The fallen city of Ayutthaya, once the gleaming capital of Thailand for 400 years spanning the reigns of 34 kings...now a crumbling ruin where the echoes of songbirds fill the trees which shade picnicking young couples from the midday sun.
Once the home of legendary Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco has an undeniable alluring charm...especially at night. San Francisco, California
The echoes of greatness. Prambanan, known to its builders as Shivagrha (The House of Shiva), was built in the 9th century CE by the Hindu kingdom of Medang in Central Java. The largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and one of the largest in Southeast Asia, its ruins are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.