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  1. The Alameda Sister City Association is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, May 28, to discuss its proposal to establish a Sister City relationship with Wadi Foquin, a Palestinian village located about five miles southwest of Bethlehem. alamedapost.com/news/community

    #alameda #AlamedaSisterCityAssociation #SisterCities

  2. Garden of the Phoenix in Chicago, Illinois

    Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.#sistercities #flora #plants #worldsfair #gardens #section-Atlas
    Garden of the Phoenix

  3. Bath-Tsugaru Torii Gate in Bath, Maine

    Maine's only authentic torri gate celebrates a longstanding international relationship that started with the rescue of four sailors.#cultures #gate #sistercities #section-Atlas
    Bath-Tsugaru Torii Gate

  4. Tenerife Reflecting Point in Coral Gables, Florida

    A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.
    Tenerife Reflecting Point

  5. 3/5 #Russian sparked my interest in #ColdWar history and to volunteer for the St. Louis-Samara #SisterCities Committee, for which I’ve hosted Russian medical and cultural delegates in my home.

    In 2010, my language and Cold War interests combined with my hospital’s changing ETO retention policy got me to #travel more internationally. In 2015, I completed my original travel goal of going to the last 5 #Communist countries. In order of visit: #China, #NorthKorea, #Vietnam, #Laos, #Cuba.