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The Shark Reef

The Shark Reef is also called the deep blue world. Here you will also find some of the most incredible and famous creatures from all the aquariums and exhibits of North America.

A lot of types of sharks with green sea turtles, fishes as piranha, moon jellies and even golden crocodiles are in total more than 2,000 animals situated in 1.6 million gallons of seawater.

All the tourists have the chance to SCUBA dive in the seawater, until 22 foot deep Shipwreck Exhibit. It is surrounded by all these species of animals.

If you thought to visit it, there is a serious program for people of all ages. This kind of program has an hour in which you can visit the aquarium and an hour for the classroom session. It will have as a leadership the Education team.

To protect these animals, serious measures are taken by Shark Reef. Ths is for conservating and preservating this environment. One of the most important way of preserving these natural resources are the recycling water and turn the imitation corals into some exhibits.

The Shark Reef is believed to maintain the standard of life of every animal and to take care of their lifecycles.

Posted on July 5th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

San Luis Potosi-Part 3

The city at night

San Luis Potosi is the perfect place where you can have part in the same time of flexible moments and parties.

Most of places where parties could take place are the hotels from the center of the San Luis Potosi city. In this way, you can even stay at night in a hotel room enjoying the Mexican parties at night. This tradition makes the locals more popular than they seem to be. A very special and traditional Mexican night is the day of 16th of September when it is the Mexico’s Independence Day. This party hosts tourists from all around the world offering them excellent dinners, shows with dancers and even live music or the most specific Mexican musician are the mariachis.
Besides this special night, you have part of several night bars or restaurants. There are a plenty of them.

Conditions of weather

San Luis Potosi is very lucky in this situation. Tourists don’t have to complain about the weather the throughout the year. If they do this, this happens rarely. It seems that all the time is spring. You can feel it because of the altitude. But definitely if you want to relax by practising some extreme sports, this is not the right place you should choose.
Nowhere is better than here, be sure of that.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

San Luis Potosi-Part 2

The Center of The City

Exactly in the center of the San Luis Potosi city the atmosphere is better than anywhere. Here tourists could most feel like having fun and also from there you can see every outdoor activity.

Several things that in other tourist destinations you will not find are for example the cosed off traffic. In the city’s center only pedestrian could take a ride and visit it. Maybe that’s why the city is one of the cleanest top attraction of Mexico.

Without noise, without cars, people could definitely choose this city as a great holiday maker.As many cities have, there is a square in the center, the Plaza de Armas, the main of them. On the other side, the most important park is the Alameda. This is the perfect place where you can have a cool drink. You can get some fresh air in the shade of the trees.

It also hosts the Cathedral, the Gobierno Palace, another must “visit” attractions. Another plazas could be Plaza del Carmen, Plaza de los Fundadores and Plaza de San Francisco.

The Municipal Palace is the best place where the priceless arts and sculptures could have ever been. It’s like you bring back a part of its history.

The San Luis Potosi’s museums

San Luis Potosi city has a lot of museums to show you. The most important of them are the National Mask Museum which has a large variety of national exhibits and arts; and Casa de la Cultura for different archaeological finds.

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Vondelpark

Vondelpark is considered a very famous and the largest park in Amsterdam, as well as in the Netherlands. Annually, the park is visited by no less than 10 million visitors. For tourists who come here for the first time, they should know how to orientate on it. The park is nearby the Quarter Museum and in the south part of Leidseplein.

People who come here use it for lounging, socialization and free, exercise, concerts in air or even theatres in summer. Than is the best moment to visit the Vondelpark. During summer time, the theatres are free to the public 5 days per week.

The park is quite a popular place for tourists. Young children have even their own play area where they could rent skate.

The park has been existing since 1864 and in 1877 year Vondelpark was enlarged once the number of tourists has increased. The park’s name was given after the famous Dutch poet, Joost van den Vondel.
It is also an attraction where you can enjoy the nature with natural vegetation and several paths in the center of Amsterdam city. Being built in 1850 and since it has been existing, the Amsterdam’s park offers travellers a large variety of activities such as jogging, biking or picnicking.

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

The Rodin Museum

Rodin Museum is a very renowned museum by the frech sculptor, Auguste Rodin. It is also situated in the Biron hotel which was built between 1728-1731. The Biron hotel is not as easy to be accessed as it seems. The musuem hosts some of the most important works of this author, including The Thinker and the Kiss’ works who probably have the most renowned family pieces.

His works are exhibited not only in the interior of the musuem, they are even in its gardens. The famous museum is also a chamber of works dedicated by Camille Claudel artist. In its area, the museum has a beautiful lake where tourists could enjoy it. Every traveller who loves the Auguste Rodin’s works should consider this museum as a must see attraction. Auguste Rodin lived between 1840-1917 and he was a preeminent French sculptor of his time. With his modern sculptures, Auguste Rodin’s works expressed something very realistic, not as his predecessors did this.

The Rodin Museum is located in an 18th century mansion, the old buildding where the grand artist lived someday. The building belonged to the Catholic church and after that, to the Paris’ city. Totally, the great artist Auguste Rodin owns more than 5,000 sculptures. But the most important landmark is the The Rodin Museum which is opened every day for tourists. The museum hosts besides the artist’s works several lectures, classes and many events for young children to make them understand what do they really see.

Posted on June 18th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Van Loon Museum

Van Loon Museum is situated in Amsterdam city. This museum was someday the house of the Van Loon family. Many members of themuseum-van-loon-2 family were council in Amsterdam, as Willem Van Loon.

In the 20th century, the Van Loon family had a very important role on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

The past house and the present museum was opened in 1973 to the public by  professor Maurits Van Loon.

Here tourists can see a great hall with an impressive balustrade since 1760. On the walls, there are some amazing portraits with the Van Loon family, with every member, generation of it. When you see it, it feels like everybody’s in live, near you. Dating since 16th century, the portraits are not the only thing that reminds us the Van Loon family. A large reception rooms available for 24 persons is situated in the same museum.

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The  garden rooms rooms were hard to be seen, a kind of private gardens. However, when it is possible,  they offer visitors an impressive sight. Their is even a separate room, The Red Salon where men or ladies could smoke.

Some important bedrooms are The Painted Room, the Red Room, the Bird Room, etc and many others that you should visit.

Posted on May 13th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Amsterdam Central Station

The Amsterdam Central Station is situated in Netherlands amsterdam-central-station1country and it was built between 1881 and 1889. It is renowned for tourists as being the first railway station designed by a well known architect Cuypers and also is the most important ever built for travellers.

The Amsterdam Central Station is surrounded by canals and it is a few minutes away from the Schiphol Airport. This makes the traffic easier for people. Once you get there, you will figure out thousands of bicycles parked around The Amsterdam Central Station.
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Most of people ride bikes because they are around the city and the area of the city is not as big as they could go by car. Besides, the city has a great number of inhabitants. Riding bikes makes the city less polluted and it can also save space for travellers and inhabitants.

So, going by train is the greatest idea you have ever had. All international trains arrive and depart from the Amsterdam Central Station. Here you will find a place where you can buy tickets, so nothing’s hard with it.

Posted on May 12th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Tokyo Dome City

Tokyo Dome City is an amusement park situated in central Tokyo. tokyo-dome-city-1This place is recomended for all tourists who want to spend their free time in a perfect holiday. One of Japan’s most significant, wonderful and colossal domed stadiums, the Tokyo Dome City is renowned for its excitement and relaxation centre, a destination where travellers want to have fun. For people who want to eat something, there are some restaurants and specialty shops attracting more and more people around the world.
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For those who love the nature, to stay in the middle of it or if they want to have a perfect relaxation trip, Tokyo Dome City is the right place where you should go. It is a must-see attraction available anytime for everyone.
In one word, Tokyo Dome City is an amusement complex opened in 2003. Now, if you want to visit it, all you have to do is to buy your airline tickets and discover the various types of entertainment.

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

North Beach-Durban

north-beach-durbanThe North Beach from Durban, South Africa is known as being the most renowned beach from here and it is situated along the Golden Mile. In summer holiday, tourists who come here consider the North Beach is the perfect place where the biggest part of action could take place. The beach hosts annually the Vodacom Beach Africa Festival giving to the city a very recognizable image making the city a great tourist attraction. It is said not to waste your time and come here with your family any time you have a little free time.north-beach-durban-21 Here you will find pools for people with young children. If you want to eat; a variety of restaurants are expecting you.

 

Besides these actions, the seagives you the opportunity to do some water sport. All these activities you can do in your little holiday if you have decided to do a trip like that.

Posted on May 5th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo is situated in Seattle, Uwoodland-park-zoo-1nited States of America and it considered as one of the oldest zoos on the WestCoast of USA growing up since 1889. The Zoo houses around 300 species of animals, which means aproximatelly 1100 animals in the Woodland Park Zoo.  

The Woodland Park Zoo is very proud of its work. The Zoo also has a marvelous flora and fauna, with botanical collection that includes medicinal plants.

About the fauna, we can say that most of the animals increase the number of visitors annually by giving tourists a bit of fun. Brown bears are the most wanted animals in the Zoo. woodland-park-zoo-2Another animals are: the African lion, the African elephant, even anaconda, owl, crocodiles, different species of snakes, etc.

This amazing Woodland Park Zoo has won five awards from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, thing that make the image of the Zoo more pronounced.

Posted on May 1st, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »