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January 4, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Border Cities Packing Round 1. All of these are North American border cities except BISMARK, ND . 2. This river separates Texas border cities from Mexico. RIO GRANDE RIVER 3 The only city in the world that spans two continents is ISTANBUL . 4. These are all tourist attractions in Niagara Falls, Canada except CAVE OF THE WIND . 5. It`s traditional for tourist in Tijuana, Mexico, to have a photo taken with a DONKEY AND CART . (My misspelling on the clues from last week, NTN isn't to blame.) 6. The French port city of Dunkirk is only a few miles from the BELGIUM border. Picture: Red brick tower and building Departure Round 1. The main ingredient in the German-Switzerland national dish "rosti" is POTATOES . 2. On November 19, 2005, Prince ALBERT II was enthroned as sovereign prince of Monaco. 3. Who played the husband Marilyn Monroe plotted to murder in the classic thriller "Niagra"? JOSEPH COTTEN 4 International Bridge across the ST. MARY`S River links the U.S. and Canadian Sault St. Marie. 5. The Montreal Canadiens hockey team is known to locals as the HABS . Picture: church with tower and shorter building with a dome On Tour 1. The San Diego area was originally home to the Hokan-speaking KUMEYAAY Indians. 2 This Mexican city shares the border with Brownsville, TX. MATAMOROS 3. Ha-On-Wye, which is on the Welch side of the Wales-England border is the world center for SECONDHAND BOOKS . 4. This eastern European country is home to Cheb Castle noted for its black tower. CZECH REPUBLIC 5. All of these bridges connect El Paso, TX, with Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, except PATRIOT BRIDGE . 6. Zakopane, Poland, top ski resort, is in the Tatras range of the CARPATHIAN Mountains. 7. The twin Arizona and Mexican cities of NOGALES are a popular border crossing point. Picture: Arabic looking arch 8. The main attraction in Luxemburg's border town of Echternach is a/an ABBEY . 9. Haidra, a Tunisian town on the Algerian border, is most famous as a/an ARCHEOLOGICAL site. 10. Food processing is the main industry in this Spanish city near the Portugal border. BADAJOZ 11. This 1907 hotel in the border town of Douglas, Arizona, is said to be haunted. GADSDEN HOTEL (Did anyone go with one of the Arroyo Hotel answers? The were two to choose from!) 12. Menton, a French Riviera town near the Italian border, is famous for its LEMONS . Bonus Question One The AMBASSADOR Bridge links Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Ontario is Windsor found? Area 5 Picture: odd-looking modern building with lots of flag poles and staggered floors Slide Show 1. Basel, Switzerland landmark TOWN HALL is noted for its beautiful frescoed courtyard. 2. The Museum of Man is a landmark in San Diego's famous BALBOA Park. 3. The archway of the central square in this Moroccan city is gateway to Spain. TANGIER 4. The ship-shaped former French Pavilion of the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal is now a CASINO . Clues for next destination: Birmingham Tuskegee Mobile |