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FLORES is a beautiful island. A variety of natural attractions have also spread here, but unfortunately until now, the tourists only knew a small port of Labuan Bajo on the western tip of the island or the island of Komodo, Rinca and Padar.
In the land of Flores tourists can travel to mysterious caves, coastal mangroves, go with the kayak and dive boat in one of the 50 spectacular dive sites For diving (diving), you can do in the vicinity of pure sea dragons. And the most interesting are some of life’s most exotic underwater world. Nearby there are lots of dolphins, whales and dugongs (a type of dolphin).
If you want to see a lake with three different colored lake, visit to Mount Flores near the town of Maumere. Color lakes here may change from time to time. The island has an ancient history which may have not been touched for centuries. One is the Liang Bua cave. In this place recently been discovered homo floresiensis hobbit of Flores or this place. Read the rest of this entry »
ONE HUNDRED years ago, referring to the most beautiful buildings beautiful in the world, the name Temple of the Parthenon in Greece may emerge. Next there is the Taj Mahal and the Hagia Sophia, this is unnecessary doubt. Over time, the building still looks beautiful with an amazing architecture.
But in today’s modern era, there are also a variety of eye-catching building. This could be the main attraction when you’re passing in between.
1. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi spent more than 40 years of his life in Gothic cathedrals, Art Nouveau style, which until now has not been completed. After his death in 1926, his colleagues continue its construction project, despite the fact that the original drawings were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. Completion is scheduled finished Sagrada Familia itself between 2017 and 2026.
2. Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hotel with 60 floors is standing on a private island that is designed to become a national icon. The interior of the building with atrium almost as tall as 600 feet is a place where beauty can you see. Level by level is a semicircle of buildings also reveal the color spectrum. While the tower diagonal wire inspire admiration. Read the rest of this entry »
With history and culture as honest-to-goodness as culture itself, China is as complex as the DNA code of each of the 1.3 billion (and counting) Chinese inhabiting the terra firma. Hence, we will not endeavour on a crash course of the Chinese menu, but we’ll have a gustatory perception of its common and most sought-after offerings.
Forbidden City
Constructed on the Ming and Qing eras, autochthonous Chinese call it Gu Gong while the tourism board and clients alike forthwith call in it the Palace Museum. It agrees the disc for being the most expectant palace complex in the world, sprawling over 74 hectares of property set at the selfsame essence of Beijing. A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1987, it attended both as a mansion and as a seat of power to a total of 24 emperors, XIV from the Ming dynasty and 10 from the Qing dynasty. An imperial castle for a menstruum of most five centuries, it is framed of 2 partitions, namely, the interior courtyard and the Outer Court. The former is placed in the blue one-half of the compound and applied as the regal manse of the emperor butterfly and his family while the latter is the southern half and served since the place of purple power of the ruler of China. Read the rest of this entry »
Old Quebec City or is sometimes known as Old Europe on American soil this is the only town directly adjacent to northern Mexico. This is the place to witness how important the influence of European culture in America.
Thanks to the legendary French explorer (Samuel de Champlain) this is the old town with many buildings standing trend in the 17th century. Starting from the concept to some fortress gates that used to dominate the U.S. at the time.
French influence is very strong for the history of the Old City of Quebec. Even this city has also been used as the capital of New France until 1760, before becoming part of the independent territory of Canada. Naturally, also if the people there also speak French.
One of the buildings there is a Quebec Upper Town (Haute-Ville), which is perched on a cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River. From the height of this building, you can see the beautiful rural scenery, although the distance for miles outside the territory of Quebec Upper Town. Read the rest of this entry »
CITY Turin in Italy is not only synonymous with Fiat, soccer, and industry. The city is also filled with baroque jewel where the building is elegantly arranged on the banks of the River Po, with the Alps as background. The city is also famous for the Shroud of Turin is said to be the cover of Jesus in his grave. This story is the spice pelangkap before enjoying a variety of wonderful baroque buildings in the city of Turin.
First of all you can to the Santuario della Consolata located in Piazza della Consolata. La Consolata, such as the award trophy wrapped in marble and gold, with some interesting paintings.
Another favorite is the Mole Antonelliana (www.museocinema.it) located at Via Montebello 20. Built as a synagogue in the 1860s, it used to be the tallest building in the world and still the tallest brick building in Europe. Now, the Mole Antonelliana is a museum of cinema. Read the rest of this entry »