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Royal Destination Termessos Turkey

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Termessos Turkey One of the most beautiful destinations in Turkey is without no doubt: Termessos. Termessos was a Pisidian city located in Turkey (now near Antalya). It was  built in the Taurus mountains.  The city was mentioned in the history books because it could stop emperor  Alexander the Great on his conquests, due to its strategic location.  Finally the old place was abandoned between the fifth and seventh century.  Nowadays the site is a protected National Park. As you can see on the picture, the view really is stunning.

OTD 5 August 1828 Louise of The Netherlands

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Louise of The Netherlands was born on August 5th. 1828 in The Hague. Her parents were Prince Frederick of The Netherlands and Princess Louise of Prussia. Louise of The Netherlands - Source picture: Wikipedia On June 19th. 1850 Louise married Crown Prince Charles of Sweden and Norway. They had two children but the marriage wasn't that happy. He took several mistresses and she was shy and not very social.  Her hobbies were music and history. She also coloured bible pictures.  On July 8th. 1859 Louise became Queen Consort of Sweden and Norway but she didn't interfere with politics. Louise died on March 30th. 1872 in Stockholm (Sweden).