If you could choose a modern list of Seven Wonders of the World, would you choose ancient buildings? I would be more inclined towards the Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai, one of the fantastic new bridges being built around the world or maybe a nuclear submarine. That is, something relatively modern!
I just discovered a new campaign that caught my attention because my birthday is July 7th and next year it will be 7/7/7. That is the date the New 7 Wonders campaign will announce the result of world wide voting. Below are the 21 finalists. You can vote for 7 of these at http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php
I suppose it would be good for business in Greece if the Acropolis won.
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Luxury lifestyle provider, DAMAC Properties, today announced the launch of its first project in Dubailand called - The Cyclades.
The project is comprised of 7 office buildings - Andros, Amorgos, Ios, Milos, Naxos, Paros and Santorini, of which the last two are now being launched. 'The Cyclades is a commercial property with Greek style architecture at Arjan, the master planned development within Dubailand. Brilliant white architectures with the great blue sky as backdrop, best describe The Cyclades at Arjan,' said Mr. Peter Riddoch, CEO DAMAC Properties.
Dubailand is an innovative, awe-inspiring entertainment and leisure development that represents an integral part of Dubai's bold vision to become the worlds top tourism destination.
The Cyclades are a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and an administrative region of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the islands around the sacred island of Delos.
All of the above is from the company press release. What I have never been able to figure is why Dubai is a popular destination? All I have seen in photos is buildings and sand. Would someone please comment about what is attractive about Dubai.
Time is flying by but I won't bore you with why I am not posting. I do, however, take a few minutes relaxation time to read others' blogs. When I log into Blog Explosion I occasionally try the Scratch Cards; I lose much more often than I win one or two credits. Wait for it . . .
Tonight I won the maximum, 1000 credits!!!!
I am so happy. I have to share it with someone. So, please comment on how you think I should spend the BE Credits. I will transfer 100 credits to the BE account of whoever makes the best suggestion in my opinion.
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Greetings from Portland, Oregon, USA
We don't have any photos of the clear but cold weather here. So here is one of our son's Over 30 soccer team(he is the goalkeeper in the red hat). The temperture was below freezing and there were high winds substantially affecting the play. This was the league championship match which they lost, probably because most of the family spent the first half at a nearby Starbucks.
Obviously it will be difficult to blog about life on Paros as we spend the next 6 weeks in Oregon. But do check in once in awhile as I do have some material to post.
In the meantime here is a flash announcement for anyone traveling through Piraeus this winter. The Express 96 bus to and from the airport has changed stop locations. Last Friday morning about 1 A.M. Karin and I were rather shocked to walk from the ferry to the bus stop and find it obviously gone. There was a small sign in Greek that we couldn't understand so we decided to check out the next bus stop. Sure enough with the help of another bus driver's pointing finger we found the new location. It is easier to get to so if you are there just ask around.
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