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• February 3, 2011 planetjulie has been to Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
  

  Sydney, Australia

  Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

  Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

  Tens of thousands of flying foxes (a cat-size version of the fruit bat) have set up camp in the central Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. By day, they roost in the trees, waking at dusk to seek out... »

  Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by A Facebook user, Annetta and others

• February 3, 2011 planetjulie has been to Waitomo Glowworm Caves
  

  Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

  Waitomo Glowworm Caves

  A cave lit with glowworms

  In 1887, English surveyor Fred Mace and local Maori Chief Tane Tinorau decided to explore the Caves of Waitomo. Tinorau and Mace entered the cave system on a tiny raft where a decently sized... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Curious Caves, Bioluminescent Spots | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 2 others

• February 3, 2011 planetjulie has been to Kiev Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum
  

  Kiev, Ukraine

  Kiev Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

  This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum

  The Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, Ukraine is many things. Also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, first and foremost it is a a historic Orthodox Christian monastery, built on top of a... »

  Miniatures, Microminiature art, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan and Dampo

• February 3, 2011 planetjulie has been to The Swallows Nest
  

  Gaspra, Ukraine

  The Swallows Nest

  A Russian Castle Over the Crimean Sea

  Perched precariously on the edge of the Crimean is not perhaps where one would look to find a Neo-Gothic castle. However, the Swallows Nest proves the exception to the rule. Constructed on the... »

  Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan

• February 3, 2011 planetjulie has been to Odessa Catacombs
  

  Malinovskiy Rayon, Ukraine

  Odessa Catacombs

  Largest catacomb system in the world

  In Odessa, when someones waterline suddenly breaks, or a house settles oddly, or a family pet goes missing, it is not uncommon for Ukrainians to curse about "those damn catacombs." They are not... »

  Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan, Nicholas Jackson and others