The South Jersey Transportation Authority also operates the Atlantic City Expressway and parking facilities in the seaside city.

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During the long, 540km bus trip east along the coast from Cide to the small seaside city of Ordu, the landscape transitions from dense green forestland to rolling plains with gorgeous yellow sunflower fields to meadows dotted with wild purple grass.

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"This picturesque seaside resort city is the epitome of fun and relaxation, " promises Lonely Planet.

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The leaders attending the Progressive Governance Conference in the seaside resort city of Vina del Mar are Presidents Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Christina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina and Tabare Vasquez of Uruguay as well as Prime Ministers Gordon Brown of Britain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain and Jens Stoltenberg of Norway.

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Someone at City Hall called the Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, to come and get it.

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Travel down the peninsula from the city of Marmaris to the seaside theatre at Knidos, where Aphrodite was worshipped.

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Some observers said the attack came as a particular shock given that safety has improved at least in the city's tourist-friendly, seaside South Zone neighborhoods.

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Also very desirable is the area south of the city known as the Athens Riviera, with seaside suburbs such as posh Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni.

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Visiting the city recently, I caught up with friends from school over dinner at a seaside restaurant.

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