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A horse and a buggy ride • A horse and buggy (in American English) or • horse and carriage (in British English and American English) refers to a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses. Also called a roadster or a trap, it was made with two wheels in England and the United States, and with four wheels in the United States as well. It had a folding or falling top.

The Parthenon

The Great Wall of China

The Praka, Athen

The Fisherman’s Wharf

The Forbidden City

to trek • to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:

Answer It takes 1 1/2 hours to go from England to France by ferry. Question Could you tell me how long it takes to go from England to France by ferry?

Answer It costs $90 to go from England to France by ferry. Question Could you tell me how much it costs to go from England to France by ferry?

Answer Spring is the best season to visit Greece . Question Could you tell me what the best season to visit Greece is?

Answer It costs $60 to take a horse- and-buggy ride in Central Park in New York City. Question Could you tell me how much it costs to take a horse-and- buggy ride in Central Park in New York City?

Answer By bus is the cheapest way to travel from New York to California. Question Could you tell me what the cheapest way to travel from New York to California. is?

Answer The Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman’s Wharf are good places to go sightseeing in San Francisco. Question Could you tell me what good places to go sightseeing in San Francisco are ?

Answer It takes 2 1/2 hours to travel by train from Tokyo to Osaka. Question Could you tell me how long it takes to travel by train from Tokyo to Osaka?

Answer It costs $225 to travel by train from Tokyo to Osaka. Question Could you tell me how much it costs to travel by train from Tokyo to Osaka?

Answer Most of the subways stop running in Tokyo at about one o’clock. Question Could you tell me what time most of the subways stop running in Tokyo?

Answer January is the best month to travel through Australia. Question Could you tell me what the best month to travel through Australia is?

Answer In July, the weather in Australia is cold. Question Could you tell me how the weather in Australia is?

Answer It takes 3 1/2 hours to fly from Australia to New Zealand. Question Could you tell me how long it takes to fly from Australia to New Zealand?

Answer In August, the weather in India is hot. Question Could you tell me how the weather in India is ?

Answer In January, the weather in Thailand is hot. Question Could you tell me how the weather in Thailand is?

Answer The banks open at 9 o’clock in the morning in Hong Kong. Question Could you tell me what time the banks open in the morning in Hong Kong?

Answer It takes 7 1/2 hours to fly from New York to London. Question Could you tell me how long it takes to fly from New York to London?

Answer It costs $450 to fly from New York to London. Question Could you tell me how much it costs to fly from New York to London?

Answer It costs $11 to see a movie in London. Question Could you tell me how much it costs to see a movie in London?

Answer A hydrofoil is the best way to travel from Hong Kong to Macau. Question Could you tell me what the best way to travel from Hong Kong to Macau is?

Answer The Grate Wall and the Forbidden City are good places sightseeing in Beijing , China. Question Could you tell me what good places sightseeing in Beijing , China?

Answer Spring is the best season to trek in Himalayas. Question Could you tell me what the best season to trek in Himalayas is?

Answer A cup of coffee costs $5.50 at a sidewalk café in Paris. Question Could you tell me how much a cup of coffee costs at a sidewalk café in Paris?

Answer The shops are closed from 1:30 to 3:30 for siesta in Barcelona, Spain. Question Could you tell me what time the shops for siesta in Barcelona, Spain are closed?

Answer The Plaka and the Parthenon are good places to go sightseeing in Athens, Greece. Question Could you tell me what good places to go sightseeing in Athens, Greece are?