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The famous gold museum in Lima is one of the city’s top tourist attractions, and contains an enormous collection of 10,000 gold, silver and copper pieces, some of which are excellent. The museum was briefly closed in 2001, with the suspicion that many of the pieces on display are fakes. However, the museum is still well worth visiting. In addition to the precious metals, the museum has a fine collection of textiles, stone carvings and ceramics, including a large collection of erotic ceramics. However, the overall collection is poorly displayed and has appalling labelling. This private collection contains a staggering display of pre-Hispanic gold, Paracas textiles, and ceramics; some replicas be found within exhibits. There’s also an excellent bookshop, and large display of military objects connected with important people from world history.
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Mark Twain described golf as “a good walk spoiled”.
Enjoy the sounds of golf – the swish of steel, the thwack of graphite on ball, the plop of ball in cup. Play the shots of your life reveling in the surrounding natural beauty.
New Zealand – offering silence, scenery, fresh clean air and of course world class golf courses with great golfing for all levels of golfer. The people are friendly, the golf experience is mesmerising, the golf courses are challenging, the golf accommodation is memorable and we would love to have you visit. If you are accompanying a golfer and don’t play golf, use our great ideas and suggestions for you to spend a fruitful time in New Zealand. We will design a program to match your interests or leave you to relax.
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The origins of Shwedagon are lost in antiquity, its age unknown. Long before the pagoda was built, its location on Singuttara hill was already an ancient sacred site because of the buried relics of the three previous Buddhas. According to one legend, nearly 5000 years had passed since the last Buddha walked the Earth, and Singuttara hill would soon lose its blessedness unless it was reconsecrated with relics of a new Buddha. In order that such new relics might be obtained, King Okkalapa of Suvannabhumi spent much time atop the hill, meditating and praying. A series of miracles ensued and eight hairs of the historical Buddha were, somewhat magically, brought to the hill. To enshrine the relics, multiple pagodas of silver, tin, copper, lead, marble, iron and gold where built one on top of the other to a height of twenty meters. During the following centuries, passing from myth to historical fact, the pagoda grew to its present height of ninety-eight meters. Much of the continued construction of Shwedagon was actually reconstruction following disastrous earthquakes. During the 17th century the pagoda suffered earthquake damage on at least eight occasions. A particularly bad quake in 1786 brought the entire top half of the pagoda to the ground and its current shape and height date from the reconstruction of that time.
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The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku) is a three-story viewing and pleasure pavilion constructed on the edge of a pond as the focal point to a much larger garden on the grounds of the Rokuonji Temple. It gains its more popular name of ‘Kinkakuji’ from the gold plating on the exterior of the pavilion.
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Imagine long days of warm, leisurely pleasure with all your wishes catered for. Wake to a splendid breakfast and views of glistening lakes and rolling hills. Tee off on some of the most immaculately presented greens in the country or spend the day relaxing with not a care in the world. Finally, end the day with Chef Albert’s mouth watering cuisine, excellent wine, superb service and the deep comfort of your own villa of luxury.
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