Firstly i learned about Wigan,when i was a small boy, i found out that this town was a well-known rugby league town, but today, it is more know for being a footballing town, as Wigan Atheltic football club, are in the top division, known as the premier league. But i am not sure for how much longer,as they look like they maybe relegated. Wigan stands on the River Douglas near Preston, Manchester and Liverpool.The town is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. Historically Wigan was a part of Lancashire, it.s history dates back to the time of the Brigantes and the Celtic’s, when they created a territory. Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a Charter by King Henry III of England. By the end of the middle ages Wigan had become a borough, joining three other boroughs in lancashire, they were Lancaster, Liverpool and Preston.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of “The DW Stadium, 4th August 2009″ Rugby League.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the “DW Stadium North Stand, Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur, 21 February 2010″.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of “Wigan Athletic v Zambia 1978″.

Wigan experience an unbelieveable transformation during the Industrial revolution, where the economy expanded and the population grew, into a major town within the Industry. Although Wigan became well known for manufacturing products like porcelain and also clock making, Wigan has become more known as a mill town and a major coal mining district. The coal mining industry has been around in Wigan since 1450 and at it’s highest point there were around 1,000 pit shafts. Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century. Wigan is now a town dealing with the light industries.  The Pier, is a wharf which is on the Liverpool and Leeds Canal it became famous thanks to the writer Mr George Orwell who wrote a book named, The Road to Wigan Pier.  The book was about the life within Wigan and how the people lived and what conditions they lived in during the 1930′s. After the decline of the industries over the years Wigan’s Pier’s collection of warehouses and wharfs has now become a heritage and cultural establishment, being visited daily by tourists.

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North Korea VS. South Korea

Well with things going on in Korea, I thought I would write a short post about these two troubled sovereign states, North Korea and South Korea. You will find these two countries on the Korean Peninsula, bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. They are also separated from Japan towards the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), and also separated from Taiwan to the south by the East China Sea. So why are there problems over there. Well this is my version, some of you may agree and others won’t. Lets begin, There once was the Three Kingdoms of Korea, these kingdoms were united during the Silla Dynasty (57 BC – 935) under the king known as Munmu of Silla. Then the kingdoms were to end during the year of 935, after falling to the Goryeo Dynasty at the end of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea era. The Goryeo were a highly cultured state. In the 14th century, they created the Jikji. Sadly, due to an invasion in the 13th century, by the Mongols, the Goryeo Dynasty was dramatically weakened, but the nation was forced to become a tributary state. But once thee was the collapse of the Mongol Empire‘s collapse, there was a lot of political problems and unfortunately the Goryeo people were to be replaced by the Joseon Dynasty in 1388.

Over the next 200 years, there was relative peace during the Joseon era. They created the Korean alphabet Hangul by King Sejong the Great, during the 14th century and there was a rise in influence of Confucianism in the country. Towards the end of the dynasty, Korea’s isolationist policy earned it the Western nickname the “Hermit kingdom“. Then in the late part of the 19th century, the country was to become an object of the colonial designs of Japan. In 1910, Korea was annexed by Japan and remained a colony until the end of World War II in August 1945. Unfortunately for Korea, in 1945 the colony was to be split into two nations, one occupied by the Soviet Union and the other occupied by the United States, this was after an agreement with the surrender of Japanese forces in Korea. So the Soviet troops were to occupy the north of the 38th parallel, while U.S. troops took surrender south of it. This decision was to go on a create a problem in Korea, Why?  well the allied armies were to end up causing the division of Korea by the two superpowers, this was because the two nations could not agree on the terms of Korean independence. This was to lead to the Cold War, when the rival nations were to establish governments sympathetic to their own ideologies, leading to Korea’s division into two political entities: North Korea and South Korea.

Today we have North Korea, which has become officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which is a single-party state and has a centrally planned industrial economy. On the other hand we have South Korea, again officially as the Republic of Korea, which is a multi-party state with a capitalist market economy, with membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Group of Twenty. So it appears that these two countries, have been under pressure to succeed, under the reign of the Soviet Union, today Russia and the reign of the United states of America. So are these threats by the north, really against the south or is it more to do with the United States of America. The answer is quite likely to be the latter. South Korea are NO threat to North Korea really, it is just that the regime in the north of korea, have had enough of the U.S.A telling them what and what not to do. Yes they are a regime, but if left alone, I believe they would not be much of a threat. Also I believe that the new leader  Kim Jong-un is just trying to prove that because he is young, he is easy to walkover, he is saying I am not easy to walkover and wants to prove this not just to his nation, but to the rest of the world. I do not believe there will be a war, but pressure will always be around this part of the world.

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Welcome to Dōngguǎn, this is a large industrial city in the central of Guangdong province, in the, People’s Republic of China. This is a important place for the Chinese as it is an industrial city, you can find Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta, it borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, also Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. Dongguan has become known as  ”China’s sex capital”, there is an area which includes prostitutes, brothels, massage parlours, nightclubs, sex hotels, sauna centres and karaoke bars. Due to this they say there is an estimate of contribution of  20 to 30 per cent of the total output of the city’s service industry, employing between 500,000 and 800,000 people. I have learned that the city holds the world’s largest, though mostly empty, shopping mall, known as New South China Mall. The administration of Dongguan, have  considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment. There are three neighbouring municipalities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen which have now become home to over 25 million residents, and this goes on to show a large proportion of Pearl River Delta Region‘s population. The city of Dongguan was ranked behind only Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities, with $65.54 billion in shipments.

If you were to head towards the urban centre of Dongguan, this is 50 km away from that of Guangzhou to its north, 90 km away from Shenzhen to its south, and 47 nautical miles or 87 kilometres away from Hong Kong. It is also 48 nautical miles or 89 kilometres from the small country Macau by waterway. And for people travelling by road or waterway, Dongguan is a must-pass-by locality from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. This is a very crowded city and area in china, and the total area of Dongguan, 27% is water, 25% forest land, and 13% ploughed land, while 35% of its land area has been fully developed. So it appears that they are trying to keep it natural around this area, but when you see that 35% is now developed, it makes me wonder how long it will be before, that percentage increases out of control.

If you are interested in china’s history, this area of the country, started having people around 5,000 years. But it does appear that Dongguan’s emergence as a true city is a recent phenonomenon. Back in 1839, the First Opium War, was within this area of china, there were large quantities of seized opium burned in the local town of Humen. And several of the major battles of the war were fought here. And when the Second World War, took place, the city was to serve as the base for guerilla resistance against the Japanese occupation. I would say this is a very interesting place to visit and learn about the Chinese culture.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Huddersfield Railway Station.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Huddersfield Railway Station.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a former british prime minister Harold Wilson Statue, Huddersfield.
Welcome to Huddersfield, this is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. I don’t know that much about huddersfield, but i do know that this town is famous for it’s sports. For example there is a Football League Championship side, known as  Huddersfield Town F.C., who were founded in 1908. Also the town is very well known for it’s  rugby league team, the Huddersfield Giants, who were founded in 1895, they play in the European Super League. So where is huddersfield, it is  halfway between the cities of  Leeds and Manchester. And lies 190 miles or 310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles or 16.6 km south of Bradford, the nearest city. The town lies near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. It lies within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to the 2001 Census huddersfield has become the 10th largest town in the UK and with a total resident population of 146,234. There is a large urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, as well as the administrative centre of the borough. Like alot of northern towns in the u.k, huddersfield was no different and played a major role in the Industrial Revolution, was the birthplace of rugby league and birthplace of the British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Huddersfield Town football stadium.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the Huddersfield Giants rugby league stadium in Huddersfield.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Kirklees College – under way, being built.
Education is very important in huddersfield and this is shown by being the town which is home to the University of Huddersfield and the sixth form colleges Greenhead College, Kirklees College and Huddersfield New College. And on top of that, it has become known for it’s Victorian architecture. Especially the Huddersfield railway station, which is a Grade I listed building. The station in St George’s Square was renovated at a cost of £1 million and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture.  Huddersfield has the Pack Horse Centre, this is a shopping centre, which has been  pedestrianised and constructed over a cobblestone street, Pack Horse Yard, renamed Pack Horse Walk. There is also Beaumont Park, which is about 2 miles south of the town. There is the The Lawrence Batley Theatre, opened in 1994, there are many pubs, restaurants and night clubs, one of which, Tokyo, occupies the former Huddersfield County Court, a 19th century Grade II listed building. The oldest pub is the Parish (formerly the Fleece Inn), the pub has been trading since 1720. So you will find plenty to see and do in Huddersfield.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Fitzwilliam Street: view to the football stadium in Huddersfield.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of University of Huddersfield.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the river colne, Huddersfield.

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Top 5 Things to Do in Downtown Phoenix

driving by downtown,central ave phoenix az part # 1

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Bridge South of Monroe.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of 1989 Presidential Inauguration, George H. W. Bush, Opening Ceremony in Phoenix.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Central Ave – Phoenix Metro Light Rail.
Welcome to the city of Phoenix, this is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, and has become the sixth most populous city in the United States of America, and it has become the most populous state capital in the United States. The city has a population of 1,445,632 and this is according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data. Phoenix is also the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area which is also known as the Valley of the Sun. This metropolitan area is the 12th largest by population in the United States with about 4.2 million people in 2010. In addition to all of that it is also known for being th county seat of Maricopa County and by land area , it has become one of the largest cities in the United States. Phoenix, started off has a incorporated city in 1881, this happened after being founded in 1861 near the Salt River, and close by is the Gila River. Phoenixhas become home to many notable and famous political culture and has also been home to numerous influential American politicians and other dignitaries, which include Barry Goldwater, William Rehnquist, John McCain, Carl Hayden, and Sandra Day O’Connor. The people of the city are known as Phoenicians.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Central Ave, Phoenix AZ.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Cafe Roma Phoenix AZ.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Phoenix Other Worlds.
Being in Arizona, south western america and close to the border of Mexico, it can be warm, the city is located in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert, this makes Phoenix have a subtropical desert climate. And during the summer months, they usually have an average high temperature of typically over 100 °F or 38 °C. Which is hot, especially, if you come from the Great Britain and Ireland. But for the locals, it is just another day in their lives, WOW. There are alot of things to do and see in and around Phoenix and this is why, i have written about this place. You will find many sports teams, museums, radio stations, politicians, the scenary is amazing. There are parks, amusement parks, hotels, bars, coffee shops, restaurants, shops, just so much it is mind boggerling and loads of history. This is a real must for the explorer, who loves hot tempretures. There really is alot to learn about, Phoenix, so just check it out on Wikipedia and the link below.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of City Center Motel in Phoenix.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the valley of the sun.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a statue in Barrow in Furness.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Furness Abbey.
This is a post about the Barrow-in-Furness, it is usually known as Barrow and used to be a part of the English county Lancashire. This is a large industrial town and seaport in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. I found out about this town, because i like to watch rugby league and there is a team known as the Barrow Raiders, who play in the Championship. There is also a football club in the town known as Barrow A.F.C, they play in the Conference National division of English football. So where about s is Barrow in Furness, well it is 49 miles or  79 kilometres north of Liverpool, 59 miles or 95 kilometres northwest of Manchester and 54 miles or  87 kilometres southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of the Furness peninsula close to the Lake District and it is bordered by Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea. In 2011 there was a population of 69,100 people living within the borough.  And the outskirts of wider Barrow commuter/metropolitan area population stood at roughly 108,000. So this is a big town and you will have plenty of things to see, apart from the sea, there is the the Lake District, the Dock Museum, a popular indoor market, the Portland Walk Shopping Centre, Hollywood Park, Cumbria’s largest cinema, Cornmill Crossing, Cornerhouse Retail Park, Hindpool Retail Park and Walney Road Retail Park, Barrow Park, North Walney Nature Reserve, Furness Abbey and Piel Castle, South Lakes Wild Animal Park,  Earnse Bay with Black Combe and  Holker Street and Craven Park. There is much more to see, so you will not get bored.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a Cenotaph, Barrow Park.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a Postcard from Barrow Park
Barrow in Furness, was to become the town for steel and due to this they were able to become a significant producer of naval vessels, and the local yard’s specialization in submarines. Unfortunately for the town at the end of the Second World War the original iron- and steel- making enterprises closed down, this left  Vickers shipyard as Barrow’s main industry and Royal Navy flagships were made in barrow, like the  HMS Hermes, HMS Invincible and HMS Albion as well as numerous ocean liners, oil tankers and all Swiftsure-class, Trafalgar-class and Vanguard-class submarines. During the 1960s the shipyard increased specializing in the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. But once the Cold War ended and subsequent decrease in military spending happened, the town was to suffer high unemployment. Even though today, the shipyard remains operational and the only submarine production facility in the UK.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Barrow Raiders Rugby League club in the blue.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Walney Old Church.
And the town as become a hub for Walney Wind Farm, the world’s single largest offshore wind farm. This has produce more employment within and without the town of Barrow in Furness, there is also the Rampside Gas Terminal and Roosecote Power Station which utilise in Sellafield and Heysham. So the town is growing even though we are in tough times at present.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Craven Park, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a bandstand in Barrow Park.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Featherstone Rovers.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Featherstone.
This is the small town of Featherstone, this is also a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. I found out about this team, as i was watching a rugby league game on the internet and saw, Featherstone Rovers, playing. So i thought i would find out a bit more about this town. Featherstone, lies less than two miles south-west of Pontefract and in 2001 there was a population of 14,175. But recently, there has been a housing development project, and the population could be close to 20-25,000. This town also has the Featherstone railway station is on the Pontefract Line.  Rugby league is very popular in Featherstone and not only do they have Featherstone Rovers, but they also have an amateur side which plays in the National Conference League and they are the Featherstone Lions.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Featherstone.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Featherstone.
Also the town as a number of churches, like the St Thomas’ Church (Anglican), All Saints’ Church (Anglican), the Methodist church and the the South Featherstone Gospel Hall.  There used to be the Methodist chapel, which is now a antiques salesroom, also the North Featherstone Gospel Hall, which is now private dwelling and  the St Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church, which closed down in 2008. The name of Featherstone comes from old english, and this is what it used to be called, feother, meaning ‘four’, and stān, meaning ‘stone’. Therefore the names mean a “(place at) the four stones”. And in the Domesday Book of 1086 it is known as  Fredestan. Things are happening within this town like the, new, state-of-the-art £2.5-million community centre. And even though the town may not think it is lucky, it is surrounded by four lovely places like: Castleford, Hemsworth, Pontefract and the large city of Wakefield. So if you cannot find what you want in Featherstone, you have other places very close by to visit as well.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Bondi Beach.

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Welcome to the most popular beach in Australia it is Bondi Beach in Sydney. Many many people from all over the world who visit, Sydney, will often stay near Bondi Beach. It is a beautiful golden beach, with plenty to do and see and lifeguards to help you out if needed. It is known as Bondi Beach, but some people will call it Bondi Bay, this is because it is also the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 7 km or 4 miles east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are the neighbouring suburbs.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Bondi Beach and Bondi Park, Sydney.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Bondi Beach on Christmas Day, Sydney.
As of 2006, there was a population of over 10,000 people living within the suburbs of Bondi Beach, also the name the “Bondi” or “Boondi” is an Aboriginal word, which means water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rock. So how did this beach become the way it is today, well it all dates back to 1809, when a road builder, William Roberts, was given a grant to some of the land within the area. It was then 1851, when two men, In 1851, Edward Smith Hall and Francis O’Brien went on to  purchase 200 acres or 0.81 km² of the Bondi area,and this was to include the beach frontage, which was named the “The Bondi Estate. Over time the beach became more and more popular and then in 1892, the government took it on and it became a public beach. Many good and bad things have happened over time, to learn more about this amazing beach please refer to Wikipedia.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Bondi Pavillion.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Icebergs Swimming Pool at Bondi Beach.
So what happens at Bondi Beach during the year, well, they have the City to Surf Fun Run in August, Flickerfest in January, World Environment Day in June, Sculpture by the Sea in November and then in December, many British and Irish people will celebrate Christmas Day at the beach. Also i do know that Bondi Beach was the host of the beach volleyball competition, during  the 2000 Summer Olympics, where they built a temporary, 10,000-seat stadium, a smaller stadium, 2 warm-up courts, and 3 training courts were set up to host the tournament.  But i think the best way to spend your time on the beach is to relax and enjoy the warm weather and sandwiches, ha ha ha and for you ambitious people go exploring or ride on a jet ski.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Lifeguard at Bondi Beach Australia.

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Horticulture Directorate, Lal Bagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore

Lal Bagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore – Dancing in the street

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the Glass House at Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the Glass House at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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This is another picture taken from flickr of the Glass House in Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.
Welcome to India and to Lal Bagh or Lal Bagh Botanical botanical garden in southern Bangalore, India. What interested me about this place, is that it is not just a garden, but it also has  India’s largest collection of tropical plants and has an aquarium and a lake, which have become one of the main tourist attractions in Bangalore. Hyder Ali, who at the time was the ruler of Mysore. He was to originally commission the Lal Bagh Botanical Tipu Sultan. There is also the famous glass house which hosts an annual flower show. The building of the gardens, started back in  1760 and as i said above was to be completed by his son.  Hyder Ali took the idea of creating the Lal Bagh Botanical Mughal Gardens that were gaining popularity during his time. Also it appears that the Glass House, was modelled on the then London’s Crystal Palace which was laid on 30 November ‘1898?’ by Prince Albert Victor and was then to be built by James Cameron, the then superintendent of Lalbagh.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the Fountain of colors Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of a monmument statue at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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This is a strange picture taken from flickr of a group of people sitting in front of a building made of flowers at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.
 So if you are lucky enough to enjoy these gardens, then you should, because nature can be beautiful and relaxing. If you enjoy a jog or a brisk walk, this is the place to goto if you live near by. Ilike to visit places like these gardens, just to get to be close to nature.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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This is a picture taken from flickr of the lake at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.

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