Aswan is well known as “Egypt’s Sunniest Southern city” (as Greeks called), and “ancient frontier town”. It is located about 81 miles south of Luxor, Egypt. Aswan has particularly African Atmosphere. Syene was its ancient Egyptian name.
One can easily spend days in Aswan without any thought of returning home with the things like simply wandering up and down the broad Cornice, watching the sailboats and carving the sky with their tall mats , having a cruise across the beautiful Nile River, enjoying the floating restaurants, listening to pleasant Nubian Music, and tasting freshly caught fish, etc.
It has been a famous winter resort since 19th century. This relaxed and comforting town offers visitors many attractions including the Nile River, Elephantine Island located in the amidst of the Nile, spectacular views of sunsets, Island of Plants upon which Lord Horatio Kitchener built a beautiful botanical garden, Aswan’s Nubia Museum, and many more.
Dam Square is a town square which is the very central square of Amsterdam. Dam Square is the capital of the Netherlands. If you want to visit the center of Amsterdam, Dam Square is the right place. It was built in 13th century.
The square has notable buildings, and will held events frequently, which make it one of the well known and important sites in the city. The attractions include Royal palace, National Memorial statue, word famous wax works museum Madame Tussauds, New Church, and many more.
It is a big entertaining place you can visit it at any time. It has many food stalls, restaurants, shop galores including the trendy Bijenkorf, Bonneterie, Magna Plaza and many more. You can have a look at street performances like mimers and can try colorful Ferris wheel.
Just a few minutes walk down the Damrak from Central Station lands you into this Jam-Packed square, always crowded with locals and tourists day and night.
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Indian Gate: “The national monument of India which is constructed as a memorial, and was built in the memory of thousands of soldiers who has contributed their life to the loved Country during World War I.”
It is famous as “one of the largest war memorials in India”, and as well as “All India War Memorial”. It is placed in the heart of New Delhi, standing at the height of 42 meters. The credit of designing and construction of the Indian Gate goes to Sir Edwin Lutyens, who designed the New Delhi City.
The place can be considered as a popular relaxation area during the summer evenings and a popular picnic spot during winter as well. Being located at the east end of Janpath, it leads to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. It can be easily accessible by the tourists. Amar Jyothi or Flame of the immortal warrior is another added memorial, which is burning under it since 1971. The flame reminds the sacrifice of the brave soldiers.
It surprises you with a variety of amusing activities. You can easily spent your day by simply having a glance at monkey performance, riding a camel, viewing the soap bubbles that blown all over the lawns of the Indian Gate, playing with balloons and many more. The place is crowded with the evening walkers, visitors in the evening times. You can even taste the various Indian fast foods, famous fruit chaat, bhelpuri, chana jor gharam, drinks, etc, etc.
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Snowdon is a spectacular mountain region in North Wales, which includes a national park of 838 square miles, the Llyn Peninsula, and the Cambrian Coast. Snowdon is a highest mountain in England and Wales. It is about 1085 meters or 3560 feet which is also known by its local Welsh language name, Yr Wyddfa (The Tomb). The Snowdon is a national symbol for Welsh people. The area is full of sheep, and castles, but people flock there especially for the outdoor sports.
Besides the reputation of the highest mountain, it is also known for its own unique bio-diversity of plants and animals and much effort is made to maintain the flimsy mountain ecology.
The entire Snowdon Mountain ranges into four areas as follows:
First Area: The Northernmost area is almost busy with tourists, and includes other highest mountains in Wales such as the Glyderau, the Carneddau, the Snowdon Massif, etc.
Second Area: The area is well-known for peaks and mountains around Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Third Area: this area is not much popular with tourists due to its remoteness.
Fourth Area: It’s the southernmost area includes Aran Fawddwy of Aran group, which is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom south of Snowdon.
With its unique presence of most beautiful views, rich historic area, Snowdon paths, it grabs the spectacle of thousands of visitors every year who can enjoy and share the happiness. This mountain is considered as a fine mountain, favorite for hikers.
Visit the place and experience an incredible journey through the Snowdon Mountain Railway, which takes you the rooftop of Wales. The Snowdon Mount dominates the landscapes of Snowdon National Park, with its stunning scenery and breathtaking views.
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Burano is a small charming fishing village, constructed on the four small islands on the lagoon and all of these connected to each other by bridges. It lies in the northern part of the Venetian Lagoon. The island of Burano is mostly known for its brightly colored houses, and lace-making scarves. While you are in Venice, thinking to have a day trip in Lagoon Islands, then Burano is a must to be considered. It is about 40-45 minutes from Venice by motorboat. It being featuring the holy colored houses, the Burano is different from Venice’s historic center it almost feels like it is in another country.
In Burano, everywhere you look out, you’ll see houses fully clad in VIBGYOR colors of blue, pink, green, purple, yellow, lavender, and other colors. Walking across the Burano is really a thrilling experience for every visitor just like a treat for the eyes. The reason behind the brightly painted houses is to help villagers find their way home in the foggy period during the winter meeting.
Museo Del Merletto (Lace museum) is the must see attraction of Burano. San Francisco del Deserto is another attraction, where nine monks welcome visitors.
Water taxis are first-class means of transportation to take you to Burano. Along the way you can enjoy the blue-green sea and the views of Venice from a different perspective.
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The Statue of Liberty - An inspiring icon of America, given as a present from the France in honor of the first centenary of the United States in the late 19th century…
Standing on the mouth of the Hudson in New york Harbor, the Statue of Liberty welcomes millions of the visitors, returning Americans, and immigrants alike. The Statue of Liberty was actually titled as “Liberty Enlightening the World”, but famous with the current name. The sculptor was by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and armature by Eiffel Tower fame, Gustav Eiffel.
It was dedicated on October 28th, 1886. Hundreds of workers contributed their effort to the construction of the statue, which took 9 years to finish. It designated as a National monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4th, 1986.
Visit this universal symbol of freedom and democracy, and admire the beauty.
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Araku Valley is a famous hill station located at a distance of 115 km from Vizag (Vishakhapatnam) district of Andhra Pradesh is close to the Orissa state border. Araku Valley is known for its scenic beauty. The area of the valley is about 36 km and elevation is 600 to 900 above sea level. With pleasing weather, hills, valley every visitor will be mesmerized by the natural beauty of the valley, which comes alive with its rich landscapes.
It being located on the Eastern Ghats, the Araku has a valley, waterfalls like Anantagiri, Dumbriguda, and streams following by the side of train track, and roads.
If you are planning to have a journey the best way to enjoy your Araku Valley trip is visiting it by train. It really would be a wonderful memorable experience for visitors as the train passes through tunnels, hill sides, and streams.
While your trip, don’t miss the local tribal people dance.
Do spend in tree top cottages that hang 10 feet above the ground level in the middle of green surrounding of Araku Valley. One can have superb trekking trip. Pay a visit to Padmapuram gardens. Have a glance at “Borra Caves” located 29 km from the Valley are famous the nearby tourist attraction.
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Jurassic Park Returns!!
Hello Friends, yes it is true, Jurassic Park is going to land again. Hmm… but, it is not the movie name. It is a Dinosaur Theme Park. Interesting right??
We all know that “Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park” was created a new sensational History. The huge variety of dinosaur creatures including brachiosaurs, dilophosaurs, triceratops, and other animals takes us million years back. Every will mesmerize by the Jurassic Park films. Steven Spielberg brought the dinosaurs alive. In fact, no one can forget the Jurassic Park films.
Now the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Dubai has engaged in creating $1 billion Robotic Jurassic Theme Park. The park is actually called “Restless Planet”, which is placed in the city of Arabia. It is now under construction, and will be open to visitors very soon. The Restless Planet houses crowd of life-size robotic dinosaurs and the environment will be very similar to the procreation conditions of actual species that will take us about 100 million years back.
The park will feature animatronics dinosaurs and rides. The Robotic Dinosaurs will be capable of interacting with park visitors by following them with their eyes and visitors and some of them will be programmed to lunge the visitors as they pass by. The management is telling that it’s extremely realistic, scary and safe to visit :-P. The park will also endeavor to provide an education experience amid the entire Vegas-Style spectacle. In order to accomplish this project many leading researchers from US has been roped in this.
Visitors will experience the birth of the planet, with cosmic events such as the tearing away of the moon from the earth, volcanoes, the moving of tectonic plates, and the formation of the mountains and the seas, etc. This unrealistic Dino will become real in very soon future and will be the largest tourist attraction of Dubai.
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The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre, which is famous as Great or Grand theatre of Moscow, Russia. The theatre was designed by the famous architect, Joseph Bove.
The Bolshoi Theatre exhibits the world-class performances of Ballet and Opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are known as the world’s the greatest and oldest ballet and opera companies of the world.
It is a masterpiece of non-classical design. Since, its foundation in 1776 by Prince Peter Urusov and Michael Maddox, the theatre has experienced a chaotic and striking history. The theatre is said to be one of biggest and most spectacular venues of its kind in the world.
The theatre features six tires of seat, which could be filled by over two thousand spectators in a world of chandeliers, lavish and red velvet furnishing and dazzling gold stucco decoration. Though, the performers such as opera singers, actors and ballerinas may travel around the world, but, there is no better place to grab the Bolshoi Theatre Company in the world other than Moscow. Hence, the credit goes to Bolshoi theatre.
Visiting the Bolshoi Theatre is a lifetime experience to everyone from tickets purchasing to curtains down and every moment is unforgettable. In brief, any trip to Moscow without paying a visit to the Bolshoi Theatre is not complete.
Jal Mahal is the famous tourist spot in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It is known for its magnificent art work. The Jal Mahal is the architectural wonder of Jaipur, which was built in the18th century.
If we look at the history, the Jal Mahal was built by Sawai Pratap Singh. This red stone monument is also called as “Water Palace”, since much of the palace is surrounded with water and is subsided under the mud and silt of the Man Sagar Lake is used to look over and was built by constructing a dam between two hills. This place was built for the Royal family as a palace of leisure and especially for royal duck shooting parties.
Settled in the midst of the lake, the Jal Mahal is the one of scenic attractions of Jaipur, known for its intricate artistry and architecture. The place consists of five stories. But, we can see only the top floor and the remaining four floors of the building are permanently under water. The best time to visit the palace is during the winter months as the lake is filled with plenty of colorful wandering birds, which must be seen.
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