Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Sydney Harbor Bridge,Australia


Sydney Harbor Bridge is the main route to cross the Sydney Harbor (Sydney Harbor) that connects the central business district of Sydney (Sydney CBD) with the region north of Sydney (North Sydney). On it there is a railway, motor vehicles, bicycles, and sidewalks. Along with the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbor Bridge is an icon for the city of Sydney and Australia. Local residents named this bridge as The Coathanger coat hanger) resulting from designnya curved at the top, although this call more and more rarely mentioned.
This bridge is the tallest building in the city of Sydney until 1967. According to Guinness World Records, this bridge is the widest in the world, as well as berkerangka steel arch bridge in the world with the highest peak standing 134 meters above the surface of the port [1]. The bridge was also noted as the longest steel arch bridge number four in the world.

Mount Ceremai West Java , Indonesia


Mount Ceremai (often mistakenly called "Ciremai") is administratively included in the region three districts, namely Kabupaten Cirebon, Kuningan District and County Majalengka, West Java Province. Geographical position of a peak is located at 6 ° 53 '30 "latitude and 108 ° 24' 00" BT, with a height of 3078 m above sea level.

This mountain has a double crater. Beradius western crater 400 m east of the crater was interrupted by a beradius 600 m. At an altitude of about 2900 m above sea level on the southern slope of the eruption is the former called Gowa Walet.

Now G. Ceremai area belong to the National Park Mount Ceremai (TNGC), which has a total area of about 15,000 hectares.

This mountain's name comes from the word cereme (Phyllanthus acidus, a kind of small fruit plants, shrubs with rada sour), but often called Ciremai, a phenomenon due to the many hiperkorek place names in the Sundanese region using the prefix 'ci-' to naming the place.

Ceremai peaks can be achieved through a lot of climbing lane. However, the popular and easily accessible is through the Village and the Village Linggarjati Palutungan in Kab. Brass, and the Village Apuy in Kab. Majalengka. Another route is rarely used by the Village on the border Padabeunghar Brass with Majalengka north. In the town of Kuningan nature lovers there is the "root (Children Activity Woods)" which can help provide various information and guiding the ascent of Mount Ceremai.

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Mekarsari Park West Java, Indonesia


Mekarsari Park is one of the centers of biodiversity conservation tropical fruits in the world, especially the kind of superior fruits collected from all regions in Indonesia, as well as a place of cultivation research (agronomy), the glorification of (breeding) and the multiplication of seeds for then disseminated to farmers and the general public.

This park is located in Cileungsi district, Bogor regency, West Java. To go to this location can be reached by public transport from Jakarta, Bogor and Bekasi, which led to major Jonggol.

This park is located in Cileungsi district, Bogor regency, West Java. To go to this location can be reached by public transport from Jakarta, Bogor and Bekasi, covering 264 hectares jurusTaman is equipped with facilities for tourism and foreign tourists. Tourism in the middle of the fruit garden is supported by various spacecraft that visitors close to nature, in anataranya:

* Family Garden,
* Recreation Lake (20 ha),
* Baby Zoo,
* Deer Tutul,
* Garden Center,
* Greenhouse Melon,
* Outbound,
* Flower carcass,
* Kids Fun Valley,
* View Tower,
* Building Waterfall (Puri Tirta Sari).

Activities that become a favorite visitors include:

* Company Gathering,
* Family Picnic,
* Tour the Orchard / Vegetable,
* Barbeque,
* Gymnastics Morning,
* Fruitwalk (a walk in the orchard).
leading to an Jonggol.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Kiyomizu-dera,japan


Kiyomizu-dera Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple, built in 798 and 10 times already damaged or burnt as a result of war or natural disaster. Behind the main temple there are temples Jishu-jinja is a god Perjodohan, and in front of the temple there are 2 stone which is often called the "stone blind" and "Stone Love fortune."

Perhaps it is reported by local residents with a close eye distance of 100 m we walk toward the stone blind with the eye or eyes and memejamkan up right in front of the stone blind, then our desire will be achieved. And to test the faithfulness of heart on the pair, we can try seer stone in love, I remain the same with memejamkan eye, but when the direction of our feet is not right to love or seer stones melenceng so far we still have the hearts of others.

Christ the Redeemer statue,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a statue of Jesus Christ with the Art Deco style of architecture and the largest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The statue has a 38 meters high and located on the top of Corcovado Mountain is 710 m high in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city.

The statue is the symbol of the Christians, and became a symbol of pride of the city. The hand of a statue that opens this many people viewed as a sign of the warmth of Brazil.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Carlsbad Cave, United States National Park


Carlsbad Cave National Park is a United States National Park that is located below the Guadalupe Mountains, located in the southeast corner of New Mexico, the United States to the nearest town in the Carlsbad, New Mexico. Natural labyrinth that lies under the land area has ± 189.26 km ². Cave that has 76 separate, and many surrounding areas that have not yet crawled.

Carlsbad cave has three levels down, an average of 750.9 feet (230.27 m) dam 1320 feet (400 m) below the surface. Regions terdalam found in the depth of 1565 feet (480 m) below the surface.

Palenque,Mexico


Palenque (BAAK 'in Modern Maya) is a Maya archaeological site near the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, located 130 km south of Ciudad del Carmen.

Haein Temple,South Korea


Haeinsa or Haein Temple (Temple of Reflection means Ocean Calm) is one of the main Buddhist temple of the sect Chogye in South Korea. Haeinsa a storage area of the Tripitaka Koreana, carved Buddha's holy book as many as 81,258 wooden printing blocks since 1398. [1]

Haeinsa is one of the "Temple of Three Permata" and symbolizes the Dharma or the teachings of the Buddha. Haeinsa located atop Mount Style in South Gyeongsang province. Until now this temple is still a place of teaching Buddhism and Seon flow into place biksu Seongcheol effect until the year 1993.

Haeinsa built in 802 BC during the Silla. Legend says it seems that two people biksu back from China, Suneung and successful cure of disease Ijeong wife of King Aejang of the kingdom of Silla [1]. As a reward will love the Buddha, he built this temple. Another story says, in the year 900 Choe Chi-won, a scientist wrote that Silla biksu Suneung and Ijeong successfully convince his mother to faint King Aejang embrace Buddhist religion and the mother was faint Haein help build the temple.

This temple complex, renovated several times in the 900-an, 1488, 1622, and 1644. Hirang, biksu head Haeinsa, received support from the King Taejo during the period he was in power. Haeinsa burned in 1817 and built the main page again in the year 1818. [1] In 1964, renovation of King Gwanghaegun found clothes that do renovations in the year 1622.

In the main shrine room, Daejeokkwangjeon (Page Agung Cahaya and silence), dedicated to Vairocana while most Buddhist temples in Korea Seokgamoni place in the main room.

Haeinsa temple carvings and libraries for "Tipitaka Koreana", added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 1995. Committee of UNESCO stated that the library building Tipitaka Koreana is very unique because no other history of the building is dedicated to preserve the special artifak and also because of the special technical architecture.

This temple also save some as a national treasure trove of wood carvings and Buddhist paintings, stone pagodas, and the lantern.

Schönbrunn Palace, wina


Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn, the beautiful well ") in Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since 1860-has become a major tourism in Vienna. Regional location of the palace was purchased by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor in the year 1569. In 1996, UNESCO palace set this as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

BANGKOK PHUKET


In Phuket, a full day tour to visit Phang Nga Bay, to see the natural beauty of many islands with a strange form of erosion as a result of James Bond Island (the location where the film The Man with the Golden Gun) where there is a large stone hill like a swell out of the base of and sea level rise, Limestone Cave, Islets of Majoo Khao, Khao Chang and Khao Tapoo.

Then visit Wat Chalong Temple and the biggest temple in Phuket and the beautiful Promthep Cape coast with a very good.

Tour starts in the city of Bangkok to visit the Grand Palace that almost all the buildings in this Tuscan. The Grand Palace complex, surrounded by white walls along the 1900 meters. Area building, which was established this year 1782 reached 218,000 square meters. Dekorasinya depicts traditional Thai culture. When entering this place, we can see the giant statue that holds a weapon. Each building and the sculptures in this place looks unique.

In the north this complex, there is The Royal Monastery of the Emerald Buddha. This is the golden color of the house as a place for the Emerald Buddha statue. The statue is visible in a position to sit on the throne bersila colored golden traditional Thai style. There are three Emerald Buddha statue placed in the temple in turn in a year. Each statue placed based on the season is in progress, namely summer, monsoon and winter.

Vimarnmek Palace is a palace made of wood, and then resumed the Chao Praya River to witness the life of the people directly that Thailand needs to sell to buy a day-to-day on the boat that is known by the name Floating Market, view from a distance while the ambience of Thai King. You will not forget invited to visit Wat Arun or The Temple of Dawn is located in the Bangkok Yai district. This temple was founded Thai King, Rama II, the 18-th century.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Itsukushima shrine,japan


Itsukushima shrine (厳岛神社, Itsukushima jinja?) Is a Shinto shrine (jinja) located on the island of Itsukushima (Miyajima island), the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded more than 1400 years ago, Itsukushima shrine is one of the site's cultural heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site of registered since 1996.

Some buildings are in the environment Itsukushima shrine and property inheritance owned Itsukushima shrine including silk Heike Pusaka Nōkyō registered as a Japanese national. Heike Nōkyō stored Itsukushima shrine is a tribute from the Taira clan in the year 1164.

In the first period, the island is the island of Itsukushima sacred that should not be any person entered, so that construction of the temple building similar pier, which was established in the bay islands Itsukushima.

Torii building the orange light that looks like a float in the middle of the sea is a characteristic of Itsukushima shrine as well as one of the goals of the most popular tourism in Japan. Torii to float on the sea during high tide, but can be reached on foot when the water.

At the time of sea water are receding, the beach around the building Torii is popular place for memunguti shell that can be eaten. At night, building temples and Torii wallow light from the lamp-light beam that is placed around the beach.

Torii scene building with the background of Mount Misen was one of the Three You Landscape in Japan together with the line in the sand beaches of the Gulf of Amanohashidate and Matsushima.

Inside the temple there are also environmental stage debut Noh.meji (Japanese:姫路城, Himeji-jo) is a palace located in the city of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. According to the first division of the province of the age, the palace is located in the Harima-no-kuni, Shikito-gun, Himeji. Pesona beauty of the white stucco walls dominate the palace Himeji Castle has called another "white heron bird palace" (Japanese:白鹭城, Shirasagi-jo). Himeji Palace is one of the examples of architectural heritage palace from the beginning of the 17th century's most important.

Palace Himeji always escape from the danger of fire and war survivors from the fall of the palace in the hands of the enemy, so the main towers and buildings are still many other palace remaining. 8 Japanese government set the building, among others, the main tower, turret, and Watari-yagura which is in the palace complex as a state inheritance. In addition, the manifold building, with a total of 74 buildings in the palace complex (27 buildings Yagura / Watari-yagura, 15 of the gate, the building of the wall 32) set as an important cultural heritage.

Himeji Palace considered as belonging to the world cultural heritage which is very valuable, so that in 1993 UNESCO enter Himeji Castle to the list for World Heritage Site category heritage.

Seen from a distance with a beautiful palace walls white, Himeji Castle is often used as the location of the film with the background history of the era of Japan first. Palace are also often used as the location of the palace to palace-like Edo Castle.

Himeji Palace,Japanese


Himeji Palace (Japanese:姫路城, Himeji-jo) is a palace located in the city of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. According to the first division of the province of the age, the palace is located in the Harima-no-kuni, Shikito-gun, Himeji. Pesona beauty of the white stucco walls dominate the palace Himeji Castle has called another "white heron bird palace" (Japanese:白鹭城, Shirasagi-jo). Himeji Palace is one of the examples of architectural heritage palace from the beginning of the 17th century's most important.

Palace Himeji always escape from the danger of fire and war survivors from the fall of the palace in the hands of the enemy, so the main towers and buildings are still many other palace remaining. 8 Japanese government set the building, among others, the main tower, turret, and Watari-yagura which is in the palace complex as a state inheritance. In addition, the manifold building, with a total of 74 buildings in the palace complex (27 buildings Yagura / Watari-yagura, 15 of the gate, the building of the wall 32) set as an important cultural heritage.

Himeji Palace considered as belonging to the world cultural heritage which is very valuable, so that in 1993 UNESCO enter Himeji Castle to the list for World Heritage Site category heritage.

Seen from a distance with a beautiful palace walls white, Himeji Castle is often used as the location of the film with the background history of the era of Japan first. Palace are also often used as the location of the palace to palace-like Edo Castle.

Village Historical Shirakawa-go and Gokayama,japan


Historic village of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama is one of the World Heritage Site located in Japan. The site is located in the river valley Shokawa (Shirakawa Village) on the border and Gifu Prefecture Toyama Prefecture in the Tokai-Hokuriku region, Honshu. Shirakawa-go (白川郷, "White River District") is located in the Village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture. Gokayama (五箇山, "Five Mountain") located in the region divided between the Village Kamitaira and Taira Village in Nanto outside the city in Toyama Prefecture.

These villages are the traditional home gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り). Model home Gassho-zukuri, or "the construction of prayer" characterized the form of a sloping roof and the hands of people who are praying. Design house is very strong and has a unique roofing kekokohan who maintain the building because of this village will be covered a very thick snow during the winter. Home village of Shirakawa-go is very large, with 3 to 4 level under the roof which is very low, so the place is enough for one big family.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Palais Garnier,paris France


Palais Garnier is one of the buildings in Paris, France that serves as a building showtimes opera. The building is designed by Baron Haussmann in the year 1858, and was built by Charles Garnier year 1861. Palais Garnier stage is estimated to be able to accommodate 450 actors and actress and auditorumnya able to accommodate 2,000 people.

Easter Island


Easter Island, this island is located between Tahiti and Chile, and achieve international fame as the colossal statue of extraordinary human-shaped face. Each statue is 14 feet high (about 4 meters), weight around 14 and made of volcanic rock, and the paper is the result of the Rapa Nui people. Until now have not known how the statue is made with the primitive technology of the community. There are various theories about the origin and meaning statues, including one theory is fantastic that the statue is made by the UFO. But, until now the truth of all that there is a theory not yet revealed. Will you be the one that can reveal?

The Big Hole


Big Hole is a large mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the biggest hole is created by anusia.

From 1866 to 1914, 50,000 Miner dig a hole with a shovel.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Puncak, Bogor indonesia


Peak is the name of a regional tour to include the mountain area in Bogor Regency and Cianjur regency. This area is known as a health and population of Jakarta as the tea garden that was built by the Dutch colonial government. The beauty of this area is spectacular President Soekarno, so he built a restaurant to enjoy the natural beauty of Puncak, which was then given the name Restaurants Riung Mount. In addition, there are also places of recreation and agro beautiful, among others, and Gunung Mas Gantole.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Altai mountains


Altai mountains (Russian: Алтай Altay; language Mongolia: Алтай,) is the mountain chain that extends in Central Asia and Russia through the border country, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Altai mountains are a source of the river Irtysh, Ob and Yenisei. In addition Altai Mountain, also known as the birth place of the ancestors of Turkey. At the end of the line is located on the northwest 52 ° north latitude and between 84 ° and 90 ° longitude east where he joined the Sayan Mountains in the east. Then point to the southeast to the coordinates 45 ° N and 99 ° BT, and eventually into the lower and join the plateau, known as the Gobi desert.

In Turkish, Altay Alytau or means Gold Mountain. In Mongolian language is Алтайн нуруу (Altain nuruu) with the same meaning.

Big Ben,London


Big Ben is the name that refers to an hour of the tower is located in the building of Parliament in Westminster, London, UK, and the hours the tower is the second largest in the world. Jam is located in the northeast of the House of Parliament in Westminster, London. There are reasons for this tower named Big Ben, Big Ben is actually the name of a small bell which is located in (formerly the Great Bell). The tower was also named The Tower of Big Ben, or is not right, Menara St. Stephen

Mount Rushmore,Amerika Serikat South Dakota


Mount Rushmore is a famous mountain in the United States in South Dakota. Mount Rushmore has four presidential heads carved largest United States, namely George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Gutzon Borglum sculpture head on Mount Rushmore. After Borglum's death, his son, Lincoln, completing his work. Engraving began in 1927 and 1941 year end ..

Niagara River,United States New York Kanada Ontario


Niagara is a big waterfall on the Niagara River which is located on the international border between the states of the United States New York with the Canadian province of Ontario. This waterfall is about 17 miles (27 km) north northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Toronto, Ontario.

Niagara is the name of the group of three. The three waterfalls are waterfalls Horseshoe (sometimes referred to as the waterfall Canada), United States waterfall, and a small waterfall that is Bridal veil is an island dipisahkn by Luna Island's main waterfall.

Although not too high, Niagara is a waterfall that is very wide and the most popular in the world. More than 6 million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water per minute and be this waterfall is the most powerful in North America.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Maninjau Lake,West Sumatra province, Indonesia


Maninjau Lake is a lake in the district of Tanjung Raya, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. Lake is located approximately 140 km north of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, 36 km from Bukittinggi, 27 km from Lubuk cone, Agam regency capital. Maninjau vulkanik that this is a lake in the height of 461.50 meters above sea level. Maninjau knowledgeable about 99.5 km ² and has a maximum depth of 495 meters. Cekungannya form because of the eruption of Mount called Sitinjau (according to local legend), this can be seen from the form of a hill around the lake resembles such as walls. According to the legend in the Ranah Minang, the Lake Maninjau closely associated with the story Bujang Sembilan. Lake Maninjau a source of water for the river is called Trunk Antokan. In one of the lake, which is upstream from the Batang Antokan there Maninjau PLTA. Diperbukitan highest peak around Lake Maninjau known as Puncak Lawang. To be able to reach Lake Maninjau if the direction of Bukittinggi will pass roads zigzag curve with a known 44-round about 10 KM from morning until Ambun to Maninjau.

This lake was a lake at the eleventh terluas Indonesia. Meanwhile, in West Sumatra, Maninjau terluas lake is the second after Lake Singkarak that have broad 129.69 km ² which is located in the two districts, namely Tanah Datar and Solok regency. Around Lake Maninjau tourist facilities there, such as Hotel (Maninjau Indah Hotel, Pasir Panjang Permai), as well as lodging and restaurants.

Mount Rinjani,Nusa Tenggara barat indonesia


Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, Nusa Tenggara barat. Mountain, which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with a height of 3726 m dpl located at latitude and 8 º 25 'and LS 116 º 28' BT is a favorite for mountain climber Indonesia because of the beauty of the landscape. This mountain is part of the Mount Rinjani National Park which has a wide and about 41,330 ha will be proposed so that penambahannya into 76,000 ha to the west and east.

Administratively, the mountain is under the three districts, namely: timur Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok. To the west there is a cone Rinjani kaldera with knowledgeable about 3500 m × 4800 m, sweep you west towards the east. Kaldera in this there is Segara Anak (ocean = sea, lakes) area of 11,000,000 square m with a depth of 230 m. The water that flows from this lake formed waterfalls are beautiful, flowing through a steep ravine. At Segara Anak there are lots of gold fish and mujair so often used for fishing. With the color of the water go, this lake is like a child sea, as it is called "Segara Anak." The southern part of the lake is called Segara Endut. In the east there is kaldera Mount Baru (New Mountain's) own crater measuring 200 × 170m with a height of 2296 m - 2376 m dpl. This small mountain last burst in 2004.

Bunaken island,manado indonesia


Bunaken island is an area of 8.08 km ² in the Bay of Manado, which is located on the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This island is part of the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Bunaken Island is located to the Speed boat or hire a boat trip about 30 minutes from the port city of Manado. Around the island there is a Bunaken Bunaken marine park which is part of the Marine National Park Manado Tua. Parks sea marine biodiversity has one of the highest in the world. Scuba dive attract many visitors to this island. Overall Bunaken marine park covers area of 75,265 hectares with five islands that are in it, that is, the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, Pulau Mantehage following some children pulaunya, and Island Naen. Although the area covers 75,265 hectares, the location of dive (diving), only limited in each of the five beaches encircle the island.

Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (Dive spot) to vary with the depth of 1344 meters. 20 point from the suit, the 12 point dive in them around Bunaken Island. Twelve point dive this is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of the sea bottom.

Most of the 12 point dive in the Bunaken Island line from the southeast to the northwest island. In this region there is a great underwater walls, also called the hanging walls, or walls of a giant coral vertical stand and buckle up. Coral wall is also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island

Apostolic palace,Vatican City


Apostolic palace, or the Palace or the papacy Vatican Palace, is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City.

This palace is a complex of buildings which consist of Apartemen papacy, government offices of the Catholic Church, some chapel, Vatican Museum, and the Vatican Library. In all this there is a complex of 1,000 rooms, of which the most famous is the Sistina Chapel fresko the roof painted by Michelangelo (direstorasi during the years 1980-1990) and Raphael's room.

Pope's residence is Lateran Palace and Castel Gandolfo outside Rome.

Before 1871, Quirinal Palace is the official residence of Pope. After the end of the papacy in the country in 1870, King of Italy took the palace in the year 1871 and make the official residence of the King. After the removal of Italian monarchy in 1946, this palace became the official residence of President of the Republic of Italy.

Sydney Wildlife World


Sydney Wildlife World (World wild life, Sydney) is a zoo located in Darling Harbor, Sydney coupled with the Sydney Aquarium. Sydney Wildlife World first opened in September 2006.
In May 2002, the Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd announced plans to expand the area to establish a akuariumnya zoo. After this the Sydney Aquarium to change its name to Sydney Attractions Group. Construction began in November 2004 and completed in August 2006. This development takes costs AUD $ 45 million. Sydney Wildlife World has become competitors Taronga Zoo the primary.
As a zoo, Sydney Wildlife World have a design that is not normal. Place closed and equipped with air conditioning. Visitors can walk along the road 1 km in the building area of 7000 square meters this. On the right and left along this street (in the glass cage) there are approximately 6,000 animals native Australia.

Kakadu National Park,North Australia


Kakadu National Park is a national park which is located in North Australia, 171 km east of Darwin. Kakadu National Park is located in the Alligator River in North Australia. Kakadu National Park covers area of 19,804 square kilometers, nearly 200-kilometer range from north to south and more than 100 kilometers from west to east. National Park is Israel, about a third of Tasmania, or half of the big Swiss.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Qutb complex Mehrauli Delhi, India


Qutb complex is a group of monuments and buildings in the village of Mehrauli Delhi, India, the most popular is the Qutub Minar. The complex was first built by Quthbuddin Aybak, the first Slave Dynasty, the city's new-called Qila Rai Pithora-old city near Prithivraj chauhan. Add in this complex by many of the next ruler, including Iltutmish and Ala ud din Khilji and Britain.

Besides Qutub Minar; construction is another important mosque Quwwat-ul-Islam, Ala-I-Darwaza, Alai Minar and iron pillars.

Taj Mahal


Taj Mahal Hindi: ताज महल is a monument located in Agra, India. Built on the desire Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, son of Jahangir, as a musoleum to Persianya wife, Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz-ul-Zamani or Mumtaz Mahal. Construction took 23 years (1630-1653) and is a precious works of Mughal architecture.

Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal Empire has a great wealth during his heyday. In the 1631 his wife died while giving birth both Gauhara Begum daughter, son-14 to them.

Bukit Bendera Pulau Pinang Malaysia


Bukit Bendera is a regional parliament in the state of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia country. Pulau Pinang is located in the country with the country's Perak Kedah in the north of Peninsular Malaysia.

At 830 m above Georgetown, the peak Bukit Bendera (English: Penang Hill) provides a comfortable place that allows holiday-tripper insulate themselves from the hot bite underneath.

In general, this hill bersuhu 5 degrees Celsius over from the cold sea. From the peak, the traveler can be startling to see the whole island down to the ground even in the main sea. There are a fun park, an old-style cottages, restaurants and lodging, a Hindu temple, Muslim mosque, and at its peak.

Bukit Pulau Pinang actual digelari Bulit Strawberi because he is also a strawberry producer. The form of the face of earth and cold temperatures have created a strawberry can grow well.

Stub to reach the peak through Botanikal Water Park Terjun with walking. The official name of this hill is Bukit Bendera Pulau Pinang (Flag Hill), but it was still generally called Bukit Pulau Pinang.

Hawaii


Hawaiian is one of the countries the United States, located in the Atlantic Ocean and the pro-capital city in Honolulu. Group of islands in Hawaii are famous and equipped with the international airport as the gateway entrance of tourists, among others, is Kapalua Island (west), Kahului Island (the north), and Hana Island (Eastern).
Hawaiian is one of the beautiful sights in the world. That sounds a banner from one of the sites on the Internet. And the beauty of Hawaii with those attractions is no doubt anymore. Just call one of Maui, or the beach Wai Ki Ki that it becomes incaran the natural and tourist attractions. Here the tourists can spoil berleha and self-bak a careless king who is always surrounded by the servants who are ready at any time to serve you.

Flight to the United States is always congested how the ticket is expensive, especially during high season. It is so secret, if the United States entered the region, we have to prepare a very strict examination, ranging from the visa, immigration inspections, and during the flight. Treat it applies to all people, no matter the person or officer of an important country. Until the need to dismantle-shoes, belt, handbag and disassemble.

So if you want to the U.S., should not wear accessories made of metal, not many-many carrying materials or peranti make-up and medicines in the liquid or cream. If forced to take them, you must include a label (the composition of the womb) and the amount of not more than 90 ml, and everything must be wrapped in transparent plastic and leakproof. If not, you must be willing to remove them in the trash that has been provided, any reason.
Honolulu is one of the main targets for the tourist attractions of Japan. Reasonable course many flights to and from the United States always transit in Tokyo. Everywhere we almost always find a tourist group of Japan, a group of seniors to children a dozen years. Meanwhile, tourists from the mainland United States (North America) and the age of majority is generally they are war veterans or those who have never Nostalgia in Hawaii.

Pyramid in Giza, Egypt


In the history of pyramid building construction has been used since long. Ancient Egyptian nation and the people of the nation Maya pyramid building known as the burial of kings and the first means of worship (worship) than there are allegations of hoarding as a place (warehouse) food since the era of the Prophet Joseph, when famine in the preparation or storage property.

In some areas in Indonesia, the construction of buildings that have similar pyramid among penden berundak the pyramid as a prototype, and the temple of which the temple construction is similar to the pyramid is a temple of Borobudur temple sukuh even be said is a form of pyramid construction of a modified

Various analysis of the use of pyramid construction. It's called a heritage building as the reason there is a UFO-like building pyramid found on Mars which is one degree of latitude with the same degree of latitude on Earth, have also said that Atlantis peniggalan civilization and some say that the pyramid construction for reasons that are used in the past , people have difficulties to make the dome construction. Therefore digunakanlah to facilitate the construction pyramid. Construction of a new dome itself is used in the Roman pelengkung with construction on the building and the Roman East betonnya enhanced in the Islamic civilization.

Ujung Kulon National Park in Java Island, Indonesia


Ujung Kulon National Park is located in the west Java, Indonesia. Regions Park is also entering the national territory Krakatau and around several small islands such as Handeuleum and Peucang. This garden has knowledgeable about 1206 km ² (443 km ² of which is the sea), which started from the Ujung Kulon peninsula to the Indian Ocean.

National Park became the first National Park inaugurated in Indonesia, and has also been inaugurated as a World Heritage protected by UNESCO in 1992, because the protected forest area covers a very wide. Up to now, approximately 50 to 60 rhinoceros living in this habitat.

Initially Ujung Kulon is the farm in some time until eventually destroyed and dissolved out when the entire population of Mount Krakatau erupt on 27 August 1883 that eventually change the region back into the forest.

Permission to enter this National Park can be obtained at the Office National Park in the City of Labuan or Tamanjaya. Lodging can be found on the island Handeuleum and Peucang

Borobudur yogyakarta


Buddhist temple has a relief in 1460 and 504 Buddhist stupa in the complex. Millions of people yearn to visit the buildings included in this World Wonder Heritages. Not surprisingly, for the architectural and function as a place of worship, Borobudur is captivating.

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on the inscription Kayumwungan, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed on May 26 824, almost one hundred years since the beginning of the built. Borobudur own name according to some people that means a terraced mountain-terrace (budhara), while some others say that Borobudur means monastery, located in the high places.

Borobudur-shaped building punden berundak consists of 10 levels. Height 42 meters before the renovation and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the bottom level is used as a backstop. Six levels below the square-shaped and three levels on top of a circular and its highest level in the form of a Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Each level of the stages of human life. According mahzab Mahayana Buddhism, the people who want to reach the level of the Buddha must have all levels of life.

The bottom of the Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizing the human appetite is still tied. Four in the top level is called the human Rupadhatu was able to free themselves from the militancy but still bound to the form and shape. At these levels, a statue of Buddha is laid open. Meanwhile, three levels above where the Buddha are placed in a stupa called perforated Arupadhatu, the man who has been free from lust, appearance, and shape. The top of which is called the Nirwana Arupa, where Buddha reside.

Each level has a beautiful reliefs that indicates how advanced the author. Relief will be legible runtut when you walk clockwise (the left temple from the entrance). At Borobudur reliefnya tells a story about a very melegenda, the Ramayana. In addition, there is also a relief that describes the conditions at that time. For example, about the relief activities of the farmers, which reflects the progress of the agricultural system at that time and relief ship represent the progress of the voyage at that time Bergotta (Semarang).

Overall relief of the Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. Therefore, this temple can be a media education for those who want to learn the teachings of Buddha. YogYES invites you to corral every alley-narrow alley in the Borobudur in order to understand the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a budhis origin in India centuries to 10, visited the temple was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the European Court cathedral this.

Blessing of the Borobudur and start a script from the teachings of Buddha Serlingpa (one of the king of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya), Atisha able to develop the teachings of Buddha. He became head of a monastery Vikramasila and teach about Tibetan practice Dharma. Six of the script Serlingpa also summarized into a core teachings called "The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" or better known by the name Bodhipathapradipa.

One of the questions that now have not missed Borobudur is about how the situation around the temple when the temple was built and why it is found buried in the circumstances. Some say Borobudur initially stood dikitari swamp and hidden because of Merapi eruption. Is basically Kalkutta inscription reads' Amawa 'means ocean of milk. Then the word is defined as Merapi lava. Some others say that Borobudur buried cold lava of Merapi.

With all the grandeur and mystery that is, when a lot of reasonable people of all penjru enter Borobudur world as a place that must be visited in his life. Besides enjoying candinya, you can also get around to the villages around Borobudur, Karanganyar and Wanurejo like to see the activity of making handicrafts. You can also go to the top of Watu Kendil to be able to see the panoramic view from the top of Borobudur.

Parangtritis, Most Famous Beach in Yogyakarta


The beach is one of the beaches that have visited, not only because it is the most popular beach in Yogyakarta, but also has close relation with various other tourist objects, such as the Sultan's Palace, Parangkusumo beach and the area of Merapi. Beach, located 27 kilometers from the center of this city is also a part of the power of Ratu Kidul.

The naming has a distinctive historic. Perhaps, someone called Dipokusumo which is a fugitive from the Majapahit Kingdom to come to this area beratus-hundred years ago to do semedi. When he saw drops of water-drop that flows from the rock crevice, he was named this region become Parangtritis, from the word parang (= stone) and tumaritis (= water droplets). Beach, located in the area that was eventually named similar.

The beach is a beach full of myths, is believed to realizing the unity of the trinity of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta Palace and Parangtritis. Beach is also believed as the place where the Senopati bertemunya Panembahan Sunan Kalijaga shortly after the retreat. In the meeting, the Senopati reminded to stay humble even as authorities have kesaktian.

A number of tour experience can be perceived in this beach. Enjoy the nature of being the most prominent. Enchantment of nature that can diintip from different locations and the way so that the views you are more varied and different experiences. When you stand on the edge beach, which looks natural charm of the high seas is a very knowledgeable deburan with waves of hard-edge and high cliffs on the timurnya.

To enjoy them, you can just run from east to west and looked to the south. In addition, you can also rent a hansom cab service that will take you through a similar route without tired. There is also a bid to ride a horse to explore the beach. The cost, you can discuss with the tenant services.

After enjoying the scenery from the edge Parangtritis beach, you can go to Cave Langse way to experience a different experience. On the way to the Cave Langse land, you can look west and see the beauty of another Parangtritis. Roller to the edge of the beach will be visible silver-stained, and will be colored like gold when the sun began to redden or the evening.

Satisfied with the natural scenery you can enjoy the experience of touring with the historical places there are around Parangtritis Beach. One of them is the tomb Syeh Bela Belu, located in the road to the beach. You can ride through the ladder that connects the mountain road with this sacred place of burial. Generally, many pilgrims come kliwon on Tuesday.

Done visiting graves, you can challenge themselves to go to Cave Langse, I must be on foot as far as 3 km and through the canyon at 400 meters with a tilt angle is almost 900. To enter the cave that is also often referred to as the Cave of Ratu Kidul this, you must request permission in the first interpreter lock. According to one of his guards Depok Beach in the youth who are often down the cave, you can see the sea south of the more beautiful so successfully to enter the cave.

On 5 hours 5 in the Chinese, you can see the procession Peh Cun ceremony in Parangtritis. Peh Cun, derived from the word meaning peh rowing and kiss, which means boat, is a form of gratitude to God Tioghoa community. This also means the Khut Gwan (Yuan Qi), a patriot and ministers in the kingdom which is known to its loyalty to the king until he difitnah by colleagues and choose suicide.

Feast Peh Cun in Parangtritis classified as a unique attraction is not filled with paddle boats make up the dragon as in other places, but the attraction of eggs stood. Attractions started at around 11:00 and culminate at 12:00. In the middle of the day, according to belief, the eggs can stand upright without supported. However, so enter at 13:00, the eggs will drop by itself and can not be established again.

To achieve Parangtritis, you can choose two routes. First, the route of Yogyakarta - Imogiri - Siluk - Parangtritis offering views of the river and hill coral. Second, the route through Yogyakarta - Parangtritis which can be easily because the road is relatively good. It is recommended, you do not wear the green shirt to honor local residents who believe that green clothes can bring disaster.

Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai Thailand


Chiang Mai is known as the Rose of the North, because of the beauty and friendliness typical. Usually people choose Chiang Mai for a holiday rileks. but also to invoke combined with Chiang Rai province in the next to enjoy the adventure that will not be forgotten.

Chiang Mai is the capital of their own ancient kingdom LANNA, nation origin muasal Thailand, by King Mengrai in 1296. Chiang Mai has a beautiful natural scenery, unique architecture, and craft the best in Thailand. If the center is where you find handicrafts such as silk, wood, silver and ceramics.

In winter (Nov-Feb), north of town is very cold (about 10 degrees), so take your clothes cold terbagus, and be prepared with the full difoto style!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Basilica St. Servaas, Maastricht


Visit the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands do not forget to visit the basilika or St. Servatius, known as Basiliek Sint Servaas.

Or basilika this church was built on the tomb of a saint, Saint Servatius, first bishop in the city's patron saint and Mastrich city. Church is also a place famous for its pilgrims.

For visitors or pilgrims who visit this place, you can see a room shaped like a 'treasure room' where there are a variety of old legacy of the ancient church is as important collections of various churches, the mass of equipment gold-plated, and the other.

Kuta Beach


Kuta Beach is a place of tourism, located in the south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung regency. This area is a tourist destination abroad, and has been a mainstay of tourism object Bali since the early 70's. Kuta Beach is also often referred to as the sunset beach (sunset beach) as an opponent of Sanur beach.

In Kuta's many shops, restaurants and the bathing season and themselves. Besides the beautiful beach, Kuta beach also offers various other types of entertainment such as bars and restaurants along the beach to Legian beach. Rosovivo, Ocean Beach Club, Kamasutra, is some of the most crowded in the club along Kuta beach.

Beach also has a fairly good waves for surfing sports (surfing), especially for beginners peselancar. Air field I Gusti Ngurah Rai is located not far from Kuta.