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November 2006 New7Wonders European World Tour Ends With a Bang After Visiting Eight Finalists World Tour Launches in Athens, Declaration in Lisbon, Portugal After successful visits to the Acropolis, the Hagia Sophia, the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral, the Colosseum, Neuschwanstein Castle and Stonehenge, the European leg of the World Tour ended at the Alhambra on Oct. 24. From the launch on, as the New7Wonders hot-air balloon rose in the pale light of an Athenian dawn to mark the start of the Tour at the ancient Acropolis, there were many incredible moments and meetings with fascinating people. We met historians, politicians, actors, museum curators, Bavarian dancers and singers and, in Stonehenge, real druids with long beards and flowing, white robes! World Tour - Day 7 - October 17, 2006 Watching the New7Wonders airship soaring through the European sky one last time as it gracefully flew above and around the Alhambra, the N7W team reflected on how well it had all gone. For one, despite bad forecasts and lots of rain the days before our events, we always had great weather! See the exciting photos and read all about the World Tour online at www.new7wonders.com/worldtour. We head to Asia next, with the first stop being the Great Wall of China on Nov. 7. Next year, we will be in Africa, the Middle East and South and North America. As you know, the finale will be the Official Declaration of New 7 Wonders of the World on July 7, 2007 鈥?07.07.07 in Lisbon! Of course, lots of funny and remarkable things also happened during our jaunt through Europe, such as an odd ice-cream experience in Istanbul and help from most unexpected sources in Moscow鈥攔ead about them in the behind-the-scenes Founder鈥檚 Blog! Ice-cream experience in Istanbul Finalist Ranking 鈥?For Seven Days Only! To celebrate the end of the first leg of the World Tour, we are showing a ranking of the 21 finalists online for one week. We鈥檒l be doing this at the end of each continental section鈥攕o after our visit to the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids, Machu Picchu and after the grand finale of the New7Wonders World Tour in New York City. For more information, go to www.new7wonders.com/ranking. Ranking of the 21 finalists World Tour - Day 1 - September 5-6, 2006 World Tour - Day 2 - September 13, 2006 World Tour - Day 4 - September 26, 2006 World Tour - Day 8 - October 24, 2006 Articles on New7Wonders You may have recently read an article, watched a feature on TV or heard on the radio about the New7Wonders campaign, whether you are in Australia, India, Egypt, Germany, the UK, Brazil, Chile or the US. The media has gotten really excited about the World Tour, jumping on the super pictures of the bright blue N7W balloon and airship with many of the monuments and calling us for quotes about this incredible initiative. Check out the interesting articles or listen to interviews: www.new7wonders.com/presscoverage. Focus - Germany, October, 2006 Stonehenge '7 Wonders' finalist BBC News- Tuesday, 17 October 2006 An airship has flown over Stonehenge to celebrate the 5,000-year-old landmark's inclusion on a shortlist to decide the seven wonders of the modern world. Fifty robed druids performed a ceremony inside the circle to mark the event. Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, is one of 21 finalists. An airship has flown over Stonehenge to celebrate the 5,000-year-old landmark's inclusion on a shortlist to decide the seven wonders of the modern world. Fifty robed druids performed a ceremony inside the circle to mark the event. Stonehenge, the only British entry, is up against iconic buildings and structures ranging from the Statue of Liberty to the Great Wall of China. The global poll is being organised by the Swiss-based group New7Wonders. The winners will be announced in July 2007. Good chance The New7Wonders winner will be chosen by the public. Bernard Weber, New7Wonders founder, said: "I think it (Stonehenge) has great potential because of its simplicity. It's like a mirror for humanity." "I think it should win simply because it's prehistoric", said Dave Batchelor, of Stonehenge. "Stonehenge's beauty is also its environment which, if the roads were not here, would be even better. I think it has a good chance." Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, is one of 21 finalists. (To read the rest of the article, click here) IT鈥橲 UP TO YOU, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY! Don鈥檛 you feel sorry for the people out there who have not yet heard of Angkor Wat or Machu Picchu, who don鈥檛 know what the Taj Mahal or Petra look like, who have never seen a photo of the Eiffel Tower lit up or Bavarian dancing at Neuschwanstein Castle? Everyone loves to be a part of history, so let people know! Click here to send an email and rescue your friends and family from missing out on making a difference! Or click here to unsubscribe or to change your details. www.new7wonders.com