Archive for December, 2011

Siena

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Siena Piazza del Campo

Siena Piazza del Campo

Siena is located 322 m altitude in the heart of Tuscany region. The city stands on three hills and is now has unreached medieval characterized by narrow winding streets and tall, aristocratic buildings. Inhabited by more than a thousand years, the city of Siena keeps alive the spirit of the rich Italian history and culture. The buildings have survived since the heyday of the city during the Middle Ages, are the living proof of the wealth and opulence of those times when they were invested large sums in building one of the most impressive cities in Italy. The city is preferred place for the tourists, who are attracted and amused by the beauty of the nature, nice weather and the historical monuments and villages in the vicinity. The main sectors in the economy of Siena are agriculture, tourism and marble. All the guests of the historical city can touch the history and the incredible Italian culture and the Tuscany atmosphere. This is one of the most beautiful and highest rated places for traveling in Italy, as usually the city gives good opportunities for traveling, accommodations and tours. The city has local airport, but it is not international and supports only the internal flights. Most of the tourists prefer to use flight to Rome or Pizza and after that to trasfer to Siena with train or bus. This is recommended, because of the well developed transport in Italy and the comfortable traveling with all the vehicles.
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Ann Arbor

Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Ann Arbor tour

Ann Arbor tour

The city of Ann Arbor is situated in the state of Michigan in USA. It is the administrative center of the Washtenaw county and has population of 113,000 citizens. The city has more than hundred years history, but the development happened after the transfer of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, it became a regional transport center. Also the city is quite well developed and has good trading and entertainment abilities. In 1839, with creation of the railways, the city began undergoing rapid development. This supports the city through the years and makes the growing very fast. Nowadays the city is really beautiful and well organized. The size of Ann Arbor is not so big, but definitely the organization is on high level. The city has large green plants and parks all around, which are making it beautiful and the air is quite fresh everywhere. The beautiful parks are one of the attractions of the city and Nichols Arboretum is definitely the largest and has hundreds of different plants and trees. However the city is quite modern and has a lot of entertainments. The large shopping centers and malls are part of the modernism in the city architecture and style. In the center of Ann Arbor there are beautiful mix of buildings from the nineteenth and early twentieth century, contrasting with modern buildings. Definitely this beautiful city will give you great places for tourism and traveling and will show you some of the most beautiful part of USA.
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Djenne

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Djenne

Djenne

Definitely traveling in Africa you may see a lot of interesting and beautiful places, wonderful nature and ancient cities, which have proves for the creation of the world, which nobody knows. The city Djenne is such ancient town, which is situated in southern part of Mali. The city is the oldest Sub-Saharan city, which is making it unique and very attractive for the travelers and tourists from all over the world. The city is situated in alluvial plain formed by the rivers Niger and Bani in the heart of African continent. Of course the city is quite small and only the people, who really love Africa, but travel to Djenne is really great destination. The city is well known with unique architecture and the Great Mosque. The Great Mosque is unusual among the mosques in West Africa in that place, which were built before it was not sacred, and there was no palace. Most of the other mosques were built on the sites of conical mud or stone structures, symbolizing the spirits of the ancestors. Some scholars of the Islamic architecture considered that these forms are then integrated into the architecture of mosques in Mali, as the Great Mosque is the most famous example. The walls of the Grand Mosque are built of sun-baked clay bricks, called Ferre clay mortar. Covered with plaster of clay, which gives a smooth sculpted look of the building. Definitely this is one of the best travel sightseeing in Asia.