GORGES OF THE FINGER LAKES!....

The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is a beautiful area of glacier-carved lakes, gorges, and glens. The goal of our trip: hike up as many little canyons as possible and see as many waterfalls as possible...

Watkins Glen -- the most famous park of the region with a 2-mile hike that takes you up through the narrow
and beautiful gorge. The Sentry Bridge and lower waterfall welcome all visitors.

The amazing walkway winds through the shale and limestone cliffs. The stone paths are the famous
work of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's.

The beautiful "Cavern Cascade" with the path that goes right underneath the falls.

Peering down into the plunge pool...

The upper section of the dark and beautiful gorge.

Man, this is the money shot of the day! Things don't get much more beautiful than this.

Looking at the continuing staircase of small cascades.

World of dolls, See different types of dolls

Introduction
The Rotary Dolls Museum ( RDM ) is located in the city of Rajkot, State of Gujarat , India (South Central Asia.). This unique Museum gives an overview to the culture and traditions of the world at large through a medium of dolls. The Rotary Clubs across the world have generously donated these Dolls to the Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown. This vision was conceived in 2001 by the Rotarian Mr. Deepak Agrawal. To view in detail the path from conception to the birth on this Rotary Dolls Museum, click here. While the vision has been to create a Dolls Museum where children and adults both gain from, the mission has been yet noble and simple, Love, Care and Concern for Humanity.

In today’s technological age, when we talk of the world being a “Global Village”, we effectively have brought the world under one roof in this Museum with more than 1400 ethnic and traditional dolls from over 93 countries across the globe. The dolls are showcased with window dressing replicating the place from where it hails. This is a gesture of Tender Loving Care for the Dolls which should not feel out of place having traveled so much to reach the City of Rajkot.

This International & Community service activity – The Dolls Museum houses its doll collection, and maintains permanent archives of historical documents related to dolls for the study and enjoyment of members and the viewing public. The Museum supports various creative activities for children and helps adults with information on various countries, different languages and business prospects abroad.

The new seven wonders of the world, Bipasha at Lisbon at the annoucement of the new 7 wonders

Enter the details: Seen here is Bipasha at Lisbon at the annoucement of the new 7 wonders. She wore a Rocky S outfit.

And yes, Taj Mahal is one of the new 7 wonders:)




Bits and pieces have been posted before, but here's all of them in one package.The Seven Wonders of the...Ancient World: Colossus of Rhodes | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Mausoleum of Halicarnassus | Pharos of Alexandria | Pyramids of Giza | Statue of Zeus | Temple of Artemis

Medieval World: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa | Colosseum | Great Wall of China | Hagia Sophia | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Porcelain Tower of Nanjing | Stonehenge

Natural World: Grand Canyon | Great Barrier Reef | Harbor of Rio de Janeiro | Mount Everest | Northern Lights | Paricutín Volcano | Victoria Falls

Undersea World: Belize Barrier Reef | Deep-Sea Vents | Galapagos Islands | Great Barrier Reef | Lake Baikal | Northern Red Sea | Palau

Modern World: Channel Tunnel | CN Tower | Empire State Building | Golden Gate Bridge | Itaipu Dam | Delta Works | Panama Canal

And the New Seven Wonders: Great Wall of China | Potala Palace | Taj Mahal | Roman Colosseum | El Castillo | Moai | Leaning Tower of Pisa

Some duplicates in there, I know. But I'm a completist like that.

Most of the official Seven Wonders of the World have disappeared. Most people probably couldn’t even name them. Because of this, Bernard Weber, a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker and aviator decided that a new seven wonders list should be established for existing pieces of architecture. He created the site new7wonders.com to allow people to begin to vote on which pieces of architecture around the world are worthy of these top seven positions. Since then, 70 million votes have been cast narrowing the choices down to 21. This weekend, the winning list will be revealed on Saturday, July 7. So far, a shoo-in is the Taj Mahal because of a national campaign in India. The ranking of the top seven will be kept a secret. The contenders include:

Acropolis - Athens, Greece

Alhambra- Granada, Spain

Angkor -Cambodia

Chichen Itza -Yucatan, Mexico

Christ Redeemer - Rio de Janiero

Colossuem - Rome

Easter Island Statues -Chile

Eiffel Tower -Paris

Great Wall - China

Hagia Sophia- Istanbul

Kiyomizu Temple -Kyoto, Japan

Kremlin/St. Basil-Moscow

Machu Picchu -Peru

Neuschwanstein Castle- Germany

Petra - Jordan

Pyramids of Giza - Egypt

Statue of Liberty -New York

Stonehenge -England

Sydney Opera House -Australia

Taj Mahal -Agra, India

Timbuktu -Mali

The original Seven Wonders of the world were chosen by Antipater of Sidon who based his list on travelers such as Herodotus and Callimachus. They included:

The Great Pyramid of Giza - Cairo, Egypt

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - east bank of the River Euphrates, Baghdad, Iraq

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia- 150 km west of Athens, Olympia, Greece

The temple of Artemis at Ephesus- ancient Ephesus, Izmar, Turkey

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus- ancient Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Turkey

The Colossus of Rhodes -Rhodes, Greece

The Lighthouse of Alexandria - ancient Pharos, Alexandria, Egypt