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  • 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
  • Beguiling Berlin Encore – Part I
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    Beguiling Berlin Encore – Part I
    Plot your course through Berlin’s fine history as one moseys down the lime trees speckled boulevard in central Berlin, the Unter den Linden Street running in the east-west direction from the Brandenburg Gate, or the Gate of Peace that bore witness to the festivities when the Berlin Wall was torn down. The scenic Tiergarten located to the west of the gate was a hunting ground for King Freidrich Wilhelm during the mid 16th century. The Friedrichstrasse Street, a major shopping street is located to the south of the gate, the Reichstag is on the north end of the gate having the German Parliament and the Museum Island is on the eastern side of the gate. The plethora of monuments stand testament to Berlin’s evolutionary process from the Hohenzollern dynasty to the GDR. The Potsdamer Platz Arkaden located on the South of Tiergarten,  [...]
    Posted at July 21st, 2009 at 05:07 pm
  • Berlin City Travel – The Green Fairy Haven
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    Berlin City Travel – The Green Fairy Haven
    When in Berlin, the highly visited, cultural hotbed capital city of Germany, prance upon some great off-the-cuff indulgence that is bound to add a zing to your trip. Zagreus Projekt, a place where art inspires food, is essentially an art gallery offering multi-course gourmand dinner housed in a quaint basement room behind a traditional centuries-old Berlin town house. The artistic chef-cum-art gallery head calls aboard an artist every two months who creates a mock-up of particular location there, inspired by which they work in unison to compile an eclectic gastronomic spread that is dished up to a handful of customers on a common table speckled with art abundance. Go unabashed, let off your guard, toss on some slinky attire and shindig away at the chic profligate night club, Insomnia, once an olden ballroom. An unconventional biro  [...]
    Posted at July 21st, 2009 at 04:07 am
  • A Glimpse Into Immaculate Holland-Part III
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    A Glimpse Into Immaculate Holland-Part III
    Haarlem is situated nearly 20kms west of Amsterdam on the river Spaarne. The City Hall is the hub of the city’s administration. The market that faces the City Hall springs to life on Saturdays and Mondays making it quite an endearing sight. Many of the 14th century Almhouses in Harlem with their period architectural design have made it to the UNESCO World Heritage Listing. No visit is complete without looking at the magnificent windmills from up close. The De Adriaan is a well-designed windmill with a small museum close by for some interesting viewing. The well-maintained 1749 built, nineteen windmills of Kinderdijk have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Hague is the abode of over 150 global authorized organisations with a multi-cultural population residing there. The city is best explored by tram or bus service.  [...]
    Posted at July 16th, 2009 at 10:07 am
  • A Glimpse Into Immaculate Holland – Part II
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    A Glimpse Into Immaculate Holland – Part II
    Rotterdam, situated on the majestic Mass River has a significant number of architectural structures that date back to the pre-war era. The characteristic Piet Blom’s cubic houses near the Blaak station are famed for their unique, uncanny shape. Art aficionados will definitely enjoy the works of art spanning back to the Middle Ages found at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum. The Euromast, the tallest observation tower in Netherlands proffers splendid views as one feels a tumble inside as it spins into course touching heights of 185 metres high. For dare-devils, a 100m point also called the rope slide is a point where you can plummet to the ground in 15 flat seconds. The wide-spanning Kunsthal museum of both contemporary and older art is a fascinating building that houses mind boggling collections in its annual 25 exhibitions. The  [...]
    Posted at July 15th, 2009 at 04:07 pm
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