巴塞罗那,地中海沿岸的大都市,已经进入了第三个千禧年,可是她依然生机盎然,充满青春活力。l992-午举办的奥运会使巴塞罗那有机会全面地进行了举世瞩目的城市改造。现在,通过举力-2004年全球_文化论坛,完成了其它剩余和必要的城市改造工程。尽管巴塞罗那城市得到了全面的更新与改造,可是她仍然保留着吸引人的传统特色:开放而热情好吞的人们,充满阳光的舒适气候,年平均气温均保持在摄氏十七度的生活环境,丰富多彩的建筑瑰宝,优美怡人的自然环境。同时,巴塞罗那已经是一座完全现代化的大都市,拥有崭新的国际机场,新颖的住-9区、娱乐区和各项服务设施以及现代化的通讯设施。城市面貌焕然一新,尤其是朝向大海的城区已经由旧变新,清晰迷人。 如果您长久离开巴塞罗那,现在又重新返回来,您会发现她变了,变得更加美丽动人。本
Bringing a dramatic moment of World War II to vivid life, author Stephen Krensky answers questions about the historic importance of the military action at Pearl Harbor. Written in simple yet clear language, the book teaches readers about the political scene before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in December 1941, and how this event shaped our country's place in the world.
More kick than kung fu, more bite than dim sum, moreastounding than a Hong Kong skyscraper - Cantonese is the trademarkof success for your travels in southern China. Get talking and putyour best face forward with this phrasebook in your hand. Containsuseful phrases pertaining to transportation, social interaction,food, and safe travel.
In 1977, Laura Bell, at loose ends after graduating fromcollege, leaves her family home in Kentucky for a wild andunexpected adventure: herding sheep in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin.Inexorably drawn to this life of solitude and physical toil, ayoung woman in a man’s world, she is perhaps the strangest memberof this beguiling community of drunks and eccentrics. So begins herunabating search for a place to belong and for the raw materialswith which to create a home and family of her own. Yet only throughtime and distance does she acquire the wisdom that allows her tosee the love she lived through and sometimes left behind. By turns cattle rancher, forest ranger, outfitter, masseuse, wifeand mother, Bell vividly recounts her struggle to find solid earthin which to put down roots. Brimming with careful insight andwritten in a spare, radiant prose, her story is a heart-wrenchingode to the rough, enormous beauty of the Western landscape and thepeculiar sweetness of hard labor, to finding oneself even i
Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy.Healthy Travel Asia India is a user-friendly guide tominimising health risks and dealing with problems while on theroad. The second edition covers Southeast Asia, North Asia and theIndian Subcontinent and includes a listing of the best hospitalsand medical centres in the region as well as a glossary of medicalterms to aid communication with medical practitioners. Also included is a comprehensive first-aid section; clear adviceon treating common travel illnesses; a guide to traditional Asianmedicine; safety tips for outdoor action, including diving andhigh-altitude trekking; and tailored advice for travellers of allages and needs.
As anyone who has spent time on the road knows, you often haveto depend on signs...to navigate through a town, locate your hotel,even obey the law - a scary thought if you've ever come across anyof the publicly posted absurdities that appear in this book. Signsabout as easy to understand as a Swahili auctioneer (to anon-Swahili speaker) or as well-planned as the dance steps in amosh pit with the help of signspotters around the globe, we'veassembled a collection of some of the most unintentionallyentertaining postings on the planet - we hope they confuse andamuse you!