*Special Happy Birthday to Dana Edition! Happy Happy Birthday!
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The famous Reclining Buddha is found in the Temple complex of Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand. The large statue is 15 m high and ~40 m long and golden. He lays on his side, relaxing!
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Built in 537, the Hagia Sophia has had a long and diverse life. It has served as a church, a mosque, and now a museum.
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Pamukkale is an amazing site in Turkey. The name means Cotton Castle and it has amazing hot springs as well as white terraces of carbonate material left by flowing water.
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This is one of the most iconic places we will visit on our trip. The amazing Acropolis in Athens. Seeing the Parthenon is a dream that Della has had for a very long time!
SPECIAL EDITION: Final Fast Forward Friday prior to our departure on our trip! ACK!
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Another exciting stop in Greece is Delphi. We are looking forward to visiting the “Center of Grandmother Earth” and the home of the famous Oracle of Delphi!
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There are many places in Greece that we are excited about visiting. One of them is Meteora. Meteora is, of course, another UNESCO World Heritage site. There are 6 monasteries on the peaks of amazing natural sandstone pillars.
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Butrint is an archaeological site located in southern Albania, near the Greek border. It was an ancient Greek and later Roman city and is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. A beautiful ruin located on the banks of Lake Butrint!
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Montenegro is one of the newest countries in the world, only gaining its independence from Serbia in 2006. The Bay of Kotor is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has many beautiful, medieval towns along it. Kotor itself is over 2000 years old!
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Mostar is famous for its Stari Most (Old Bridge). The bridge was originally built back in the 1500s and was destroyed during the conflict in the 90s. The bridge we see today is a reconstruction, but looks amazingly beautiful anyway.
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We are really looking forward to visiting the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. As many of you might know, Dubrovnik is the site where they are filming many of the scenes in King’s Landing in the Game of Thrones television show!
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