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By Tirzah De Franco

On the 30th anniversary of the Botanical Gardens of Guayaquil, Ecuador; a plant exhibition was held on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of September in the Crystal Palace. This two-story glass building on the boardwalk of the Guayas River was where the Ecuadorian Association of Orchids (Orchidology) and the Botanical Gardens of Guayaquil joined forces to bring us a delightful array of many types of plants ranging from ferns, African violets, geraniums, palms, bromides, lilies, bonsa… Continue

This month our Belgrade blogger, Lidija Butković, takes us on a photo tour of Belgrade’s Zoo.

Wikipedia states “Belgrade Good Hope Garden (Serbian: Београдски врт добре наде) is a Zoo in Belgrade situated at the very center of the city, in the Kalemegdan park. It was founded in 1936 and it is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Europe.

It covers an area of 6 ha, and has 2,000 animals of 200 species, and besides wild animals it abounds in domestic animals too.

Its present look is contribut… Continue

Don’t miss SEPTEMBER’S highlights from SERBIA!
(you can also find this here: www.sitkacreations.com/News_Friends)

BEOGRAD SVETLOSTI 09
Belgrade of Light
www.belgradeoflight.net

AFRIČKO SELO- SOUTH AFRICA VILLAGE – WEEK OF SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURE
www.moyafrika.com

43 BITEF 09
BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
www.bitef.rs

Jelen Pivo LIVE
www.jelenpivo.com/live

Treći Salsa kongres Srbija 2009
3rd SALSA CONGRESS SERBIA 2009
www.salsacongressserbia.rs

INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOWROOM
www.skc.… Continue

Ecuadorian Butterfly Exhibit @ Jardines del Malecón Simón Bolívar
By Tirzah De Franco

It is estimated that one fourth of ALL Butterfly species in the world are found in Ecuador. To enjoy them, one normally has to hike out into the mountains and surrounding forest. Recently however, those of us who live in the city had the opportunity to enjoy the butterflies without even leaving our town. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the gardens beside the boardwalk, there was an exhibition in which butterflies we… Continue

Children Blast Off To Worlds Unknown

By Anna Marie D’Addarie

How many books does it take to get to Venus? Just ask one of the children signed up for the Summer Reading Program at the Oak Bluffs Public Library. He or she will gladly tell you it takes exactly one hour of reading to reach Venus.

More than 100 children have jumped on the “Starship Adventure” at the Oak Bluffs library, joining the thousands of other children across Massachusetts to be part of the annual Summer Reading Program. Fam… Continue