Kyoto is a city of rivers, bicycles and most importantly temples. I rented a bicycle and explored first the east side and then the west side of the city for two days. It is a flat city except for a few sloped roads. There are so many cyclists that they have bicycle roads and bicycle parking slots here. I am riding on one of the bridges over the river and heading east. The first attraction I stop at is obviously a temple. I am parking my bicycle, buying a ticket and walking in the temple. I...

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Dünyanın en güzel rotalarından biri, kuzeyde Hout Koyu, güneyde Noordhoek Plajı arasında yer alan Chapman’s Peak Drive (adını 1607’de burada karaya oturan bir İngiliz gemisinin kaptanı John Chapman’dan alıyor) bir mühendislik mucizesi. Yapımı yedi yıl süren bu neredeyse ‘imkansız’ proje 1922’de başarıyla son buluyor.Dokuz kilometre uzunluğunda ve yüz on dört kavşağa sahip bu yol Hout Bay’de başlayıp bir tarafı dağlarla diğer tarafı okyanusla çevrili enfes manzaralar sunarak Noordhoek’te son...

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One of the most beautiful routes in the world, Chapman's Peak Drive (named after John Chapman, the captain of an English ship that ran aground here in 1607), located between Hout Bay in the north and Noordhoek Beach in the south, is an engineering marvel. This nearly 'impossible' project, which took seven years to complete, ended successfully in 1922.This nine-kilometer-long road with one hundred and fourteen intersections starts in Hout Bay and ends in Noordhoek, offering stunning views...

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