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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Hong Kong Tourist Attractions

    Arrive in Hong Kong, visitor maybe flooded with heavy traffic, people who huddled on the sidewalk, a row of steamy cafeteria and also a row of shops that make people slow down the rate. There are several Hong Kong facts. At first glance it looks exhausting, but without them knowing, Hong Kong is also a city full with tourist attractions and events are amazing. Hong Kong includes to the administration the Republic of China which consists of 236 islands.

    The most famous tourist attraction in Hong Kong is Disneyland. This place was built in 1995. Hong Kong Disneyland is an alternative place for tourists who want a wonderland of fairy tales but not sufficient budget to travel to America. In this Hong Kong Disneyland visitors can see various Disney cartoon characters and enter the various palaces and buildings in the claim, the Disney cartoon. Hong Kong Disneyland is located in the Hong Kong Disneyland resort area which is a garden area that has tourist facilities famous Hong Kong hotel.

    Hong Kong Disneyland resort is situated on the island of Lantau, one of the tourist islands in Hong Kong. Almost all Hong Kong tour packages offered on the tourist load this island as part of the tour. In addition, as one of the tourist facilities, Hong Kong does offer various types of Hong Kong tour packages. the famous of Hong Kong tour is Hong Kong Island tour which exploring the heart of the city, ranging from the middle to the Causeway Bay district on the northern part of Hong Kong which is identical with shopping, entertainment and residential district. After Causeway Bay, tourists will be taken to Wan Chai in the eastern part of the island; further south is famous for its tourist attractions Repulse Bay and Ocean Park.

    With this tour, tourists have a chance to enjoy the main attraction at the Victoria Peak. This is a great place to look at and admires the lights at Oriental Park. There is also a Peak Tower which will enchant tourists with its architecture is like a wok stand. For fans of the culinary, the Ripley will give visitors a relaxing restaurant with terrace and Explorer Motion Simulator. The location of this place is strategically located close to many Hong Kong hotels in the city center.

    In addition to the main island, Hong Kong also offers a tour of Kowloon Peninsula. The peninsula is connecting Hong Kong to the mainland and offers another view of mainland China. Some of the places and sights in this Kowloon include Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. There are also historical tours in the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple. This temple is the most famous temple in Hong Kong and there is a fortune-teller who can predict the tourists.
    To achieve this peninsula is not difficult. Tourists can ride the Star Ferry is inexpensive and also romantic. In addition, there also exist some Hong Kong hotels that allow tourists and provide beautiful views of Victoria harbor.

    To facilitate tourists, Hong Kong provides a variety of supporting facilities. Transportation became easier with electric trains and stations are complete. Not to mention the taxi and other ground transportation in Hong Kong makes the journey enjoyable. If you want to visit Hong Kong, you can search about this area in internet to know about Hong Kong weather, hong kong maps, Hong Kong post, Hongkong post tracking, Hong Kong travel insurance, Hong Kong restaurants.

    For accommodation, there are many hotels to choose from Hong Kong. Some of the best hotels are the Four Seasons Hong Kong Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, InterContinental Hotel, Island Shangri-La Hotel, Langham Place and other Hong Kong hotel.

    The more fun from Hong Kong are a lot of these attractions provided free of charge.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Kyoto, Japanese Cultural Center

    If you want see the real culture of Japan, you should be come to Kyoto. Kyoto was always beautiful throughout the year, snow in winter, Sakura flowers blooming in spring, the hills are cool in summer, and views of colorful autumn leaves. The trip from Tokyo to Kyoto spent two and a quarter hour for 320 miles by train.

    Japan is an island country on the eastern seaboard of Mainland Asia. Kyoto has rolling hills shape because surrounded by mountains. The country consists of hundreds of islands of which four are considered the main islands of Japan, Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Kyoto more beautiful with the Kamo River in the east and the Katsura River snaking in the south.

    You can see any interesting in Kyoto, such as any vibrant colors along the Hozu-Gawa river, 1600 temples with unique architecture like Kinkaku-Ji Temple and of course the geisha from the Kamishichiken district of Kyoto. Beside that, there is also tourist attraction on July that called Gion Matsuri as one of Japan festival that you should watch. The great Gosan no Okubiri event is held in August where big fire is set in five of the mountain in around the city.

    Kyoto jp Area covers around 4.12, 71km2 with 2, 64 millions populations. Kyoto weather around 15.9 degree. Weather in Tokyo has lowest temperature on 3.7 Celsius degree and weather Kyoto get maximal temperature at 36.9 Celsius degree.

    Kyoto became capital city of Japan for more than thousand years, from 794 until 1869. After that, the Japan’s capital city moves to Tokyo. Much historical moment held on Kyoto, such as Kyoto treaty. Besides that, there is Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC or FCCC), aimed at fighting global warming.

    When Kyoto became capital city, many building was constructed include Golden Pavilion, Kiyomizu Temple and Heian Shrine. Besides that, Kyoto also famous with the art and culture, such as many traditional arts like exquisite tea ceremony and flower arrangement, Ikebana.

    Kyoto also famous with the Kyoto University. More than 10% of Kyoto civilities are university students. One of famous university Kyoto is University of Kyoto. Many foreign students choose Kyoto as study place in Japan.

    More famous in Kyoto are Kyoto sushi, Toyoko inn, kyoto restaurant, Tetsugaku-no-Michi, Kurama Onsen. Besides that district of Arashiyama and Sagano offers something different: a wander through a towering bamboo grove just outside the north gate of Tenryu-ji temple; it can get busy, but a walk among these incredible photogenic trees, with their strange, smooth trunks, is enchanting. These are incredible tourist attraction in Kyoto.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Festival of Sakura Blooming in Japan : Hanami

    Japanese people celebrate many things with great joy and this tradition eventually fall down and remain stable until now. From drinking tea that for some people in the world can be done while in a hurry, until how to celebrate when see the beauty of flowers.

    One of these is a unique tradition of Hanami. Hanami is the traditional habit to view Sakura flowers that are blooming and popularized in the Heian period of years 794-1191. Since introduced by the imperial court, the Japanese tradition of seeing flowers are then distributed by the nobles, artists, poets and musicians to the entire community and ultimately serve as a day of national celebration.


    Sakura or Cherries flower is one of typical of Japanese nature that characterized Japanese national state. Sakura flower bloom in a short period, because it is considered to symbolize the brevity of life. This Japanese flower blooming season lasts from one week to ten days depending on weather and wind conditions. Fully bloomed cherry blossoms around the time of a week, after which it will spread the petals to create a pink and white carpet on the ground. This Japanese flower blooming period ranging from late March (about 25 to 30) to early April (about 7 to 13). Because of the limited time the cherry blossoms bloom, then it becomes very special moment for the people of Japan.

    Hanami is not only celebrated by the Japanese people themselves, but also a famous tourist attraction in Japan. At the time of Sakura blooming, the Japanese state was invaded by visitors. Celebration is done by just sitting with the family under a Sakura tree while drinking tea or chatting. Many visitors also take advantage of blooming flowers to make praweding photo in bottom of Sakura. Additionally, when Japan Hanami festival will also be invaded by thousands of amateur or excellent photographer.

    This flower blooming season varies for each region in Japan. The first flowers usually bloom first in the state of Japan's southern Okinawa in around early January. Sakura flower bloom this process will move to Kyoto in late March or early April. Flowers bloom last place in northern Japan island of Hokkaido.

    Although Sakura flower blossom is the national celebration throughout Japan, but Kyoto is probably one of the best places for the celebration of Hanami. With the beautiful temples, gardens and surrounding scenery, Kyoto is the perfect backdrop for the beauty of cherry blossoms. In Kyoto Cherry Blossom Festival is also held during the Cherry blossom in April and Dance by the Geisha in Gion Corner Theater in Gion, Kyoto. In addition, you also can enjoy this Hanami from other parts of the city of Kyoto include Arashiyama Park, Nakanoshima Park, Kamogawa River, and Shosei-en Garden.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Beauty of Lembang, West Java


    Lembang is a district in West Bandung regency, West Java, Indonesia. This district located at an altitude between 1312 to 2084 meters above sea level. The highest point of the district on the summit of Mt Tangkuban. As a region located in the mountains, the average temperature ranges between 17 ° -27 ° C. Very fresh air, so the area became a popular tourist destination in Bandung, which are frequently visited by domestic tourists from Jakarta area and surrounding.


    The fresh air makes this region as the location of agro plantation. Some plantations are around the area, such as Sukawana tea plantations, flower garden Cihideung, Grace Vegetable Cibodas and also orchids and cacti.

    As one of Bandung’s traveling destination, natural scenery in the valley of Lembang is very beautiful. There are several natural traveling destinations in Lembang, especially those that rely on the mountain scenery and abundant natural wealth. Some objects of nature tourism in Lembang, among others:

    Curug omas.
    This object has a source of hot water and contains minerals, there are also waterfalls Ciomas-high 25 yards. For those who like adventure from Maribaya can walking through the lush hills with pine trees of quinine, walk to Forest Park Ir. H. Juanda Arcamanik 5 km or regions. There is also a tourist attraction


    Maribaya,
    Maribaya tourism object is located 4 km south-east of Lembang. This location has hot water springs, gardens and waterfalls as high as 2.5 meters. Maribaya is a tourist site visited by many families, especially on holiday weekends. Hot springs contain sulfur Maribaya comfortable swimming or bathing.

    Mount Tangkuban Perahu
    the Mountain is famous with the Sangkuriang legend which is an original story of the people of west java. Tangkuban Perahu is one of the volcanos in West Java, to be precise in Lembang, about 30 km north of the city of Bandung, with a height of 2084 meters above sea level. To get there it takes approximately 30 minutes by motor vehicle. This mountain has many craters, between craters; the crater of the Queen is the largest crater, followed by Upas Crater which lies adjacent to the crater of the Queen. Some craters remove sulfur smell of smoke, there is even prohibited to descend the crater, because the smell of toxic smoke.


    Cikole Camp
    Cikole Camp / Cikole Endah a tourist location which is managed by Perum Perhutani is located about 30 km from Bandung, precisely in Cikole Village, Lembang district, west of Bandung regency.

    Besides functioning as a vehicle for daily tours, this location is often used for camping. At this location there is the campsite that can accommodate 50 units of tents. The forest area of approximately 10 hectares and was previously a pine forest production has now developed into a campground. But not only pine in this area there are also many trees and calothyrsus Aghatis.



    In addition to the above tourism object, in this district there Bosscha Observatory, which is one of the oldest star observation in Indonesia.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Lets Visit Papua

    Papua is located in east part of Indonesia. Archaeological relics scattered in almost all areas of Papua could potentially become a useful asset for the local tourism and the community. If managed properly, archaeological relics in Papua, which can be very diverse attractions that attract tourists to visit to Papua.

    There are more objects of cultural heritage in the territory of Papua has not given the attention and optimal management as a tourism asset.

    In fact, essentially the entire archaeological heritage is priceless because it is made only once at an event in the past. That's why objects of cultural heritage must be preserved so that it can be used for various purposes.



    So that objects of cultural heritage in Papua could become an economic value of tourism assets, needed packaging to give meaning to these historically valuable objects Archaeology.

    Cultural heritage objects, an object cannot say anything so it does not give any attraction for tourists. Things new cultural heritage can be highly useful for tourism if well packed.


    Packaging objects of cultural heritage can be done by providing information about the location of archaeological relics in the form of maps or the guide signage making it easier for people to visit these places.

    Furthermore, packaging objects of cultural heritage can also be done by giving meaning to the object in the form of an interesting and mysterious story. To explain this requires a guide who should be able to bring tourists to the ancient times to explore the events that occurred at the time.




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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Traveling Guidance to Langkawi, Malay

    Langkawi is a small island near the Malaysia. The capital city of Langkawi is Negri Kedah. This island is approximately 45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur by plane. This island is similar like Bali Island, but more silent than Bali. The beach has white sand, little wave, and there are so many tourist object so those all aren’t enough to traveling in one day. There are many duty free goods in Langkawi such as like Pyrex, Visions, Corning Ware, luminarc and other crystal with cheap price.

    PLANNING BEFORE TRAVELING
    First thing to do is the planning. Before decide to go to Langkawi, there are many things that must you prepare, like the object that will be visited, arrange the plan as the budget, search some information about the price, accommodation, transportation and other in many website. Traveling experience to Langkawai by other person is also good as a reference.

    BUY TICKET
    There are 3 cheap flights to Langkawi. They are by Air Asia, MAS and FireFly. The cheapest rate is from FireFly, but for the best you can book the flight in advance.

    BOOKING HOTEL
    There are many hotels in Langkawi. You can booking directly to the hotel via online booking, but better if you booking the hotel by agency. If you want to find more agencies in Langkawi, you can search in the internet. Do not forget to see the costumer review about the hotel situation, you can find second opinion about the great hotel in Langkawi.
    There are some things that must you consider before booking hotel. First you must know where the hotel located is. It’s important because you can easier to reach the tourist object if you stay near the city. Breakfast is also important, because you can save your time if you can get breakfast on time.

    CAR RENTAL

    For transportation, for easily you can rent car to explore Langkawi. Many people offer rent car in airport with the cheap price. But for rent car, you must have driving license, its okay use your own driving license. And do not forget to bargain the price to get the lowest car.

    If you can’t driving, you can also rent motorcycle and cycle.

    So then you arrive in Langkawi, you can enjoy your traveling. Do not forget to try other water attraction.

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

The Burj al Arab Hotel

    Burj Al Arab is a deluxe hotel in dubai, United Arab Emirates. This hotel famous with the unique shape and become second tallest building in the world. The Burj Al Arab is a self-proclaimed 7-star hotel, stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure to mimic the sail of a ship.

    The beachfront area where the Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach. The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tankers on the site.



    Construction of this hotel began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast", while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. The architect Tom Wright[5] said "The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera House, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the country."


    The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the United Kingdom's largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts.

    The hotel is managed by the Jumeirah Group. Despite its size, the Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-storey floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suitesSource URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Sigiriya



    Here is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Sigiriya mean Lion's rock. This site is an ancient rock fortress and palace ruin. Located in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs, and other structures. Sigiriya is one of popular travel destination in Sri Lanka, also renowned for its ancient paintings which are reminiscent of the Ajanta Caves of India.

    This beautiful place was built during the reign of King Kassapa I, about AD 477 – 495, and it is one of the seven World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.


    Sigiriya may have been inhabited through prehistoric times. It was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 5th century BC, with caves prepared and donated by devotees to the Buddhist Sangha. The garden and palace were built by King Kasyapa. Following King Kasyapa's death, it was again a monastery complex up to about the 14th century, after which it was abandoned. . The Sigiri inscriptions were deciphered by the archaeologist Senarath Paranavithana in his renowned two-volume work, published by Oxford, Sigiri Graffiti. He also wrote the popular book "Story of Sigiriya”

    Sigiriya consists of an ancient castle built by King Kasyapa during the 5th century AD. The Sigiriya site has the remains of an upper palace sited on the flat top of the rock, a mid-level terrace that includes the Lion Gate and the mirror wall with its frescoes, the lower palace that clings to the slopes below the rock, and the moats, walls and gardens that extend for some hundreds of metres out from the base of the rock.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Friday, May 28, 2010

The Karnak Temple


    The Karnak Temple Complex is located in Egypt, about 500 km south of Cairo, near the city in Upper (southern) Egypt, Luxor. This temple usually called Karnax, consist of large conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings. This temple was built with massive structure by Pharaoh Ramses II, around 1931 until 1351 BC.

    The main part of Karnak is divided into some parts. Precinct of Amun-Re is the largest area that was dedicated to Amun-Re, the chief deity of the Theban Triad and consist of several colossal statues including the figure of Pinedjem I which is 10.5 meters tall.
    Then other part, Precinct of Mut Located to the south of the newer Amen-Re complex, this precinct was dedicated to the mother goddess, Mut, who became identified as the wife of Amun-Re in the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad. It has several smaller temples associated with it and has its own sacred lake, constructed in a crescent shape.

    Precinct of Montu is located to the north of the Amun-Re complex and is much smaller in size. It is not open to the public and dedicated to the son of Mut and Amun-Re, Montu, the war-god of the Theban Triad.

    Last part is Temple of Amenhotep IV and constructed on the site was located to the east of the main complex, outside the walls of the Amun-Re precinct. It was destroyed immediately after the death of its builder.



    An ancient sacred lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some 500 km south of Cairo, in Egypt. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex takes its name from the nearby and partly surrounded, modern village of el-Karnak, and some 2.5 km north of Luxor.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

The Baalbek

    One more beautiful historical building in Asian, Baalbek is one of old town that still exist until now. This town is located in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis, was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire. It is Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, and it can be counted among the wonders of the ancient world. It contains the largest and most noble Roman temples ever built, and they are among the best preserved.


    Baalbek is one of World Heritage Site by UNESCO and become one of tourist object in Lebanon.

    Towering high above the Beqaa plain, their monumental proportions proclaimed the power and wealth of Imperial Rome. The gods worshiped here, the Triad of Jupiter, Venus and Bacchus, were grafted onto the indigenous deities of Hadad, Atargatis and a young male god of fertility. Local influences are also seen in the planning and layout of the temples, which vary from the classic Roman design.
    Baalbek is home to the annual Baalbeck International Festival. The town is located about 85 km north east of Beirut, and about 75 km north of Damascus. It has a population of approximately 72,000.





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Monday, April 5, 2010

The Nabatean city of Petra

    This is one of the wonders of the world; Petra is an archaeological relic in Jordanian. This beautiful place lies between the mountains which form the eastern wing of a large valley of Wadi Aramba, precisely in the lowlands. Petra means rock, a former city that was founded by chiseling the stone walls, exactly in a 40-meter-high rock.



    Petra was founded by Nabatean tribe in nine eighteenth dynasty of Egypt by the King Aretas IV as the city that are difficult to be attacked by enemy and secure from natural disasters such as sandstorms. Petra was the capital of the kingdom, which was built with an elaborate irrigation system and a theater that holds 4000 people.


    The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.

    Now, this place is opened for tourist. In 2006 the design of a Visitor Centre began. The Jordan Times reported in December 2006 That 59.000 people visited in the two months October and November 2006, 25% fewer than the Same Period in the previous year.Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/asian
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