plazzo Contarini del Bovolo is a small palace in Venice, best known for the external spiral staircase.The palace dates from the 15th century, and is in need of restoration. The staircase leads to an arcade, providing a charming panoramic view over some of the roof-tops of the city. The palace is located in a less-traveled side-street near the Campo Manin, near the Rialto.

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The Heroes's Square, Hungary

The Heroes's Square

This monument is a tribute to all the heroes of the country built in 1896 .And it's original word is "Hősök tere".The central site of the hero's square, as well as a landmark of Budapest, is the Millennium Memorial with statues of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century and other outstanding figures of Hungarian history.

Millennial Column

Soaring above the monument, you’ll see the Millennial Column, standing 118-feet-tall and topped with a statue of the Archangel Gabriel, meant to be a symbol of the Millennial ColumnRoman Catholic Church.

In front of the column is the Monument of National Heroes, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, a tribute to Hungary’s nameless heroes of war.

Heroes’ Square has been the site of numerous special events throughout the last century, including many Socialist holiday celebrations staged during the country’s Communist era. Pope John Paul II preached here and many heated political rallies continue to take place at this popular location.

Here the another picture of monument of kings, governors, and others held in high regard:

Berlin Wall, Germany

Berlin Wall

After War World II, German was divided into two country.East Germany was the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and West Germany was the Federal Republic of Germany.
The most prove of the Berlin Wall in the city is it's behind the Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate

Germany been united front at years 1989, that is just make the West Berlin and East Berlin had became the now Berlin.

Years 2000, the Berlin Wall started been under protected by government and some artist are doing painting on the Berlin Wall is one kind of way to retain it and make people have impress on it.




Piece of the Berlin Wall is valuable, every small piece got its own price.

It's cost 15,000 US dollar.

Before, Berlin Wall has the length 25mile and now it's left 1 mile in Berlin.

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This all are design by all others country artist.