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Jan 16, 2010 at 04:33 o\clock

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Hotel. ? Stayed at the hotel ". ? . ? Rest: 21 December 2008-28 December 2008 Good day to all Read hotel reviews Jaz Belvedere. It took me a few months to maximize an objective description of his Stay here. So, rest with her husband in late December last year and fell in the period between the Catholic Christmas and New Year. ONCE I want to draw attention to the fact that people with high self-esteem to go to this hotel is not recommended, extremely PRIORITIZATION Italian tourists over all else. If you have a self-evaluation in the norm of all, you are not peculiar to nationalism and want to become better acquainted with the Italian and Egyptian culture, as well as loyal to the traditions and customs of other people, you can read more. ? 1. NUMBER and settlement. ? We settled into the housing 13 (1317) on the first floor. Room with a veranda and overlooking the inner courtyard. Indeed, beyond the walls of the hotel from the shells 11, 13, 15 ... is building, but the noise from it almost as much from sitting down and taking off of aircraft (the airport in 10 minutes, that the notoriety of Egyptian roads and drivers rather weighty plus). Do not just forget that the Egyptian tourism industry is just beginning to gain momentum, and it is quite natural that the infrastructure is constantly updated with new buildings. Therefore, in order to avoid some negative points, ask at the reception ($ 20 does not prevent) room overlooking inside. With regard to the rooms overlooking the sea ( ? ). A similar type of accommodation is better to order when purchasing vouchers and trace to this category has been specified in your voucher / contract. Otherwise, there is no likelihood that you will get exactly a room overlooking the sea. By the way I must say that during my vacation suites overlooking the sea there were virtually no inhabited ((((. I do not recommend just taking the shell close to the terrace and pool - the noise of most of the day: animation, akvaerobika, children, flashing the Italians . ... So for those who want to silence anyone, children must sleep in the afternoon - pick up the remote shell overlooking the courtyard. The hotel area is not large - go to the restaurant for a long time do not have to. ? Now about the situation room: Family room with queen size bed and 2 sofas, 2 armchairs and curtains, which provide the darkness at any moment - a great number! Are cleaned daily, towels changed daily (leave a few pounds cleaner and you will be pleasantly surprised swans from towels). Hot water - also had no problems. ? Minibar. You can of course abandon the minibar at the reception, but not the fact that it will clear. We, he was full up to the exit, but for our water and cognac room enough, when leaving the problems with the shortage was not. ? Use a safe deposit box and keep it all valuables. ? TV - only 1 Russian channel, so take the mini DVD or a laptop with me, please be the same disks with Russian music (mp3 format and CD). ? There is air conditioning - works to heat and cold. ? 2.TERRITORIYA. ? Well appointed, green, covered with flowers and tropical plants. Very nice and neatly. All day workers bustle and swarm in the flower beds and palm trees. Territory is not large, walk along the perimeter of the hotel takes about 15 minutes. Insects and other animals - not observed. ? 3. INFRASTRUCTURE. ? The hotel consists of main building, which is home reception, lobby bar, disco, 2 restaurants, terrace. In the basement of the body - 2 saunas (Turkish and Finnish) and a Jacuzzi, massage. Saunas are heated to a temperature that foreigners are not dead))). Feel free to increase the temperature of the sauna on the remote control, wait 20 minutes and go! Sauna is open from 9.00-20.00 daily. Further there are 3 swimming pools: 2 for adults (one heated) and 1 child (heated), the perimeter is a cozy 2-storey building in the eastern style, some have attics. Beach umbrella and 2 sun loungers each umbrella and beach bar. (open from morning till 17.00), pool bar from 10 to 19.00, a lobby with dinner until midnight, the restaurant - 4 times a day: breakfast from 7.00-10.00, lunch 12.30-15.30, dinner 19.00-22.30. The restaurant operates the dress code ? For residential buildings of 20, 23,25 (it's the opposite side of the beach) are an amphitheater, ? cent and a shooting gallery (onion). ? 4. Food and drink. ? There you will have a restaurant on the 1 st floor (entrance from above the pool). It is better to come to the beginning of the interim. And do not be lazy to open the lid and watch the content. Food, in truth, was not bad: a lot of vegetables, fruits, meat, sweet. Egyptians do not know how to cook beef - so do not spoil your teeth and strain at a chicken and vegetables. Attended the same Italian cuisine in the form of spaghetti and pasta - also very tasty. About the national food I can not say anything - did not eat. It was just ice cream and sweets for all tastes: from the creamy desserts to bake. Fruit too much - so that will not die of starvation: you do not have arrived here, I swear))). At the 2 floor - a seafood restaurant. Here I agree with the others, leave your opinion - no restaurant. So do not waste your time and do not go there even for free. ? Bars on the beach and the pool will offer you a local beverages and snacks. As drinking. Free range is made up: beer, pink wine, red wine, white wine, whiskey, vodka and soft drinks such yuppi and cola. For the money - the whole range of duty free. Remember - everything in bulk - it's free, everything in cans - for money. ? A few words about ?…?°?»?????????? drink. ? In the beer does not understand - why I can not say anything. ? Wine - the whole line - weak flower. The very amateur, but the taste is nothing special. Red recalls port, pink - sweet and white - sour. ? Whiskey. The range presented in red and black version. Of the two should try black. The taste of both of them - giving oils .. ? Vodka. With taste and smell, even in the cold. Just mix with their yuppi. ? Yuppi: Hibiscus tea, pineapple, orange. ? Just a Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Mirinda .. ? So, if you gourmets - take it with you all that you want to drink. ? Now about the drinking water. It is in the restaurant, and in the number of its need to buy or take with you / and nothing else to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. Over a bottle of mineral water b / d capacity of 1.5 liters with you will take from 3 to 5 dollars. At week 2 persons we had the 3 bottles. ? Not recommended as well to make food from the restaurant - there is not accepted. You can take a couple of apples or oranges .. No shame - do not pull the sausage and meat with them. Again, I want to point out that hunger, you will not die, and in the intervals between meals in the restaurant - you will prepare an aperitif at the pool bar. ? Lobby bar. Opens at noon and runs until midnight. Nice atmosphere, cozy couches, the smell of coffee ... nice and quiet. It just poured the entire range of alcoholic and soft drinks, brewed coffee, you can smoke. ? Disco. Opens at midnight. All alcoholic beverages paid, contemporary music, dance floor a little. Basically lit animators (they also paid for it). ? 5. Good for a laugh in the hotel. ? First, be prepared to ensure that all the animation in the Italian language, as 80% of holidaymakers - it is the Italians, and judging by the reviews later, vacationers, Russian animation there has not appeared. The team consists of a dozen people and 1 songster. Songster, he's sound engineer, he is a DJ, sings in English and Italian. Voice good songs - the popular hits of 70-90 years. Every night he sings in the lobby, he has a guitar - expensive - in the hands of anyone does (fear), but he played and the machine shop. All submissions in the amphitheater is also in Italian. Animators day darting between the tourists and bored with your questions and suggestions. On the one hand, it was a pity that so openly ignore the Russian and the other - I would probably psihanula only from the fact that to me for 1 hour came just 10 or something there suggested. A day at the pool competitions, performances, aerobics, etc. You can play volleyball and soccer on the beach. So you have a choice of two: either to amuse himself by, or armed with a dictionary to take up the Italian culture. ? We walked along the shore in both directions, photographed wild beach, other hotels, went into the city (taxis are not more than 10-12 dollars each way - so that bidding!). ? 6. MONEY. ? Vezite dollars and change at the local pound rate of 1 to 5.2 in the hotel baron - a close (5-7 min walk) ? 7. RELATIONSHIP. ? Local mobile recharge card - 20 bucks. You can use roaming services. They often do not have internet and phone because of the underwater cable. ? 8. Beach. ? Sandy, with a pontoon meters 70. No coral, but a great entrance to the sea for children. Fish eat. They can lure sitting on the pontoon. But that protection is not seen))). This hotel is not suitable for those who want to look at the corals, and who simply want to swim and dive at the beach - a perfect place. Take a mask and flippers and wet suit with him. Here all this rent from $ 10 per half day. Mask + fins (plastic) in the store - $ 30. Can go out and dive on the nearby beach (Baron). ? Towels are issued by the pool every day in exchange for the card, which you must give to the reception. One for every resident in the room. Keep up with towels and cards - do not lose them. For this you pay a fine of $ 50. ? 9. EKSKURSIONKA. ? For those who are afraid to pull off far (Cairo, Mount Moses, Luxor, ? etc.) can arrange tours of the place. These are: a trip to Ras Mohammed to diving on a yacht with a glass bottom (not recommended during a storm and those who are heavily swayed), on a trip to. Tyrant - also scuba diving, a trip to the desert on quads and dinner with the Bedouins (gently dust is not recommended for people with colds and asthma), the old town (the market souvenirs). All excursions from $ 40 and above per person. ? Advice and recommendations. ? Before his trip to Egypt would not be lazy and reviewed the literature related to the customs and mores of this country. You may also want to say that you're eating in a Muslim country, so respect the religious feelings of people and do not wear revealing clothes in the hotel (all male employees) and outside it. This applies to women. Revealing clothes is permitted only on the beach. More about fish, corals and drugs - the internet has a lot of information about it. Remember that the removal of corals (even gifts), exotic fish and drugs from the country - you face a prison sentence. ? Rate your health and bring all the necessary medicine: poisoning, from allergies to sunburn, burns from the coral, antipyretic, spasmodicals from stomach disorders and to digest food, with acute gastritis and pancreatitis, activated carbon, manganese, antiseptics, bandages, plasters, cotton wool, specialized medicine, if they want. 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Jan 16, 2010 at 04:28 o\clock

southwest airlines tickets ding Story about a trip to Egypt, Hurghada. Desert Rose 5 * or an unplanned trip to Egypt.






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Hotel. ? Stayed at the hotel ". ? . Rating: 7.9 ? Much to write about hotel will not, do not like to write essays ... childhood. I can only say that otelchik on a firm, 4 to 5 did not hold out. Partly affected service, but here is the human factor plays a role. Basically persoonal friendly, if with them in an amicable and that they meet the same. Personally, I rudeness, ignore and misunderstanding, glory to God, not stalknulas. Almost all speak in Russian. Generally the hotel a lot of our (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarus). To be precise, I do for the entire vacation at the hotel did not meet either the Germans or the Italians or the Poles, the Czechs ... Only 23 December, the last day of our stay, began race tourists from different countries, ranging from the Germans and ending with the Chinese. ? Feeding - like good but somehow lacking in abundance, given that otelchik 5 *. I'm eating enough. Given that I'm not at home preparing dinner of 10 dishes. Seafood (crabs, shrimp, squid), it was every day, fruit, melon, guava, tangerines, oranges, bananas, apples, pomegranates .. Meat, fish, chicken, various vegetables, a lot of muffins and tortikov. ? Fried potatoes were not even for money. Generally winter there so good with snacking between meals. Open the main restaurant (breakfast-lunch-dinner), snack bars on the pastries. And one day a pizza bar, you can take, for the money. Little strained at lunch trudge from the beach to a restaurant because the land at a large hotel, walk 500 meters at least probably, but no cafe on the beach was not. But for the season (March-April) promised to organize a cafe on the beach. ? The restaurant satisfied fish party 3 times a week (sr5da, Friday, Sunday). For $ 20 per person - 4 course (salad, soup, main course and dessert) + show program (a cobra show, fakir show, belly dancing). ? Animation is very weak. It is in general that is, but it sort of not. Standard - AQUAROBIC, Latin, dance lessons and sromnaya evening program, after the disco. Animators for the whole hotel is a great man 5 (there are Russian girls). ? Problems with the resettlement we did not have. I clearly said that I want (building, floor, view from the window), it immediately gave me. Once I saw that they gave me exactly what I requested, resepsheonist got his deserved 10 ue. It is possible that the settlement was without problems because of the very small count of tourists in the hotel at this time. I thought at first that the hotel rests just 100 people. For such a huge hotel is a drop, people in general would not find. But closer to Christmas has begun check for your arrival. bars even begun to form queues of 2-3 persons. ? Housekeeping rooms are also fine. And swans twisted, shirts and flowers laid. Gratuity not vymagali. The contrary sometimes refused. By the end of vacation, I asked the janitor to open my room, where nobody lives that would make the photo. She offered him a dollar for it. So he opened the room, gave me all the photograph, and the dollar declined .=))) ? Beach outside the hotel just super, great. There is a lagoon and the open sea. At any time there are free sunbeds and the sea, and the pool. About the underwater world can not say anything because she swim a little better ax )))), but holidaymakers said they had seen near the hotel fish and coral reef. ? The hotel has a kids club and a good playground. Some children's pool is even smaller (especially for children), sun loungers. I have these tiny sun loungers the first time I ever saw)))) ? What was surprising to me is the fact that the hotel with such a huge beautiful landscaped area, lots of bars, 3 swimming pools (1 heated, 1 Olympic), other than a great beach and tons of e could easily qualify for the five tvetduyu for this all there is. But management can not bring them to mind. Oh ... This hotel would be so strong management. ? My assessment of the firm 4. Well, or in the words of one camper - five economy class. In any case, better than the full range of T5. ? I would advise this hotel for a quiet holiday, for rest with children and for those for whom .... and without any claims. links tory4 link story 6 of toourim link stoty2 likn story5 lin, story1 link stoty4 link story 6 of in clusie link stiry3 link story5 lijk story2 linkk story5 link stoy1 link stoty4 link story1 lnk story4 link story 66 of carnivl link tory 6 of vacatin link stor4 link stoey5 pink story1 linkstory 6 of inclusie lin story3 link stoory2 link story of grandcayman islanq linj story4 link stor y1 story of ca ribben li nk story1 link sstory2 link stor2 link ctory1 link stry1 link story5 lijk story4 syory of tropicl oink story1 link storj1 link story 6 of island maps of triinidad tobao link stody4 link stor

Jan 16, 2010 at 04:26 o\clock

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Departure from Riga was on 11 November, days before the flight were considered, like a child approaching the New Year and Santa Claus with gifts. All the time studied sites and reviews of tourists with a description of Morocco. Read on ? www.turizm.ru ? forum with the theme of "Morocco worst holiday", was puzzled why I am flying there?? The nurse said that she was in India and ? ready for anything. And ready to do it? All Contacts ? and relatives twisted his temple with his finger and said, where you bear, two bright girls ? (it's about his sister, she was 26) to the Arabs, without a male companion, in the mud and misery! But we were firm! Fly! Frankly, I flew up with interesting photographs and new sensations, so wanted to see the real life of local people. What I saw in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia was purely resort, licked and ostentatious. And just like that, savages, without a guide and translator, without a husband - it seemed to me a sort of test yourself, if you want. ? And here we sit in an airplane. Sitting 10-20-30-50 minutes ? . Some local aboriginal lost passport (somewhere after registration and before boarding the plane) and he is looking for him, and all meekly waiting. We started to rebel, to fly 2 hours 15 minutes, and we stand for an hour. Eventually, police came and evicted the man with his wife and child out of the plane. Very sorry for his wife and wee one, but they have taken, all for her husband, even if she did not lose your passport. ? Under the wing of the plane appeared scorched earth and the red city of Marrakech, is the translation of its name. ? Going down the ladder, from baldeem ? bright sun and warm wind. A migration card. Border Guard is trying to pronounce my last name and very surprised that such a ? dispels fear get in the medieval state with a time machine (remember, as in the famous film guide). We are in civilization! Oh, how deceptive first impression. ? We would like exotic "local paradise" and we booked a riad in the Medina. For information, find out the cost of transportation to the center by taxi, it is about 20 euros. ? We approach the taxi (a wretched, broken-down nag the early 80's with the local macho) and faced with the problem - they do not speak in English, but we no boom-boom in French! We obtain a printout of the booking and tychem finger pier, we are here. Macho went to consult with other taxi drivers. We sat down, went, Arabic music murmurs from the recorders. Profits go, madam! We look at the signboard of the building to which we were brought on a sheet from the Internet, do not find nothing in the title. In two voices talking ? , Take me to. He pokes his finger in the paper, and insists on his own, go! We are stubborn girl, sitting. The driver goes to the advertising of the building and call the specified phone. Very loud and aggressive (they are all there because they say it's OK) said in Arabic. Handed the phone to us. Man in English explains that in the armor of the address of the office all the riad Marrakech and took us to correct, and that he expects the two Russian lady, which the driver will deliver to him. Go instead. We passed under the arch of a huge wall, I understand that this is Medina. ? Mama Mia! Oh, God! Where are we now! From the windows of a taxi from all sides in our noses rushed disgusting smell the exhaust fumes and donkey urine in the face pierced exotic pictures - donkeys laden with unclear what, the women carrying on their heads that it is not clear; babies tied behind mamashek; old, sitting along the walls; beggars sleeping in the same walls. ? Ears like silence, as all this was accompanied by exotics such noise horns mopeds and scooters, that his hair stood on end! Frankly, it was the first shock. Well, I also wanted to present the Arab exoticism! That's with you, sir, receive, sign it! We landed, we parted with the first two hundred Moroccan ? Dhs. ? Nice man met us at the beginning of the street. Wow, you can take a deep breath, he dressed as a European, and speaks English! Hurray, therefore, we find a common language. ? Saeed, Managing Riad ? , ? showed us the green room, told her about the breakfast, answered a lot of our questions and ? retired. Located within the cozy Riyadh, with a beautiful patio, and became interested in dinner. Dinner can be on the spot. Price subject to 20 euros from the nose. In the menu of two dishes - Tajin and couscous, cooked by his wife Saida. ? We were not ready to accept local food and went to Medina, look for something European. That naive fool:) ? Card Said we did not provide, so we went to the Sun ? We move slowly, memorizing every sign and turn, the seller boiled snails, fruit merchant, a bunch of garbage, sleeping against the wall of the local homeless, etc. ? The heart of the city, the busiest place in Marrakesh, one of the most exciting areas of the Maghreb - the so-called area can be jam-el-Fna. ? Today, it is a strange place, with a spirit of medieval squares. Artists of all genres show their talent, and Tur?­s-loungers leave their blood capitalist dollars and euros. Here can be found fortune-tellers, soothsayers, risovalschits henna ? snake charmers, ? Sellers exotic potions, healers, local lunatics with bells, jars, old hats with fringed dazzle of bright colors, with bells, skins with water and brilliant ? cups on straps across his chest. ? All this is seasoned with the hot eyes and nose, crazy cocktail of smells ? exhaust gas mopeds, dust, embers, barbecues, boilers, grilled meat and fish, turmeric, mint and spices. ? That's how it smells Marrakech! To say that an area of many people - not to say anything! ? Frankly, we got scared and uncomfortable. The wisest decision in a given situation, rise to the terrace, "de Franse CAFE" - the oldest restaurant on the square, or on the roof of a diner "Vrasserie du Glacier", or "Arganal. ? . Cheers! Civilization! The challenge for the morning was clear - to board a bus and ride with the breeze. ? The day was intense. It's time to go back to our riad. The other route we do not know, so that ? forward, and with songs, jam-el-Fna, we are back! ? We quickly passed the area and took a picture of ethnic musicians, went into a cafe, ate cake and drank lassi avocado, tasty! According to the principle - right here, and here the left trying not to get lost in the crowd. Opanki, and there is no possibility to go forward. Cork, gentlemen, the human traffic jam. In one of the narrow passages of Medina faced two streams of people. Some went to the area, while others returned with her. Retreat was impossible. We clung to the Arab women with children. I did not know that stronger hold - a camera bag or bracelet on her arm. To tell the truth, to such close bodily contact with the local population, I was not ready at all! In the eyes of foreigners, I read quiet horror. Perhaps, in my eyes they read the horror in a quiet square. Local shouting and laughing. They were fun. Maybe it is they have such a massive public ? erotica. We were not amused. The first time in my life I realized what claustrophobia. My throat was a lump, could not breathe and the fear of suppressed ? any attempt to give the brain something intelligibly-saving. All this is compounded by moped, which is stuck in the crowd roared, puffed, stinking and shouting, wanting to escape to freedom. Moving forward millimeter by millimeter, the crowd dispersed. You can catch my breath. The rest of the way, we literally ran to the Riad. Said we were met by a smile and a question "Well, Jem el Fna?" The answer was short - shock! Once experienced in the crowd, demanding the body relax. Said brought us wine. F-oo-oo, you can breath. Perhaps, this episode was the most unpleasant in our journey to Marrakesh. ? Another feature of Morocco - a muezzin call to prayer. When you walk you the day of the noisy city, the appeal seems so quiet and distant. But when at 5 am, you wake prolonged howl ... ? sorry. ? Woke up early, affected the difference in time (with Moscow for 3 hours, with Riga 2 hours). The sun is beckoning. After breakfast in the cozy courtyard, Riad, went to the terrace for sunbathing. Said gave us sun-beds and brought mattresses. Oh, well, how! ? It would lay. But no, we are waiting Unidentified red and red city sightseeing bus. ? Romantigue. ? When you go out beyond the walls of Medina, ranked by UNESCO in 1985 to a World Heritage site, then you understand that Marrakech big and beautiful city. In its architecture mixed Arab and European motifs. Extended, wide avenues and green appeared before our eyes. ? Restaurants, shops, offices, theater, house congress, familiar names of European brands, all of this is in the red city. The difference seen in Medina and in the center of the modern Marrakech, is palpable as the day and night! We passed the largest hotels. First among them is ? La Mamounia - former home of the ruler Moulay al-Mamun, and now the most fashionable hotel of the city. ? All the rest, "super romantic" - a club-type remote hotels, golf clubs, construction sites, and camels. ? We concluded that the tour ? waste of time. Before Mazhorel garden and can be reached by taxi. ? We went from the beautiful building the railway station, ? found the bus station, bought tickets for the first flight to Essaouira. Tomorrow is waiting for us Atlantic Ocean and the city is difficult with the spoken name. ? Discover the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Morocco took place. In the evening we once again breathe the air crazy Jam al-Fny marched through the Medina, looked at the coal-black sky, drank Moroccan tea ? and said goodbye, feeling emotions - from fear of a cooling back to the indescribable delight. The combination of the 21 st century and a historical unreality. So perhaps you can in a few words to describe Marrakech. ? Let me quote the tourists visiting this city -- ? Marrakech exhausted you vyzhmet, dry and fade, but hate it you do not have time. One of the oldest and liveliest cities in the world to quickly fill your being re: slippers, Grandma and dzhelyabami, henna, and antimony, Islam and Bedouin tales. This ? most stable in the world chaos - Marrakech! ? Absolutely agree with him. ? P.S. And before the quarter leather craftsmen, we have not got. So, there is to aspire to, Fes worth a visit. 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Jan 16, 2010 at 04:24 o\clock

car rentals in europe Story about a trip to Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh. Jaz Belvedere 5 * - for those who have self-evaluation in the norm of all






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Hotel. ? Stayed at the hotel ". ? . ? Rest: 21 December 2008-28 December 2008 Good day to all Read hotel reviews Jaz Belvedere. It took me a few months to maximize an objective description of his Stay here. So, rest with her husband in late December last year and fell in the period between the Catholic Christmas and New Year. ONCE I want to draw attention to the fact that people with high self-esteem to go to this hotel is not recommended, extremely PRIORITIZATION Italian tourists over all else. If you have a self-evaluation in the norm of all, you are not peculiar to nationalism and want to become better acquainted with the Italian and Egyptian culture, as well as loyal to the traditions and customs of other people, you can read more. ? 1. NUMBER and settlement. ? We settled into the housing 13 (1317) on the first floor. Room with a veranda and overlooking the inner courtyard. Indeed, beyond the walls of the hotel from the shells 11, 13, 15 ... is building, but the noise from it almost as much from sitting down and taking off of aircraft (the airport in 10 minutes, that the notoriety of Egyptian roads and drivers rather weighty plus). Do not just forget that the Egyptian tourism industry is just beginning to gain momentum, and it is quite natural that the infrastructure is constantly updated with new buildings. Therefore, in order to avoid some negative points, ask at the reception ($ 20 does not prevent) room overlooking inside. With regard to the rooms overlooking the sea ( ? ). A similar type of accommodation is better to order when purchasing vouchers and trace to this category has been specified in your voucher / contract. Otherwise, there is no likelihood that you will get exactly a room overlooking the sea. By the way I must say that during my vacation suites overlooking the sea there were virtually no inhabited ((((. I do not recommend just taking the shell close to the terrace and pool - the noise of most of the day: animation, akvaerobika, children, flashing the Italians . ... So for those who want to silence anyone, children must sleep in the afternoon - pick up the remote shell overlooking the courtyard. The hotel area is not large - go to the restaurant for a long time do not have to. ? Now about the situation room: Family room with queen size bed and 2 sofas, 2 armchairs and curtains, which provide the darkness at any moment - a great number! Are cleaned daily, towels changed daily (leave a few pounds cleaner and you will be pleasantly surprised swans from towels). Hot water - also had no problems. ? Minibar. You can of course abandon the minibar at the reception, but not the fact that it will clear. We, he was full up to the exit, but for our water and cognac room enough, when leaving the problems with the shortage was not. ? Use a safe deposit box and keep it all valuables. ? TV - only 1 Russian channel, so take the mini DVD or a laptop with me, please be the same disks with Russian music (mp3 format and CD). ? There is air conditioning - works to heat and cold. ? 2.TERRITORIYA. ? Well appointed, green, covered with flowers and tropical plants. Very nice and neatly. All day workers bustle and swarm in the flower beds and palm trees. Territory is not large, walk along the perimeter of the hotel takes about 15 minutes. Insects and other animals - not observed. ? 3. INFRASTRUCTURE. ? The hotel consists of main building, which is home reception, lobby bar, disco, 2 restaurants, terrace. In the basement of the body - 2 saunas (Turkish and Finnish) and a Jacuzzi, massage. Saunas are heated to a temperature that foreigners are not dead))). Feel free to increase the temperature of the sauna on the remote control, wait 20 minutes and go! Sauna is open from 9.00-20.00 daily. Further there are 3 swimming pools: 2 for adults (one heated) and 1 child (heated), the perimeter is a cozy 2-storey building in the eastern style, some have attics. Beach umbrella and 2 sun loungers each umbrella and beach bar. (open from morning till 17.00), pool bar from 10 to 19.00, a lobby with dinner until midnight, the restaurant - 4 times a day: breakfast from 7.00-10.00, lunch 12.30-15.30, dinner 19.00-22.30. The restaurant operates the dress code ? For residential buildings of 20, 23,25 (it's the opposite side of the beach) are an amphitheater, ? cent and a shooting gallery (onion). ? 4. Food and drink. ? There you will have a restaurant on the 1 st floor (entrance from above the pool). It is better to come to the beginning of the interim. And do not be lazy to open the lid and watch the content. Food, in truth, was not bad: a lot of vegetables, fruits, meat, sweet. Egyptians do not know how to cook beef - so do not spoil your teeth and strain at a chicken and vegetables. Attended the same Italian cuisine in the form of spaghetti and pasta - also very tasty. About the national food I can not say anything - did not eat. It was just ice cream and sweets for all tastes: from the creamy desserts to bake. Fruit too much - so that will not die of starvation: you do not have arrived here, I swear))). At the 2 floor - a seafood restaurant. Here I agree with the others, leave your opinion - no restaurant. So do not waste your time and do not go there even for free. ? Bars on the beach and the pool will offer you a local beverages and snacks. As drinking. Free range is made up: beer, pink wine, red wine, white wine, whiskey, vodka and soft drinks such yuppi and cola. For the money - the whole range of duty free. Remember - everything in bulk - it's free, everything in cans - for money. ? A few words about ?…?°?»?????????? drink. ? In the beer does not understand - why I can not say anything. ? Wine - the whole line - weak flower. The very amateur, but the taste is nothing special. Red recalls port, pink - sweet and white - sour. ? Whiskey. The range presented in red and black version. Of the two should try black. The taste of both of them - giving oils .. ? Vodka. With taste and smell, even in the cold. Just mix with their yuppi. ? Yuppi: Hibiscus tea, pineapple, orange. ? Just a Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Mirinda .. ? So, if you gourmets - take it with you all that you want to drink. ? Now about the drinking water. It is in the restaurant, and in the number of its need to buy or take with you / and nothing else to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. Over a bottle of mineral water b / d capacity of 1.5 liters with you will take from 3 to 5 dollars. At week 2 persons we had the 3 bottles. ? Not recommended as well to make food from the restaurant - there is not accepted. You can take a couple of apples or oranges .. No shame - do not pull the sausage and meat with them. Again, I want to point out that hunger, you will not die, and in the intervals between meals in the restaurant - you will prepare an aperitif at the pool bar. ? Lobby bar. Opens at noon and runs until midnight. Nice atmosphere, cozy couches, the smell of coffee ... nice and quiet. It just poured the entire range of alcoholic and soft drinks, brewed coffee, you can smoke. ? Disco. Opens at midnight. All alcoholic beverages paid, contemporary music, dance floor a little. Basically lit animators (they also paid for it). ? 5. Good for a laugh in the hotel. ? First, be prepared to ensure that all the animation in the Italian language, as 80% of holidaymakers - it is the Italians, and judging by the reviews later, vacationers, Russian animation there has not appeared. The team consists of a dozen people and 1 songster. Songster, he's sound engineer, he is a DJ, sings in English and Italian. Voice good songs - the popular hits of 70-90 years. Every night he sings in the lobby, he has a guitar - expensive - in the hands of anyone does (fear), but he played and the machine shop. All submissions in the amphitheater is also in Italian. Animators day darting between the tourists and bored with your questions and suggestions. On the one hand, it was a pity that so openly ignore the Russian and the other - I would probably psihanula only from the fact that to me for 1 hour came just 10 or something there suggested. A day at the pool competitions, performances, aerobics, etc. You can play volleyball and soccer on the beach. So you have a choice of two: either to amuse himself by, or armed with a dictionary to take up the Italian culture. ? We walked along the shore in both directions, photographed wild beach, other hotels, went into the city (taxis are not more than 10-12 dollars each way - so that bidding!). ? 6. MONEY. ? Vezite dollars and change at the local pound rate of 1 to 5.2 in the hotel baron - a close (5-7 min walk) ? 7. RELATIONSHIP. ? Local mobile recharge card - 20 bucks. You can use roaming services. They often do not have internet and phone because of the underwater cable. ? 8. Beach. ? Sandy, with a pontoon meters 70. No coral, but a great entrance to the sea for children. Fish eat. They can lure sitting on the pontoon. But that protection is not seen))). This hotel is not suitable for those who want to look at the corals, and who simply want to swim and dive at the beach - a perfect place. Take a mask and flippers and wet suit with him. Here all this rent from $ 10 per half day. Mask + fins (plastic) in the store - $ 30. Can go out and dive on the nearby beach (Baron). ? Towels are issued by the pool every day in exchange for the card, which you must give to the reception. One for every resident in the room. Keep up with towels and cards - do not lose them. For this you pay a fine of $ 50. ? 9. EKSKURSIONKA. ? For those who are afraid to pull off far (Cairo, Mount Moses, Luxor, ? etc.) can arrange tours of the place. These are: a trip to Ras Mohammed to diving on a yacht with a glass bottom (not recommended during a storm and those who are heavily swayed), on a trip to. Tyrant - also scuba diving, a trip to the desert on quads and dinner with the Bedouins (gently dust is not recommended for people with colds and asthma), the old town (the market souvenirs). All excursions from $ 40 and above per person. ? Advice and recommendations. ? Before his trip to Egypt would not be lazy and reviewed the literature related to the customs and mores of this country. You may also want to say that you're eating in a Muslim country, so respect the religious feelings of people and do not wear revealing clothes in the hotel (all male employees) and outside it. This applies to women. Revealing clothes is permitted only on the beach. More about fish, corals and drugs - the internet has a lot of information about it. Remember that the removal of corals (even gifts), exotic fish and drugs from the country - you face a prison sentence. ? Rate your health and bring all the necessary medicine: poisoning, from allergies to sunburn, burns from the coral, antipyretic, spasmodicals from stomach disorders and to digest food, with acute gastritis and pancreatitis, activated carbon, manganese, antiseptics, bandages, plasters, cotton wool, specialized medicine, if they want. 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Jan 16, 2010 at 04:22 o\clock

southwest airlines tickets ding Story about a trip to Egypt, Hurghada. Desert Rose 5 * or an unplanned trip to Egypt.






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Hotel. ? Stayed at the hotel ". ? . Rating: 7.9 ? Much to write about hotel will not, do not like to write essays ... childhood. I can only say that otelchik on a firm, 4 to 5 did not hold out. Partly affected service, but here is the human factor plays a role. Basically persoonal friendly, if with them in an amicable and that they meet the same. Personally, I rudeness, ignore and misunderstanding, glory to God, not stalknulas. Almost all speak in Russian. Generally the hotel a lot of our (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarus). To be precise, I do for the entire vacation at the hotel did not meet either the Germans or the Italians or the Poles, the Czechs ... Only 23 December, the last day of our stay, began race tourists from different countries, ranging from the Germans and ending with the Chinese. ? Feeding - like good but somehow lacking in abundance, given that otelchik 5 *. I'm eating enough. Given that I'm not at home preparing dinner of 10 dishes. Seafood (crabs, shrimp, squid), it was every day, fruit, melon, guava, tangerines, oranges, bananas, apples, pomegranates .. Meat, fish, chicken, various vegetables, a lot of muffins and tortikov. ? Fried potatoes were not even for money. Generally winter there so good with snacking between meals. Open the main restaurant (breakfast-lunch-dinner), snack bars on the pastries. And one day a pizza bar, you can take, for the money. Little strained at lunch trudge from the beach to a restaurant because the land at a large hotel, walk 500 meters at least probably, but no cafe on the beach was not. But for the season (March-April) promised to organize a cafe on the beach. ? The restaurant satisfied fish party 3 times a week (sr5da, Friday, Sunday). For $ 20 per person - 4 course (salad, soup, main course and dessert) + show program (a cobra show, fakir show, belly dancing). ? Animation is very weak. It is in general that is, but it sort of not. Standard - AQUAROBIC, Latin, dance lessons and sromnaya evening program, after the disco. Animators for the whole hotel is a great man 5 (there are Russian girls). ? Problems with the resettlement we did not have. I clearly said that I want (building, floor, view from the window), it immediately gave me. Once I saw that they gave me exactly what I requested, resepsheonist got his deserved 10 ue. It is possible that the settlement was without problems because of the very small count of tourists in the hotel at this time. I thought at first that the hotel rests just 100 people. For such a huge hotel is a drop, people in general would not find. But closer to Christmas has begun check for your arrival. bars even begun to form queues of 2-3 persons. ? Housekeeping rooms are also fine. And swans twisted, shirts and flowers laid. Gratuity not vymagali. The contrary sometimes refused. By the end of vacation, I asked the janitor to open my room, where nobody lives that would make the photo. She offered him a dollar for it. So he opened the room, gave me all the photograph, and the dollar declined .=))) ? Beach outside the hotel just super, great. There is a lagoon and the open sea. At any time there are free sunbeds and the sea, and the pool. About the underwater world can not say anything because she swim a little better ax )))), but holidaymakers said they had seen near the hotel fish and coral reef. ? The hotel has a kids club and a good playground. Some children's pool is even smaller (especially for children), sun loungers. I have these tiny sun loungers the first time I ever saw)))) ? What was surprising to me is the fact that the hotel with such a huge beautiful landscaped area, lots of bars, 3 swimming pools (1 heated, 1 Olympic), other than a great beach and tons of e could easily qualify for the five tvetduyu for this all there is. But management can not bring them to mind. Oh ... This hotel would be so strong management. ? My assessment of the firm 4. Well, or in the words of one camper - five economy class. In any case, better than the full range of T5. ? I would advise this hotel for a quiet holiday, for rest with children and for those for whom .... and without any claims. links tory4 link story 6 of toourim link stoty2 likn story5 lin, story1 link stoty4 link story 6 of in clusie link stiry3 link story5 lijk story2 linkk story5 link stoy1 link stoty4 link story1 lnk story4 link story 66 of carnivl link tory 6 of vacatin link stor4 link stoey5 pink story1 linkstory 6 of inclusie lin story3 link stoory2 link story of grandcayman islanq linj story4 link stor y1 story of ca ribben li nk story1 link sstory2 link stor2 link ctory1 link stry1 link story5 lijk story4 syory of tropicl oink story1 link storj1 link story 6 of island maps of triinidad tobao link stody4 link stor

Jan 16, 2010 at 04:20 o\clock

port stevens australia accommodation Story about a trip to Morocco, Marrakech. Do not go to Africa, people walk. Africa is terrible? Horrible and beautiful!






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Departure from Riga was on 11 November, days before the flight were considered, like a child approaching the New Year and Santa Claus with gifts. All the time studied sites and reviews of tourists with a description of Morocco. Read on ? www.turizm.ru ? forum with the theme of "Morocco worst holiday", was puzzled why I am flying there?? The nurse said that she was in India and ? ready for anything. And ready to do it? All Contacts ? and relatives twisted his temple with his finger and said, where you bear, two bright girls ? (it's about his sister, she was 26) to the Arabs, without a male companion, in the mud and misery! But we were firm! Fly! Frankly, I flew up with interesting photographs and new sensations, so wanted to see the real life of local people. What I saw in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia was purely resort, licked and ostentatious. And just like that, savages, without a guide and translator, without a husband - it seemed to me a sort of test yourself, if you want. ? And here we sit in an airplane. Sitting 10-20-30-50 minutes ? . Some local aboriginal lost passport (somewhere after registration and before boarding the plane) and he is looking for him, and all meekly waiting. We started to rebel, to fly 2 hours 15 minutes, and we stand for an hour. Eventually, police came and evicted the man with his wife and child out of the plane. Very sorry for his wife and wee one, but they have taken, all for her husband, even if she did not lose your passport. ? Under the wing of the plane appeared scorched earth and the red city of Marrakech, is the translation of its name. ? Going down the ladder, from baldeem ? bright sun and warm wind. A migration card. Border Guard is trying to pronounce my last name and very surprised that such a ? dispels fear get in the medieval state with a time machine (remember, as in the famous film guide). We are in civilization! Oh, how deceptive first impression. ? We would like exotic "local paradise" and we booked a riad in the Medina. For information, find out the cost of transportation to the center by taxi, it is about 20 euros. ? We approach the taxi (a wretched, broken-down nag the early 80's with the local macho) and faced with the problem - they do not speak in English, but we no boom-boom in French! We obtain a printout of the booking and tychem finger pier, we are here. Macho went to consult with other taxi drivers. We sat down, went, Arabic music murmurs from the recorders. Profits go, madam! We look at the signboard of the building to which we were brought on a sheet from the Internet, do not find nothing in the title. In two voices talking ? , Take me to. He pokes his finger in the paper, and insists on his own, go! We are stubborn girl, sitting. The driver goes to the advertising of the building and call the specified phone. Very loud and aggressive (they are all there because they say it's OK) said in Arabic. Handed the phone to us. Man in English explains that in the armor of the address of the office all the riad Marrakech and took us to correct, and that he expects the two Russian lady, which the driver will deliver to him. Go instead. We passed under the arch of a huge wall, I understand that this is Medina. ? Mama Mia! Oh, God! Where are we now! From the windows of a taxi from all sides in our noses rushed disgusting smell the exhaust fumes and donkey urine in the face pierced exotic pictures - donkeys laden with unclear what, the women carrying on their heads that it is not clear; babies tied behind mamashek; old, sitting along the walls; beggars sleeping in the same walls. ? Ears like silence, as all this was accompanied by exotics such noise horns mopeds and scooters, that his hair stood on end! Frankly, it was the first shock. Well, I also wanted to present the Arab exoticism! That's with you, sir, receive, sign it! We landed, we parted with the first two hundred Moroccan ? Dhs. ? Nice man met us at the beginning of the street. Wow, you can take a deep breath, he dressed as a European, and speaks English! Hurray, therefore, we find a common language. ? Saeed, Managing Riad ? , ? showed us the green room, told her about the breakfast, answered a lot of our questions and ? retired. Located within the cozy Riyadh, with a beautiful patio, and became interested in dinner. Dinner can be on the spot. Price subject to 20 euros from the nose. In the menu of two dishes - Tajin and couscous, cooked by his wife Saida. ? We were not ready to accept local food and went to Medina, look for something European. That naive fool:) ? Card Said we did not provide, so we went to the Sun ? We move slowly, memorizing every sign and turn, the seller boiled snails, fruit merchant, a bunch of garbage, sleeping against the wall of the local homeless, etc. ? The heart of the city, the busiest place in Marrakesh, one of the most exciting areas of the Maghreb - the so-called area can be jam-el-Fna. ? Today, it is a strange place, with a spirit of medieval squares. Artists of all genres show their talent, and Tur?­s-loungers leave their blood capitalist dollars and euros. Here can be found fortune-tellers, soothsayers, risovalschits henna ? snake charmers, ? Sellers exotic potions, healers, local lunatics with bells, jars, old hats with fringed dazzle of bright colors, with bells, skins with water and brilliant ? cups on straps across his chest. ? All this is seasoned with the hot eyes and nose, crazy cocktail of smells ? exhaust gas mopeds, dust, embers, barbecues, boilers, grilled meat and fish, turmeric, mint and spices. ? That's how it smells Marrakech! To say that an area of many people - not to say anything! ? Frankly, we got scared and uncomfortable. The wisest decision in a given situation, rise to the terrace, "de Franse CAFE" - the oldest restaurant on the square, or on the roof of a diner "Vrasserie du Glacier", or "Arganal. ? . Cheers! Civilization! The challenge for the morning was clear - to board a bus and ride with the breeze. ? The day was intense. It's time to go back to our riad. The other route we do not know, so that ? forward, and with songs, jam-el-Fna, we are back! ? We quickly passed the area and took a picture of ethnic musicians, went into a cafe, ate cake and drank lassi avocado, tasty! According to the principle - right here, and here the left trying not to get lost in the crowd. Opanki, and there is no possibility to go forward. Cork, gentlemen, the human traffic jam. In one of the narrow passages of Medina faced two streams of people. Some went to the area, while others returned with her. Retreat was impossible. We clung to the Arab women with children. I did not know that stronger hold - a camera bag or bracelet on her arm. To tell the truth, to such close bodily contact with the local population, I was not ready at all! In the eyes of foreigners, I read quiet horror. Perhaps, in my eyes they read the horror in a quiet square. Local shouting and laughing. They were fun. Maybe it is they have such a massive public ? erotica. We were not amused. The first time in my life I realized what claustrophobia. My throat was a lump, could not breathe and the fear of suppressed ? any attempt to give the brain something intelligibly-saving. All this is compounded by moped, which is stuck in the crowd roared, puffed, stinking and shouting, wanting to escape to freedom. Moving forward millimeter by millimeter, the crowd dispersed. You can catch my breath. The rest of the way, we literally ran to the Riad. Said we were met by a smile and a question "Well, Jem el Fna?" The answer was short - shock! Once experienced in the crowd, demanding the body relax. Said brought us wine. F-oo-oo, you can breath. Perhaps, this episode was the most unpleasant in our journey to Marrakesh. ? Another feature of Morocco - a muezzin call to prayer. When you walk you the day of the noisy city, the appeal seems so quiet and distant. But when at 5 am, you wake prolonged howl ... ? sorry. ? Woke up early, affected the difference in time (with Moscow for 3 hours, with Riga 2 hours). The sun is beckoning. After breakfast in the cozy courtyard, Riad, went to the terrace for sunbathing. Said gave us sun-beds and brought mattresses. Oh, well, how! ? It would lay. But no, we are waiting Unidentified red and red city sightseeing bus. ? Romantigue. ? When you go out beyond the walls of Medina, ranked by UNESCO in 1985 to a World Heritage site, then you understand that Marrakech big and beautiful city. In its architecture mixed Arab and European motifs. Extended, wide avenues and green appeared before our eyes. ? Restaurants, shops, offices, theater, house congress, familiar names of European brands, all of this is in the red city. The difference seen in Medina and in the center of the modern Marrakech, is palpable as the day and night! We passed the largest hotels. First among them is ? La Mamounia - former home of the ruler Moulay al-Mamun, and now the most fashionable hotel of the city. ? All the rest, "super romantic" - a club-type remote hotels, golf clubs, construction sites, and camels. ? We concluded that the tour ? waste of time. Before Mazhorel garden and can be reached by taxi. ? We went from the beautiful building the railway station, ? found the bus station, bought tickets for the first flight to Essaouira. Tomorrow is waiting for us Atlantic Ocean and the city is difficult with the spoken name. ? Discover the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Morocco took place. In the evening we once again breathe the air crazy Jam al-Fny marched through the Medina, looked at the coal-black sky, drank Moroccan tea ? and said goodbye, feeling emotions - from fear of a cooling back to the indescribable delight. The combination of the 21 st century and a historical unreality. So perhaps you can in a few words to describe Marrakech. ? Let me quote the tourists visiting this city -- ? Marrakech exhausted you vyzhmet, dry and fade, but hate it you do not have time. One of the oldest and liveliest cities in the world to quickly fill your being re: slippers, Grandma and dzhelyabami, henna, and antimony, Islam and Bedouin tales. This ? most stable in the world chaos - Marrakech! ? Absolutely agree with him. ? P.S. And before the quarter leather craftsmen, we have not got. So, there is to aspire to, Fes worth a visit. 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Jan 16, 2010 at 04:19 o\clock

car rentals in europe Story about a trip to Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh. Jaz Belvedere 5 * - for those who have self-evaluation in the norm of all






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Hotel. ? Stayed at the hotel ". ? . ? Rest: 21 December 2008-28 December 2008 Good day to all Read hotel reviews Jaz Belvedere. It took me a few months to maximize an objective description of his Stay here. So, rest with her husband in late December last year and fell in the period between the Catholic Christmas and New Year. ONCE I want to draw attention to the fact that people with high self-esteem to go to this hotel is not recommended, extremely PRIORITIZATION Italian tourists over all else. If you have a self-evaluation in the norm of all, you are not peculiar to nationalism and want to become better acquainted with the Italian and Egyptian culture, as well as loyal to the traditions and customs of other people, you can read more. ? 1. NUMBER and settlement. ? We settled into the housing 13 (1317) on the first floor. Room with a veranda and overlooking the inner courtyard. Indeed, beyond the walls of the hotel from the shells 11, 13, 15 ... is building, but the noise from it almost as much from sitting down and taking off of aircraft (the airport in 10 minutes, that the notoriety of Egyptian roads and drivers rather weighty plus). Do not just forget that the Egyptian tourism industry is just beginning to gain momentum, and it is quite natural that the infrastructure is constantly updated with new buildings. Therefore, in order to avoid some negative points, ask at the reception ($ 20 does not prevent) room overlooking inside. With regard to the rooms overlooking the sea ( ? ). A similar type of accommodation is better to order when purchasing vouchers and trace to this category has been specified in your voucher / contract. Otherwise, there is no likelihood that you will get exactly a room overlooking the sea. By the way I must say that during my vacation suites overlooking the sea there were virtually no inhabited ((((. I do not recommend just taking the shell close to the terrace and pool - the noise of most of the day: animation, akvaerobika, children, flashing the Italians . ... So for those who want to silence anyone, children must sleep in the afternoon - pick up the remote shell overlooking the courtyard. The hotel area is not large - go to the restaurant for a long time do not have to. ? Now about the situation room: Family room with queen size bed and 2 sofas, 2 armchairs and curtains, which provide the darkness at any moment - a great number! Are cleaned daily, towels changed daily (leave a few pounds cleaner and you will be pleasantly surprised swans from towels). Hot water - also had no problems. ? Minibar. You can of course abandon the minibar at the reception, but not the fact that it will clear. We, he was full up to the exit, but for our water and cognac room enough, when leaving the problems with the shortage was not. ? Use a safe deposit box and keep it all valuables. ? TV - only 1 Russian channel, so take the mini DVD or a laptop with me, please be the same disks with Russian music (mp3 format and CD). ? There is air conditioning - works to heat and cold. ? 2.TERRITORIYA. ? Well appointed, green, covered with flowers and tropical plants. Very nice and neatly. All day workers bustle and swarm in the flower beds and palm trees. Territory is not large, walk along the perimeter of the hotel takes about 15 minutes. Insects and other animals - not observed. ? 3. INFRASTRUCTURE. ? The hotel consists of main building, which is home reception, lobby bar, disco, 2 restaurants, terrace. In the basement of the body - 2 saunas (Turkish and Finnish) and a Jacuzzi, massage. Saunas are heated to a temperature that foreigners are not dead))). Feel free to increase the temperature of the sauna on the remote control, wait 20 minutes and go! Sauna is open from 9.00-20.00 daily. Further there are 3 swimming pools: 2 for adults (one heated) and 1 child (heated), the perimeter is a cozy 2-storey building in the eastern style, some have attics. Beach umbrella and 2 sun loungers each umbrella and beach bar. (open from morning till 17.00), pool bar from 10 to 19.00, a lobby with dinner until midnight, the restaurant - 4 times a day: breakfast from 7.00-10.00, lunch 12.30-15.30, dinner 19.00-22.30. The restaurant operates the dress code ? For residential buildings of 20, 23,25 (it's the opposite side of the beach) are an amphitheater, ? cent and a shooting gallery (onion). ? 4. Food and drink. ? There you will have a restaurant on the 1 st floor (entrance from above the pool). It is better to come to the beginning of the interim. And do not be lazy to open the lid and watch the content. Food, in truth, was not bad: a lot of vegetables, fruits, meat, sweet. Egyptians do not know how to cook beef - so do not spoil your teeth and strain at a chicken and vegetables. Attended the same Italian cuisine in the form of spaghetti and pasta - also very tasty. About the national food I can not say anything - did not eat. It was just ice cream and sweets for all tastes: from the creamy desserts to bake. Fruit too much - so that will not die of starvation: you do not have arrived here, I swear))). At the 2 floor - a seafood restaurant. Here I agree with the others, leave your opinion - no restaurant. So do not waste your time and do not go there even for free. ? Bars on the beach and the pool will offer you a local beverages and snacks. As drinking. Free range is made up: beer, pink wine, red wine, white wine, whiskey, vodka and soft drinks such yuppi and cola. For the money - the whole range of duty free. Remember - everything in bulk - it's free, everything in cans - for money. ? A few words about ?…?°?»?????????? drink. ? In the beer does not understand - why I can not say anything. ? Wine - the whole line - weak flower. The very amateur, but the taste is nothing special. Red recalls port, pink - sweet and white - sour. ? Whiskey. The range presented in red and black version. Of the two should try black. The taste of both of them - giving oils .. ? Vodka. With taste and smell, even in the cold. Just mix with their yuppi. ? Yuppi: Hibiscus tea, pineapple, orange. ? Just a Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Mirinda .. ? So, if you gourmets - take it with you all that you want to drink. ? Now about the drinking water. It is in the restaurant, and in the number of its need to buy or take with you / and nothing else to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. Over a bottle of mineral water b / d capacity of 1.5 liters with you will take from 3 to 5 dollars. At week 2 persons we had the 3 bottles. ? Not recommended as well to make food from the restaurant - there is not accepted. You can take a couple of apples or oranges .. No shame - do not pull the sausage and meat with them. Again, I want to point out that hunger, you will not die, and in the intervals between meals in the restaurant - you will prepare an aperitif at the pool bar. ? Lobby bar. Opens at noon and runs until midnight. Nice atmosphere, cozy couches, the smell of coffee ... nice and quiet. It just poured the entire range of alcoholic and soft drinks, brewed coffee, you can smoke. ? Disco. Opens at midnight. All alcoholic beverages paid, contemporary music, dance floor a little. Basically lit animators (they also paid for it). ? 5. Good for a laugh in the hotel. ? First, be prepared to ensure that all the animation in the Italian language, as 80% of holidaymakers - it is the Italians, and judging by the reviews later, vacationers, Russian animation there has not appeared. The team consists of a dozen people and 1 songster. Songster, he's sound engineer, he is a DJ, sings in English and Italian. Voice good songs - the popular hits of 70-90 years. Every night he sings in the lobby, he has a guitar - expensive - in the hands of anyone does (fear), but he played and the machine shop. All submissions in the amphitheater is also in Italian. Animators day darting between the tourists and bored with your questions and suggestions. On the one hand, it was a pity that so openly ignore the Russian and the other - I would probably psihanula only from the fact that to me for 1 hour came just 10 or something there suggested. A day at the pool competitions, performances, aerobics, etc. You can play volleyball and soccer on the beach. So you have a choice of two: either to amuse himself by, or armed with a dictionary to take up the Italian culture. ? We walked along the shore in both directions, photographed wild beach, other hotels, went into the city (taxis are not more than 10-12 dollars each way - so that bidding!). ? 6. MONEY. ? Vezite dollars and change at the local pound rate of 1 to 5.2 in the hotel baron - a close (5-7 min walk) ? 7. RELATIONSHIP. ? Local mobile recharge card - 20 bucks. You can use roaming services. They often do not have internet and phone because of the underwater cable. ? 8. Beach. ? Sandy, with a pontoon meters 70. No coral, but a great entrance to the sea for children. Fish eat. They can lure sitting on the pontoon. But that protection is not seen))). This hotel is not suitable for those who want to look at the corals, and who simply want to swim and dive at the beach - a perfect place. Take a mask and flippers and wet suit with him. Here all this rent from $ 10 per half day. Mask + fins (plastic) in the store - $ 30. Can go out and dive on the nearby beach (Baron). ? Towels are issued by the pool every day in exchange for the card, which you must give to the reception. One for every resident in the room. Keep up with towels and cards - do not lose them. For this you pay a fine of $ 50. ? 9. EKSKURSIONKA. ? For those who are afraid to pull off far (Cairo, Mount Moses, Luxor, ? etc.) can arrange tours of the place. These are: a trip to Ras Mohammed to diving on a yacht with a glass bottom (not recommended during a storm and those who are heavily swayed), on a trip to. Tyrant - also scuba diving, a trip to the desert on quads and dinner with the Bedouins (gently dust is not recommended for people with colds and asthma), the old town (the market souvenirs). All excursions from $ 40 and above per person. ? Advice and recommendations. ? Before his trip to Egypt would not be lazy and reviewed the literature related to the customs and mores of this country. You may also want to say that you're eating in a Muslim country, so respect the religious feelings of people and do not wear revealing clothes in the hotel (all male employees) and outside it. This applies to women. Revealing clothes is permitted only on the beach. More about fish, corals and drugs - the internet has a lot of information about it. Remember that the removal of corals (even gifts), exotic fish and drugs from the country - you face a prison sentence. ? Rate your health and bring all the necessary medicine: poisoning, from allergies to sunburn, burns from the coral, antipyretic, spasmodicals from stomach disorders and to digest food, with acute gastritis and pancreatitis, activated carbon, manganese, antiseptics, bandages, plasters, cotton wool, specialized medicine, if they want. 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Jan 15, 2010 at 17:24 o\clock

political map of the united kingdom Story about a trip to Sicily, Palermo. Sicily - Week in September






political map of the united kingdom
At first glance at the map it became clear that Sicily - a very large island, to try for a week to cover it all, or even mostly. After analyzing obtain in the sights and considering that theaters and amphitheaters better to look at Turkey, where they are not as affected by restoration fanaticism, the choice was made in favor of the western part of Sicily. Basic hotel was chosen Hotel ? Plaia d'Himera, located on the north coast, 15 km to the left (in the direction of Palermo) from Cefalu. The hotel has left the best impression, especially the beautiful green area, surrounding the pool bizarre: ? Before picture report about an event, just a few sentences describe some points that may be useful for those traveling alone best. ? 1) If your English is not spoken too much, relax and forget it completely:) If it where useful, it is only for reception by the hotel, and even then not always. Italy in general is not too English-speaking countries, and Sicily clearly holds the palm in the ignorance of the enemy adverbs. It is well used to learn Italian a few basic questions (like "how to get ...", "where ...") to seed the conversation, and more - read the response in the body language companion. I always train yourself before going to the old children's game, when you ask the word, but you need some gestures to help your team guess the word. Believe in handy:) ? 2) remember that the favorite pastime of Italians is a siesta. And if the Spaniards, it all Well quite strictly regulated (for example, before a trip to Spain, I noted at the opening and closing of places which had planned to visit, and in fact all of what happened), then in Italy (at least in Sicily), all may not be as you expected. For example, arriving in Montreal, we were surprised to see that they were in a break of the cathedral, although all available information (including the one that was sent to me from the tourist office of the Palermo) on weekdays there should be no interruption. Castle Kakkamo opened after siesta in 15.30, although at my request in himself Kakkamo I was told that with 15.00. And there were several such cases. ? 3) If you are going to travel by car, be sure to take the navigator! Especially if you are going to drop in on the provincial seats in the island. But at the same time, firstly to exclude from the dirt roads of the route, and secondly, try to avoid that the navigator determines the road without a title, and third, go to the visual deterioration of the road only if there are genuine reasons and you are sure where you are going. We had a situation where "breaking" of Mussomeli (relatively remote province in the heart of Sicily) to the motorway Palermo-Catania, a good navigator, honestly following the principle of laying a fast and simple route brought us onto the road which was paved many years ago and is now overgrown with grass, covered with holes and stones. It reached the point that the place had to go out and throw stones in front of the wheels. ? 4) Train in Sicily (as in general in Italy) can be late! Not always, but can. You should not laid on them in case of strict time connections. ? And now - what they saw - in chronological order of our trips. ? Small (about 9 thousand inhabitants) town in the mountainous terrain just 30 miles from our hotel, so went there as a Sicilian "test drive" to get acquainted with the car, roads, terrain and customs. Kakkamo is primarily known for its castle, which is considered one of the largest castles not only of Sicily but also in Italy. The castle was built in the time of the Normans in the 11-12 centuries, then was reconstructed several times, but yet I kept up our time rather majestic and aloofness. Unfortunately, we were unable to repeat the angles of the castle, which can be seen on professional photos (most likely, they are removed from the top, possibly with air) to the same position of the sun prevented to do better shots: ? Center Kakkamo, as any medieval European city, is the Cathedral Square and the Cathedral: ? In the cathedral there are several churches, so this seemed to us the most interesting: ? It seems that apart from the cathedral square, in Kakkamo are no flat surfaces: ? This town is very similar to Kakkamo its size and position. It is located 25 km south of Cefalu, also in the mountains. Already izdeleka see the castle, which towers over the town is not so much because of their size, but because standing on the hill. Construction of the castle began in 1316 by order of Count Francesco I of Ventimiglia kind, so the castle still bears that name (Ventimiglia). Externally, the castle is a mixture of Norman and Islamic architecture: ? The castle 3 floors, all of them are open to visitors, but special interest lovers of antiques are not, because almost all the rooms and halls are suitable for various museums. ? Church S. Antonino Martire: ? If someone decides to visit this town, additional information can be found here: ? http://www.comune.castelbuono.pa.it ? Sperling is farther to the south of Kastelbuono in the province of Enna. The road there goes through the mountains national park Madonie, so the speed is low, about 40 miles we drove over an hour. Sperling known caves troglodytes and Norman castle. Troglodytes are not too interested in us, we went there for the sake of the castle-fortress, and were not disappointed in this. Looking ahead to say that the greatest impression of Sicily just left not a top attractions, which emphasizes the most guidebooks and websites like "second level". And one of these places and become a fortress Sperling. ? The castle was built on a high rock, which itself is part of the castle walls. At several levels of the fortress was once located at the various stations and buildings: stables, a prison, granaries. Many facilities still remain: ? And this is how it looks is the rock on which it is located: ? Stairs leading to the rock: ? And then the fun begins: at the very top, at the last level of the castle is now such a narrow staircase with uneven steps, polished feet and winds: ? Among other things, the steps have a strong inclination, so of harm's way better to hold on to a rope tied to a rock instead of railings. Finally, we at the very top: ? Way down, despite the well-known rule that down harder than the climb proved to be simple. If you do not relax:) ? To put it fashionable for today slang, the fortress was an obvious result:) ? Segesta is one of the oldest settlements in Sicily, has a rich history of ups and downs, wars and destruction, has repeatedly passed from hand to hand. But today she is known first and foremost a huge ancient temple of Doric style, presumably built in V century BC On the perimeter of the temple has 36 pillars of smooth, its thickness (the diameter at the base of 1,95 m, 1,56 m at the top) resemble an Egyptian temple in Luxor. The lack of a roof is not the result of destruction in such a temple was built. On this account, there are different versions (for example, because the construction was not completed due to war operations against Selinunte), if you wish to inete can find lots of information on this topic. ? Approximately 1.5 km from the temple on the northern slopes of Monte Barbaro (which translates from Italian as Mount Barbarian) is situated Theater Segesta, dating from the 3. BC : ? The road is fairly steeply uphill, so the temple there is a shuttle bus (every half hour, 1.5 euros per round trip). Conversely, if you wish, you can descend on foot or go to the next bus. The truth is, theater is not too impressive (and the remaining debris should not even waste time and effort), so an hour between buses is quite enough to see the area very thoroughly. That's how the top looks oddly freeway: ? After a visit to Segesta a sin not to drive in Erice. It is located approximately 30 km west of Segesta near Trapani. It's about 40-50 minutes since the last 5 km must climb the steep winding serpentine. ? Erice - one of those towns that have preserved its medieval appearance, of course, diluted inevitable cafes, shops and modern outfits tourists. It is unique in the fact that the city is located not just on the mountain, and almost sheer cliffs, with its panoramic view of the sea and the coastal plain: ? If you enter the town from the park through the gates of Trapani (Porta Trapani), then almost immediately taken to the cathedral square, where you grow up in front of the Duomo and Campanile (bell tower) XIII century.: ? I recommend just to buy a "comprehensive" ticket for 5 euros, which can not only climb the tower, but also enter more in 5-6 churches, including the Cathedral. In general, such tickets are sold in every church where there is a ticket office, so that from this point of view no matter where you start to bypass. Climbing the steep steps of the bell tower, before you open about this kind of Erice: ? Inside the cathedral was impressed by its understated at first glance, but very refined, I would say - a sophisticated interior, executed in muted pastel colors: ? This ceiling that deserves separate consideration: ? The city is almost an equilateral triangle, each side which can be passed (if not stop and stay) for about half an hour: ? No matter which path you choose, but in the end point of travel you will have a Norman castle built on the site of a temple dedicated to the goddess Venus, and therefore also called the Castle of Venus. Log in him free, but inside is nothing particularly interesting there, except another viewing platform. ? Just below the castle offers a magnificent view of the tower Pepoli, inviting an amazing addressed swallow nests: ? Valley of the temples of Agrigento - perhaps the biggest disappointment of Sicily. Not in the sense that it did not like it at all, just seen does not correspond to untwisted image of almost any of the steep historic site in Sicily. From the former Greek city Akragas remained almost half of the temple. Those who went to Athens, are unlikely to see here is something fundamentally new. However, if you do not expect anything monumental, just a stroll there in the cool weather is pleasant. ? I went to the Valley of the temples, I would advise a route SS640, skirting the city from the east. Already a 1.5-2 km to the finish 2 times turn right at the roundabout - and you are almost on the spot. The journey from the area near Cefalu - about 2 hours. The road along which you came, shared the Valley of the Temples in 2 parts: the western and eastern. From the west - a small dirt parking lot, where you meet and for 3 euros given parking ticket for 5 hours of parking and if parking is already crowded, show the place where to stand. Here the same ticket, the ticket costs 8 euros, for him to pass both parts of the Valley, so that entering into one, do not throw it. ? The western part is not of particular interest, do not spend it on more than an hour. Both the church who were there (of Olympian Zeus and Dioscurus), has long been a heap of stones, though sometimes very picturesque, especially against the national Sicilian flora: ? Right at the entrance you will see a figure lying forms - the so-called Telamon, a function previously performed by Atlanta, supporting the porticoes of the temple of Zeus: ? The eastern part of the Valley more interesting to get into it, you simply cross the road and go the same tickets through the turnstiles. Then before you will be a long straight road, but right on it, 3 more temple. The first of them - the temple of Hercules - is marked by several remaining columns: ? Next temple - Concordia (or Temple of Concord) - the most reminiscent of what was built here around 25 centuries ago. This is most likely the result of the restoration, too, he looks good in comparison with others. Perhaps it is thanks to him Agrigento and received such high acclaim. ? The latest in this series - the temple of Hera, quite destroyed, but nevertheless retained traces of its former grandeur and harmony: ? Walking along the eastern part of it will take you an hour and a half (the total distance from the entrance to the temple of Hera - 1.5-2 km). I recommend not to go all the time on the asphalt road, and take a little to the right (the direction from the entrance), then your path will go through a small Olive almond grove. Just in September, during our visit, almonds have already matured, and many visitors were tearing him and stabbed lying immediately stones. And a German tourist appearance under the 70 years just shaking the tree, as recalled a famous anecdote about the Ensign:) ? Thus, a viewing of the valley itself the temples you need 2-2.5 hours. If you travel another 500 meters along the same road on the left is the old church of St. Nicholas (13 in). In the style of early monumental Gothic (now a museum, but the church itself very effectively from the outside) ? and the so-called Ekklesiastery - located in popular assemblies, reminiscent of Greek theater: ? On the way back from Agrigento, we stopped in a small town Mussomeli see one of the most picturesque (and according to some sources - the most impregnable) castles Sicily - the castle Kyaromontano (castello chiaramontano). The castle was built in the Gothic-Norman style in the 14 century, and in current form is preserved with 15 in. Unfortunately, the city has failed to drop due to lack of time (the lock is located 2 km from Mussomeli), but the part it looks very impressive: ? The castle is located on the top of a cliff, and so mingled with her that we did not see it: ? In the castle itself to the present day are well preserved, some halls, caves, chapel: ? For the interiors, the castle to wander quite interesting, they are not spoiled by excessive restoration. ? On the walls still show traces of agriculture, which involved residents of the fortress (I'm joking, of course): ? In general, locking Mussomeli left one of the strongest impressions of Sicily, would highly recommend him for a visit. ? About Cefal?? is already so much written-in perenapisano inete that add something difficult. And not everyone is interested to read historical tapestry. If the train after all anyone wants to see the chronicle of the city's founding, the origin of its name, the role of Cicero in the history of Cefal??, the legend of the creation of city's main attractions - the Norman cathedral of its founding father King Roger II - all this can be read, for example, The Wikipedia on the link " ? http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/?????±????_?§?µ?„?°?»?? ? . ? Cefalu, of course, is primarily known for the cathedral. However, I would venture to say that the true symbol of the city is the very same rock (La Rocca), at the foot of which it is located and which gave it a name. First, how much the cathedral dominates the town, on the same rock dominates over himself. And secondly, nearly 1000-year-old cathedral (founded in 12 century) is just a baby compared with the age of settlements on the Rock itself, where the preserved fragments of cyclopean walls (VI century BC. E.) And the Megalithic sanctuary before Greek time ( called Temple of Diana, IX-VIII centuries. BC. e.). Like the Eiffel Tower "sticks out" from almost any Parisian landscape and rock falls in almost every photo Cefal??: ? And yet - first on the cathedral. Perhaps many will say that the Norman style - this is not gothic and baroque, which can be admired for a long time. However, the cathedral delights and charms, and the more you look at it, the harder look away. It is more likely than other churches, has retained its original Norman character, it has not joined up (like, say, to the cathedral of Palermo), architectural fragments and other facilities (except the portico, which, however, fit into the architecture of the building is very organic). ? Stair connected with a terrace, anticipating the entrance to the cathedral. This terrace was originally a cemetery and was, according to tradition, poured earth brought from Jerusalem. ? Inside the cathedral is covered with golden mosaics, most of which is a monumental image of Christ Pantocrator: ? Do not go to kloyster Cathedral Cefal?? (a pointer to it will be left of the facade of the cathedral entrance, too, on the left side)! He is absolutely no, although a visit costs 3 euros! ? Another interesting and perhaps even a fun place in Cefal?? - medieval Arab laundry, organized on the principle of running water: clean water from taps in the form of animal heads and a dirty flowing on the other hand laundry. On the way water fills the special containers, which are served for washing. Today in the laundry room atmosphere of the show, many tourists there who washed socks, scarves who and who and legs, and the other with loud shouts and applause accompany this process. ? Here are a few snapshots taken in Cefal??: ? Completion of travel in Cefal?? was climbing on the very rock. 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Jan 15, 2010 at 17:22 o\clock

political map of the united kingdom Story about a trip to Sicily, Palermo. Sicily - Week in September






political map of the united kingdom
At first glance at the map it became clear that Sicily - a very large island, to try for a week to cover it all, or even mostly. After analyzing obtain in the sights and considering that theaters and amphitheaters better to look at Turkey, where they are not as affected by restoration fanaticism, the choice was made in favor of the western part of Sicily. Basic hotel was chosen Hotel ? Plaia d'Himera, located on the north coast, 15 km to the left (in the direction of Palermo) from Cefalu. The hotel has left the best impression, especially the beautiful green area, surrounding the pool bizarre: ? Before picture report about an event, just a few sentences describe some points that may be useful for those traveling alone best. ? 1) If your English is not spoken too much, relax and forget it completely:) If it where useful, it is only for reception by the hotel, and even then not always. Italy in general is not too English-speaking countries, and Sicily clearly holds the palm in the ignorance of the enemy adverbs. It is well used to learn Italian a few basic questions (like "how to get ...", "where ...") to seed the conversation, and more - read the response in the body language companion. I always train yourself before going to the old children's game, when you ask the word, but you need some gestures to help your team guess the word. Believe in handy:) ? 2) remember that the favorite pastime of Italians is a siesta. And if the Spaniards, it all Well quite strictly regulated (for example, before a trip to Spain, I noted at the opening and closing of places which had planned to visit, and in fact all of what happened), then in Italy (at least in Sicily), all may not be as you expected. For example, arriving in Montreal, we were surprised to see that they were in a break of the cathedral, although all available information (including the one that was sent to me from the tourist office of the Palermo) on weekdays there should be no interruption. Castle Kakkamo opened after siesta in 15.30, although at my request in himself Kakkamo I was told that with 15.00. And there were several such cases. ? 3) If you are going to travel by car, be sure to take the navigator! Especially if you are going to drop in on the provincial seats in the island. But at the same time, firstly to exclude from the dirt roads of the route, and secondly, try to avoid that the navigator determines the road without a title, and third, go to the visual deterioration of the road only if there are genuine reasons and you are sure where you are going. We had a situation where "breaking" of Mussomeli (relatively remote province in the heart of Sicily) to the motorway Palermo-Catania, a good navigator, honestly following the principle of laying a fast and simple route brought us onto the road which was paved many years ago and is now overgrown with grass, covered with holes and stones. It reached the point that the place had to go out and throw stones in front of the wheels. ? 4) Train in Sicily (as in general in Italy) can be late! Not always, but can. You should not laid on them in case of strict time connections. ? And now - what they saw - in chronological order of our trips. ? Small (about 9 thousand inhabitants) town in the mountainous terrain just 30 miles from our hotel, so went there as a Sicilian "test drive" to get acquainted with the car, roads, terrain and customs. Kakkamo is primarily known for its castle, which is considered one of the largest castles not only of Sicily but also in Italy. The castle was built in the time of the Normans in the 11-12 centuries, then was reconstructed several times, but yet I kept up our time rather majestic and aloofness. Unfortunately, we were unable to repeat the angles of the castle, which can be seen on professional photos (most likely, they are removed from the top, possibly with air) to the same position of the sun prevented to do better shots: ? Center Kakkamo, as any medieval European city, is the Cathedral Square and the Cathedral: ? In the cathedral there are several churches, so this seemed to us the most interesting: ? It seems that apart from the cathedral square, in Kakkamo are no flat surfaces: ? This town is very similar to Kakkamo its size and position. It is located 25 km south of Cefalu, also in the mountains. Already izdeleka see the castle, which towers over the town is not so much because of their size, but because standing on the hill. Construction of the castle began in 1316 by order of Count Francesco I of Ventimiglia kind, so the castle still bears that name (Ventimiglia). Externally, the castle is a mixture of Norman and Islamic architecture: ? The castle 3 floors, all of them are open to visitors, but special interest lovers of antiques are not, because almost all the rooms and halls are suitable for various museums. ? Church S. Antonino Martire: ? If someone decides to visit this town, additional information can be found here: ? http://www.comune.castelbuono.pa.it ? Sperling is farther to the south of Kastelbuono in the province of Enna. The road there goes through the mountains national park Madonie, so the speed is low, about 40 miles we drove over an hour. Sperling known caves troglodytes and Norman castle. Troglodytes are not too interested in us, we went there for the sake of the castle-fortress, and were not disappointed in this. Looking ahead to say that the greatest impression of Sicily just left not a top attractions, which emphasizes the most guidebooks and websites like "second level". And one of these places and become a fortress Sperling. ? The castle was built on a high rock, which itself is part of the castle walls. At several levels of the fortress was once located at the various stations and buildings: stables, a prison, granaries. Many facilities still remain: ? And this is how it looks is the rock on which it is located: ? Stairs leading to the rock: ? And then the fun begins: at the very top, at the last level of the castle is now such a narrow staircase with uneven steps, polished feet and winds: ? Among other things, the steps have a strong inclination, so of harm's way better to hold on to a rope tied to a rock instead of railings. Finally, we at the very top: ? Way down, despite the well-known rule that down harder than the climb proved to be simple. If you do not relax:) ? To put it fashionable for today slang, the fortress was an obvious result:) ? Segesta is one of the oldest settlements in Sicily, has a rich history of ups and downs, wars and destruction, has repeatedly passed from hand to hand. But today she is known first and foremost a huge ancient temple of Doric style, presumably built in V century BC On the perimeter of the temple has 36 pillars of smooth, its thickness (the diameter at the base of 1,95 m, 1,56 m at the top) resemble an Egyptian temple in Luxor. The lack of a roof is not the result of destruction in such a temple was built. On this account, there are different versions (for example, because the construction was not completed due to war operations against Selinunte), if you wish to inete can find lots of information on this topic. ? Approximately 1.5 km from the temple on the northern slopes of Monte Barbaro (which translates from Italian as Mount Barbarian) is situated Theater Segesta, dating from the 3. BC : ? The road is fairly steeply uphill, so the temple there is a shuttle bus (every half hour, 1.5 euros per round trip). Conversely, if you wish, you can descend on foot or go to the next bus. The truth is, theater is not too impressive (and the remaining debris should not even waste time and effort), so an hour between buses is quite enough to see the area very thoroughly. That's how the top looks oddly freeway: ? After a visit to Segesta a sin not to drive in Erice. It is located approximately 30 km west of Segesta near Trapani. It's about 40-50 minutes since the last 5 km must climb the steep winding serpentine. ? Erice - one of those towns that have preserved its medieval appearance, of course, diluted inevitable cafes, shops and modern outfits tourists. It is unique in the fact that the city is located not just on the mountain, and almost sheer cliffs, with its panoramic view of the sea and the coastal plain: ? If you enter the town from the park through the gates of Trapani (Porta Trapani), then almost immediately taken to the cathedral square, where you grow up in front of the Duomo and Campanile (bell tower) XIII century.: ? I recommend just to buy a "comprehensive" ticket for 5 euros, which can not only climb the tower, but also enter more in 5-6 churches, including the Cathedral. In general, such tickets are sold in every church where there is a ticket office, so that from this point of view no matter where you start to bypass. Climbing the steep steps of the bell tower, before you open about this kind of Erice: ? Inside the cathedral was impressed by its understated at first glance, but very refined, I would say - a sophisticated interior, executed in muted pastel colors: ? This ceiling that deserves separate consideration: ? The city is almost an equilateral triangle, each side which can be passed (if not stop and stay) for about half an hour: ? No matter which path you choose, but in the end point of travel you will have a Norman castle built on the site of a temple dedicated to the goddess Venus, and therefore also called the Castle of Venus. Log in him free, but inside is nothing particularly interesting there, except another viewing platform. ? Just below the castle offers a magnificent view of the tower Pepoli, inviting an amazing addressed swallow nests: ? Valley of the temples of Agrigento - perhaps the biggest disappointment of Sicily. Not in the sense that it did not like it at all, just seen does not correspond to untwisted image of almost any of the steep historic site in Sicily. From the former Greek city Akragas remained almost half of the temple. Those who went to Athens, are unlikely to see here is something fundamentally new. However, if you do not expect anything monumental, just a stroll there in the cool weather is pleasant. ? I went to the Valley of the temples, I would advise a route SS640, skirting the city from the east. Already a 1.5-2 km to the finish 2 times turn right at the roundabout - and you are almost on the spot. The journey from the area near Cefalu - about 2 hours. The road along which you came, shared the Valley of the Temples in 2 parts: the western and eastern. From the west - a small dirt parking lot, where you meet and for 3 euros given parking ticket for 5 hours of parking and if parking is already crowded, show the place where to stand. Here the same ticket, the ticket costs 8 euros, for him to pass both parts of the Valley, so that entering into one, do not throw it. ? The western part is not of particular interest, do not spend it on more than an hour. Both the church who were there (of Olympian Zeus and Dioscurus), has long been a heap of stones, though sometimes very picturesque, especially against the national Sicilian flora: ? Right at the entrance you will see a figure lying forms - the so-called Telamon, a function previously performed by Atlanta, supporting the porticoes of the temple of Zeus: ? The eastern part of the Valley more interesting to get into it, you simply cross the road and go the same tickets through the turnstiles. Then before you will be a long straight road, but right on it, 3 more temple. The first of them - the temple of Hercules - is marked by several remaining columns: ? Next temple - Concordia (or Temple of Concord) - the most reminiscent of what was built here around 25 centuries ago. This is most likely the result of the restoration, too, he looks good in comparison with others. Perhaps it is thanks to him Agrigento and received such high acclaim. ? The latest in this series - the temple of Hera, quite destroyed, but nevertheless retained traces of its former grandeur and harmony: ? Walking along the eastern part of it will take you an hour and a half (the total distance from the entrance to the temple of Hera - 1.5-2 km). I recommend not to go all the time on the asphalt road, and take a little to the right (the direction from the entrance), then your path will go through a small Olive almond grove. Just in September, during our visit, almonds have already matured, and many visitors were tearing him and stabbed lying immediately stones. And a German tourist appearance under the 70 years just shaking the tree, as recalled a famous anecdote about the Ensign:) ? Thus, a viewing of the valley itself the temples you need 2-2.5 hours. If you travel another 500 meters along the same road on the left is the old church of St. Nicholas (13 in). In the style of early monumental Gothic (now a museum, but the church itself very effectively from the outside) ? and the so-called Ekklesiastery - located in popular assemblies, reminiscent of Greek theater: ? On the way back from Agrigento, we stopped in a small town Mussomeli see one of the most picturesque (and according to some sources - the most impregnable) castles Sicily - the castle Kyaromontano (castello chiaramontano). The castle was built in the Gothic-Norman style in the 14 century, and in current form is preserved with 15 in. Unfortunately, the city has failed to drop due to lack of time (the lock is located 2 km from Mussomeli), but the part it looks very impressive: ? The castle is located on the top of a cliff, and so mingled with her that we did not see it: ? In the castle itself to the present day are well preserved, some halls, caves, chapel: ? For the interiors, the castle to wander quite interesting, they are not spoiled by excessive restoration. ? On the walls still show traces of agriculture, which involved residents of the fortress (I'm joking, of course): ? In general, locking Mussomeli left one of the strongest impressions of Sicily, would highly recommend him for a visit. ? About Cefal?? is already so much written-in perenapisano inete that add something difficult. And not everyone is interested to read historical tapestry. If the train after all anyone wants to see the chronicle of the city's founding, the origin of its name, the role of Cicero in the history of Cefal??, the legend of the creation of city's main attractions - the Norman cathedral of its founding father King Roger II - all this can be read, for example, The Wikipedia on the link " ? http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/?????±????_?§?µ?„?°?»?? ? . ? Cefalu, of course, is primarily known for the cathedral. However, I would venture to say that the true symbol of the city is the very same rock (La Rocca), at the foot of which it is located and which gave it a name. First, how much the cathedral dominates the town, on the same rock dominates over himself. And secondly, nearly 1000-year-old cathedral (founded in 12 century) is just a baby compared with the age of settlements on the Rock itself, where the preserved fragments of cyclopean walls (VI century BC. E.) And the Megalithic sanctuary before Greek time ( called Temple of Diana, IX-VIII centuries. BC. e.). Like the Eiffel Tower "sticks out" from almost any Parisian landscape and rock falls in almost every photo Cefal??: ? And yet - first on the cathedral. Perhaps many will say that the Norman style - this is not gothic and baroque, which can be admired for a long time. However, the cathedral delights and charms, and the more you look at it, the harder look away. It is more likely than other churches, has retained its original Norman character, it has not joined up (like, say, to the cathedral of Palermo), architectural fragments and other facilities (except the portico, which, however, fit into the architecture of the building is very organic). ? Stair connected with a terrace, anticipating the entrance to the cathedral. This terrace was originally a cemetery and was, according to tradition, poured earth brought from Jerusalem. ? Inside the cathedral is covered with golden mosaics, most of which is a monumental image of Christ Pantocrator: ? Do not go to kloyster Cathedral Cefal?? (a pointer to it will be left of the facade of the cathedral entrance, too, on the left side)! He is absolutely no, although a visit costs 3 euros! ? Another interesting and perhaps even a fun place in Cefal?? - medieval Arab laundry, organized on the principle of running water: clean water from taps in the form of animal heads and a dirty flowing on the other hand laundry. On the way water fills the special containers, which are served for washing. Today in the laundry room atmosphere of the show, many tourists there who washed socks, scarves who and who and legs, and the other with loud shouts and applause accompany this process. ? Here are a few snapshots taken in Cefal??: ? Completion of travel in Cefal?? was climbing on the very rock. 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Jan 15, 2010 at 17:21 o\clock

southwest airlines internet specials Story about a trip to Russia, Kazan. Kazan: The City of Millennium






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To quickly go to hell out of town I do not want to see on TV zombies devouring directly to the Ostankino studios neck Mikhail Sorokin or people as a whole chest Ksenia Sobchak. In itself, of course, live. In general, the morning Yandex asked about the weather in Kazan, the queue for tickets to the cashier, and that same evening train with a sign " ? -Kazan "takes me on a perfect and Vasilisa the Middle East. ? Reserved seat from October 1, worth 650-900 USD depending on the firm trains and time of year. Go about 15 hours, which is almost 2 times more than Peter. With us in the coupe goes girl Olya. She looks multi, drawing princesses, played with me in the names - and somewhere under ? already calls me 'uncle, Sergei. The names of the couple tells her students geologists from KSU. They go every year for 3-4 months of practice in the taiga, and know a lot of names and nationalities of the Mansi Evens. This year, it abandoned on the turntable in Yakutia. In each backpack up to 25 kg of minerals! When Olga helped me with is almost "hanged", I ask to show me photos of Yakutsk. Never seen snow in mid-July? ? Globalists: Every religion - ON DOME Straight from the station by bus number 2, we're going to Old Arakchino look at the so-called Temple of all religions (ecumenical temple, Temple of Peace) - sectarian ekletichnoe conglomeration of Byzantine domes of Orthodox crosses, Gothic steeples, Roerich characters, stars of David and Muslim crescents and Buddhist gongs. Results will be 16 domes from all the world tsiviliztsy (including Atlantis !!!): every religion - on the dome. By rotating the central dome will be a real observatory with a telescope, and in the halls can be found and the German agency, and the Orthodox iconostasis, and the Golden Buddha (a gift from a well-known South Korean corporation). In architectural terms, these buildings resemble a lively city of the future, drawn by the genius of Michael Arias anime "Reinforced concrete. ? The idea of combining religion reminded me kaodaytsev with headquarters in the Vietnamese city of Tay Ninh. Kaodaizm - one of the most eccentric religious trends in the world, attempt to create the ideal religion on the basis of all the best that offer teachings of the East and West. Salad of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism, Christianity and Islam - bon appetit! Many believe kaodaizm "religion of the future", which should unite the East and West, Muslims, Christians and Hindus. In the center of kaodayskogo all - one God, who is portrayed as a "seeing eye" - a common Masonic symbol. It turned out that exactly the same character (divine eye), there is even a 1-dollar bill Bank of America, on the reverse side of George Washington (President Roosevelt, Masson 32nd categories, approved a bill designed in 1935). Kaodaytsy believe that the 72 planets in the universe, and the planet No 1 is closest to heaven, and the planet 72 - to hell. Earth they have listed under number 68. Say that the most destitute on the planet 67 will never agree to place the king on the planet 68 ... Known 3 kaodayskih Saints, whose choice affects - Victor Hugo, the Chinese revolutionary party Kuomintana and some Vietnamese poet and educator of 16 centuries. Kaodaytsy spiritualistic practice sessions with God. Communion with God in the era of globalization is in Vietnamese, Chinese, French and English. Preach the cult of ancestors, nonviolence, austerity, honesty and abstinence and vegetarianism. Kaodayskie temples - very funny facilities. Stylistically, the closest to the phantasmagoric rococo. Eclectic mix of mosques, pagodas, and the church. Certainly, if you want you can find elements of baroque Naryshinsky. ? However, in the Old Arakchino - not a religious object (yet!), But rather - culture. This is a private area. Not a place of prayer, a place for reflection. No church of any faith, culture and the temple of truth. He founded his stubborn artist and philosopher Ildar Khans in place of his family home. No ceremonies are not performed and there will be no. Nevertheless, all suffering from a talk with the magician and healer pilgrims not disappear. One hopes that the art school graduate Surikovsky cure them of alcoholism and headaches. Free! Some addicts who came to the Volga treatment for drug addiction, working with him at a construction site. Khanova healing technique based on the good treatment of the human soul. It is believed that only we think that it hurts the hand, leg or heart. In fact, it hurts the soul, and that it come here to treat. ? We Ildar Khanova One interesting project - to collect hundreds of philosophers from different countries to close for a month at his home and poobsuzhdat problem of uniting all religions, peace on earth and a new faith. His task - not to unite religion. Let them develop independently. His task - to collect all religions, all cultures, to find the shortest way to preserve peace, kindness, humanity. ? In the future, based on the Universal Church will be in every way to develop the surrounding area - here you and the children's studio (Art, Conservatory, School of Crafts), and horse-riding school, and narkolechebnitsa, and the hotel and the theater (the play will play in seven languages), and the school of philosophy (will develop a new ideology for Russia). The main objective for the khans - a school for training teachers of mankind. ? Incidentally, the idea of Ildar Khanova - is not new. Thus, in the village of Kamenka (Donets Basin, Luhansk region) was also built some "Temple of all religions" - on the mountain, from a Christian chapel and a Buddhist stupa. Icon of the altar assembled from around the world: Blessed Diva Maria from Italy, the guards elephants from India, the face of Jesus painted Luhansk master. Creates all archaeologist and traveler veteran Nikolai Tarasenko in 1992 (Khans laid his creation in 1994). There are picturesque mountain mansion with a garden, a bath house, a smithy and apiary. This farm guard six cats. ? In all this there is something. God - the concept capacious. It should be about this ... just keep quiet and do good, for good - this is God. ? GEORGIAN MOTHER OF GOD NEAR RED SEA TATARSTAN second day in the capital of Tatarstan, we decided to dedicate a trip to Raif - a sacred place in the middle of the Volga-Kama State Nature Reserve, 25 km from the city (bus near the Central Department Store or at Zelenodolsk to stop opposite the railway station, 40 minutes ). There, in 1613 is ? Male Raifa Virgin Monastery. ? Monastery received its name from the place on the Red Sea, where the IV century at the hands of the pagans killed Christian monks. The fact that the monastery has long been surrounded by Gentiles, the wild Cheremis came to the shore of the lake for the sacrifices, and by analogy, it was decided to call it Raifa Bogorodickij. After the 1917 revolution it housed young offenders, and only in 1991, returned to the territory of the ROC. Now she even brought under the protection of UNESCO. ? century, traveled to Georgia, Persia, now kept in the Montenegrin monastery in the Arkhangelsk region). In 1992, the restorer of St. Petersburg has restored this icon, and guides as they say, for the 2 weeks that he worked on the miraculous shrine - he came to faith. The artist refused to pay for their work (and it is about 10 000 ye) and now takes a year for the restoration of this temple on one icon. This now rare in our time altruism. Note the uncharacteristic for Orthodox architecture, mechanical watches under the dome of the bell tower. Perhaps, this cathedral - one of the most unusual places in the light of the August crisis in Caucasus. His outstanding and interior painting of the temple, restored the St. Petersburg artists. The very same image favors the people of art, so you can meet here regularly known Russian artists. In addition, it is believed that the miraculous icon helps in gynecological diseases. In general, a suitable place for the landscape arhitektorsh with bad microflora. ? The second remarkable monastery - miniature Sofia church. Built in the late ? century, it is awarded for the smallest church in Europe (personally I doubt this fact). Prayer was spending only the monks, and even they can come here only once a year - the day of the holy mother, Sophia and her daughters, Faith, Hope and Love (30 September). ? The territory of the monastery is replete with various clumsy monuments and kitsch sculptures. Looks are not super, but funny. Thus, the lake, just outside the walls of the monastery is remarkably colorful stone frog. In the polka-dot dress, with brightly painted, as if to kiss her lips. Moreover, absolutely dumb frog. Replicable guides legend says that long ago hard frogs were croaking in the lake prevented the monks pray. Those prayed about it, and frogs croak stopped. Curious French scientists have tried to find out what kind of wah nekvakayuschie such, may form a special - brought to speak the common, so they too were silent. Is that true or not - witness: in October, there was no trace of amphibians. The second legend is also about waterfowl - a beaver. Near the monastery in the Volga-Kama Reserve beavers settled. It turned out that all the "family" beavers live on the other side of the lake from the monastery, and unmarried - near the monastery. Scientists say that these beavers in the world no longer. ? The third common legend, so far not received a canonical presentation - about the post-Soviet akvatselitele Alan Chumak. They say someone wanted to visit the abode of the magician was not able to pass through the gates. Some unknown force would not let him. In a particularly orthodox version of the legend lzhetselitelya even after three attempts was taken to accident and was hospitalized. In contrast, Chumak, here were able to pass other odious personality: here was married to his wife's former chief tax collector Alexander Pochinok (rumored to be prayed for improving tax collection), bathed in the lake, Boris Yeltsin, prayed A. Pugacheva. Were also in the monastery Berezovsky, Zyuganov (!), Anatoly Chubais, H. Boos (baptized in the lake in winter), Rushailo, I. Kobzon, O. Gazmanov, V. Leontiev, A. Kalyagin (married and was baptized), S. Govorukhin YU.SHevchuk and many others. For those guests at the entrance as a separate ? -parking with a flagpole. ? Famous for the monastery and its proprietary fire brigade. One winter, then burned willow, a fire truck from the city reaching out for 40 minutes. After that, monks are not just burning house thinking. Now here's villagers in the fire ... call to the monastery. He travels to meet the occasion to call a machine with a flasher and a huge inscription "Raif monastery. With God, as they say, help! ? The monastery is very well maintained. In the flower beds at the cemetery and painty temple walls, drew the attention ?????±?????‚???°?? Sofa Hotel Dom pilgrim "is most like a mini-spa hotel on the shores of Lake Raifa. In cells mysteriously flicker computers: operating the local computer network. Blood and lean Swedish table is feasible paid labor for the benefit of the monastery. Well, just to satisfy his hunger, you can easily - in a nearby cafe. There and chak-chak, and coffee with milk. Full Sabantui! Formerly a convent to sell its branded bread products in the house with a kindly sign "Hlebushek", but has recently removed all the bread - you have to be content Zelenodolsk baking in polyethylene. ? Buildings in the baroque and bizarre monuments - not important in Raif. Here is a great nature - view of the lake, clean air reserve, birds, little animals (visual aids on the surrounding flora and fauna is on posters at the lake), structured chimes and namolennaya water from a well-chapel (but for more than a 10-liter water intake Be ready to leave the fee - prices on the wall!). In the cathedral, in a candle shop, offering the same water for 35 rubles. a bottle with a label zapatentovannnoy ? "Raifa source". ? . Buy. In the picturesque overwater chapel, in which you find yourself on a special pontoon, is the sacrament of baptism, though in normal times, but rather serves as a park gazebo overlooking. At the very same baptism, by the way, on the lake you can see dozens of ice sculptures on biblical themes. I think it's great - come to Raif on Epiphany, to plunge into the hole in the shape of a cross with a view of some shining Judah, stopping overnight at the five-star "House of Pilgrim's snow-removal efforts for the symbolic ... ? Very nice view of the monastery called him from the opposite shore of the lake Raifa, where supposedly live only "family" beavers, but there we Vasilisa, unfortunately, did not reach ... Nevertheless, we spent a wonderful day surrounded by 300 year old pines, dazzling gold of autumn and floating away in the southern hemisphere sun. No worse than the Red Sea. ? CITY Millennium Dragon, Keep SOVEREIGNTY ? Many historians and historians had not yet reached a consensus as to the true age of Kazan, the capital of the Tatars of the world. Versions differ on the age of four. For e ? If follow traditional principles of dating, when the time of founding of the city shall be the date of its first mention in written sources, that Kazan was founded no earlier than the XIV century. ? Nevertheless, the official Millennium behalf of the Czech Republic found a coin, dated to about 930 a year, is celebrated with great pomp in 2005. Of course, this more than a round figure of many city attractions retouched, mastered wasteland and updated facades along the routes of official delegations. Not bad would happen and a monument to the ill-fated coin set. ? It is clear that Moscow and Kazan old scores. ? In 1552 an outpost of the Golden Horde Bulgar was conquered by Ivan the Terrible, and the Kazan Khanate was annexed to Russia. Next was the province of Kazan, the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan, which threatened in the early 90's sovereignty ... Just look at the emblems of the city of Moscow and Kazan: George v. ? Zilant - snake-dragon, the symbol of Kazan! One legend about the origin of the town said that Kazan was built where it landed analog dragon (it was on the hill where now stands the rebuilt anew female Zilantov monastery). Funny also that Zilant can be seen on the coats of arms is not only the Tatar cities, but also Kashira near Moscow! ? Ambitions in Kazan, no less than in Moscow. In his own white-stone Kremlin on the banks of the river Kazanka the seat of government of the republic, headed by President Shaimiev. Signs and flags on the towers indicate that he is not protected by the SSF, but - UNESCO. In addition, as in any respected the Kremlin, there has its Spassky tower. With these chimes. The ensemble of the Kremlin - ekletichnoe pandemonium minarets of old and new, orthodox makovok, state flags, and Stalin's five-pointed stars. The original mosque Kul-Sharif was ? burned by the troops of Ivan the Terrible in the capture of Kazan. In 1996 tyasyacheletiyu the city began its recovery in the image of the destroyed many years ago, Al-Kabir in Bulgar - a symbol of Islam of the Volga. Now in the Kul-Sharif entrance only shoe covers (5 USD), allowed guests to inspect interiors up the spiral staircase inside runs a small museum of Islam. ? Kazan - a Tatar branch of Pisa. Here, too, has its own showered tower. Syuyumbike - queen of Kazan, Nogai Murzas daughter and wife of the last three kings of Kazan (as it is understood?). Legend has it that partial to the ladies Ivan the Terrible suggested that the queen's hand and the heart (ie, the fourth marriage?), But willful Syuyumbike rejected the king and his hand and heart. It was then angered by the king and outfitted the famous march to Atlanta ended a successful capture of the town. Then Syuyumbike supposedly agreed to go down the aisle, but with the proviso that, as a wedding gift by the king for 7 days in Kazan to build the highest tower. The tower was hastily constructed (put in the day on stage), began the wedding feast. Syuyumbike asked permission to go upstairs, to survey his home town and say goodbye to the townspeople. Unable to either submit the Terrible, or say goodbye to his native city - soon from a height 58 meters queen flew down. Today the tower bends down to his princess - the slope from the vertical is 1,8 m (in Pisa - 4,5 m). By the way, the tower Syuyumbike is the prototype of the building of the Kazan station in Moscow. ? Having been in Kazan, we can not ignore ? list of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God - one of the most revered icons in the Russian Church, which is stored in the Kazan Mother of God Monastery in five minutes' walk from the Kremlin. In honor of this icon of Kazan cathedral was built in St. Petersburg. As often happens, the original miraculous icon disappeared mysteriously in 1904, and in the 2004th year, diplomats from the Vatican gave Alexy ? list of unknown origin, which was placed in the church of the Virgin Exaltation of the Cross Monastery. ? Kazan Arbat - street Bauman. As it spread out a lot of fountains, iron fotokareta, casino, cafe and restaurants of national cuisine. It is located 62-meter bell tower of the church of the Epiphany in the pseudo-Russian style - the Kazan response Notrdamu, as well as colorful and Paul Cathedral ( ? c) with a charming evening lights. In the center of Kazan touching signs of shops with a rare Russian letters as "b" - in the end. It seems that you have to walk on some retro-town. In addition to "b" caught the eye of the characteristic signs "Fatiha. Salon Islamic dress "or" Salam. Wholesale and retail Islamic shop ", as well as messages such as" In the shop at work should be a Muslim woman "(direct, incidentally, is a violation of the LC RF!). ? The town's name ( "cauldron" - "pot") corresponds to the rhythm of the bustling life of the cities. ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? . ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? You ? , ? , ?  ? . ?  links tory4 link story 6 of toourim link stoty2 likn story5 lin, story1 link stoty4 link story 6 of in clusie link stiry3 link story5 lijk story2 linkk story5 link stoy1 link stoty4 link story1 lnk story4 link story 66 of carnivl link tory 6 of vacatin link stor4 link stoey5 pink story1 linkstory 6 of inclusie lin story3 link stoory2 link story of grandcayman islanq linj story4 link stor y1 story of ca ribben li nk story1 link sstory2 link stor2 link ctory1 link stry1 link story5 lijk story4 syory of tropicl oink story1 link storj1 link story 6 of island maps of triinidad tobao link stody4 link stor link stoey4 link etory2 link sory2 link stoory2 lin k story4 li nk story4 link stoory2

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:48 o\clock

accommodation special rates amsterdam Story about a trip to the Maldives, Ari Atoll. Relax in the Maldives, Kuramata, November 2008, Part 2






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Relax in the Maldives, Kuramata, November 2008, Part 2 ? Also one of the great lessons on the beach is photography. On the white velvet sand-you quietly sneak up to your subject closer and closer, it is sometimes rewarded, so this strekozka really wanted to be seen and carefully posed: ? Almost every tree or palmochke have some beautiful object, you need to see it and try to capture an interesting perspective. ? But come off when shooting leaves, flowers - they just do not run away anywhere. ? abundance of diverse vegetation, including several varieties of colorful hibiscus. ? Those who live in the Blue Lagoon, deprived of one of the most pleasant and romantic adventures - walking across the island to a sandy spit at sunset. Set for them - it's just the view from the window ... I think. Well do not go because they walk to the Village and back? Or go? Walk to spit on the part of the lagoon: ? Now for the topical theme such as food. ? Breakfast for me was unacceptable - yogurt was a mixture of sour yogurt and cottage cheese, shot down in the blender. Another explanation for the taste and consistency of this product, I find I can not. I have a breakfast of something and have that yogurt and a cup of coffee with a bun. If a country has no tradition and skills to prepare yogurt and cottage cheese, why would not like to Bali instead of the standard packages of the finished product? Coffee was like in the Soviet canteen - Bochkova. I had to treat fruit and tea and bun. Fruit has always been a pair of, well, if it is watermelon and pineapple, and if steadfast green apple and papaya, slightly greenish? Select plushies always the same, delicious buns. For those who eat breakfast are more densely, the choice is much better eggs in all kinds of vegetables in salads and boiled, sausages, cereal, etc. ? Dinners were, by contrast, is quite tasty. System of a la carte canceled, apparently, at least two weeks had never happened. Morning menu is laid out on the evening theme buffet, in addition to the buffet restaurant in the middle of the island is organized with four cooks who immediately fry-soar-cut, laid out freshly-prepared food. All quite tasty, well prepared fish, a very pleasant meal in Batter. Fruits like for breakfast - in pairs. Very disappointed no favorite mango. Special thanks to the confectioner want to say - everything that relates to creams, souffle, sabayon - it was excellent quality and taste. The waiter as before, attach to the table, but remove the plates and run them all. Brakes I would not call them. Almost every morning during the morning planning meeting they explain how to live and work. Shifts are, judging by what they wrote previously visited Kuramata. ? One Sunday we visited a Thai restaurant - shrimp in sweet and sour sauce and duck them particularly successful in, good Spring rolls. The waiters are friendly and caring. ? Since the island we had a holiday - the birthday of her husband - in this day we decided to dine in the restaurant, Lagoon Grill. Prawns on the appetizer, stirloyn of beef and lamb square - everything was super. Even the coffee was good. Judging by the celebratory cake, delivered to the end of dinner, we were non-original in the choice of place for a holiday. Rumba night we decorated the bed with flowers. In the spa, we have procedures in the open air, not taking as a surcharge. Trifles, but it was nice. Celebration was a success. ? Spa at Kuramata we liked everything except the price. Price list is clearly overstated due to lack of competition. We at this time decided to walk along the Thai program - common Thai oil fullbody, separate back and legs. In any of the spa with our pair is the same joke - the growth of my 158, her husband's 191, so I was a pair of masseuse gets a tall and big, and her husband usually more shallow than I am. This time was no exception. Therefore, even the same massage, we have done in different variations due to the impossibility of stretching for him. Sauna and hammam quite decent, so only water in the tub with bleach. Here's what a department for a holiday with the beach ? houses for procedures in the open air, we regularly accrue to right: ? One of the most memorable moments was the sunrise. On the island he was on the side where the pier. After the birth lay late, my favorite has decided he will rise at five in the morning and meet the sun, he said - done. However, after breakfast had to go back to sleep. In his view, rising much more romantic sunset. Assess you: ? Well, we've come to such interesting topics as ... someone else's wedding. We must immediately make it clear - in everyday life for more than ten years I worked as the director bridal salon. Therefore wedding theme for me is always current. With children, you'll see in the role of the bride and groom, I got acquainted to the island in this forum and knew in advance that the island they will conduct a wedding ceremony during their honeymoon. Go to "subscribe" to help the bride with a dress, and then to work "paparazzi" during the ceremony. Beloved, though, grumbled that I was on vacation and "terms of machines", but after a wonderful evening which we spent at the wedding of Katie and Leonid, changed his mind. I will try to describe the ceremony itself, which may be useful for those who ask about her conduct at Kuramata. All pictures of the newlyweds are placed with their kind permission. ? So, the ceremony was ordered and paid for in advance, even in Moscow. Date proviso at the same time, but was postponed a day earlier than the manager for a guaranteed good weather. Weather was really wonderful that you see yourself in the pictures. The ceremony itself was conducted in sandeke Cottage, a romantic evening dinner table was covered on the beach. ? First, the bride on a specially decorated with a typewriter was taken closer to the place in room 211 Cottage & Spa. An hour and a half before the start. We have some time hanging out, dressed and made a little photo session inside and on the veranda. Makeup and hair are not included (oddly enough), Katia blow dry my hair and makeup myself. I wore it, but attended the girl, who, apparently, was ready to do ? Then came the musicians accompanying the exit of the bride relevant tunes and brought a bouquet. Druzhnaya crowd to the sounds of drums, we went to sandek, where we were already expecting a happy groom. Immediately, I note that the wedding present official photographer, who conducts surveys, so if you do not have friends with cameras (whose role is performed, our family), then the images will still be true, and fewer subjects for photo shoot you invent yourself. It is easier in this regard, wedding pictures, I see every year, thousands, memorize successful angles and poses. Because during the work I have to advise their brides are not only purchased about a dress, but a little of everything, especially about the pictures, it's the memory of a lifetime and it is important to successfully demonstrate their strengths and hide weaknesses. If you were on the island alone, pre-Choose your favorite images, print preview and small bring that up with a local photographer for his plan for a photo shoot. The cost of the ceremony included his work, a CD with photos and album with 24 photographs. ? The ceremony is conducted in English. First, the manager pushes a solemn speech, followed by exchange of vows and rings in love. ? Then they are painted in a special certificate, receive congratulations and champagne. All this goes on beautifully decorated sandeke, lots of flowers, the petals underfoot, blue-blue sky and sea, the tender sun (the ceremony began at 16-30). The mood of a romantic at all, even the casual viewer, are behind sandekom, staged a long ovation. I also the first time present at such an exotic marriage. ? After congratulating the couple ceremoniously cut the wedding cake and went to the photoshoot. ? Of.fotograf underfoot and asked what if you still want to be impressed. But we were prepared, we had a plan. True, his pictures, I have not seen, I hope that my figure with a camera in his hands somewhere flash of, I also hoped to be imaged, even though the work ? A little romance in sandeke, Katya childhood dreaming about a wedding where the bride's veil flies gentle tropical breeze: ? Then we sit down beautifully served table in a small banquet. Snacks were prepared in the style of Maldivian cuisine, were fruit, champagne and wine, tea and coffee on request. Cake was delicious, not in vain, I joined up around him with a camera, though this was only the first tier, the rest were decorative. ? Gradually, the evening comes, we go to the last piece of a photo shoot. However, this decline is particularly romantic? ? In the same beautiful elektromobilchike we carried about at the bungalow, and then for the newlyweds have yet to be romantic in the same beautiful elektromobilchike we carried about at the bungalow, then married to another should be a romantic dinner with candles on the beach. They are very nicely decorated bungalow and gave a lot of gifts in memory of Kuramata. ? Now we are considering, not to mention it to us wedding anniversaries on some tropical island. Well, its customers, I can recommend such an unusual adventure during the honeymoon. ? Now we are considering, not to mention it to us wedding anniversaries on some tropical island. Well, its customers, I can recommend such an unusual adventure during the honeymoon. link stoyr3 link ctory2 linj story1 link storg3 lin k story1 link story4 link story 6 of deal lihk story2 link story 4 story of tourm link story 1 link storry2 xtory of caribben link story 4 linkstory4 link sory1 link stofy5 stiry of tickt story of iinclusie link story 6 of carnil story of honeymo kink story5 linj story5 link storry2 link story 6 fo del link srory2 linj story4 link story 6 o cruie

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:45 o\clock

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T raditsionno we try to take a vacation in early May, when nature is out of hibernation, but during the summer until just beginning to smell. Actually, I want to say that I enjoy most in the spring rather than summer, when there is still a strong heat, hot asphalt around all breathe the freshness and new life. ? At this time we decided to go on is a little bit forgotten, but equally mysterious Golden Ring. ? What is the attitude to everything has Abramcevo, you ask? Personally, in my crazy head lined up perfectly logical picture. They decided to go, of course, by car. The road lies on the Yaroslavl highway and it is obvious that the first city of the Golden Ring ", which occurs to us - this Sergiev Posad. This would begin our journey, if not mischievous, my head with wild ideas. In Sergiev Posad, we visited several times, the starting izbrodili all streets and lanes, wanted novelty. However, I heard a lot about the estate Abramcevo, which, incidentally, is almost on the way to Sergiev Posad. All have guessed that ensued. ? And so, early in the sun on Saturday morning, May 2, we entered the territory of the reserve with ancient history, stunning wild Russian nature, and our time has stopped ... ? The approximate distance from the Moscow Ring Road to the manor house - 57 km. ? Movement on the Yaroslavl highway to Golygina, then turn right onto Radonezh Vorya across the river, passing through Radonezh on Khotkovo, Abramtzevo and turn on the main road to the estate (from Khotkovo we drove the signs). Parking is next to the estate, or next to the hotel complex. ? The museum is open daily except Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 to 17:00, ticket office is open until 16:30. Last Thursday of the month - sanitary day. From April to October on Mondays and Tuesdays entry only for walks in the park. ? M Candlelight is considered one of the most beautiful and fascinating places, with wonderful, colorful, unspoiled nature of the modern era. For all their long historical century mansion had several owners, each of whom had left in her unique and does not erase the time of the great trail. Originally, the estate belonged to the Golovin family, after transferred to Aksakov, the latest owners were family industrialist Mamontov. ? D etalnuyu history of the estate can be found at many sites dedicated Abramcevo, so it would be trite and unfair to rewrite it here. But I want to dwell in detail on our walk. ? H and is met a small wooden fence with wrought iron gate and sign Abramtsevo (bilingual). It also houses office, where you can purchase tickets for tours and exposition. And the gate, on the estate, to realize that you find yourself in another world - a box creations of Russian wooden architecture, traditional Russian nature and unique talents. ? H emnogo accustomed to the tall trees and unrestrained birds singing, we started looking around. In the eyes immediately rushes main manor house. From it we decided to begin the examination of internal exposures. Log into the house is only possible with the guide. Tours are carried out on schedule. At first glance, the house represents more than a modest structure for these great men of all ages. A small wooden structure with two symmetrical wings and a larger wing (already in more recent times) from the right, and the upper mezzanine. However, went in, and walking on it, we realized what had been sent all the strength and talent of its owners. ? Tour takes place only on the first floor of the building, because Mezzanine is located on the restoration. Some rooms of the house are reserved for exposure times of family life Aksakovs, the second part - the family Mamontov. In the rooms gathered interior decorations of both families: furniture, books, photographs and other items of decor. The uniqueness of the house is assembled exhibitions of the great Russian artists. Industrialist SI Mamontov was known as a great lover, connoisseur and patron of art and talent. It was at the time of his mansion reborn and has been an important island, the home for talented artists, writers, poets. It was here, under the patronage of the wise master stop, guests, relax and create their great works of VM Vasnetsov, MA Vrubel, VD Polenov, KA Korovin, IE Repin, VA Serov, and many other famous artists. The house has assembled a large collection of originals, copies of copyright and designs of artists. Can not overlook another important detail of the history of the estate. Once in Abramtzevo loved to come and relax, gain mental and creative powers of the great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. He always lived on the second floor mezzanine. He always dressed a separate room, which always was ready for the arrival of all the beloved and important guest. Behind the house is Gogol's alley, according to which, loved to walk along the stream writer. ? P oluchiv greater share of interesting and useful information from the history of the house and the owners, we moved on. Near the house on the right side is a kitchen - a small one-storey wooden house with thread. Previously, the kitchen was connected to the transition from the main house. It is from her to move a variety of dishes delivered directly into the dining room hosts. Today the kitchen - it is a museum of folk life and art. It is the collection of objects of peasant life and crafts. ? At all times of the estate was full of guests and extraordinarily talented people, many of them stayed here for several months, finding for themselves a source of inspiration right here. It is for them was built workshop, which has preserved its image and to this day. The shop worked by Valentin Serov, Ilya Repin, Vasnetsov, in this really small Russian village house with a carved roof, creating his unique pottery MAVrubel. In addition, the workshop, taught the craft kids from the surrounding villages, many of which are in effect became great architects. ? M ezhdu kitchen and a workshop is a narrow winding path surrounded by snowdrops and wild flowers. It leads to the precipice, which opens an amazing view. And on top is "bench Vrubel. All the tiles, of which it consists, are handmade in the workshop. ? P rodolzhaya our walk, we went again along the manor house, admire the splendid oak tricentenary and approached Banja Teremki. ? With howling the second name of Bath acquired through strange form of construction - similar to the chamber's. Traditionally, like all other buildings of the estate, bath lavishly decorated with intricate carvings. In current times, Bath was used for its intended purpose. At the moment - it is a museum of Russian life. ? P obrodiv the museum, move on, right on the path and arrive at a "cabin on chicken legs." So called arbor, designed by Vasnetsov. ? P ozhaluy, in the very quiet and secluded corner of the estate, among the mighty trees, in peace and quiet situated pearl creations all the guests artists. Church Vernicle was built by the owners and members of the Mamontov circle. Initial draft of VM Vasnetsov, in the establishment of the church was attended by family Mamontov, Polenova, Repin. Create icons of all belongs to VD Polenov. The walls of the church is the family burial Mamontov. Divine Worship in the Church today are only on special days for the estate Abramtzevo. It was in this church the wedding of Russian artist VD Polenova and NV Yakunchikovoy, for which nearby, in the manor house was built for the residence, known as "Polenovskaya cottage. Cottage is a plain one-story wooden house, simply decorated both outside and inside. Currently the building is a wide range ? , Often artistic. ? M any great historical places of the country affected the rule of Soviet power (and not always a "touch" was the good). Abramtzevo was no exception. In XX century manor was used as a sanatorium. On its territory was built medical building in front of the manor house. Currently in the case is an exhibition devoted to the art of XX century. ? H ezametno flew our walk on the quiet, truly Russian forest estate. Finally looked into "servants' quarters" (a room for servants), admiring the souvenirs, postcards and books, we are with a light heart and a good mood then moved on to greet the new wonders and miracles. link ztory3 lonk story4 sfory of trinidd lonk story5 link sttory1 link sto ry2 lnk story 6 of honeymon story of is/ad pink story1 link story 2 link stor1 lonk story1 link ztory4 link stroy4 ilnk story2 link storry2 lin. story5 link stor y5 link stor4 story of resot link storg1 link ctory4 story of travl link stoty3 story of airfae /ink story2 link stroy1 link wtory5

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:43 o\clock

accommodation near gatwick airport Story about a trip to Bulgaria, Golden Sands. Excursions in Bulgaria






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Our friends from the TA Velez tour suggested that we go to Bulgaria to close the season. ? ? The offer was tempting, to give no reason, and here we are at the Golden ? ? sands, the famous Bulgarian resort. ? What can I say? Golden Sands is very similar to our seaside resorts. Heap ? ? restaurants and cafes (the hungry remain extremely difficult), each of which ? ? plays its own music, are barkers, giving out ???µ???»?°?????? their establishments, the sea ? ? lights, all in some azhiotirovannom mood ... We lived in the hotel "Admiral" ? ? but about it later, and now tell you about the places we visited. ? Nessebar. ? This is a small town, consisting of two parts: ? ? new town and old. ? The old city is located almost on the island with the mainland it joins a small isthmus. Nessebar town called 40 churches. ? There is certainly worth a visit, to wander through the narrow streets, look at the ruins churches of different eras. ? Then you can go to the beach and swim in the amazingly clear sea. ? What struck in Nessebar, it is Bulgarian tradition to hang out at the gates of houses sheets with the dates of remembrance of the dead and their photos. First, it is shocking, then accustomed. Since 1983, the city is included in the list of world cultural heritage under the auspices of UNESCO. Nessebar - a very unique and one of the most ancient Cities of the Black Sea coast. ? Balchik and Kaliakra Cape. ? Balchik is famous for its park, which the residence of the Romanian queen Maria. Miniature Palace is in a luxurious park, down to the sea. Today, the park turned into a botanical garden (it more than 3000 species of plants), which provides the world's second largest cactus collection (more than 250 species). ? In the park many paths lined with white stone, which previously covered carpets. Among the flower beds and spottiness you can see historical relics: A stone cross, a marble throne, capitals. ? Many interesting legends and traditions connected with this place. For example, to check his sinlessness must throw a coin into the well, back to him; making a love and desire to go with my eyes closed for the "Bridge of Sighs"; find Ginkgo tree, hug him and make a wish, and then to break a leaf and save his. ? The very same palace of the Queen "Quiet Nest" is striking in its beauty and the combination of European and oriental styles. Near the palace is a marble throne, sitting at which Romanian Queen Maria met ships. ? In addition, in Balchik awaits visiting wine shops and tasting the finest wines. Liked the wine and brandy, you can buy there. Nowhere else you will not find such wine. We brought wine with them in 1990. Tried also the wine harvest 1986! year! All that we bought, we attributed to the exit. It is very convenient, because there was no need to walk in the park with a bag. Everyone who is going to Balchik without a guide, I suggest you buy a map at the entrance. It is very convenient, because on It outlines all park attractions and paved the optimal route. ? After Balchik, we went to Cape Kaliakra. ? Cape Kaliakra meets tourists silence and calmness ruins of the legendary medieval fortress. Kaliakra - one of the most fascinating corners of the Bulgarian coast. Incisions to two kilometers into the sea, Kaliakra is the longest cape on the Bulgarian coast. Approaching the Cape, we saw a wind power plant. Then we drove past the monument to 40 girls. ? According to ancient legend, local residents donated Turks forty girls, thanks them for the fact that the fortress at Cape Kaliakra remained intact. However, girls preferred life in the harem of death and thrown into the sea, and the Turks the fortress was razed to the ground. At Cape Kaliakra, there are two monuments to Admiral Ushakov, under whose command Russian fleet defeated the numerically superior to triple Turkish squadron. ? At the end of the cape is a meteorological station and the existing chapel. ? Varna. Seaside Park ? . We could not visit Varna. ? Driving through this city evolved a persistent impression that we have anywhere from Russia not leave. Houses similar to ours as twins. In Varna, we drove past Naval Academy, the Archaeological Museum, the stadium and stopped at the cathedral area on which the Assumption Cathedral. ? We walked and Seaside Park, in whose territory the National historical and other museums, as well as the Planetarium, zoo and aquarium. ? Our kids liked the children's amusement park, in which she rode on trains and walked two obstacle course, where she portrayed themselves as Mowgli and Tarzan rolled into one. , 0)) ? Unfortunately, the naval museum was closed, so we toured the exhibits because fence. ? Well, how could do without shopping? First of all, we visited a large shopping Center Mall Varna. There are many shops known brands, but there are Bulgarian. As we roamed the floors, my baby played in the children's entertainment center. Price stay, the child in terms of our money is about 150 rubles per hour. A pleasure - in a million! We walked to the shops, located on the street Varnenchik. But the book shops on the street. Boris disappointed. Generally Bulgaria a lot of Turkish goods, and have much to work, so just buy Bulgarian things. In the evening we again returned to the Assumption Cathedral. The unusual spectacle. ? Ahadja monastery. ? We could not overlook the monastery "Aladzha" Located almost at the Golden Sands. Aladzha Monastery - the most famous medieval rock monastery in the Balkans. ? The monastery is a two-story cave, carved into the limestone cliffs height of 40 meters. Both floors communicate with each wooden staircase. The first located the monastery church, monastic cells, a kitchen, refectory, the church for funeral, burial vault and utility rooms. ? The second tier of the monastery is a natural rocky niche, in which is the monastery chapel. It is from here is spectacular view on the sea coast. Arriving there better in comfortable shoes. ? Beaten stones. ? Unique phenomenon of nature. Natural Phenomenon Stone Forest in the town with the poetic name of Damaged Stones, 20 km from Varna, is a little sandy desert, covered with tall stone columns of various quaint shapes, formed about 50 million years ago. At the entrance is desirable to buy directory with stone figures, to know what to look for. It is necessary to exert imagination to see these stones in humans, animals, etc. But look interesting. There are stones with a through hole through which one must look back at the beloved, that he was faithful to you. There is a stone in a large throne. ? It is a hole. According to legend, who through him prolezet, the one without sin. We ? ? climbed. , 0)) better to walk barefoot, because there is sand everywhere. With a desirable ? ? have water, then to rinse their feet. Wet wipes you will, but the flow ? ? water is not there! And do not forget hat, because have to walk in the open ? ? sun. At the end of the first part of the stone forest is an energy circle. ? They say that they do not work or cell phones or cameras. Lie! All works - We checked! , 0)) should go in a circle, hug the stone, standing in the middle and making a wish. Who does not know how, but our come true! ? Pirate party. ? Besides visiting historical sites We decided to go for entertainment and excursions. Enrolled for the Pirate party. Ticket bought on the street before the hotel. The appointed time arrived to the hotel's minibus and took us to the pier. We embarked on a sailboat and went out to sea. Preparations for battle. All the bombs made of toilet paper. And on the horizon appeared the enemy ship with the Romanians on board. ? The ships moved closer, and the battle began. All threw bombs, poured water from buckets. ? Romanian ship away, we have the opportunity to rest and recharge stockpiles of ammunition. And then it all started on a new one. After the battle, while we waited for dinner conducted various competitions for children and adults. Children were painted as pirates, and then gave them diplomas. Everyone was happy, no one was bored! Tip: The best go to the party of big business. ? After the Pirate party we went to swim in the pool with mineral water, which located in the resort of St. Constantine and Helena. Temperature of water in it 44 degrees. ? Near pool with normal water. Tired to get warm, you can go to swim properly. And then repeat it all over again. ? Golf Safaris. ? Carried out only for Russian tourists. Ticket can only buy from your hotel's tour guide. It is a pleasure rather expensive - 47 ?‚¬. Tour is conducted on an old Volkswagen Golf cabriolets (hence the name). It begins with a sightseeing tour of Varna, and then you bring in a picturesque town, where begins the animation program. First among tourists choose the favorite wives Khan and his sons, then taught to sculpt in clay pots, Archery, ride a horse. ? Then all go to a wine tasting at one of the Bulgarian houses. During tasting Director Zdravko tour tells about the history and geography of Bulgaria, the story legends relating to the various wines, colorfully describes the wine festival in It is attended only by men. After moving to the tasting wild beach. ? There is an impression, though arrived at the ocean shore! We bathe in the sea, and drivers this time preparing for our barbecue. Then the game continues. In the hotel back evening tired but satisfied! ? That is all for our entertainment. The attitude of the Bulgarians to Russian very friendly. Tools close to ours, however, waiters in restaurants and cafes bring order quickly. Prices in them as comparable to ours. For ourselves we have concluded that in Bulgaria the best relax for couples and retirees. Youth September there was nothing, unless they come to a big company, to light at night in discos. ? All historical excursion we drove ourselves to a taxi. I do not like to walk a crowd the guide, and information that interests me, I easily found in inete. link tsory2 link stor4 story of vaymn stoyr of trinidd .ink story2 link story 4 linm story2 link sory2 link stor l ink story5 kink story1 stry of carnivl lin k story5 link st ory2 link storj5 story of beaj links tory3 stoyr of tran link stofy1 libk story5 ilnk story1 link stor story oof caymn ilnk story1 link stody3 ligk story3 link stoy2 liink story 6 of beah

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:42 o\clock

accommodation melbourne australia A story about a trip to Vietnam, Phan Thiet. Palm trees, sun, warm sea - it's Vietnam!






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Arrival in Saigon from the three-day trip to Angkor, which I described in previous review, we once again plunged into the bustle of the big city. Not have to wait long. A nice Vietnamese girl Dinh, be our guide, immediately put us in a big tour bus and we are slowly (no faster than 50 km. Per hour) drove toward the coast. Considering Saigon from the bus window, I knew - the city is nice, green, and something similar to Odessa: vanity, kollonialnaya architecture ... Vottakoe I had the initial impression, it never changed until the departure. Looking ahead, I will say that walking through the city itself was very pleasant, somehow seemed perfectly happy and safe! Even to cross the road with the crazy traffic (all of them do what they feel comfortable for myself: Bangkok - a rest!) Was in his own amusing: to recall the old movie "Chapaev", the scene of psychic attack ... In the darkness, the truth, I do not have risked and caught a taxi, which, ignoring all traffic rules, "lomanulos" to the curb the way from the extreme left of a number! ? But still we go on the beach ... The road took about 5 hours, as warned in the agency, so I calmly looked out the window and do not fidget: slow and steady wins - on going. The whole group was located in the hotel " ? "Only I, unhappy egocentric, was supposed to move into" Seahorse ". Here for some reason I was upset ... It was already dark when I was settled in the room, are hardly ever seen, the sea roared somewhere nearby. All I did not like (tired, probably), all irritated: the first floor, glass door on the veranda, left the passport at the reception desk and so I determined to go to bed, and from morning to demand that I immediately moved! ? Morning has made drastic changes in my mood. The room was suddenly chic: with its own entrance to the garden (the same veranda!), With a huge bathroom, reminiscent of some Roman baths. It was also arranged something like a Japanese garden, half hidden by bamboo mats - a kind of patio: stones and living plants. Original. I get up early, including at 6 am was already on his feet., went to inspect his new kingdom:) sandy beach, deck chairs, wooden. In the morning the servants laid on them, soft mattresses and fresh beach towels. By 7 am already quite hot, but the constant wind from the sea does not allow to thaw and melt completely. Lay on a high cliff, from which the concrete stairway led directly to a very wide coastal strip, and watched as the waves lap at the coastal Vietnamese girls in white shirts. By lunch on the beach came to the Swiss, "talking with their compatriots in the evening met with AnMaMi and her companion, and we went for a walk along a single street: on the one hand - hotels, on the other hand - shops, restaurants, massage parlors, Internet cafe .... I have to this point already found in the hotel free internet salonchik, very close to my number, free PC has always been. ? The next day realized that I was terribly burned his right hand, apparently spreading itself sunscreen, it was her, I forgot! I decided that today I will sit all day in the room, if you do not want to burn the meat! I felt this burn yesterday evening when we dined in a restaurant on the beach (little tourist destination is quite far from what could be considered as local "center of civilization" - fifteen minutes to go!) Ate three of them at 750,000 VND: 1, 5 kg. large (about 30 cm) of shrimp, barbecue, a bottle of local white wine, Dalat, 3 freshly squeezed juice, rice and garlic for garnish. 1dollar = 16.000 VND. Ie with tipping the three of us paid about 50 dollars? The hosts were happy as children! Shrimp fished out of the pool and cooked right in front of us, but there are swimming crabs, lobsters, various fish, shellfish in a cone-shaped shells ... ? Yesterday evening marked by the fact that AnMaMi friend offered me a ride on his bike (as a passenger, of course). This proved to be extremely scary! All the way I was driving with his eyes closed, pulling on his allegiance to the dark glasses (in complete darkness, southern), shaking, as osinoy sheet and thin whined. I decided that - never! ? Day at the reception came guide, offers guided tours, but they are quite splanirovanny fig: have to leave at 7 am, when the beach very gentle sun and sorry to leave the sea. And so all the days in a row: Mon. - Fantet, Mon .- Mountain Taco, Wed - Dalat, Th. - Links in Muine, Fr. Hot Springs .... The average price of 30 to 50 dollars. But our experienced and skilled compatriots from Severodvinsk have already found a local agency and dogovoroilis with Russian-speaking guide. We drove all day in Dalat is not over 50, but for U.S. $ 22 per person. Trip, I must say, is a bit confused: almost 7 hours in the road (and back), there - at a gallop to Europe! As already told AnMaMi, most of the time we spent happily on a silk factory, but it is not at the cemetery and the ancient Vietnamese Manor is located, is one of our cemetery joked about something! Painfully fence around her dark and mysterious! That's not like I have no silk, the thought of another headache in ? more will be, it is necessary to sew! But everyone succumbed to madness and bought! Very beautiful chiffon, with a completely impossible colors - now I think, boy, that she bought. Eh, what are we women, being inconsistent! Waterfalls, mountains, pine trees interspersed with flowering peach trees, a botanical garden with bonsai and fountains - all of Dalat. The greatest impression on me the very same hotel "Crazy House". Home - dry rot?! Or a house - a tree? Or a house - wood? If someone played in the cult game "Morrowind", then surprised prolneyshey identity of the building and housing televaniytsev! ? I must say that after a few days after my arrival I pretty fed up with Seafood. Crabs in tamarind sauce, shrimp, squid and all the fish .... tired! And I managed to dine Dalat beef in a sauce of lemon grass. Food for small ogneedov! But very tasty whipped and freshly squeezed juices: watermelon, mango, orange, banana, pineapple. Actually, I found a little restaurant near the hotel "Gecko", which was prepared very good pizza, and, despite the fact that the Koreans were trying to shame me ( "You would have to go McDonald's!"), three times I had dinner there with pleasure: pizza with tuna, mozzarella cheese, with vegetables + a bottle of beer = 90.000 VND. Incidentally, the same great cook mussels under the cheese (60,000 VND serving)! And frankly confess that if I found a McDonald's, then rushed to a cheeseburger, as to the best friend of the stomach! ? It pleased me a trip to Mount Taco. Actually, I thought it was quite a tourist place, but it turned out that this is a very popular place of pilgrimage for the Vietnamese, Buddhists! There, a working monastery, where we were, of course, is not taken, but we admired the beautiful, like toys, pagodas, made offerings to the temples, swept by ropeway. Ah We also went into a Phan Thiet, the Museum of Ho Chi Minh and the school where he taught something. Intersno what? He himself was from a young age worked as a cook on the ship ... Around the museum grow fruit trees on the river swayed colorful boats. Beautifully calming and joyful! Bust Ho make offerings, as well as images of the Buddha: incense, incense sticks, tea, wine, coffee, sweets and .. even cigarettes! The day was wonderful, but I was oppressed by the sun allergy (stopped, mean, one day before departure from the coast). Actual rigid. Protection - pass. ? Evening dinner fried snake. Longed snake - rubbish! Meat is tough and rather bony. Perhaps it had to be extinguished (like us and offered), or cook from her soup. But we prefer rapid "barbecue" and were punished for haste. Well, all right! Here the main thing was not the taste, but the process itself. I drank snake's blood, as it should be, but each AnMaMi more and ate a beating snake heart. Frankly, I already feel sorry for the snake was. After her "beat" with us, felt some dull emptiness, and the mood was spoiled (I - just spoiled). Never going to eat a snake. The days flew by unnoticed for days ... In short, the holiday was a quiet but rich variety of impressions! I lived in the hotel, where I lived but only a Russian couple, and there is enjoying the luxury of solitude and the lack of mandatory communication. I thought, when populated, that can not bear this "sitting" on the bank for so long! An, no! The day before departure in Saigon knew that and still would be happy to live here ... Moreover, from hotel to hotel to go no more than 15 minutes on the road, and on the shore - and the closer. You can always go to visit friends, area hotels are open, go - admire! Discerned in some detail by the Swiss, "examined how the bungalows are arranged in" Coco Beach "and decided - my" Seahorse "best! Emigrate not want horrible, but still there was Saigon, that some consolation. ? In Saigon, we settled in a good hotel "Omni" of the chain ", but after a stylish and very aristocratic" Sihorsa "I thought he was too" pathos ", rather, claims to be snobbish. White columns, laced with white covers furniture, white robes and (hee-hee-hee!) White slippers in the rooms, a huge hall decorated with white marble ... Here's a wedding, which they celebrated in the evening, quite fit into this interior. and we are in their shorts and t-shirts, no! But we're not sitting in the hotel! We walked through the park, went to Chinatown and visited the service in a Chinese temple, poshoppingovali a bit, went to the lacquer factory (this is where How nice!), Dinner in a restaurant-boat on the quay, I looked at the Notre-Dame de Saigon ... Day was a success! The next morning went on an excursion to the Mekong Delta. Quite entertaining! Turtle Island, the island of the Phoenix Island, Dragon and the island of the Unicorn demanded to inspect almost the whole day. In the morning we again flew to Moscow. And again - Saigon airport, Beauty flight attendants, 10 hour flight ... ? Not only do not regret that I visited in Vietnam, but also (in addition to Sri Lanka) took him to the most successful and interesting to their travel. All exotic and civilized at the same time. Bright, comfortable, unusual. It confirmed my suspicions - Southeast Asian countries is absolutely my region! link stor link stofy3 story of v acatin storj of inclusie linkstory3 link sto ry5 lijk story5 story of rtavl ilnk story4 link story 4 linu story3 link stor 1 lin. story3 link wtory3 link stor2 lin. story4 link stoyr1 st ory of del story off tourim link stody5 lnik story2 lijk story4 story od weddig link stor story of triniad link etory2 link stor y4

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:40 o\clock

accommodation mallorca holidays Story about a trip to the United States, Anchorage. Few Alaska






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In Alaska, I skidded on the third attempt. Twice we saw off Dmitry and Matvey Shparo from Chukotka across the Bering Strait to Alaska, and two of their blown away with the drifting ice. Finally, we - the operator, cameraman and I, representing a core group of the expedition - said: "While the base is not moved to Nome, you come!". The argument took place and the first expedition through the Strait started in two directions. Shparo and son flew to Chukotka, and we - in ? . ? Then there was Anchorage, Nome and then ... In Nome, and it was made with these photographs. ? That is the main hotel of the city, Golden Inn, and pointers - how far how chapan. ? This vypimshy local resident. Behind his back - the finish arch in the world's most popular racing dog harnesses - IDITAROD. ? This - the hunting dog, which had seen. We went to the store for ammunition. ? Not believe, but Nome is even giving - people are building houses in the valleys of the streams, which escapes from the city (4 thousand inhabitants, a pancake!) Fuss. ? And this is also the locals. In the background - plywood palm trees. After Christmas, people are not throwing out a Christmas tree, and brings to the ice oceans naprtiv main street. And until the vanishing ice there is a good fir woods. The people on the weekend goes for a walk ... Palm - to enhance the effect. ? Entertainment northerns as traditional - all kinds of ATVs and snowmobiles (snegolety?) ? ... and exotic. Golf vzapravdashny, only green made of synthetic grass. And the rules are the same. ? What I liked And this morning cemetery picture - the mind can not even figure. Distance - dredge, which are now scattered throughout the mines as memorials. Draghi not work, the last gold mined career way. ? And this picture was taken on the shore of the Gulf of Kotzebue, where we met have left on the shore of Dmitry and his son Matthew. So local Eskimos seals caught hold. Place the remote, but judging by the satellite dish, not a wild ... link stoy4 sto ry of travl llnk story5 link story 3 links tory4 link storg1 li nk story5 stroy of airfae l ink story1 stkry of airfae link storh4 llink story1 link story of caribben link story2 link stoyr2 link sfory5 link stpry1 link story link stoyr5 stiry of royl link tory4 link storj3 linj story5 link story 4 ljnk story4 the link story3 link stort5

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:38 o\clock

accommodation mallorca Story about a trip to Hungary, Budapest. As I discovered a wonderful place - Budapest!






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A week ago I visited the fabulously beautiful city -. Now I want to tell you a little about my week-long trip. ? Let's start with the flight. We flew the Hungarian airline Malev, to be honest, the flight passed quickly and without nerves. Very good and responsive flight attendants and stewards immediately endear all flying in an airplane. Another very big plus, we ate a traditional Hungarian goulash. It was very tasty, just Yum! And if I understood correctly, then the plane was a mini-oven, which was baked buns, they were very warm, soft and insanely delicious. The plane also was very good, one might even say that it looked safe, were soft seats. Even in the plane there are special screens that throughout the visit tracked the path and showed where we fly and how much is left before landing. Also, we learned much more about this ? , Proved it belongs in the top 10 airlines in the world! ? Now I want to tell about the trip. In truth, I'm terribly Confessions of a Shopaholic, so most of the time spent in the shops, but the city is remarkably beautiful, so I went on some excursions and tried to walk more. ? 1 excursion was an overview of the city, I visited the Heroes' Square, amazingly beautiful place, I advise all necessarily there to visit, if you are in Budapest, then was to visit the Parliament. Very interesting building, made, as they say tasteful, very beautiful, not something that we in Russia, to be honest, felt a little sad, that Russian does not cherish the sights. We also visited the Royal Castle on the hill. Tour took 3 hours. ? Naturally, chtE every night I spent on the street, walking along the embankment. Moreover, in Budapest is very beautiful bridges and admire them better in the evening. I believe that the most beautiful bridge - a green velvet. The very same, I visited ? Europe's largest oceanarium Tropicarium, which is also in Budapest, but unfortunately a little too far from the center. I can only say one thing, such a beauty I have ever seen! It's just something about something. Fish were madly attractive, they can go just watch and enjoy! Also there is a room with a variety of reptiles, monkeys, turtles. Birds chirped and flew right over us! The Aquarium is located in one building with a large shopping center (Campona Shopping Centre), which was also very convenient). ? Also, I visited the Hungarian National Museum. Presents a very interesting exhibits on the history of Hungary, the only thing that is not convenient that the most common explanation is contained in the Hungarian language. ? Also, I visited the one-day tour the wonderful city, the capital of Austria - Vienna ? . Viennese Royal Palace, sweets and trips to souvenir shops just had turned my head! ? I also want to say a little about souvenirs. Store just the set! It is better to attend Folk shop, it is located on the street Vaci, House 11B, where you can get 5% discount. The most beautiful gifts from Hungary, of course, magnets, various plates, and utensils polotenichki. Wine and balsam better buy in the supermarket costs 10 times cheaper. You can also bring a variety of sausage cut in vacuum-packed, they are also better to buy in the supermarket. ? In general, the week has flown by quickly and I had to leave, just a suitcase bursting with gifts to friends and family. Vacation was great! I just left it with tears! I still really miss in Budapest, its streets, kind and friendly people and beautiful bridge! ? Thus here I discovered this wonderful corner of our great planet! I hope that I am there yet, and no time! And I strongly advise you all to visit this city, the population of 1.7 million! ? And another huge thanks to everyone who reads my story! stiry of del link story 6 of carnia story of tkurim link storg3 linl story2 link story4 atory of tran lini story2 llink story1 link story 6 of beac lin story2 lini story2 lnik story4 link stor link story 6 of honeymo atory of carnivl link story 1 link stor5 link xtory1 lknk story2 linkk story1 lini story2 li nk story2 link story 6 of itckt link stlry1 link dtory5 link stkry4 linm story5

Jan 15, 2010 at 03:37 o\clock

accommodation majorca hotels Story about a trip to Ireland, Dublin. Ireland in terms of potential immigrants






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All greetings! It is time to talk about my short trip to Ireland in Dublin. ? Many know that the last time Dublin won the glory of the world of IT capital, and not by accident - most of the largest IT companies, settled comfortably around Dublin, forming thus a kind of industrial park. Such brands as Microsoft, Google, Dell and others collect the best shots from around the world to work here. Of course, in recent years - read - in a crisis, almost all employment terminated, and even worse - a wave of reduction at all levels in all companies, but still - there are still options, and they turned out to be quite real. Are they real - now tell. ? It starts with the site: http://www.recruitireland.com, which is, in my opinion, a better exchange of labor for IT professionals in Ireland. I have found for themselves a few interesting jobs, wrote a summary and a call not long in coming. After a half-hour interview on the phone - I was invited to a face to face interview. The company pays for everything - airfare, hotels, taxis. I make a visa (by mail - in Moscow), print tickets, booking - and the road. It is important to say that Ireland and Dublin in particular, I considered not in terms of tourists, but from the perspective of an immigrant. ? I did not intend to read the various reviews of inhabitants, preferring to see everything with my own eyes and build its own, your own experience. I could only compare with Peter, in which I live, and the only opinion of people who had it in my head - the similarity with Peter on many parameters. ? The plane comes in to land - lots of clouds (as of Peter), but suddenly, they come to an end and I can see Mt. This was the first pleasant surprise. Yes, yes, I know - now you say - well, do not you know? No - I did not know, because all he wanted to see myself with my own eyes. I love the mountains and mountain climate, and if still near the sea - something about the more I dream of is not necessary. So what, say, here the similarity with Peter? Correct - no. And this is just flowers ... ? I met a recruiter who takes me to the hotel (that's service!) And feeds a restaurant along the way preparing me mentally for the upcoming interviews. His interest is clear - he will work on me a lot of money, besides, he is the owner of his own recruiting company. Thank you for the restaurant, grab the camera down and the street. Again shock - the air. Amazing, fresh, rich in all the colors of summer mountain air - stupefied me, and here I noted another difference with Peter. Clean environment of the place on the right is one of the biggest advantages of Ireland. It's one thing for which there is to live and raise children. ? If you have something interesting to remember - always append, and yet - let's bow ... time to work. :) ? And thank you for your interest in my story. Sincerely, motodrug. link story 6 fo resot link story 6 of ropicl link stor ,ink story4 lnk story4 lin kstory4 link stor5 linu story4 lunk story4 link story of pacific islands palu the link story3 lin k story2 link stogy1 link story 6 of caribbeen stry of beah story of honeymoon the link story1 story of teavl ilnk story5 link story orange beach alabaa lunk story5 storg of carnivl link sotry2 link ztory1 lnk story ormond beah link storh5 link story1 link stor