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- 2. Kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland 'Tis there's the stone that whoever kisses He never misses to grow eloquent; 'Tis he may clamber to a lady's chamber, Or become a member of Parliament. "A noble spouter he'll sure turn out, or An out and outer to be let alone; Don't try to hinder him, or to bewilder him, For he is a pilgrim from the Blarney stone."
- 3. Ferry boat to the United Kingdom
- 7. Stonehenge
- 9. Euro Tunnel to France
- 10. Eiffel Tower
- 11. Louvre Museum
- 13. Arc de Triomphe
- 16. Off to Spain
- 17. Running of the Bulls, Spain
- 20. Off to Italy. . .
- 22. Sistine Chapel
- 23. Leaning Tower of Pisa-begun 1173
- 25. Pompeii, Italy
- 26. Off to Greece. . .
- 27. The Parthenon
- 29. Germany
- 30. Off to Russia. . .
- 32. Kremlin
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- According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the Stone and tour the castle and its gardens. The word blarney has come to mean clever, flattering, or coaxing talk (from wikipedia)
- The legend of the Loch Ness Monster began in 1933. The most famous photo taken of “Nessie” is located on the bottom right of the screen.
- Stonehenge was built over a period of more than 2,000 years—probably beginning about 3100BC. Workers carried the stones, weighing up to 50 tons, from an area that was about 20 miles north of the site. Stonehenge was probably used as a place of worship, or used as a calendar (the sun lines up within the stones on the winter and summer solstices).
- The Louvre was formally the palace of the French Kings, but today it houses the most extensive collection of art in the world—including the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa. Painted by the Italian artist Leonardo di Vinci, the true identity of the woman in the picture is unknown.
- Built during the 1600s by the King Louis XIV. The most famous room is the Hall of Mirrors.
- The Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo during Italy’s Renaissance. It took Michelangelo four years to complete and he spent many days painting on his back with drops of paint entering dripping down into his eyes.
- Before construction was completed the tower began to tilt. In 1990, it leaned 12 feet to the south. Experts have done architectural improvements to stop it from learning even more—why have they chosen NOT to straighten it. Legend has it that Galileo performed his famous scientific experiment, disproving Aristotle’s theory that heavier objects fall at a faster rate of speed.
- The city of Pompeii was destroyed by a Mt. Vesuvius’ volcanic eruption in 79AD. Many people had no time to get out of the way and died
- Sitting on top of a hill overlooking the capital city of Athens, the Parthenon was erected in 447BC. It was built as a temple to the goddess of wisdom Athena.