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Biscayne National Park

posted by wwilson on 2 December 2010 at 17:44

I got taken here by friends who I was visiting in Miami and I loved it. We spent our time by the mangrove forests which are amazing, as well as looking in the seagrass beds to see if we could see turtles and manatees but to no avail, i suspect we were too noisy! Would love to go back to the coral reef part and to see the tropical forest in the interior too.

where, when, how, web
At the south of the city, you'll probably need a car i'd have thought
www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm

tags
Miami park  sea  beautiful 

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Ziff Ballet Opera House

posted by mkepplinger on 2 December 2010 at 17:43

My husband treated me to an evening here where we watched a modern ballet that was really lovely. The whole thing was also enhanced by the beautiful theatre. The opera house is huge but it almost gets lost inside the Adrienne Arscht Performing Centre, which you should try to visit for something, i'm sure there's got to be something to tempt you there!

where, when, how, web
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, bus biscayne bd @NE 14th

tags
Miami ballet  opera  performance centre 

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Estufa Fria

posted by fwile on 2 December 2010 at 17:19

Visiting Lisbon with my grandparents opened my eyes to some very different places and this was one of the loveliest. The three greenhouses were really interesting, particularly the ominously-named fleshy plants house! The lake made for a perfect walk after lunch too.

where, when, how, web
Parque Eduardo VII, metro marques de mombal, sao sebastiao, or parque
www.palmasur.com/en/cgi-bin/section.asp?sid=2&oid=2&pid=32

tags
Lisbon greenhouse  plants 

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Se Cathedral

posted by lberkheimer on 2 December 2010 at 17:18

Built in 1147 this cathedral was built on the remains of a msosque as well as on part of a Roman road. The excavations of the mosque can be seen in the cloisters. The cathedral iself is impressive but successive rebuilding after earthquakes have left a mixed bag of architectural treasures, but it is imposing nonetheless.

where, when, how, web
at the foot of the hill, by the harbourside. nearest metro baixa or terreico do paco

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Lisbon cathedral  mosque  imposing 

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Vasco da Gama Aquarium

posted by kloewentsein on 2 December 2010 at 17:17

This is a really interesting place, totally different from a normal aquarium. There are some live animals, notably some seals, but the main point is the collection and preservation of sea life and sea plants, sort of like natural history for the sea. Lots of the exhibits date back to Carlos I and the museum's opening in 1898.

where, when, how, web
near Alges, on the N6

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Lisbon aquarium  plant collection  preserved animals 

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