Where in the World?

February 2005 issue

Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hil, Budapest, Hungary
Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hil, Budapest, Hungary

Teach a man to fish. . . and he’ll never leave Hungary.

December’s photograph is the Fisherman’s Bastion on Castle Hill in Budapest, Hungary.

Seventy-two readers submitted answers and 56 were correct.

The winners of the drawing are Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS L. RUSSELL of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Our thanks to Lissa Harrison of Discovery Bay, California, for sending in the picture.

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May 2014 issue

Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel

Just west of the town of Falkirk in central Scotland is where you’ll see the unusual structure shown in the photo in the March 2014 issue. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal near Falkirk, transporting narrowboats 115 feet between the different levels of water.

When the lift opened in 2002, it was the first time the two canals had been connected since the 1930s, when the locks were dismantled after the canals fell into disuse. Located halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, the lift also...

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March 2008 issue

Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial

A monument to the devastation wrought by war and the hope for a future of peace, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), the former Prefecture Exhibit Hall, has been kept in the condition it was left in after the atomic bomb blast of August 6, 1945.

Ninety (!) readers sent in correct answers, and GERARD BROOKER of Bethel, Connecticut, won the drawing.

We thank Daissy Owen of Iowa City, Iowa, for sending in the photo.

July 2007 issue

Tomb of the Unknown Native, Punta Arenas, Chile
Tomb of the Unknown Native

The picture in the May issue shows the Tomb of the Unknown Native at the city cemetery in Punta Arenas, Chile. This monument is dedicated to the indigenous people of Patagonia. Locals who visit the cemetery offer prayers to “Indiecito” (little Indian) and leave tokens of appreciation for prayers answered.

Thirty-six readers sent in correct answers, and GARY JAMES of Costa Mesa, California, won the drawing. We thank John Shank of Sacramento for the photo.

 

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November 2006 issue

The Wailing Wall or Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel
The Wailing Wall or Kotel

Prayers going high-tech — September’s photo shows part of the Western Wall (a.k.a. the Wailing Wall or Kotel), the last remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Israel.

A sacred site in Judaism, it is open 24 hours a day for visits by the faithful, many of whom write prayers on pieces of paper and place them in the wall.

However, you don’t have to get on a plane to send a prayer to the Wall. Several websites have live “Kotel cams”; you can send your prayer via e-mail, and a live person will print it and place it in the wall.

Ninety-one...

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March 2005 issue

The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island off South Australia
The Remarkable Rocks

January’s photo shows The Remarkable Rocks, found in Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island off South Australia. Sixty-six of the 68 entries sent in were correct.

The winner of the drawing was FRED KOEHLER of Orange, California.

Our thanks go out to Robert Golden of San Francisco, California, for the photo.

And a belated thank you to Grace Newman of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the November ’04 photo of Bourdzi in Nafplion harbor, Greece.

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June 2014 issue

Manaca-Iznaga Tower, Cuba
Manaca-Iznaga Tower

Looking down from the top of Manaca-Iznaga Tower over the Valle de Los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Cuba, is an experience that was limited to only a few privileged individuals a couple of centuries ago.

Pictured in the April 2014 issue, the tower was built in 1816 by Alejo Maria Iznaga y Borrell, a plantation owner who wanted to make sure others recognized his power and wealth. The bell that hung in the tower announced the start and end of each workday for slaves working in the sugar mills and plantations, but it also sounded an...

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April 2008 issue

Mundo a Vapor Museum (Steam World Museum), Brazil
Mundo a Vapor Museum (Steam World Museum)

February’s picture shows the front of the Mundo a Vapor Museum (Steam World Museum) in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The “train crash” is a replica of an actual incident in Paris’ Montparnasse quarter in 1895, when a train arriving in the station was unable to stop and crashed through onto the street beyond.

Three readers sent in correct answers, and TERREL M. EMMONS of Springfield, Virginia, won the drawing. We thank Grace Rickard of Borrego Springs, California, for sending in the photo.

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