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Tours in Kyoto

December 28th, 2010

KYOTO, Japan’s former imperial capital is an ancient city with a glittering light. Here you’ll see a mix of futuristic and traditional touches.

You can tour the ancient temples 2000, then dinner at a modern restaurant. At first glance, the geisha were also seen along the road and for a moment you will feel like thrown into the 18th century.

For a more complete experience of the city located on the island of Honshu, the following travel for 36 hours in Kyoto which began Friday, as quoted from the nytimes.com.

1. Hunting heritage (Friday, at 17.00 local time)
Two and a half years ago, this city enact laws intended to protect the heritage of the city that has been polluted in recent decades with towers of concrete and other forces of modernization.

To catch a glimpse of old Kyoto fantasy, you can visit the Gion, an entertainment district where at dusk, geisha and maiko (geisha in training period) is often seen.

2. Modern Kaiseki (at 19:00)
Kaiseki is the haute cuisine of Kyoto, a food with an elaborate way of making that come about 500 years ago as an accompaniment to the tea ceremony.

Now try this dish can be scarce and expensive experience. You can try it at Michelin-starred restaurants such as Kikunoi with prices starting from U.S. $ 160 per person

3. Adventures of the night (at 21:00)
To feel the youth culture of Kyoto, your foot step forward into funky house or club music. One of the best places are the Taku Taku in Tominokoji-dori, Bukkoji-sagaru, Shimogyo me. This place is a former storage warehouse sake that played host to blues, rock, Japanese rock and pop.

4. Peaceful place (Saturday, 10:00 am local time)
Although many tourists mobbed during cherry blossom season (late March-early April), in Gion Maruyama Park is the place fairly quiet throughout the year.

You can start from Yasaka Shrine is bright with white-orange color where locals pray to the god of prosperity and health, then go walk through the past ponds, gardens and a giant cherry tree.

The Old Cairo View from Al-Azhar

August 30th, 2010

Cairo began to be used as the capital of Egypt since the Islamic conquest by Amr bin Ash companions of the Prophet which previously located in the capital city of Alexandria, Cairo if analyzed carefully certainly come on a very old age, as old as the religion of Islam that has spread around the world and turned into one of the world’s greatest religions. With old Cairo, there found many older buildings that still stand strong. Old Cairo directly observe the most potent when entering areas that have been given the name of Al-Azhar Park is a vast park in the middle of the old town which was once the mountain rocks.

Al-Azhar Park became one of the favorite destinations, whether by foreign tourists who visited Egypt and the Egyptians local visitors. For residents of Egypt, the existence of Al-Azhar park becomes a very useful area located within the city. The old city of Cairo is the old order which of course is very crowded when compared with the new order of the city of Cairo is like in areas such as Madinat Rihab. » Read more: The Old Cairo View from Al-Azhar

China is Predicted as the World Tourism Destination

June 29th, 2010

photo_lg_chinaChina is predicted that the country would shift the first rank in France as a tourist destination the world rankings in 2014.

From only 300 000 in 1978, the number of foreign tourists (tourists) to China increased to 22 million in 2006, not including foreign tourists visiting Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, according to China National Tourism Agency (CNTA).

“China has now become the main attraction for tourists worldwide,” said Vice President of CNTA, Wang Zhifa, in the forum of the tourism industry in China recently.

When foreign tourists who visit France are declining, China enjoyed double-digit increase in over the years, with the largest increase in the last five years.

Thus, China is expected to shift the French as the number one tourist destination in 2014, or six years faster than originally forecast by 2020, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO).

WTO Representative for Asia Pacific, Xu Jing, said China is estimated to be past the third ranked tourist destinations of the world, the U.S., this year, and then through the second ranked Spain at the end of this decade.

With the main drivers of next year’s Beijing Olympics and Shanghai World Exposition (SWE) in 2010, China will pass through France in 2014, said Xu. » Read more: China is Predicted as the World Tourism Destination

Tracking Down “Jack The Ripper”

June 4th, 2010

jacktheripperAt 1:30 PM, Whitechapel is sheathed with darkness. In a darkened corner, a woman is making out with dark-suited men. Approximately 20 minutes later, the woman was found to have become corpses. That’s the last time that Catherine Eddowes was seen on a street corner, at St James’s Passage in the Whitechapel area, September 30, 1888. Catherine is the fourth victim of Jack The Ripper, the serial killer who liked to mutilate the victim. Its identity was never revealed until now. Jack The Ripper was a sadism legend of London.

Two centuries after the serial killings, the legend of Jack The Ripper’s worldwide still anesthetized and a tourist attraction. This is one example of creative management of tourism with a capital of narrative, not just the city or its natural beauty, although it was a vicious and melancholy narrative. Darkness began to imagine when you arrive at Tower Hill at around 19:30. The cold crept body. Spring is just moved in early April. Armed with a guide booklet “supermarket tour” Jack The Ripper for three pounds, the trace of the killer begins.

Based on the handbook, the first point that must be visited is St. James’s Passage which empties into the Mitre Square, where the body of Catherine Eddowes was found. Its location is approximately 20 minutes walk from Tower Hill. Guide the little book was pretty descriptive, incorporating maps, excerpts of stories like the testimony of people who see Catherine the last time, to the right and left directions.

This handbook brings you to the five locations of the victims of The Ripper murders in Whitechapel area. This area is not promising beauty, just a variety of dark buildings, apartments, offices, mosques (The East London Mosque), shops, and also the bar. Some even associated with the old bar Jack The Ripper. Even though ancient, atmospheric bars are very comfortable, not feel haunted, the ancient bar, for example, Still and Star Pub which was founded in 1880, Hoop and Grapes Pub (year 1600), The White Hart Pub (1721), and The Ten Bells (1753). The last bar is thought to be a favorite location of The Ripper to have a drink. Annie Chapman, whose body was found in Hanbury Street, still had time to work at The Ten Bells on the night she was killed at the end of the dagger of The Ripper.

Turkey as a Country Two Continents Rich History

May 12th, 2010

Turkey is identical to the carpet? Not one, too. But Turkey has more than that. Once looked, we would immediately fall in love. With vast territory and objects as diverse tour, Turkey will not make us bored. What makes us chuckle and wonder is the history of their culture. Some say Turkey including the European region. While others say that Turkey is more into the Asian region. Both opinions were not wrong, because Turkey’s territory lies on the continent.

Most of Turkish territory lies in the section called Anatolia or Asia Minor. Area located in Asia covers Ankara, the capital of Turkey, as well as the towns become tourist destinations, such as Cappadocia is so choice if you want to enjoy the beauty of the Anatolian mainland air balloon, Pamukkale is famous for hot springs, the most strategic Canakkale to get to the legendary city of Troy, and many more. » Read more: Turkey as a Country Two Continents Rich History