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Shanghai Museum

The Shanghai Museum is situated in China country and it is well the-shanghai-museum-1known because of  its collections and use of modern technology, being one of the most famous museums from China.With an area around 39,000 square meters, the museum has the capacity to make the structure of the entire building more creatively with ancient arts.
The building is divided into ten sections as: chinese bronzes, ceramics, seals, sculpture, coin and currency, calligraphy, paintings, etc.  All works of art from thistsm2 museum are unique.
Among these works there are even some unique world treasures.

In some 700 square meters are exhibited around 100 pieces of Chinese Ming furniture and in 1200 aquare meters are exhibited the chinese bronzes.  The rest works of art are exhibited in harmonious proportions.

The yard of the Shanghai Museum includes some Chinese traditions that makes you feel better while visiting the museum.

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

The Grand Palace

The Grand Palace is a must-see attraction from Bangkok, Thailand. This palace has tgpan area of 220,000 square metres. The walls of this great building were constructed in 1782 by King Rama I, with a length around 2,000 metres.

If someday you will hear about a place in Thailand that tourists should visit , be sure it is The Grand Palace. Situated in the location of the most recognized temples and statues, the Palace remains one of the most beautiful and visited places of the Thailand country.

If you want to get there, more than that, getting inside, you should pay a small price to the entrance in the Palace. This only if you want to see some architectural delights.

About the interior of the Palace, there are no words. It’s too beautiful, as in a paradise. The gold spirals and ornate mirror encrusted statues entrance. It was built in a classic and architectural style. Even if it’s weird, you should pay attention to the way you are dressed( for example no shorts and no bare shoulders). It’s a kynd of rules.

Most of tourists are wondering: When do they most feel like having this trip? In conclusion, the majority decided that the best time is between November to March.

As you can see, the Grand Palace is the largest tourist attraction of the Bangkok, a perfect place where you can plan a trip.

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Merlion Statue

The Merlion is a wonderful  statue representing a lion head and a fish body. The grmerlioneat statue was built by  Mr Lim Nang Seng in 1972 and it has aproximately 9 metres high and 40 tonnes. On 15 September, the same year, took place the ceremony which was officiated by the Prime Minister of Singapore.

Being one of the most important symbols of Singapore, The Merlion statue was also designed as an emblem for the Singapore Tourism Board. At night, the statue is illuminated giving the city a great touristic importance.

The statue is situated  at the Merlion Park for the reason to attract tourists in the middle of a natural reserve as the Merlion Park. It is a great connection between these two.

From then, the park and the statue became a popular tourist attraction for travellers.

Posted on April 9th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is a monument-tomb which was built by the Shah Jahan Emperor. This indiabuilding is located in the city of Agra, in India. Nowadays, this monument is the most

famous and most visited from all over the world, attracting annually over 2 million tourists. It was built in 17th century and it has important and expensive stones, marble, which is in the building’s dome.

As a monument built for love, the Taj Mahal was finished after 20 years since the construction began.  The Taj Mahal  has the following dimensions: 186 x 186 feet with 4 corners truncated forming an octagon. Around the mausoleum there are many other buildings and behind it the Jamuna river.

Around the Taj Mahaj monument there are a lot of decorative flowers and may other plants giving a fascinate charm to the builindg’s beauty. The walls inside the monument are decorated with Islamic symbols.
All features of the Taj Mahal are included in your holiday plans, so don’t miss the opportunity to visit something you can rarely see.

Posted on April 7th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Dongshai Bridge

Donghai bridge is one of the largest bridges from the world and also the first bridge over the sea from China which connects Shanghai and Yangshan Island.The famous bridge was officialy opened in 2005 and idonghait has a length of 32 kilometers.It is also recognized as being the “Suspended Snake”, another name given because of its forme.Even though last year, the bridge was dethroned by another chinese bridge which has 36 kilometres length, the Donghai bridge remains a miracle of technology.Bridge’s height can reach even 420 meters, an amazing view.Here are two cable-stayed sections which allow ships to pass.Travelling with your car, could be a good opportunity to pass the bridge in safety because it has no more and no less than 7 lanes and what’s really impressive to its construction is the structure of cables which sustains the whole constructions.
For tourists, the bridge creates a variety of easy ways to develop the tourism, the travel.Even if its construction was a little expensive(over one million dollars), it’s worth.
At night, the entire bridge is lit with big bulbs, and gives you the most pleasant thing in the moment you take part at such a beautiful view.

Posted on February 6th, 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 »

Burj Al Arab-Dubai

Burj Al Arab is one of the most  luxury  hotel from the world, the only one which has 7 stars located on an artificial island. It is situated at 280 meters away from Jumeirah Beach. It has also 320 meters high, the greatest from the world .hotel
It’s like a huge vessel ready to anchor near the coast. The hotel has bright lights at night which are changing constantly.
At the hotel Burj Al Arab, tourists can eat not only “above the stars”(to the hotel Al Muntaha), they could eat even under the sea (the hotel Al Mahara).
Travellers could benefite from the hotel which has no more and no less than 202 rooms, whose prices increase from a room to another,  depending on their conditions.
The best hotel from all over the world, is a real treasure of the city.Tourists could go under the sea with an elevator, where you will find restaurants which give you views to fishes, everything what’s  into the sea.
Spending your holiday here, is a dream which couldn’t become real so easy.For an extended stay here, make sure you are prepared for it, take your chances, and live your life as good as you can .

Posted on January 25th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Great Wall Of China

Its one of the 7 wonders of the world and it is extending on approximately 6700 kilometers from east to west of China. The Great Wall of China is on average eight to ten meters high. Travelling there,is one of the most good thing you ca do.great

The wall was built in a very long period,between 7 and 4 century B.H. For years,the idea has long speculated that this is the only building visible from the moon according to the astronaut Neil Armstrong.

People though if they could see mountains and valleys from the moon,why they couldn’t see the Great Wall of China?Make a trip to the Great Wall,a destination where you can feel more comfortable. Anyway, people thought someday that the Great Wall of China was a product of wars.
The Great Wall is well known through the world and people have seen pictures of it,hearing new things. It also had four popular sections,so there is another reason  for visiting  them,while you travel in China.
If we come back in time,we could say that in its history didn’t exist the meaning of a tourist’s travel. It was difficult to walk around the walls because nobody knows perfectly this surrounding areas.
At the moment it shows you unique cultures,historical heritages and offers to you the chance to be part of its history.Turned into a popular tourist attraction, due to distance and few options for public transport,we could say that it keeps his original form and authenticity.

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »