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My city

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Reading

magazine-style text about Liverpool

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Read this article if you want to learn more about Liverpool.

Are there any interesting places to visit in your country?

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Submitted by Muhammad Hamay… on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 09:22

I'm from Pakistan the border connect by India Iran Afghanistan borders. It has many beautiful places and historical monuments. it has beautiful lakes mountain world's highest mountain and museum and a famous restaurant and many more to see.

Submitted by ahgima099 on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 14:35

I'm from Myanmar. There are many beautiful places in my country. I recommend "Bagan", the ancient city of Myanmar if you visit. There are thousands of pagodas in Bagan. You should watch the view of sunset. It is amazing.

Submitted by megh__ on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 13:48

In italy I recommend to visit the Cathedral in Milan. you can't not go to Venice especially during the Festival of the cinema.

Submitted by Turtle08 on Mon, 08/29/2022 - 09:10

I think that there are lots of places to visit in Italy, and probably I don't even know all of them. I recommend you to visit Rome, which is the capital city, because you can see lots of things like the Colosseum.

Submitted by SEBASTIAN on Wed, 07/06/2022 - 22:46

hi this is some good places to visit in my country Statue of Liberty, Ciudad de Nueva York. ... National Mall, Washington, D.C. ... Letrero de Hollywood, Los Ángeles, California. ... Route 66, Oklahoma. ... Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. ... Gateway Arch, St. ... Space Needle, Seattle, Washington.
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Submitted by Javiera_Ophelia on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 01:25

I believe in my country there are many places for visit. I recommend to visit costanera center , it's a big building and it has a lot of shops

Submitted by Baldbanana on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 22:03

I think, that the best place to explore Russia for all will be Moscow. The most famous places to visit in Moscow: St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow Metro, Kremlin, Red Square, Bolshoi Theater etc.

Submitted by 10AN615 on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 17:13

I'm from Turkey. Turkey is a very beautiful place. I recommend you to go to the capital city of Ankara.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 09:31

Hi I live in Germany, but I'm from South Korea. In Germany there are many interesting places to visit. For example in the capital city Berlin there is the "Brandenburger Tor" (Gate of Brandenburg). And the "Berliner Mauer" (Berlin wall). Every year in Munich there is the October festival. And the highest mountain in Germany is "Zugspitze". The Neuschwanstein castle is also popular. FlowerQueen~♡

Submitted by Fadikly on Thu, 06/02/2022 - 17:36

im from Turkey. there are many historical places in there. its too important for us.

Submitted by gabioliveira1001 on Sun, 05/01/2022 - 17:23

I'm from Brazil, a beautiful coutry. It has wonderful landscapes, beautiful beachs and many tourist atractions. One of these atractions is the Cristo Redentor, a large statue located in Rio de Janeiro. Other beautiful place for to visit is the Copacabana Beach.
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Submitted by patiair on Tue, 11/02/2021 - 00:01

I’m from Mexico, I live in Puebla city. Here in Puebla there are so many places for visit, for example, Los Fuertes, it is very nice and there you can see the whole city and you can run or play. You can visit the downtown, there you can fine a lot of places to eat, and a lot of museums. You can go to the volcano "Popocatelpetl", there you can explore the nature, you will see waterfalls, and silvester animals.
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Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 17:17

My country, Myanmar has a lot of beautiful and interesting places. If you want to know about Myanmar's history you should visit Bagan. It has a lot of pagodas and you can also see traditional art in the ancient pagoda. If you want to chill out, you should visit Chaung-Thar-Beach and Pyin-Oo-Lwin. Pyin-Oo-Lwin is a hill town. If you like mountain climbing, you should visit Kayin State, you can climb Mount Zwegabin.
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:48

I am from Ukraine. If one day you will decide going to Ukraine to have a tour you should go to the capital of Ukraine Kyiv, Lviv, Yaremcha. In Kiev you can find many beautiful parks, churches, views on the city. In Lviv you can observe catholic churches, visit beautiful romantic streets and eat Ukrainian national dishes such as vareniki and salo, drink Ukrainian national alchogol drink vodka(that's only for adults). You can see a lot of beautiful women in all Ukrainian cities.
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Submitted by Fairy on Sun, 11/08/2020 - 14:21

I'm from Myanmar. My city is also beautiful. My city is bounded by mountain and sea. Many beauty and scenery are crowded in my city. Every place is enjoyable for its natural scenic view. Therefore, My city is inwardly as well as outwardly beautiful place. But not only my city. All city are beautiful in all over the world. If you want you can visit my city anytime.
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Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 16:43

Friend, I am from Myanmar too. I live in Yangon. I agree what you write there are many beautiful and interesting places in Myanmar. It really pleased to meet you. I never think I will meet one Burmese in this website. OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE.

Submitted by anna28 on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 19:46

I am going to introduce you to the best places to visit in my country, Romania. We have the most impressive medieval castles: The Bran Castle,The Corvin Castle, Peles Castle. If you are a nature lover indulge yourself at the Danube Delta. It is the largest delta from Europe and the largest part is in Romania. It` a unique nature reserve in the world. The Carpathian Mountain are the most spectacular mountains in our country. Here you can visit the National Parks, displaying a unique and variety vegetation and wildlife. Piata Mare or a Big Square as it`s known in English, is a must-see sight in the Transylvania city of Sibiu. Peoples from this area or different places of Romania participate in their holidays at festivals in this Big Square. The Palace of Parliament is in the capital Bucharest. t`s modern and complex, the largest administrative building. The Sucevita Monastery who is considered one of the most important painted churches in Moldavia. The people of Romania are friendly and welcoming. We wait you to visit our wonderful country.

Submitted by NuChio on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 18:44

yesss, of course

Submitted by Silvi on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 18:06

I live in Italy, we have a lot of beautiful cities. We are the motherland of football so we have many football stadiums and museums. The main shopping city is Milan, in Via Montenapoleone you can find very expensive high fashion stores. But you can find many shops with cheaper clothes for example in shopping malls.

Submitted by DaniP on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 19:02

Liverpool has a lot of cool attractions!

Submitted by Makam on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 18:29

Yes, there are lots of attractions in my country, the biggest one is "Machu Picchu".

Submitted by Elife on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 22:20

Yes, there are. In my country we have wonderful places to visit, for example; Machu picchu, Cañon of Colca, the Islas of Sillustani and others places.
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Submitted by Shashi on Wed, 12/04/2019 - 12:38

I like a interesting Place. I visit in Nuwara Eliya the hill station in my country. It place best Ceylon tea Nuwara Eliya.

Submitted by truongkimngan on Sun, 11/17/2019 - 14:03

My hometown is not in the city, I am in the town. It is Ninh Hoa town. Although that place is not full of facilities, where it is not crowded. It was very peaceful and my parents lived there too. Now I'm studying in Nha Trang city but if I have free time during the week then I will definitely return to Ninh Hoa town.

Submitted by Roga on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 15:59

My country, Mexico has rich traditions and beautiful landscapes. Here there are many interesting places to visit, for example Yohualichan Archaeological Zone are place unknow and ancient located at Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla.

Submitted by Zyanmi on Mon, 11/04/2019 - 03:46

My country, Mexico, has many beautiful places for its biodiversity, it has many natural wonders that I would love to visit and on my list of deceases it is to know many of these and the first stop would be Chiapas State.

Submitted by BH on Sun, 11/03/2019 - 23:45

In Mexico we have wonderful places to visit, we have the Latin American tower, the Monte Alban archeological zone, the monument to the revolution, we also have many archeological zones in different states of the country.

Submitted by LuCF10 on Sun, 11/03/2019 - 20:02

Mexico has many beautiful places to meet, from north to south, from east to west, from warm beaches to cold forests, like Tulum or La Marquesa. Too Teotihuacan, Cancun, Azteca Stadium, Zocalo, Revolucion monument, independence angel, endless magical towns. Mexico is the best country of all

Submitted by JULIO_GUZMAN on Sat, 11/02/2019 - 20:39

I live in Mexico, here there are many interesting places to visit, for people who like nature, they can visit "El cañon del sumidero" in Chiapas, people who like museums, can visit the Mexico City because it has hundreds of them

Submitted by AngelMiranda on Sat, 11/02/2019 - 05:26

In Mexico there are too many places to visit, this is a country full of cultural diversity and history. There are places such as priamedes and pre-Hispanic architectural areas to buildings such as Bellas Artes, Ángel de la Independencia,Torre Latinoamericana and many more.

Submitted by Daniela on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 18:31

Hello, I live in Mexico City, there are many interesting places in my country. For example: Teotihuacan where are the pyramid of the sun and the moon are very beautiful places, you can also fly in a balloon with your family, eat pre-Hispanic food, live with animals and perform various activities.

Submitted by UyenVo166 on Mon, 10/14/2019 - 08:27

I was born and raised in a small town near Nha Trang and I have only been studying in this city of Nha Trang for about 2 months. So I don't know much about interesting places to visit here. But Nha Trang is a city famous for its beautiful beaches and a city famous for tourism. Therefore, please visit Nha Trang I am sure you will not be disappointed when you come here.

Submitted by Nguyenxhong on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 02:58

I was born and grown up in Tu Bong which is a remote little-known countryside.It is a peaceful but also very beautiful countryside with Ripe fragrant rice fields, flocks of buffaloes graze on grass, childhood kite fields.People are very sociable and friendly with everyone. When I go to Nha Trang University, I miss my family and my countryside very much .I wish I would have free times to go back home and fly kite with my friend on the fields.

Submitted by Nini on Sun, 09/15/2019 - 04:08

I live in Nha Trang, which is a big city by the sea. It has a lot of beautiful sites to see and is a great place to meet interesting people.

Submitted by kimphuc21 on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 03:15

If I have a lot of money, I will travel around the world. It's so great!

Submitted by MinhTan on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 15:31

I'm from Vietnam. I live in Nha Trang city .If I have enough money, I will visit this place with my family.

Submitted by Toan0312 on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 03:08

My country is Vietnam. In Vietnam there are 5 big city and 58 province, each place has different beati so you have many places to visit. Ha Long bay is one of seven new natural wonders of the world, you mind want to visit this place.
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Submitted by Hoanghao251 on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 14:55

if i have enough money, i will visit this place.
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Submitted by tunglamsbtc on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 13:17

I'm living in Nha Trang city for my study. It is famous as a beach city in Viet Nam because of the attraction of the beach there. There are lots of places having charming scenery are worth visiting.

Submitted by Meera on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 08:32

I'm from Vietnam. There are plenty of historical heritage.

Submitted by editor_rachael on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 09:19

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Submitted by kimluyen on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 07:55

I want to go to Japan because there are many cherry blossoms, their customs are very excited and especially there kimono costumes.
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Submitted by Babyshark on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 02:48

I am currently living in Nha Trang city, one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. My city has just celebrated the Sea Festival and it took 4 days during the event. There were many entertaining activities such as fireworks, singing, dancing, folk games and swimming competitions. I hope that one day you can come and join to our festival.
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Submitted by Haocbs on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:33

I attended the festival on the first day. There were many people, the atmosphere was very exciting and the fireworks performance was amazing!

Submitted by giapta123 on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 14:12

This is a beatiful contry. If I have a lot of money , i will come here. it's so interesting
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