SYDNEY

If I have chance I want to visit Sydney, Australia. The city was founded by Arthur Phillip who arrived at Botany Bay with a fleet of 11 ships on January 20, 1788. The city has a population of 4,284,379 people. The city had four season such as spring, summer, winter and autumn.Sydney's hot weather in summer makes beaches very popular like Avalon Beach in Sydney's north. Sydney is in a coastal basinbordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and the Royal National Park to the south. This city has a wide variety of cultural institutions. Sydney's iconic Opera House has five theatres capable of hosting a range of performance styles it is the home of Opera Australia is the third busiest opera company in the world, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Sydney's role in the film industry has increased since the opening of Fox Studios Australia in 1998. Films using Sydney as a setting include Finding Nemo, Strictly Ballroom, Mission Impossible II, Muriel's Wedding, and Dirty Deeds. There are many sights to see in Sydney, including Luna Park, Taronga Zoo and others.

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Hello...here I want to description about a city at Ireland. That city is Dublin .The named Dublin is a Hiberno-English derivative of 'Dubh Linn'. Historically, in the traditional Gaelic script used for the Irish language, 'bh' was written wit. Dublin became the key centre of military and judicial power, with much of the power centering on Dublin Castle until independence. From the 14th to late 16th centuries Dublin and the surrounding area, known as the Pale, formed the largest area of Ireland under government control. Besides that, Dublin is the primary centre of education in Ireland, with three universities and several other higher education institutions. There are 20 third-level institutes in the city. The University of Dublin is the oldest university in Ireland dating from the 16th century .In addition; Dublin is a popular shopping spot for both Irish people and tourists. It has several shopping districts, such as Grafton Street, Henry Street, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, and others. The population of this city was 1,186,159 million. For your information, Dublin same with other country in Europe have four season such as mild winters, cool summers, and a lack of temperature extremes.Many tourist like to visit this place between December and August.

San Diego, California

The city that I would like to visit is San Diego, California, where lies on the southwestern corner of the continental United States. San Diego has a temperate Mediterranean climate. It enjoys mild, Dry-Summer subtropical, sunny weather throughout the year. The city's population was estimated to be 1,256,951. It is famous for its very successful economies sector. It is the second largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States, by population. The city was founded in 1499 by the European. There are many sight to see in San Diego’s city, including Coronado Bridge, and the famous San Diego Museum of Art.

miami

Miami lies on the southeastern part of the state of Florida. Miami's coldest month is January when the average temperature overnight is 59.6°F. In July, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 90.9°F. The driest month in Miami is January with 1.88 inches of precipitation, and with 8.63 inches August is the wettest month. The city has a population of 2.4 million people. It is famous for its international center for popular entertainment, the city's Port of Miami, and line Miami. The city was founded in 1513 by Juan Ponce de Leon. There are many sights to see in Miami such as Miami Art Museum and Miami Beach.

LOS ANGELES : The Marvelous City

Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. The city is situated in a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical zone. The average annual temperature is around 66 degrees fahrenheit.

Los Angeles is known as L.A and it is nicknamed The City of Angels. It is rated as an alpha world city, having an estimated population of 3.8 million people. Los Angeles is famous in leading the world in producing popular entertainment such as motion picture, television, internet content, video games and recorded music, which form the base of it's international fame and global status.

Los Angeles was founded in 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve as The Village of our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola.

If I get the chance to go to Los Angeles, I would like to visit Paramount Studios because I want to see the famous film sets such as the one from the film Jaws, Pirates of the Caribbean and Waterworld.

sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California

Helsinki City

Helsinki spreads around a number of bays and peninsulas and over a number of islands. The inner city area occupies a southern peninsula, which is rarely referred to by its actual name Vironnemi. Population density in certain parts of Helsinki's inner city area is very high, reaching 16,494 inhabitants per square kilometer (42,719/sq mi) in the district of Kallio, but as a whole Helsinki's population density of 3,050 inhabitants per square kilometer (7,899/sq mi) ranks it as quite sparsely populated in comparison to other European capital cities. Much of Helsinki outside the inner city area consists of postwar suburbs separated from each other by patches of forests. A narrow, ten kilometer (6.2 mi) long Helsinki Central Park that stretches from the inner city to the northern border of Helsinki is an important recreational area for the residents.

Some notable islands in Helsinki include Seusaari, Lautasaari and Korkeasaari – which is also the country's biggest zoo – as well as the fortress island of Suomeliina (Sveaborg) and the military island of Santahamina.

he city has a temperate continental climate. Owing to the mitigating influence of the Baltic sea and Gulf stream, temperatures in winter are much higher than the northern location might suggest, with the average in January and February around -6 °C. Temperatures below -20 °C occur normally only for a week or two in a year. However, because of the latitude, days lasts less than six hours in the winter solstice, and the very cloudy weather accentuates the darkness. Conversely, Helsinki enjoys long days in summer, eighteen hours at the summer solstice. The temperature June through August is around 18-25 °C.

Climate in 2007 in Helsinki city center (summer temperatures are not very hot and winter temperatures not very cold because of its location near the sea):

Tokyo City

Tokyo was originally known as Edo , meaning estuary. Its name was changed to Tokyo when it became the capital in 1868. The population of Tokyo City is about 12.6 million. The largest ethnic group is Japanese but the five most common foreign nationalities found in Tokyo are Chinese, Korean, Filipino, American and British. Tokyo lies in the humid subtropical climate zone with hot humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. Annual rainfall averages 1,380 mm (55 inches), with a wetter summer and a drier winter. Tokyo also often sees typhoons each year, though few are strong. The last one to hit was " Fitow " in 2007. In Tokyo, the most famous place is Tokyo National Museum, the country's largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese Art.Many different festival occur throughout Tokyo. Major events is the biennial Kanda Festivals. Tokyo has many universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools. Many of Japan's most prestigious universities are in Tokyo, the University of Tokyo being the most prestigious of all. Nowadays, Tokyo is one of the three world finance "command centres", along with New York and London. Tokyo has the largest metropolitan economy in the world.

source : www. wikipedia.com

RESEARCHING A CITY

Paris is the capital city of France. It is situated on the Seine River, in Northern France.Paris has an Ocenic climate. Rainfall can occur any time of the year and snowfalls a rare occurrence. The city has a population of 2,167,994 people. Paris has been a thriving metropolis artistic achievement for centuries. The city's roots reach to the 3rd century. Paris it is famous for its business and cultural centres, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as on of the world's major global cities.There are many place beautiful places that we can visit in Paris such as, Culthedral Netro Dame De Paris, Eiffel Tower, Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe, Luxembourg Garden, Tuileries Garden and more other place. For more information you can search :www.wikipedia.org

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Istanbul City

The Modern Turkish name is Istanbul can be attested,in a range of different variants, from as far back as the 10^th century. The city has also been nicknamed "The City on Seven Hills" because the historic peninsula, the oldest part of the city, was built on seven hills (just like Rome), each of which bears a historic mosque. The city has a Mediterranean climate with hot and humid summers; and cool, rainy and often snowy winters.

Snowfall is quite common, snowing for a week or two during the winter season, but it can be heavy once it snows. It is most likely to occur between the months of December and March. The summer months between June and September bring average daytime temperatures of 28 °C (82 °F). Istanbul is located in the north-west Marmara Region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosphorus which places the city on two continents the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city of Istanbul has a population of 11,372,613 residents according to the latest count as of 2007, and is one of the largest cities in Europe today. At there,the place we must see are Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Galata Tower, The Italian Synagogue in Istanbul and others place.

Source : www.wikipedia.org

Melbourne

Melbourne


I would like to share about Melbourne city with u guys. Melbourne City is located around Port Phillip Bay in Australia's south-east. A person from Melbourne is called a Melburnian. The population of Melbourne City is 3.8 million.The melbourne climate is maximum on record is 4.4 degrees Celsius and it is colder than other Australian capital cities in during winter.Melbourne is realy famous for Melbournen Federation Square ,Melbourne Cricket Ground,Eureka Skydeck,Melbourne Observation Deck, Melbourne Park, Melbourne City Exhibition and Convention Centre,Melbournen Museum,Royal,Exhibition Building,State Library of Victoria,National Gallery of Victoria,Victorian Arts Centre,Crown Casino,Melbourne Aquarium,Shrine of Remembrance,Docklands,and Luna Park Melbournen.Things that we can see in Melbournen is industry and cultural activitys.History about Melbourne city is Melbourne was found in 1835,situated around the Yarra River. Melbourne became Australia's largest and most important city by 1865, but was overtake by Sydney in the early 20th century.(the source about Melbourne city I take from wikipidia).

WhyI like visit Melbournen City is because it is known as one of the world best city.not only that buildings at there also have unique design that realy nice too see.another reason for me to choose Melbourne City is because their culture and tradition which is still follow by the citizen until now…..

MAROCCO....

Marocco, which is also know a Maghribi, is a country in North Afrika with a population of 33,757,175. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reacher past the strait of Gibraltar into the Medeterranean sea. Marocco has International border with Algeria to the east, Spain to the north and to the south. Marocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the American Union. The full arabic name Al-Mamlaka Al-Maghribiya translate to "The Western Kingdom". The Spring is very hot and the summer are wet because this is a monsoon season. Marocco also has winter season.The winter is very mild and cool. It make that place very nice and also beatiful expecially in the night.Morocco is one of the most interesting and rewarding countries for the serious traveler to visit. It has an interesting history, the people are friendly and artistic.Beside that Marocco is the best place to buy silver jewelry and woolen carpets. Many interesting place we can visit at Maroccon such as Casablanca, it has a lot of history. For more informations please check at website www.wikipedia.org.

Seoul City

Seoul is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With over 10 million people, Seoul is one of the world's largest cities proper and metropolitan cities. The city is located on the basin of the Han River in the countries northwest. Seoul first appears in history in 18 BC, when the Baekje kingdom established its capital Wiryeseong in what is now around Songpa-gu, southeastern Seoul. Modern Seoul descends from the Goryeo-era city called Namgyeong, which then became the capital of Korea during the Joseon dynasty. In common with the rest of South Korea, Seoul has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, despite the fact that South Korea is surrounded on three sides by water. Summers are generally hot and humid with monsoons taking place from June until September. August, the hottest month has an average temperature of 22°C to 30°C with higher temperatures possible. Winters are often very cold when compared to places of similar latitude, with an average January temperature of -7°C to 1°C. Winters are generally much drier than summers, although there are 28 days of snows in Seoul in each year on average. There are many sights to see Seoul, including the 63 Buildings, National Museum of Korea, COEX Mall, and World Trade Center. As of 2007, Seoul became the third most expensive city in the world and the most expensive in Asia.

PLOVDIV,BULGARIA

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of 378,107. It is the administrative centre of Plovdiv Province in Southern Bulgaria. The city was established in 681 by the Byzantine Empire. The best time to visit Plovdiv is during the spring and autumn, which are usually cool and dry. Summers are generally hot and dry because of the influence from the Mediterranean. Plovdiv is host to economic and cultural events, which are very interesting. Such as the International Fair Plovdiv, the international theatrical festival "A scene on a crossroad", the TV festival "The golden chest". There are many remains preserved from Antiquity such as the Ancient amphitheatre, Roman odeon, Roman Stadium, the archaeological complex Eirene and others.

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin is the largest city and the capital of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast. The best time to visit it during the May and June. There are the mild winters, cool summers, and lack of temperature extrems. It has long summer days, 19 hours of daylight and short winter days, as short as 9 hours. The city has a population of 1.6 million people. The city's population is expanding rapidly. The name Dublin is Hiberno-English deritative of 'Dubh Linn'. In Irish language, 'Dubh' means black and 'Linn' means pool. Historically, in the traditional Gaelic script used for the Irish language. The French-speaking Normans omitted the dot and spelled the name variously as 'Develyn' or 'Dublin'. Dublin is famous for shopping spot for both Irish people, and also sea port. There are many places to visit in Dublin such as Dublin Castle, Custom House, The Grand Canal, The River Liffey and so on.

KUALA LUMPUR CITY

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper , making up an area of 244km, has an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million. It is fastest growing metropolitan region in the country, in term of population as well as economy.

Kuala Lumpur has an year-round equatorial climate which is warm and sunny, long with plentiful rainfall, especially during the southwest monsoon from September to April. It is famous for many amazing building, like Kuala Lumpur tower, petronas twin tower, and many more place to visit there. Kuala Lumpur it is origins in the 1850 when the malay chief of Klang, Raja Abdullah hired some chinese labourers to open new and larger tin mines.

There are many sights to see in Kuala Lumpur, including the Kuala Lumpur tower, dataran merdeka, tugu negara, istana negara, istana budaya, petronas twin tower, and many more you can get. For more information, please check about it at www.wikipedia.org.

Tokyo-Japan's largest city

Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan. Tokyo is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. Tokyo is unique among the prefectures, providing certain municipal sevices characteristic of a city. Tokyo it's highest population, while that of the 23 ward peak official count was 8,893,094 in the 1965 Census, with the count dipping below 8 million in the 1995 Census. Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo meaning estuary. It's name was changed to Tokyo when it became the de facto imperial capital in 1868. Tokyo lies in the humid subtropical climate zone, with hot humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. Annual rainfall averages 1380 mm, with a wetter summer and a driver winter. Tokyo has numerous outlying island, which extend as far as 1850 km from central Tokyo because of the island's distance from the administrative headquarters of the metropolitan government in Shinjuku, local offices administer them. There are many universities, such as University of Tokyo being the most prestigious of all. Tokyo also has many museums like Tokyo National Museum, the country's largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese art.

Source: www.wikipedia.org

CITIES OF THE WORLD

Egypt, which is also known as Arab Republic Of Egypt, lies on the north Africa. The best time to visit is during the winter months with is between October and March. The city has a population of 80,300,000 people. It is famous for its ancient civilization, some monuments and numerous artifacts. The city was founded in 3150 by King Menes, giving rise to a series of dynasties that ruled Egypt. There are many sight to see in Egypt, including the Nile River, Giza Pyramid Complex and Great Sphinx.

AMMAN,JORDAN

Amman is a capital at Jordan.It is located in Middle East,nothwest of Saudi Arabia.The climate mostly arid desert ,rainy season in west November to April and the terrain mostly desert plateau in east and highland area in west.The city has a population of 5 milion people.It is very famous with dead sea the lowest point on earth.For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946,Jordan was ruled by King Hussein (1953-1999). There are many sights to see in Amman,including Hammmat Main Water Fall where there are hot water falls.It is a great view of a big natural hot spring falling into a big canyon.Actually,Amman has a many interesting places.So,enjoy yourself in Amman,Jordan.

source : www.worldfactsandfigures.com

CITIES OF THE WORLD

Name : Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Location : North Africa
Climate : Egypt does not receive much rainfall except in the winter months, with most of the
rainfall between October and March.
Population : The great majority of its estimated 80,300,000 people.
Famous for : ancient civilization, ancient artifacts, some monuments.
History : A United Kingdom was founded circa 3150 BC by King Menes, giving rise to a series of
dynasties that ruled Egypt.
Things to see : Nile River, Giza Pyramid Complex, and Great Sphinx.
Source : www. wikipedia.org