Archive for December, 2009

December 28, 2009 / asia, india

Jaisalmer, the city of sand

Jaisalmer, the city of sand

A city that emerges from the sands of the desert, lit by the light of dawn, and that makes the visitor feel immersed in any of the Eastern tale Arabian Nights. That show, which seems almost magical, t

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December 26, 2009 / europe, turkey

Istanbul, a city of three names

Istanbul, a city of three names

Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman Empire until the revolution of Ataturk, the father of the Turkish homeland. This, like to erase all the influence of the caliphs and the official Islam hitherto

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December 24, 2009 / australia

Sydney Opera House: Set of lights and volumes

Sydney Opera House: Set of lights and volumes

Not long ago, the Danish Joern Utzon won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in this category) for the design of this unique building: the Sydney Opera House

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December 22, 2009 / europe, france

The Amazing Eiffel Tower

The Amazing Eiffel Tower

Paris, the city of love, grand boulevards, the steps along the Seine, the romanticism made monument, the dinners by candlelight, the bohemian life in Montmartre ... Paris, the city where the Eiffel To

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December 20, 2009 / north america, united states

The Liberty Stutue: a True Global Symbol

The Liberty Stutue: a True Global Symbol

Recorded at its base is the Emma Lazarus poem that reflects the ideal of this colossal statue: democracy, solidarity and freedom. Lady Liberty, as is known, is the symbol of belief in a new world, an

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December 18, 2009 / europe, italy

Colosseum : The Empire of Rome Symbol

Colosseum : The Empire of Rome Symbol

The symbol of an entire empire. That is the Colosseum in Rome. The sample of the full power of a city ruled over a vast empire to the very limits of the East. The Colosseum, the admiration of the worl

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December 16, 2009 / europe, turkey

Hagia Sophia: Byzantine jewel between Europe and Asia

Hagia Sophia: Byzantine jewel between Europe and Asia

Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey offers an intoxicating display of concentrated flavors and odors in mosques, traditional eastern neighborhoods, gardens, and above all, the Bosphorus and the Golden

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December 14, 2009 / argentina, south america

The Holy Land in Argentina

The Holy Land in Argentina

Through a theme park located in Costanera Norte, Buenos Aires, you can witness the different stages of the life of Jesus Christ. The recreations include birth, crucifixion and resurrection. And Easter

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December 12, 2009 / africa, tunisia

Hammamet, a dream setting in Tunisia

Hammamet, a dream setting in Tunisia

Hammamet is a city on the coast of Tunisia, a country in North Africa, between Algeria and Libya. This country is predominantly Muslim, the official language is Arabic but many of its inhabitants also

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December 10, 2009 / europe, france

Lyon, The World Heritage

Lyon, The World Heritage

Lyon is the third largest city in France after Paris and Marseille. There is one and half million inhabitants and is one of the great unknown by tourists speaking, the Gallic country. Few know, for ex

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