The Scotland of the imagination is a land of rolling green hills, kilt-wearing bagpipers, and crumbling castles. Scotland is one of the most beautiful place on earth.

The Falkirk wheel, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dunnottar castle from the beach, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom

Bow fiddle, Portknockie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Eilean Donan castle, Dornie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sligachan bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kilchurn castle, Lochawe, Scotland, United Kingdom

Loch Lomond, Scotland, United Kingdom

Tantallon castle, North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

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The Antwerp Central Station is one of the world’s most impressive railway stations. The monumental main building was designed by the Bruges architect L. Delacenserie. It has a huge dome and 8 smaller towers of which 6 were demolished during the 1950s, but these were reconstructed in 2009 together with several ornaments including large lion statues. The colorful interior is lavishly decorated with more than 20 different kinds of marble and stone. The main hall and the railway cafeteria can match the interiors of many palaces. The National Belgian Railway Company, SNCB-Holding, took up the challenge to transform the 1905 station into one meeting 2010 technological requirements and social needs, while still respecting its cultural heritage. The monumental architecture of the station has been painstakingly restored and integrated within a new structure by the architects, creating a dynamic blend of old and new, of stone, and brick and concrete. The 3.8km tunnel drilled under the existing station allowing high speed trains to travel between Amsterdam and Brussels, took eleven years of work, yet did not interrupt traffic.

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Halong Bay is one of the most breathtaking natural landmark in Vietnam. Archipelago is made up of thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Some of the islands are quite large and there are small alcoves with sandy beaches where swimming is possible. Ha Long bay lies in the northeastern part of Vietnam and is 165 Km from Hanoi. It has an area of around 1,553 km2. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments.

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