Sibiu(The European Capital Of Culture For 2007)



Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 155,000.Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. Nowadays the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.
Sibiu is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and, in tandem with Luxembourg, it was designated a European Capital of Culture for the year 2007. Formerly the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons, the old city of Sibiu was ranked as "Europe's 8th most idyllic place to live" by Forbes.



Samuel von Brukenthal High School

 Sibiu is situated near the geographical center of Romania.Set in the Cibin Depression, the city is about 20 km from the Făgăraş Mountains, 12 km from the Cibin Mountains, and about 15 km from the Lotrului Mountains, which border the depression in its southwestern section. The northern and eastern limits of Sibiu are formed by the Târnavelor Plateau, which descends to the Cibin Valley through Guşteriţei Hill.
The Cibin river as well as some smaller streams runs through Sibiu. The geographical position of Sibiu makes it one of the most important transportation hubs in Romania with important roads and railway lines passing through it.


Sibiu Skyline from left to right: Council Tower, Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral, Catholic Church, Reformed (Calvinist) Church, Orthodox Cathedral and in the background the highest peak Moldoveanu_Peak.



Sibiu old buildings and houses



Liars Bridge



Evanghelical Church in background



Arts house

Orthodox Cathedral





Sibiu Fortifications



Sibiu City Hall



The Thick House

A street in the lower town

Piata Mica Sibiu

Brukenthal National Museum

Pyin-Oo-Lwin(One Of The Resorts In Myanmar)

 Pyin-Oo-Lwin is a scenic hill town in Mandalay Division, Myanmar, located in the Shan Highland, some 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay, and at an altitude of 1070 meters (3510 ft).

Pyin Oo Lwin weather during the year

Glorious in autumn (lush greenery), winter (perfect blue skies and amazingly starry nights),  spring (strawberries and cream, flowers, fresh fruit and wonderful  vegetables).  Summer starts in late April (Thingyan festival) with most rain between June and September. 

Mount Fuji-Japan

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan located on Honshu Island at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft).An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, a Historic Site, and has been submitted for future inscription on the World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site.Near Mount Fuji is Lake Kawaguchi which is the most popular of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of tourists, and is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.It has a surface area of 6.13 km² and it is situated at an altitude of approximately 800 metres, which accounts for its relatively cool summers and frequently icy winters.