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Archive for January, 2009

Amsterdam museums

At the Van Gogh museum there are presented more than 200 paintings and 500 drawings permanently exhibited in the museum that bears his name, designed by Gerrit Reitveld .Visiting this place means for tourists a whole life’s art. This museum is one of the Amsterdam’s must-see attrbothactions and attracts annually a great number of tourists .We could enumerate some of his works as: starry night, cafe terrace at night, wheat field with cypresses, still life vase with five sunflowers, etc .

The last work of Vincent Van Gogh was “Irises”, painted a year before his death .

Those people who have a creative imagination could start to do such a beautiful and remarkable work .

What about Rembrandt house museum?Tourists really come here just for his fame, or just because theay want to make more interesting and attractive their ?

Some of them are attracted by Rembrandt’s works (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn his completely name) like: “The night watch”, “An old man”, “Homer”, “An artists in his studio”, etc.

A Dutch painter, borned in 15 July 1606, Leiden, and died in 4 October 1669, Rembrandt is recognized all over the world, whose paintings reached amazing amounts of money .

Both of them attract a great number of visitors to come and have a look, beside other exhibitions .

Posted on January 31st, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Statue of Liberty

Situated in North America, New York state, the Statue of Liberty is a monument located on the Liberty Island.Tourists don’t know that its sol7 branches of the crown symbolizes the 7 continents, the liberty which is lightning the whole world.The statue is more over than a century, the symbol of U.S.A.
We all know that it has two pedestals.The second floor in the pedestal of the Statue, traces the history and symbolism of the Statue of Liberty through museum objects, photographs, videos and histories.
There are 25 windows in the crown which has seven rays shining over the world. It  represent the seven continents from all over the world. This beautifully constructed building is a work of the art.Even if the statue  stands at 151 feet tall, everyone says it looks smaller in reality.
Travelling in New York you will have the opportunity not just to visit the Statue of Liberty, you can visit also monuments,cathedrals, museums, even shopping.
Most of people considered the statue was given by France as a gift to United States of America.
In tourist’s benefite, the Statue of Liberty has been closed since September 2001, but reopened in August 2004 .It all began because of terrorist attacks.From then, New York started to have a bigger number of visitors, when everything came to normal.

Posted on January 30th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Boswash

Boswash is a group of metropolitan areas  from North America which includes cities like:Boston, Washington D.C, New York, Philadelphia,etc.
New York is the biggest city from Boswash, but also from the whole Nboswashorth America.Just because it has a huge number of people, this thing increase the chance to meet better Boswash megalopolis.
For the reason that the megalopolis include such a wonderful, big cities, it offers to the tourists an unforgettable holiday .
Young ladies could start shopping, jogging, all these places  wich give you some fresh air.
The economic and social development of cities offers to you a chance to get into more communication with other travellers.
It could not miss the parks(The central Park in Manhattan), museums and others, like going to zoo.
To be a goob traveler you have to integrate faster in other communities and to profite of your free time which remains you .
As a result, we could mention that Boswah is an important center for tourism, in despite of other states,less developed in science and other professions.
The first megalopolis in the world, whose image has increased after the Second World War, remains the most typical, representing in the same time the strongest concentration of assets.

Posted on January 30th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

London

Capital of Great Britain,London is known for his attractions ,in front with the Big Ben clock.england
Walking represent a fantastic way to get around London and make your breath easier. You can get some exercise and enjoying these interesting views.
Travelling within Central London on foot gives you the chance to meet places,to see people, improve the pedestrian environment and to visit churches,monuments,museums,etc.
In London there are some kind of this.Most of people like Greenwich Park and The Green Park.
Greenwich Park has several historic buildings and as we know here is the Greenwich meridian, the line of zero longitude.
The Green Park,another part of the Royal Park of London,with an area of about 20 hectares is so-called because of the absence of flowers.
A spectacular building we could mention like being the Tower Bridge. It was constructed in 1894. Then it started to be the symbol of London.
London Eye is another famous attractions. It was opened in 2000 and it could be better for travellers to know its history,things you never knew about the London Eye..For example every year over 3 million tourists visit the London Eye.It can carry 800 passagers per revolution.
The Anglican Church was separate by Rome and came to the side of England since history,being leaded by the bishop.
Every year thousand of people come spiritually preparated to visit the church.
About travelling in London we could add museums and galleries.There are over 300 museums and galleries.The National Gallery has been working since 1838.It has a something special because it has a relatively recent history.
We can’t forget the hotels,expensives but brilliants.There are over 700.We could mention some of them: The Grapevine Hotel London,Notting Hill Gate Hotel London,etc whose prices are very convenients.

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Grand Canyon

Situated on the Colorado river, The Grand Canyon attracts annually 5 million tourists from all around the world. It has 446 kilometers length and the depth about 1600 metres.In 1919 the canyon was declared a natSAional park , one of the first national parks created in USA .
Because of the rainfalls, The Grand Canyon was flooded and so people couldn’t pass with cars .
Even if there happends a lot of things,mistakes, the canyon represent an attraction for people,the one palce which remains from history. It seems to be not real. That the reason why people like it and they come to see the landscape from a deck, where you can see the whole natural reserve .
So, travelling in North America means to people who come by car the importance of getting a room early from all the hotels  around the Grand Canyon .
Spending here a vacation, you have more possibilities to visit the next parts:The Grand Canyon National Park ,The Grand Canyon North Rim or The Grand Canyon West.
I guess one day could be enough for travellers , it means that spending your time is more than just a tour.
New proves shows that the canyon exist since the dinosaurs’s  time.For more informations,when you will get there, take a copy of a guide which containcs all the activities you can do.

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate is a bridge situated in the west side of United States of America,precisely in California’s city,San Francisco.Its length is about 2.8 kilometres and its width  27 metres.The building of the bridge begins aftggber many delays and agreements on 5 January 1933 and ended in 1937 . It was a triumphant day in the city’s history when the bridge was completed.
The Golden Gate bridge started to be recognized because of the huge number of people.It attracts annually over 5 million tourists.That’s the reason why it deserve to be visited.Nowadays, tourism in California started to be largest, greatest, encouraging  the travellers to come often .
The bridge has been called one of the world’s most beautiful and visited place. The best way to enjoy the bridge is to drive to either side park your vehicle.
Day by day bicyclists are still allowed to cross the bridge on pathways, which also allowed them to enjoy the views in a pleasant manner.
In the last 50 years, over 1000 people tried to kill themselves throwning in San Francisco Bay.We couldn’t say it doesn’t matter at the moment, but it was confirmed that  the bridge will be equipped with anti-suicide nets ,thing which will reduce the risk of losing people’s life.

Posted on January 28th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Himalayan mountains

Himalayan mountains are the youngest from the world, but at the same time the highest.
They have on average 2000 kilometres.The Himalayan mountaiasians are divided in 3 major areas: the north area, the central and the south area .
The highest point on the Earth is Everest Peak, which has 8849 meters.
You can start trekking just if you are well equipped because the passes are difficult to cross.
The most important heights of the Himalaya are:Everest, Annapurna, Makalu, Manaslu, Cho Oyu.
Definetly,  tourism into the mountains is the most frequented. Even it was found that the mountain raises, although suffers an intense erosion.
All that tourists want to do is to go skiing into the mountains.It gains a huge number of people from all over the world.
The most important places of skiing in Himalayas is the Gulmarg region. People called Gulmarg as being a paradise for skiers.
In winter, it is a real experience for foreign people. The climate in summers is extremely pleasant and helps people to breath easier, with a contribution of therapists,  who advice us .
Flying above the mountains, by helicopter,  is another opportunity to make your own holiday better.
Your mountain flight above the peaks is the biggest success that you have, enlarging your adrenaline.

Posted on January 28th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Prague Castle and Charles Bridge

The best known tourist city in Central Europe , has become one of the most visited cities from the 20th century .
Charles rebuilt the Prague Castle and one of the bridges’s ruins , whospraguee name become nowadays “The Charles  Bridge” .
It is a stone Gothic bridge, which last year has reached 650 years old.It deserve to be visited specialy at night when you will see the floating water and the bright lights. There is a tower standing on each side of the bridge where you can see tourists coming to enjoy a breathtaking view.Not just the Charles Bridge attracts tourists, also the  has its importance . Is the largest ancient castle from all around the world.The castle was rebuilted not once, but 4 times. The terrible fire in 1541 affected surrounding buildings, but finaly this issue didn’t end the history of the castle. Everything was solved after a while.
Castle’s detour shows you its history going back more than one thousand years.The hours of access in the visited places started with 10, so you have a long time to take your breath and enjoying your holiday like it should be.
Even if the Czech capital is less visited, it remains the most recognized since history.

Posted on January 27th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Vienna

Vienna is the capital of Austria, an economic, political and cultural centre. A building of the art which dates from 13th century, is the Hofburg Imperial Palace. In the interior of the palace you will find a variety of architecturalboth styles, of which the most important is the gothic style.
The Imperial Palace is huge, it has more than 2500 rooms.Nowadays, the palace is dedicated to the tourists, coming from every corner of the world.It has annually over 3 millions tourists. It also develop Vienna’s culture and tourism, being situated in the centre of the city. So it’s easier for people to come in .
Today, the palace hosts several museums, including the museum of Crown Jewels .
Another cultural palace is the Schonbrunn, which is not like the Imperial Palace because it aquires another kind of style: the rococo. It has just 1442 rooms and it became one of the most important cultural monument of Austria.Near the palace, it was built the Schonbrunn Zoo .
The Schonbrunn Palace became the greatest interest of tourism, attraction of the city after 1960.
Both are residents of habsburgs: winter residence and the other,Schonburnn, summer residence.
Spending a day by visiting both palaces means to make your holiday more special because you know Hofburg Palace is considered one of the architecture’s wonders.

Posted on January 27th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Cote d’Azur

Cote d’Azur is situated on the French territory, which has 193 kilometers length near the Mediterranean sea.cda
Its waters offer to tourists facilities for diving, snorkeling , it is a small European Las Vegas .
Cote d’Azur is also called the French Riviera .There are a lot of luxury hotels, restaurants, and more than 150 private beaches which belongs to the hotels, tourism agency ,tens of villages live Saint Tropez, Cannes(the city of filming), Nice, etc.
Beginning from watersports to visiting exhibitions, monuments, museums, theatres, castles everything is possible.Here you can  find cheap accommodations  in four favour because the city is a little expensive.
If you would like to go in Cannes, one of the most recognized and popular cities, you chose the perfect place. Here you can enjoy 12 hours of sun, per day.
Another city, which is also called the capital of Cote d’Azur, is Nice. An important tourist center, Nice has also a Mediterranean climate with long summers. Travelling here means for tourists to spend some beautiful days in hotels (the Ellington hotel I think it should be a great idea to spend your nights).
Saint Tropez, a city who everyone know it. Specialy the Niki Beaches and Club 55, places who people most like .In the city, there are a lot of hotels between two and five stars.
It doesn’t matter the place you visit, Cote d’Azur has the same charm wherever you go around the coast.

Posted on January 26th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »