Ambrielle's+World+Tour+2011

=﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ __Ambrielle's Trip around the World!__ = ==3. __South Africa__ - has a constituntional monarchy in the form of a parliamentary democracy type of government. The discovery of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1884 encouraged economic growth and immigration, they called this Mineral Revolution . Apartheid was a system of legal racial segragation enforced by the National Party ﻿government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. Nelson Mandela served as president of South Africa from 1994-1999. He was the first South Africian president to be elected in a democratic election. I gave South Africa a 3 because I thought that there was alot of interesting & important facts about its history,but it was the least modern country with the worst economy. == == == ==2﻿. <span style="color: #2eb82e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Madrid, Spain__ - <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin. Its <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">metropolitan area is the <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">third largest <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> in the European Union <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">after Paris and London. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, especially during the 1960s, the city experiences unprecedented, extraordinary development in terms of population and wealth, becoming the largest GDP city in Spain, and ranking third in Western Europe. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After the death of Franco, emerging democratic parties accepted King <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Juan Carlos I <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> as both Franco's successor and as the heir of the historic dynasty – in order to secure stability and democracy. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This led Spain to its current position as a <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">constitutional monarchy ,<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> with Madrid as its capital. I gave Spain a 2 because its country is modern, but still has a historic appeal to it. I don't trully care for the type of government they have. == ==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ==

==<span style="color: #4e4ed4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. <span style="color: #2eb82e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__﻿Paris, France__-<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Paris is <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="color: #2eb82e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> the capatial and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Ile-de-France region.During th middle ages to the 19th century <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Paris's population was around 200,000. When the Black Death arrived in 1348, it killed as many as 800 people a day; and 40,000 died from the plague in 1466. <span style="color: #4e4ed4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During the French Wars of Religion, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paris was a stronghold of the <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Catholic party <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">. In August 1572 ,<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> under the reign of <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Charles IX, while many noble Protestants were in Paris on the occasion of the marriage of Henry of Navarre – the future <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Henry IV – to Margaret of Valois ,<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> sister of Charles IX, the  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">St. Bartholomew's Day massacre <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> occurred; begun on 24 August, it lasted several days and spread throughout the country .Paris is <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">considered today to be one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Europe. I gave Paris a 1 because it has been my most favorite city I've seen yet. Its city is modern yet ,historic at the same time. I have a french background in my cultral so it was great to visit here and learn about its history. I love Paris! == ==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ ==