Kamakura is one of the most popular day trip destinations for both Tokyoites and tourists, uniting the beauty of nature with the majesty of history. It’s a stunning place to explore no matter the time of year, but Japan’s rainy season clads the ancient city in a breathtaking dress of blossoming hydrangea flowers. The elegant flowers can be admired at various sites, including the famous Hase-dera Temple. However, there’s only one place so stunning, it earned the nickname “hydrangea temple:” Meigetsu-in. Come with us on a journey to a world full of petals, raindrops, and little discoveries.
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Morning News: Future Of China’s Communist Party, Record Canada HeatWave
We discuss Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s future, as the country marks one hundred years since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Plus: we round up the latest urbanism news and look closer at Canada’s sweltering heatwave.
Boat Tours: Sea Caves Of Vieste, Puglia, Italy (4K)
The erosion of the Gargano coast cut through many karst cave systems, which are now sea caves. The caves are eroded by the mechanical forces of the waves, the result are sea caves like any other sea cave on earth, except for some remaining stalactites on the ceiling probably.
Timeline: 0:00 Vieste Lighthouse 0:15 Vieste Old Town 1:01 Arco di San Felice 1:52 Testa del Gargano 2:33 Grotta Sfondata 3:55 Grotta dei Due Occhi 4:44 Grotta dei Pomodori 6:25 More views of the rocky coast 8:37 Grotta delle Due Stanze 10:45 Grotta della Tavolozza
Vieste is a coastal town in Gargano National Park, in southeast Italy. It’s known for its beaches, like Scialara, home to the imposing Pizzomunno limestone monolith, and the broad Spiaggia di San Lorenzo. Marine fossils and rare shells are on display at the Museum of Malacology. Nearby are the Castello Svevo, a medieval fortress, and the 11th-century Vieste Cathedral, with its baroque bell tower and painted ceiling.
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