Most of your visit to India’s most-famous attraction is natural and inspiring. If it is your first visit, however, it is easy to make the following mistakes Mistake 1: Make your visit too short. Buses have been known to allow as little as half an hour to “see” the Taj Mahal, which is hardly time to walk the length of…
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Canvas Awnings How To Care For Them And Keep Them Good As New
Canvas awnings will last for many years if you take proper care of them. These awnings are made from the finest synthetic fabrics and you should only use water repellent and mildew resistant products when cleaning them. The material used in awnings, even the dome awnings, is mildew resistant, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t need to clean them.…
The Teapot Dome Scandal
With the exception of Watergate, there has never been a scandal more egregious and with wider implications than the Teapot Dome affair during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. It involved the secret leasing to private companies of oil-containing tracts owned by the Navy, mainly in Wyoming and California. “Domes” are natural reservoirs of crude oil. The “Teapot Dome” –…
Wuerttemberg Memorial Chapel Tribute To A Young Queen
Perched atop a vineyard-covered hill, the lonely Wuerttemberg Memorial Chapel enjoys a magnificent view of the Stuttgart area’s wine country. Although it sits in reverent silence, the chapel proclaims the timeless love of King Wilhelm I for his deceased bride, Katharina. The two now share this secluded resting place, together for eternity. In 1819, Wilhelm and the people of Wuerttemberg…
Jerusalem In Just 3 Days
How to Get Around: The best way to see the Old City of Jerusalem is by walking the narrow, ancient alleyways that twist and turns like a maze. Parts of the Old City like the Shouk (market) where the hustle and bustle crushes around you amid the presence of the past is pedestrianised. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher The…