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1. I'm crossing the River Neva to visit the Peter and Paul fortress. I'm going to see many beautiful palaces like Tsarskoje Selo and Pavlovsk. I'm doing some shopping on the Nevski Prospekt. Where am I?
2. I'm in a Chinese city which still has its city walls. I'm visiting the Temple of the Wild Goose. An hour's ride from this city is the terracotta army created by emperor Qin Shi Huang-di in the 3rd century BCE. Where am I?
3. I'm making a boat trip on the Perfume River. I'm touring the Thien Mu pagoda. I'm also visiting the Purple City. Too bad it was so badly damaged in the Vietnam War. Where am I?
4. I'm visiting the royal palace with the Silver pagoda. I'm traveling to Toul Sleng, a former school turned prison by the Khmer Rouge. Outside the city I'm going to see the 'Killing Fields'. Where am I?
5. I'm taking a picture of the Palace of Winds... just a facade. I'm visiting the Jantar Mantar observatory, including the most accurate sundial on earth, as well as the Amber Palace. Where am I?
6. I'm seeing the stupa with the hypnotic eyes. I'm visiting Pashupatinath, a sanctuary of Shiva, where I can see cremations in progress along the banks of the Bagmati River. When the weather is clear I can see some of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. Where am I?
7. I'm standing on Registan Square. In front of me I can see the Tillya-Kari madrassa, to my left I can see the Ulug Beg madrassa and to my right the Shir Dor madrassa. I will also visit the mausoleum of Tamerlane. This city was once the capital of his empire. Where am I?
8. I'm looking at a temple with four huge statues of Ramses II at its entrance. I'm so lucky I can still see this monument, because when the Egyptian government started building the Assouan Dam, it nearly disappeared under Lake Nasser. A team of international specialists managed to replace the whole complex 65 m higher up. Where am I?
9. I'm looking at snake charmers on the Djemaa-El-Fna Square. I will be visiting the Koutoubia Minaret and the Bahia Palace. Where am I?
10. I'm standing on a flat-top mountain where I have a great view on the city. I can see Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. From a distance I can also see Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years. Where am I?
11. I'm standing on the shores of Lago Argentino admiring the Perito Moreno Glacier. Later I will take a boat trip to visit more of the national Park Los Glaciares, including Upsala Glacier and Spegazzini Glacier. Near which town am I?
12. I'm standing in what used to be the capital of the Inca Empire. Most colonial buildings, such as the Corichancha, were built on old Inca foundations. On the outskirts of the city I will visit the ruins of the Inca fortress Sacsayhuaman. Where am I?
13. I'm standing in the ruins of a Maya city that flourished in the 7th century CE under the rule of King Pacal. His tomb was discovered in the 'Temple of the Inscriptions'. Where am I?
14. I'm taking an elevator which brings me to the higher points of this city where its university is located. I'm visiting the new cathedral (Sé Nova) and old cathedral (Sé Velha). I'm taking the 'Ponte de Santa Clara' to cross the river Mondego. In the old part of the city, I'm visiting the monasteries of Santa Clara-a-Velha and Santa Clara-a-Novo. In which Portuguese city am I?
15. This well-preserved medieval city is the capital of the Belgian province West-Flanders. When I'm nearing the city I can already recognize the Belfry, the Church of Our Lady and Saint Saviour's Cathedral in the skyline. One can visit this city by cruising along its canals. Worth a visit is the Beguinage and Minnewater, its city hall and Burg. Art lovers will no doubt enjoy the unique collection of paintings by Flemish primitives. This city also houses many chocolate boutiques and a chocolate museum, so it can be considered the chocolate capital of the world. Which city is this?
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