Lady Leaders Stand Up Please...
Walking towards the Freedom Bridge from ELTE University in Budapest, I saw this memorial. The initial impression of it was a lady teacher in such a braced up posture and the rest (especially the wondering faceless looks of those around her) seemed totally afraid. There is a strange optimistic air around her when I moved around to look at her from all the different angles. While the morning sun was shining from behind, it highlighted her forward looking attitude to guide a group of children.
But later did I realised she is not a 'teacher'...SHE, together with the group of people, were there in memorial of their fighting spirit for liberty, democracy, human rights and most of all FREEDOM
Királylány
Day of Ödön in Hungary. The hungarian version of the German Eugen.
Királylány means something like princess. She has been sitting there for years. With partly opened mouth and with her crown which looks rather like the cap of a clown. And just after writing it down i realised how close are the words CROWN and CLOWN to each other. Tourists like to take photos with her and I guess she enjoys being popular.:)
Verdant Green leaves
From today on I have a special co-author on my Budapest site. Zannnie will post here every second day sharing with you the experiences of a Singaporean lady in the cold autumn/winter Budapest.
It fluctuates around 8 degree celsius and most of the leaves are now almost on the ground. However this is a special sight of today since we still get to see Verdant green against the european architecture and the many windows:)
It fluctuates around 8 degree celsius and most of the leaves are now almost on the ground. However this is a special sight of today since we still get to see Verdant green against the european architecture and the many windows:)
Globe
Day of Alíz in Hungary. This name comes from the Alice...so happy name day Alice!:)
This globe is at the entrance of the University. It was made in 1966 and the text written to the table says: the traffic network of the world. I don't know how was the traffic in the 60's but to me, the globe looks not too "busy" with routes. Maybe they meant 1966 BC.:)
This globe is at the entrance of the University. It was made in 1966 and the text written to the table says: the traffic network of the world. I don't know how was the traffic in the 60's but to me, the globe looks not too "busy" with routes. Maybe they meant 1966 BC.:)
National Museum
Day of Szilvia in Hungary. Yesss.....again my sister. Her birthday and nameday are very close to each other:) Happy name-day Szilva (thats how I call her). Its a Latin name means: forest
The newly renovated National Museum. Till 1998 they kept here the crown of Hungary. But then the actual prime minister found the crown was not a part of our history but something which belongs to our recent life....so he had brought it to the parliament building (maybe to wear it at night):)
The newly renovated National Museum. Till 1998 they kept here the crown of Hungary. But then the actual prime minister found the crown was not a part of our history but something which belongs to our recent life....so he had brought it to the parliament building (maybe to wear it at night):)But dont worry...there are still a lot to see in the National Museum.
The Winner!
Day of Jónás and Renátó in Hungary. Jónás comes from Hebrew. Means: pigeon. Renátó has latin origine means reborn.
Today is the day when I finish my 16 days long quiz. The answer to the last question you can find here.
Today is the day when I finish my 16 days long quiz. The answer to the last question you can find here.
It was really a fun to me even if I had to spend much much more time with it then before. But it was worth. 33 of you took part in my game and during this more then two weeks I have got more then 230 comments altogether which is great honour to me! THANK YOU!
The questions were very easy at times (at the beginning just to comment meant a point) at times too hard. Mostly (but not always) I choosed questions related to history of my country or city because I just love history.:) Thats why my today's photo is also a historical one, from the early 1900's on the Blaha Lujza sqaure in Budapest.
And now.....finally....the result of the game. Who will get the Szamos Marcipan?:)
All the participants deserve some extra attention so here I include their links and their points and scrolling down you will see who won the prize:):
John 1, Sally 1, Annie 1, Santy 1, Vanessa said (I cant find your link) 1, Irredento Urbanita 1, Ackworth born 1, Selana18 1, Mountainboy 1, Denton 1, Orly 1, Ann 1, Giuce 1, Marieta 1, Kala 1, Edwin 1, Lisi 1,
Nathalie 2, Bill 2, Carol 2, Zannie 2, Carlos 2, James 2,
Kate 3, Keropok man 3, Lara 3,
Dawn 4, Photowannabe 4
Olivier 5
Lachezar 6
Kris 7
Jing 10
And finally! Two great ladies who gave a great amount of good answers (12 from 16..)....the WINNERS:
Jazzy 12 (Tuzla) and Meg Nakagawa 12 (Nelson) !!!!
Congratulations! And both of you deserve the Szamos Marcipán. Jazzy you were so so persistant, you took part from the very beginning. And Meg....you are really a very surprising person.:) A real fighter...you arrived late...missed the first few questions...but you did such a great job, never failed and you MADE it! Pls Jazzy, Meg send me a postal address to my soteria@axelero.hu e-mail and wait for the post patiently:)
Freedom square
Day of Márton in Hungary. Comes from the Latin Martinus which means: like the god Mars.
Szabadság tér (Freedom square). This is the soviet monument remembering the unknown soldiers died while they liberated/occupided (everyone can choose the right word after his/her political view)Hungary. The fence is around it because the rioters damaged the monument and now its not allowed to get there. The white building behind the monument is the Inter-Europa Bank and I guess they made a great job renovating that building. And in the distance you can see the roof of the parliament building. Actually this is the same square where Harry Hill's (not the Brittish comedian) statue is located.
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Today is the last day of my quiz. Tomorrow we will know who gets the Szamos Marcipan.:) The last question is not easy at all. My surname is Bugarszki..(say: Bugarski)
What is the origin of the surname Bugarszki:
A, Its a Hungarian name which means: comes from Bugarszk
B, Its an old Polish surname
C, Its Macedono-Bulgarian name
The right answer to the previous question is: B, The Turul visible in the Palace of Buda
The taurus is a Greek symbol and the Lion is widely used on old buildings but the Turul (which is an eagle) is the ancient symbol.
Thank you for all to participate in my quiz and visit my site tomorrow to see the final results!:)
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Today is the last day of my quiz. Tomorrow we will know who gets the Szamos Marcipan.:) The last question is not easy at all. My surname is Bugarszki..(say: Bugarski)
What is the origin of the surname Bugarszki:
A, Its a Hungarian name which means: comes from Bugarszk
B, Its an old Polish surname
C, Its Macedono-Bulgarian name
The right answer to the previous question is: B, The Turul visible in the Palace of Buda
The taurus is a Greek symbol and the Lion is widely used on old buildings but the Turul (which is an eagle) is the ancient symbol.
Thank you for all to participate in my quiz and visit my site tomorrow to see the final results!:)
Taurus
Day of Réka in Hungary. An old Hun name she was the wife of Attila the Hun.
Right now this statue is on the Boráros tér right beside the Petőfi bridge in Pest. But originally this statue belonged to the old national theater. Now standing there all alone on that square....i dont know why they didnt bring it to the new national theater to his mates:)
What is the ancient symbol-animal of Hungary?
A, The Taurus on the Boráros square
B, The Turul visible in the Palace of Buda
C, The Lions on the chain bridge
(if you spend enough time exploring Budapest DP you can find the answer but pure guess is a good game too to try your luck):)
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The right answer to the previous question is A, Harry Hill Bandholtz was a general who prevented a group of Romanian soldier from removing the treasures of the National Museum in 1919.
There were no American (or any other) zones in Budapest nor in 1919 neither in 1945. Only this crazy guy (me) found it out:)
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Right now this statue is on the Boráros tér right beside the Petőfi bridge in Pest. But originally this statue belonged to the old national theater. Now standing there all alone on that square....i dont know why they didnt bring it to the new national theater to his mates:)
What is the ancient symbol-animal of Hungary?
A, The Taurus on the Boráros square
B, The Turul visible in the Palace of Buda
C, The Lions on the chain bridge
(if you spend enough time exploring Budapest DP you can find the answer but pure guess is a good game too to try your luck):)
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The right answer to the previous question is A, Harry Hill Bandholtz was a general who prevented a group of Romanian soldier from removing the treasures of the National Museum in 1919.
There were no American (or any other) zones in Budapest nor in 1919 neither in 1945. Only this crazy guy (me) found it out:)
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Harry Hill Bandholtz
Day of Tivadar in Hungary. The Hungarian version of Theodor means: the present of God
This is general Harry Hill Bandholtz. I took this photo from behind because the light was much better like this. His statue is right in front of the US Embassy. But who was general Harry Hill Bandholtz?
A, American General who prevented a group of Romanian soldier from removing the treasures of the National Museum in 1919.
B, American General, the commander of the American zone of Budapest in 1945.
C, American General, the commander of the American zone of Budapest in 1919.
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The right answer to the previous question is C, a concert place and restaurant. It was a former Ukrainian ship..but never on cruise anymore:)
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This is general Harry Hill Bandholtz. I took this photo from behind because the light was much better like this. His statue is right in front of the US Embassy. But who was general Harry Hill Bandholtz?
A, American General who prevented a group of Romanian soldier from removing the treasures of the National Museum in 1919.
B, American General, the commander of the American zone of Budapest in 1945.
C, American General, the commander of the American zone of Budapest in 1919.
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The right answer to the previous question is C, a concert place and restaurant. It was a former Ukrainian ship..but never on cruise anymore:)
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A38
Day of Zsombor in Hungary. Its an ancient Hungarian name but its origin is Slavic. Means:: bufallo
I took this photo yesterday near to the University. This is the ship A38 (Artemovszk 38). It was just half past 3 pm but the colors started to be deeper and deeper around preparing for the sunset.
The question of the day:
What is the A38 ship?
A, A ship of a rich Ukrainian man to travel around.
B, An excursion ship for summer on the Duna (Danube) in Budapest.
C, A concert place and restaurant.
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The right answer to the previous question is B, It was a tribute to the 70th birthday of Stalin.
I know its weird but it is like this. They change the name of the streets very often..and who knows why...they kept this numbers on the trolleys.
I will take some more (better) photos of the geographical museum and it's statues soon.
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The question of the day:
What is the A38 ship?
A, A ship of a rich Ukrainian man to travel around.
B, An excursion ship for summer on the Duna (Danube) in Budapest.
C, A concert place and restaurant.
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The right answer to the previous question is B, It was a tribute to the 70th birthday of Stalin.
I know its weird but it is like this. They change the name of the streets very often..and who knows why...they kept this numbers on the trolleys.
I will take some more (better) photos of the geographical museum and it's statues soon.
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Spiderman
Day of Rezső in Hungary. Its the Hungarian version of Rudolf.
Maybe spiderman visited this place.:) Annie's and Jing's photo from yesterday inspired this post. When I saw their wires I remembered I took the other day a photo at the Ethnographical Museum. Just when I uploaded it to the PC I realized that the photo shows a lot of wire of tramways and trolley-buses.
In Budpest the numbers of trolley-buses start with No. 70. For example 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81...maybe there are more I just remember this lines suddenly.
The question of the day:
Why the numbers of trolley-buses start with No. 70 in Budapest?
A, When they introduced them they wanted to refer to the 70th anniversary of the birth of Budapest (birth means when Buda and Pest has merged)
B, It was a tribute to the 70th birthday of Stalin.
C, Because the other numbers were taken by buses, tramways, subways etc.
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The right answer to the previous question is A, 15.000
Its a suprise even to me, because they seem to be much more. They say (I didnt have time to check out this information) they sell more then 100.000 copies of Chinese newspaper...so they are much more then the official number or Chinese people like to read very much even two, three times the same newspaper:) Anyway..I am happy that they are here..because I love they beautiful shaped eyes and they make our country colourful.
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Maybe spiderman visited this place.:) Annie's and Jing's photo from yesterday inspired this post. When I saw their wires I remembered I took the other day a photo at the Ethnographical Museum. Just when I uploaded it to the PC I realized that the photo shows a lot of wire of tramways and trolley-buses.
In Budpest the numbers of trolley-buses start with No. 70. For example 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81...maybe there are more I just remember this lines suddenly.
The question of the day:
Why the numbers of trolley-buses start with No. 70 in Budapest?
A, When they introduced them they wanted to refer to the 70th anniversary of the birth of Budapest (birth means when Buda and Pest has merged)
B, It was a tribute to the 70th birthday of Stalin.
C, Because the other numbers were taken by buses, tramways, subways etc.
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The right answer to the previous question is A, 15.000
Its a suprise even to me, because they seem to be much more. They say (I didnt have time to check out this information) they sell more then 100.000 copies of Chinese newspaper...so they are much more then the official number or Chinese people like to read very much even two, three times the same newspaper:) Anyway..I am happy that they are here..because I love they beautiful shaped eyes and they make our country colourful.
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Chinese market
Day of Lénárd in Hungary. But whos care Lénárd?:) Today is my sister's birthday! Happy birthday Szilva!:)
This is the entrance of the Chinese Market in Budapest. We call it Józsefvárosi Piaci (Market of Józsefváros) which refers to the location, so we do not call it Chinese Market here. We even dont have a China Town the asian immigrants are integrated at least when it comes to housing.
The question of the day:
How many Chinese immigrants are apr. in Hungary?
A, 15.000
B, 45.000
C, 135.000
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The right answer to the previous question was A, 9
Bridges from the south to the north:
1, Déli vasúti összekötő bridge (a bridge for trains)
2, Lágymányosi bridge
3, Petőfi bridge
4, Szabadság bridge
5, Erzsébet bridge
6, Lánc bridge (it sounds weird like this: Lánchíd or Chainbridge)
7, Margit bridge
8, Árpád bridge
9, Északi vasúti összekötő bridge (a bridge for trains)
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This is the entrance of the Chinese Market in Budapest. We call it Józsefvárosi Piaci (Market of Józsefváros) which refers to the location, so we do not call it Chinese Market here. We even dont have a China Town the asian immigrants are integrated at least when it comes to housing.
The question of the day:
How many Chinese immigrants are apr. in Hungary?
A, 15.000
B, 45.000
C, 135.000
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The right answer to the previous question was A, 9
Bridges from the south to the north:
1, Déli vasúti összekötő bridge (a bridge for trains)
2, Lágymányosi bridge
3, Petőfi bridge
4, Szabadság bridge
5, Erzsébet bridge
6, Lánc bridge (it sounds weird like this: Lánchíd or Chainbridge)
7, Margit bridge
8, Árpád bridge
9, Északi vasúti összekötő bridge (a bridge for trains)
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Elizabeth bridge
Day of Imre in Hungary. It comes from German Amalrich, Emmerich which means powerful, famous, royal.
An another bridge of Budapest. The Elizabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd) with the palace of Buda in the background. Actually this photo was taken right beside the green Szabadság (freedom) Bridge I posted the other day. So in the downtown bridges are pretty close to each other.
An another bridge of Budapest. The Elizabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd) with the palace of Buda in the background. Actually this photo was taken right beside the green Szabadság (freedom) Bridge I posted the other day. So in the downtown bridges are pretty close to each other.--------------------------------------
The right answer to the previous question was C, roman catholic
The 2001 Census of Population shows there are 10.198.315 people in Hungary altogether.
Among them:
5.289.521 Roman Catholic
1.622.796 Reformed
304.705 Evangelic
But it doesnt mean that so many people are religious in Hungary. They are baptisted maybe but if we look at the statistics how many people visit the churches we find that around 13% (1,3 millon) people are in fact religious. Hungarian society is rather secular.
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The question of the day:
How many bridges cross the river Duna (Danube) in Budapest?
A, 9
B, 10
C, 11
Bakáts square catholic church
Day of Károly in Hungary. The name refers to the ancient Hungarian name Karuly and to the German Carl too.
I took this photo from the windows of my office at the foundation. It was very cold outside and windy but just looking at the warm light of sunset light made me feel better.
I took this photo from the windows of my office at the foundation. It was very cold outside and windy but just looking at the warm light of sunset light made me feel better.
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The right answer to the previous question was B, "Zs" is a special double letter and prounanced like the French "J" (Jean, Jeacques).
We have have some special double letters in Hungarian. "Zs" is one of them. Some more example:
"Sz": like English S (soul, sound)
"Gy": like Russian D (devushka)
"Ty": like Russian T (teper, teplo)
"Cs": like Chine Q (bu ke Qi, Qingdao)
"Zs": like French J (Jean, Jeacques) you know it already...hehe
"Ny":like Spanish N (maNana)
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Ok..now the question of the day:
Which is the leading religion in Hungary?
A, evangelic
B, reformed (calvinistic)
C, roman catholic
Szabadság híd
Day of Győző in Hungary. They created this name in the XIXth Century as the Hungarian version of Victor.
The right answer to the previous question was A, the KuK Monarchy. It lasted till 1918 when right after the I World War in the autumn the Chrisantemum Revolution started with Mihály Károlyi and in couple of months from 1919 March 21 the 133 days long Hungarian Soviet Republic came with the communist Béla Kun. Stormy times and my poor grandma was only 2 years old baby.
The other day Lachezar asked in a comment what was the name of the bridge in the background of my saturday traffic photo. This is that bridge....the Szabadság híd (Freedom bridge). Originally it was called Franz Joseph bridge after the last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
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The right answer to the previous question was A, the KuK Monarchy. It lasted till 1918 when right after the I World War in the autumn the Chrisantemum Revolution started with Mihály Károlyi and in couple of months from 1919 March 21 the 133 days long Hungarian Soviet Republic came with the communist Béla Kun. Stormy times and my poor grandma was only 2 years old baby.
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Jing wrote me an instant message on yahoo about the right answer as she has technical problems in China and she couldnt open my comments. Of course I accepted her answer:)
Today the question is about me.:)
How to prounance my name (Zsolt)?
A, "Z" is like the Russian Z (zeloniy, zolotoy) or English Z (zodiac) and the "S" is silent behind it.
B, "Zs" is a special double letter and prounanced like the French "J" (Jean, Jeacques)
C, "Z" is silent and "S" is prounanced like English S (salt, sound, secret).
All saints day
Day of Achilles in Hungary. Greek name, means: the son of the snake.
November 2 is the day of the dead in Hungary. But I didnt want to give this title to my post.
November 2 is the day of the dead in Hungary. But I didnt want to give this title to my post.
My sweet grandma is on the photo. When it came to taking photos she always prefered standing or sitting near to her flowers and plants.......and they were beautiful growing under her hands.
She has gone 9 years ago.
When I was child I saw a movie called The Blue Bird. Two children (sister and brother) went to search for the blue bird. On their way they visited their dead grandparents in the heaven who were very happy for the visit and they said to their grandchildren: - anytime you think of us the clouds will open and we can see you there downstairs.
I think very often of my grandma and I just hope when she sees me...... she is proud of me...................................at least at times:)
She was born in 1917. Very hard times in our history. The question of the day is connected with this year:
What was in Hungary in 1917:
A, the KuK Monarchy
B, the Chrisantemum Revolution
C, the 133 days of the Hungarian-soviet-republic.
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About the previous question:
The right answer is C, Magyarország and it seems it was very easy question. The other two countries: Oroszország = Russia, Olaszország = Italy if you wanna know.
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THEME DAY: Something that is about to disappear soon
Day of Marianna in Hungary. They say the name was created from Maria and Anna.
Again it is the THEME DAY for DP family: Something that is about to disappear soon. The photo I am posting today was taken in the Palace of Buda. This building was a jail used by the Habsburgs in the XIXth Century and then after 1945 it was used by the US. Somehow, it became the property of the US government.(Nowadays, they say that the US Marine guys are living there but I've never seen any of them). For some reasons, they didn't touch it at all since 1945. So even in 2006, you can see the signs of the ''II. World War'' and ''1956'' on this wall : the holes made by bullets.
Again it is the THEME DAY for DP family: Something that is about to disappear soon. The photo I am posting today was taken in the Palace of Buda. This building was a jail used by the Habsburgs in the XIXth Century and then after 1945 it was used by the US. Somehow, it became the property of the US government.(Nowadays, they say that the US Marine guys are living there but I've never seen any of them). For some reasons, they didn't touch it at all since 1945. So even in 2006, you can see the signs of the ''II. World War'' and ''1956'' on this wall : the holes made by bullets.And why did I say it is about to disappear soon? Because it seems the US Government will return the building to Hungary and the government will probably reconstruct it. And I am optimistic that no more bullets will make holes on these walls anymore......so it is about to disappear soon.....
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About the previous question of my game:
The right answer was B, 60!
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The question for today:
How we call Hungary in Hungarian language?
A: Olaszország
B: Oroszország
C: Magyarország
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Do check out wonderful THEME DAY photos of the other 61 fellow Daily Photobloggers who are participating in the 1st November theme as follows:
Due to time zone differences and other factors, the theme photo may not be displayed until later if you are viewing early in the day.
Porto -Seattle WA USA (Kim) -London, UK -Greenville, SC -Albuquerque, NM (USA) -St Paul Kate -ShangHai, China -Phoenix, Az -Twin Cities, MN -Sequim, WA -Stayton, OR, USA -Bandung (Indonesia) -Dallas, USA -Stavanger (Norway) -Singapore (zannnie) -Budapest (Hungary) -Paris (France) -Tuzla (BiH) -Melbourne, (Aust.) -Auckland, New Zealand Singapore (Raymond) -Dubai UAE (DXBluey) -Vantaa, Finland -Oshawa, Ontario, Canada -St. Paul MN Carol -Singapore (Keropok) -Delta Colorado, USA -Rotterdam (Netherlands -Queens, NY (USA) -Tenerife (Spain) -Santiago (Chile) -Nelson, New Zealand -( Japan ) -Hyde (UK) Sydney (Sally) -Manila, Philippines -Aliso Viejo, CA (USA) -Nottingham UK -Brussels, Belgium -Sharon, CT (USA) -Sydney Australia (Nathalie) -Edinburgh, Scotland -Evry, France -San Diego, CA (USA) -Santa Clara, CA (USA) -Saarbrücken, Germany -Joplin, MO (USA) -Indianapolis,IN (USA) -Trujillo (Peru) - Barcelona (Spain) -Berlin (Germany) - Vancouver, BC (Canada) -Trier (Germany) - Houston, TX (USA) - Joensuu,(Finland) - Jakarta, Indonesia - Van Buren (AR USA)- Macky (Kyoto, Japan)- Macky (Tokyo, Japan) - Wilf (Réal, France) - Kala (Honolulu, Hawai'i)