Archive for the ‘Amazing Europe’

  • Eclectic Beauty Reclining In London – Part I
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    Eclectic Beauty Reclining In London – Part I
    London, biggest city of Europe sprawls to an extensive area of more than 620 square miles from its center located on River Thames. It shelters population under eight million. Culturally, London is Europe’s largest and diverse metropolis center in which almost two hundred different languages are spoken within its country. Its more than thirty percent of populace comprises of first, second, and third generation migrants. In spite of Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish perversion, London still firmly holds the powers and overlooks the nation. It stands out because it is the destination where the country’s news and money are made. London is a grandeur destination which shelters the central government. And when it comes to its inhabitants, the provincial life starts ahead of the city’s circuit of orbital motorway. The superiority  [...]
    Posted at October 6th, 2009 at 01:10 am
  • The Caves Of Lascaux – Part II
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    The Caves Of Lascaux – Part II
    Lascaux’s rich inventory of art were the fine works of the Cro-magnon man, one of the close relatives of the homo sapiens, well-aware of all innate rhythms, prospering in the clement gorges in the Dordogne when the rest of Europe was engulfed in the clutches of an ice age. One can find the most primitive lunar calendar ever created on the walls of the Lascaux Caves. In the Chamber of Bulls, there is a striking painting depicting a deer below which is noted a string of thirteen dots ending in a square shape that point out to the Moon’s half monthly cycle. The empty square represents the missing Moon. Also noted were a row of 29 dots below a portrayal of a brown horse pointing to the Moon’s 29-day cyclic movement. An assortment of stellar constellations are noted on the wall of the main chamber and above the shoulder of a bull  [...]
    Posted at August 20th, 2009 at 09:08 am
  • The Caves Of Lascaux – Part I
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    The Caves Of Lascaux – Part I
    The complex painted caves of Lascaux located in the Dordogne region, Southern France, are amongst the highly eminent monuments that depict Ice Age art form. The awe-inspiring paintings dating back close to 17,000 years are also ascribed as ‘the antediluvian Sistine Chapel’. Initially uncovered on September 12, 1940 by French quartet teens, following which the hearsay of the unearthing spread like wild fire that drew hoards of eager crowds including the nearby village dwellers and eventually archaeologists too visited the site. Shortly subsequent to the culmination of the Second World War, the access way to the cave was broadened and the base was lowered to facilitate easy entry to viewers. With close to 1200 visitors paying a trip to the cave daily, by 1955, the cave’s fame began to have a major negative bearing on its interiors,  [...]
    Posted at August 19th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
  • Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part III
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    Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part III
    The Picasso Museum has many works of art of the most revered Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso who spent his seminal years in Barcelona. Miró’s fine artworks from 1914 are at display at the Miró Museum along with an assortment of figurines, wall-hangings and early drawings. Barcelona has always attached significant importance to sports. Football fans must not miss a visit to the notable Camp Nou which is the biggest football stadium worldwide second only to Marcana. A giant congregation of nearly a lakh eager spectator assemble here to cheer on the top-notched FC Barcelona team in action. One can view the huge display of cups won, photographs and figurines of revered players at the Barcelona FC Museum. The Seu or The Cathedral de la Santa Creu is a decedent example of fine Mediterranean Gothic style and amongst the most splendid  [...]
    Posted at August 12th, 2009 at 09:08 am
  • Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part II
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    Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part II
    Barcelona is an overwhelming feast to all the senses and an entirely different world of inconceivable shapes, vibrant hues, serpentine streets and a lot more to be discovered. Barcelona has the grandest castles in all Europe. The 370-year old Montjuïc Castle is a 173 metres high fortification atop the Montjuïc hill proffers splendid views of the city and the Barcelona port. It was once a political jail and site for ghastly executions during the reign of the tyrant Franco at the time of the Spanish War who also aided in the construction of the Military museum. There are huge cannons surrounding the statue of a naked woman paying tribute to the premier California governor, Gasper de Portola. Verdant vegetation encircles the bastion with an archery range located adjacent to it. Other prime places of interest in Montjuïc are the Magical  [...]
    Posted at August 11th, 2009 at 09:08 am
  • Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part I
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    Breathtaking Barcelona Spain Travel Guide- Part I
    The vast expanses and the magnificent panorama of the Barcelona city are idyllically explored via foot. One can find several surreal examples of Antonio Gaudi’s original architecture. The Casa Mila that was derisively dubbed as La Pedrera meaning Stone Quarry spanning more 100 square metres is inclusive of two huge spherical patios supplying nearly each section of the house with sunshine. The distinguishing undulating brick work, colorful natural stone tiles, wrought iron galleries looping around in plant similar shapes and no sight of absolute straight lines are all proof of Gaudi’s avant-garde architecture. The unusual, intricate roof has an incredible congregation of mask-like and ceramic circuitous chimneys. From the rooftop one can enjoy fine views of the Eixample district that is a lovely locality with several picturesque  [...]
    Posted at August 10th, 2009 at 10:08 am
  • England Travel – Punting Paradise Destination
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    England Travel – Punting Paradise Destination
    Those who prefer leisurely pursuits then engaging in punting is the best option. No place better than Cambridge is the ideal destination with its fine history, majestic elaborately designed college structures and chapels found frequently at every corner. Cambridge and the adjacent area have an unsurpassed repute as centre par brilliance in education and locales. Cambridge is unanimously associated with enthralling sights of the spring blossom inundated Backs, the King’s College Chapel and the ideal unwinding destination would be to engage in punting on the Cam river. Lounge on the Edwardian era punts that are flat based wooden boats driven by elongated, wooden rods commencing one’s journey at Madgalen Bridge or the Mill punting up the quaint Granchester village or slither alongside the River Cam that extends past nine bridges  [...]
    Posted at August 5th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
  • Incredible Cities Of Germany – Part-II
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    Incredible Cities Of Germany – Part-II
    Dusseldorf is the hub of the German fashion industry and the most expensive of all the German cities. It is an attractive city known for its brimming nightlife at Altstadt, cleanliness and urban culture. Explore the globally famed and elite shopping avenue of Königsalle, with its eastern section comprising of eminent fashion labels, plush shopping centres like Kö-Galerie, Sevens and Stilwerk amongst several others. The western section comprises of several top notch banks thus essaying the fact that money is being earned on one section and used up on the other section. Medienhafen, the revived old harbour is a vastly modish section teeming with bold architecture, eateries, bars, clubbing spots, hotels and hi-tech offices. At the Andreaskirche church, the spiritually inclined can enjoy the weekend organ concerts while admiring the  [...]
    Posted at July 28th, 2009 at 09:07 am
  • Incredible Cities Of Germany – Part-I
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    Incredible Cities Of Germany – Part-I
    An incredible history and culture with nearly sixteen states each with its unique chronicles, makes Germany a wondrous place to visit. Cologne is the oldest city in Germany, swiftly metamorphosing into the fine art capital of the country. Cologne has many splendid looking cities, historical monuments of significance, great tongue-teasing gastronomic delights and the Kolsch beer to sample. Cologne has the famed carnival, many open air concerts in Ringfest and the Tanzbrunnen where one can park oneself on the Rheinterasse and sample the fine music for free. One can also take a train trip down to the Museumsmeile located in Bonn for some great concerts. The quaint town of Bamberg is a charming place to visit. Founded in 1206, Dresden is a known World Heritage Site, art aficionados can revel in the wide ranging array of the best museums,  [...]
    Posted at July 28th, 2009 at 12:07 am
  • Beguiling Berlin Encore – Part II
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    Beguiling Berlin Encore – Part II
    The Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz, the iniquitous villa where top-ranking Nazis presided over by Heydrich, chalked out their devious closing plans on the expediency of genocide is now the place of tribute, the Wannsee Conference Memorial House that showcases photographic displays on that fateful conference and the its outcome. The Museum Berlin-Karlshorst comprises of sixteen rooms inclusive of the one where the Nazi commanders signed the absolute surrender after the Soviets conquered Berlin. The museum guides one through the two world wars, the cold war including an assortment of deals, surrenders and conquests along with various photos, video displays amongst others. Cogitate over the mammoth atrocities inflicted over millions of Jews at the cruel hands of Hitler and his army by visiting the Holocaust Memorial spanning  [...]
    Posted at July 22nd, 2009 at 04:07 am
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