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You are a tourist Looking for a ride all over the world, here you find a large choice of amazing places to visit
Van Gogh museum
Friday, December 28, 2012
Van Gogh museum is mainly dedicated to the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. It was founded in 1973, on the Museumplein in Amsterdam .The museum possesses an impressive number of Vincent van Gogh works. The collection contains more than 200 pictures, 500 drawings and 800 letters of Vincent van Gogh. The museum also exposes other works of painters of the XIXe century.
The library of the museum has more than 24 000 books on Vincent van Gogh and on other artists of the XIXe century. It is situated in the district of Amsterdam Oud-Zuid.
The Barri Gotic
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Barri Gotic also known as Gothic Quarter, is the oldest and the most popular neighborhood of Barcelona, and is the place where the medieval city of Barcelona was formed.
It includes many of the medieval buildings, such as :
the Cathedral of Sainte-Eulali
La Casa de la Ciutat
La Plaça Nova with two cylindrical towers dating from the Roman period
La Plaça del Rei headquarters of Palau Reial Major which is a royal residence characterized by its streetlights and early works of Antoni Gaud
Plaça del Pi the most frequented place of the district, it extends to the edge of "Born".
Bolshoi Theater
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Bolshoi Theater was renovated several times since its construction, it is a symbol of Moscow and Russia (it is displayed on the 100 Russian rubles ticket..
On 28 October 2011, after six years of renovation at a cost of 21 billion rubles(700 million dollars), the Bolshoi had finally reopened its doors.
The Bolshoi troupe was founded in 1776. At the beginning, the company was only performing in private places, but in 1780 it acquired the Petrovsky Theatre and began producing plays and operas. Since its inception, the Bolshoi Theater hosted so many historical events, such as the famous ballet of Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov compositions.
Dubai
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Dubai's beauty secret resides in its ability to make of human imagination a reality and a source of inspiration. when you first get to Dubai you just don't want to leave because you are too busy discovering the most modern and beautiful tours in the world . And that's without counting the weather which is just the best in the middle east , drop all your big jackets when you are going to Dubai !
The most amazing areas to visit in Dubai are :
Creek: It's the perfect place to begin a tour of Dubai, the water divide the city into two equal parts.
Deira: One of the unique neighborhoods where you can find a combination of traditional and modern life,
Bur Dubai: a must visit place, due to the multitude of historic buildings.
Oud Metha: a large residential, with many recreation, commercial and educational centers.
Sheikh Zayed Road: The buildings in this zone are the perfect combination of beauty and elegance.
Satwa and Jumeirah : It represents the glamour of Dubai, this area is full of culture, shopping centers and beach activities.
South-West: the new face of Dubai, it has the Dubai Marina and many other real estate developments.
Red Square
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Red Square is one of the most famous places in the world. It was Built by Ivan III on the twelfth century, and urbanized over the centuries. After the defeat of Napoleon, it became a national pride, and a symbol of the Russian strength. Today, Red Square represents the historical and the political heart of the new Russia.
Red Square is considered as the heart and soul of
Russia. it has the 16th Century St.
Basil's Cathedral - one of the most famous pieces of architecture in
the world -, the pyramid of Lenin's Mausoleum -which contains the embalmed body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union-, the GUM department store, Kazan Cathedral, State Historical Museum, the Iberian Gate and the Chapel.
Red Square is rich in symbols of Russia's turbulent and intriguing past, so if you are impassioned by Russia's history, Red Square should keep you busy...
Red Square is rich in symbols of Russia's turbulent and intriguing past, so if you are impassioned by Russia's history, Red Square should keep you busy...
The pyramids of Egypt
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
The pyramid was at first destined to be a shelter for the king, but later the relatives of the sovereign thought it would be good to make of it a burial pyramid. Khufu seems to have been the first one to allow his women to have such a nice tomb.
the pyramid-shaped stone hosts one or many internal rooms connected by corridors. They have became the tombs of kings, queens and great men of the old Kingdom.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by Cheops (or Khufu), is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, if you are visiting Egypt there is absolutely no way you won't be tempted to visit it.
Darling Harbor
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Today, Darling Harbor is a vast complex of restaurants, shops, clubs, exposition and entertainment centers, located close to the city center. Darling Harbour has a hundred of restaurants and cafes offering a full variety of cuisine. It also has Quality hotels and apartments which will offer you the opportunity to stay on site and have a spectacular view of the harbor and Sydney.
Darling Harbour offers many touristic sites such as : the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Paddy's Markets, Sydney's Chinese Gardens, Tumbalong Park, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Australian National Maritime Museum (featuring museum ships including HMAS Vampire), Star City Casino, the Powerhouse Museum, and finally the Sydney Aquarium.
Taronga Zoo
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
It is divided into eight geographical regions and has over 2600 animals on 21 hectares, making it one of the largest of its kind.
It is the second park where platypus are reproduced and one of the best zoos to visit , if you are visiting Sydney and you love animals, missing Taronga zoo would be a crime.
Sydney Tower
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Sydney Tower is the second tallest freestanding structure in Sydney and Australia (Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast is the highest). It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere (after Auckland's Sky Tower in New Zealand). Sydney Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
The construction of this 305m length tower (1001 feet ) cost 36 millions A$, it is located at 100 Market Street, between Pitt and Castlereagh streets. It is accessible from the "Pitt Street Mall" and overlooks Centrepoint (name often used to designate the tower) -an office and retail center- . The tower is open to the public and is one of the most important tourist attractions of the city, it is also visible from near cities and neighborhoods.
when "AMP" managed the Centrepoint shopping center, the tower was officially referred to as "AMP Tower". But after the Westfield Group took control in December 2001, the name of the tower became "Sydney Tower". Sydney residents are still calling it "Centrepoint Tower" though.
The Natural History Museum
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
The museum is best known for its lobby (Central Hall) that exposes the skeleton of a diplodocus and many other dinosaur skeletons...
The Natural History Museum Library contains extensive books, journals, manuscripts, and artwork collections linked to the work and research of the scientific departments. Access to the library is by appointment only.
The Natural History Museum contains six major collections : botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology, zoology and sexology.
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