A quaint bridge, over a serene river. Flanked by Medieval age castles on either banks. Looks like a typical setup in a peaceful European town. Here’s a photograph of the same place taken recently . Be inquisitive, observe carefully. There’s much more ,than what meets the eye at the first glance Image courtesy : My…
Samoa is an island nation deep into the Pacific ocean. The nearest large land mass countries like New Zealand and Australia lie more than 3000 kms away. Samoa is part of SIDS (Small Islands Developing Nations) group , which also includes other Pacific island nations like Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu. SIDS mostly have…
If a 5000 Sucres Currency Note of Ecuador, depicts a tortoise and covers almost half the note area, it certainly must be unique! “Galapagos”, the word inscribed on the same currency note, represents a volcanic Archipelago off west coast of Ecuador. It owes it’s name to the tortoises with large shells , resembling horse saddles….
Trains have been around for more than 2 centuries now. From steam locomotives to diesel engines, electric and maglev bullet trains , all have been depicted on banknotes by various countries. Hence a picture of a goods train on Mauritania 1000 Ouguiya currency note should be just like any other train right? Interestingly no. This…