Aug19
Published by misha in Canada, Events, Kayaking, Museums, North America, Photos, Sightseeings, Swimming

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and this summer this huge city celebrates its 50th anniversary. The city is spectacular and has enough green spaces, trails and water, which can satisfied the most hyperactive travelers.
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Jul20
Published by Asya in Arts, Cultural, Europe, Events, History, Monuments, Museums, Russian Federation, Urban Tourism

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of
Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city’s other names were Petrograd and Leningrad. Founded by Emperor Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, it was the capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years. Saint Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is Russia’s second largest and Europe’s fourth largest city (by city limit) after
Moscow,
London and
Paris. 4.6 million people live in the city, and over 6 million people live in the city’s vicinity.
Saint Petersburg is a major European cultural center, and important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It is often described as the most Western European styled city of Russia.
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Jun24
Published by Asya in Arts, Austria, Cultural, Europe, History, Museums

The biggest coin in the world “Canadian Maple Leaf”, made of gold with incredible purity of 99.999% can now be seen in
Vienna‘ museum devoted to history of art. It is granted to the museum for an indefinite period of time by the firm Auer von welsbach.
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Jun02
Published by misha in Arts, Eating, Hotels, Museums, North America, Photos, Restaurants, Travel Stories, United States of America, Urban Tourism, Walking

The newest neighborhood, located south of Market Street in San Francisco offers an easy access to Union Square and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Union Square is the centre of many shops, hotels, museums and theatres in San Francisco. The district is also home of the largest collection of department stores, swank boutiques, tourist trinket shops and salons in the Western United States.
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Mar07
Published by Asya in Arts, Belgium, Cultural, Europe, History, Hotels, Monuments, Museums, Praying, Walking

In the 14th century, Ghent was one of Europe’s biggest cities. Today,
Ghent is the fourth largest city of
Belgium with about 250.000 inhabitants. The tourist will admire the awesome architectural wealth, which offers a splendid combination of impressiveness and idyllic charm of the proud of Ghent. It is paradise for the idle ambler, with numerous museums, beautiful squares, luxurious cafes and fascinating architecture.
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Feb01
Published by misha in Austria, Eating, Europe, Hotels, Museums, Parks, Photos, Restaurants, Sightseeings, Walking

The Do & Co Hotel is situated in the very heart of Vienna overlooking St. Stephan’s Cathedral. The hotel is design by architect Hans Hollein, one of true pioners of post modernism. Do & Co is housed in the popular Haas-Hans building which itself is one of Vienna’s cultural landmarks.
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Dec08
Published by misha in Arts, Europe, Museums, Travel Stories, United Kingdom

Casten Holler is visual spectacle of watching people sliding and ‘inner spectacle’ experienced by the sliders themselves, the state of simultaneous delight and anxity that you enter as you descend. Höller has installed six smaller slides in other galleries and museums, but the cavernous space of the Turbine Hall offers a unique setting in which to extend his vision.
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