Monday, 31 October 2011

Iceland

Lets Travel|Iceland|Iceland’s economic crash has had an upside, at least for tourists. After the devaluation of the krona that followed the country’s 2008 financial crisis, the breathtakingly beautiful island is a lot more affordable, meaning that a hotel room that was $200 before the crash might cost $130 now.

While traditionally a must-see for nature tourists — who come for thermal springs, glaciers, volcanic landscapes and the Northern Lights — Iceland is stepping up the cultural offerings with Reykjavik’s new Harpa-Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, a symphony and opera house whose stunning glass facade was designed in collaboration with the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson . Opening ceremonies begin in May, with performances by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Icelandic Opera and local rock bands. Another draw is the third annual DesignMarch (in March), a festival that showcases Icelandic design, from clothing and textiles to furniture. And the Iceland Airwaves music festival , every October, is perennially cool.

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Belgium

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Let's Travel | Brussels: When you enter the Grand Place on one of the seven streets converge here, the eyes of tourists are attracted invariably Belgian capital of Brussels Hall Gothic tower that seemed to aim for the sky. Since it was built until today, "Hotel de Ville" or "Stadhuis" is considered one of the most beautiful halls in the Netherlands.

Brussels, Belgium

Bruges: Once a 13th-century cloth making center, Bruges (Brugge) may have become a major tourist destination, but its wealth of wandering canals and ornate houses, plus the city's medieval charm, remains. The historic center's pedestrian-only streets bristle with Gothic spires and flourishes. Friendly residents of the West Flanders capital impress visitors with their enthusiasm to show their city's sights, such as the superb Groeninge Museum, Church of Our Lady and the Belfry and Market Halls.

Bruges Belgium City Center

Ghent: Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the rivers "Schelde" and "Leie" and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe. Today it is a busy city with a port and a university.

Ghent Castle of Comtes

Belfry: Belfries are medieval alarm bell towers, often in town centers. In the 13th century they were wooden constructions. From the 14th till the 17th century they were built in stone. The nowadays remaining examples date from that period in history.

In 1999 the Unesco inscribed 32 Belgian towers onto the World Heritage List. In 2005 the belfry of Gembloux, as well as 23 belfries in the northern French regions of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardi were added to the final list "Belfries of Belgium and France". From our list only the City Hall Belfry in Brussels is not on the list, as it already is part of the Grand Place World Heritage Site (Brussels City Square).

Land of Food | Beer and a Great Time

NAMUR: Namur is situated in Wallonia, the French part of Belgium, on the train line between Brussels and Luxembourg.
Generally a busy and appealing city it has two particular features of real interest. The first is the Citadelle, uphill from the river. [Please edit as it was almost lost in cloud when the editor was there.]
The second is a museum piece, the treasure of Hugo d'Oignies. This consists of carvings made by a goldsmith for a priory in the 12/13th centuries, of a standard so exceptional that it should be regarded as one of Europes greatest art treasures.

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Sunday, 30 October 2011

Paris | France

Let's Travel | France | Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. The city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements) largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 (January 2008), but the Paris metropolitan area has a population of 12,089,098, (January 2008), and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years, prior to the 19th century, and the largest in the entire world between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Paris | France

Paris city | France

Disnep Land | Paris | France

Notre dame-paris-view

Paris City of Art | Paris | France

The Opera, Grand staircase.

Snow at Paris | France

lightnings at Paris | France

Paris | France

Canal at Paris | France

Paris | France

Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with more than 30 million foreign visitors per year. As the paragon of style, is one of Paris’s most glamorous cities in the world.

Paris | France

let's visit the world of Paris | France

Bali | Indonesia

Let's Travel | Indonesia | Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island (strictly speaking, the province covers a few small neighbouring islands as well as the isle of Bali).

Map of Bali | Indonesia

Bali | Indonesia

Beauty of Bali | Indonesia

Bali beach | Indonesia

rice fields at Bali | Indonesia

beach of Bali | Indonesia

charming scene of bali beach

sunset of Bali | Indonesia

hidden sun by clouds | Bali | Indonesia

scene at Bali | Indonesia

greenry of Bali | Indonesia

Bali | Indonesia

With a population recorded as 3,891,000 in the 2010 Census, the island is home to most of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including traditional and modern dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking, and music. Bali, a tourist haven for decades, has seen a further surge in tourist numbers in recent years.

evening of life | Bali | Indonesia

Java island | Indonesia

Let's Travel | Indonesia | Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million (excluding the 3.6 million on Madura which is administered as part of Java), it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java; it was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, Islamic sultanates, the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, and was at the centre of Indonesia's campaign for independence. The island dominates Indonesian social, political and economic life.

Java Beach

Calm at Java Island | Indonesia

Java Island | Indonesia

Forest of Java Island | Indonesia

In 1948, a plane carrying Navy pilot Bobby Freeberg disappeared in the jungles of Indonesia but what happened to him after the crash remains a mystery

beauty of Java Island | Indonesia

tourists at Java Island | Indonesia

nature is the gift of Creator | Java Island | Indonesia

Java Island | Indonesia

Java is the most populous and the most developed island in the Indonesian archipelago. The island is politically divided into the provinces of West Java, East Java and Central Java. The capital city of Jakarta is also located on this island. Java is an epitome of rapidly changing society: beautiful countryside and filthy cities; tranquil rural scenes and streets congested with traffic.

Sunset at Java beach | Indonesia

Jakarta | Indonesia

Let's Travel | Indonesia | Jakarta (English pronunciation: Jakarta formerly known as Batavia and officially the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of 661 square kilometres (255 sq mi) and a 2010 census count population of 9,580,000.Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre. It is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the tenth-largest city in the world. The urban area, Jabodetabek, is the second largest in the world. Jakarta is listed as a global city in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research.