“ What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.”
George Eastman
my last trip:
In the 1640's, sugar cane cultivation was introduced in Saint Kitts and Nevis and its impact was revolutionary. Sugar generated huge profits based on slave labor of people from Africa.
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Silesia is a region of Poland with a particularly large number of castles and palaces. There are ruins of strongholds built centuries ago by the Silesian Piasts, as well as magnificent palaces built by wealthy industrialists in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Portugal is the first country in Europe to set out to explore new lands, once one of the largest empires in the world. Portugal, located in the far western corner of Europe, is now famous for the Port Wine and the blue tiles that cover the façades of many buildings.
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The beginnings of Poznań, the capital of Greater Poland, are connected with the rule of the Piast dynasty in this region. It was one of the first Piast strongholds.
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For almost three centuries, Barbados was Britain's most lucrative colony in the Caribbean. In the 17th and 18th centuries, hundreds of estates produced highly prized cane sugar. Slave labor allowed for profits that today can only be compared to the illegal drug trade.
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Sydney is like no other city in Australia. In addition to modern buildings, it is a combination of historic architecture and the natural beauty of nature.
history:
With the closure of the inner German border in 1952, West Berlin became the main route by which East German citizens left for the West. By 1961, approximately 20% of total population of the GDR (German Democratic Republic) migrated to the West. To prevent further mass emigration, in August 1961 the East German government began construction of the wall around the whole West Berlin.