It seems no work of Man’s creative hand,
by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned;
But from the rock as if by magic grown,
eternal, silent, beautiful, alone!
Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine,
where erst Athena held her rites divine;
Not saintly-grey, like many a minster fane,
that crowns the hill and consecrates the plain;
But rose-red as if the blush of dawn,
that first beheld them were not yet withdrawn;
The hues of youth upon a brow of woe,
which Man deemed old two thousand years ago,
match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,
a rose-red city half as old as time.
To Wander The World
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I am Stephanie, an 18 year old girl from the USA. One day, I will travel the world.
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“Petra” by John William Burgon
The city of Petra, Jordan, is famous for its buildings and aqueducts carved into the area’s stony cliffs. Around the 6th century BC it was the capitol of the ancient peoples of Jordan. [Map] [Wiki]
The base of the Eiffel tower at dusk. Each night, the tower is lit up, illuminating the Paris skyline.
![The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was built in 1881 and stands 1,063 feet (324 meters) tall. It is the tallest building in Paris and a well-known symbol of France. [Map] [Wiki]
You can see panoramic views of/from Le Tour Eiffel here!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vc6jyxM91ruu4omo1_r1_500.jpg)
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was built in 1881 and stands 1,063 feet (324 meters) tall. It is the tallest building in Paris and a well-known symbol of France. [Map] [Wiki]
You can see panoramic views of/from Le Tour Eiffel here!
Zakynthos island, off the shore of Greece, is a hidden paradise in the Mediterranean sea. It is famous for its mild climate, and steep cliffs that descend into beautiful turquoise waters. [Map] [Wiki]
The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, are the oldest of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, and the only ones still standing. [Map] [Wiki]
Above: The sphinx during excavation in the mid-1800s.
Below: Fully excavated and still standing today.
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
Everywhere I can!
![“We succeeded in taking that picture [of Earth from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.”
-Carl Sagan](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2v7lxER0D1ruu4omo1_r2_500.jpg)
“We succeeded in taking that picture [of Earth from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.”
-Carl Sagan
