241. Ice Hotel in Kiruna

The Icehotel (styled as ICEHOTEL) in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Kiruna, in northern Sweden, was the world's first ice hotel.After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been erected each year from December to April. The hotel, including the chairs and beds, is constructed from snow and ice blocks taken from the nearby Torne River. The structure remains below freezing, around −5 °C.

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Kalisz - Private

Kalisz  is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants (June 2010), the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The name itself stems from the Celtic term cal which means stream, or Slavic term kal, meaning swamp or marsh.

Kartki otrzymane 09-15.04.2012

Kartki otrzymane 09-15.04.2012

240. The Southern Ground Hornbill

The Southern Ground Hornbill or cafer (Bucorvus leadbeateri), is one of two species of ground hornbill and is the largest species of hornbill. It is a large bird, at 90 to 129 cm long. Females weigh 2.2 to 4.6 kg, while the larger males weigh 3.5 to 6.2 kg. It is characterized by black coloration and vivid red patches of bare skin on the face and throat (yellow in juvenile birds). The white tips of the wings (primary feathers) seen in flight are another diagnostic characteristic. The beak is black and straight and presents a casque, more developed in males. Female Southern Ground Hornbills are smaller and have violet-blue skin on their throats. It can be found from northern Namibia and Angola to northern South Africa to Burundi and Kenya.

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Homel - TYC

 TYC card from Homel for PL-379053

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239. Ellezelles

 Ellezelles  is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It comprises the former municipalities of Ellezelles, La Hamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers. The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot

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