December 3rd, 2009 by dee

There existed a beautiful city along the Aegean Sea. Poseidon and Goddness of wisdom Athena began to compete for the ownership of this wonderful and presious city. They respectively sent a gift to the residents in the city and allowed them to choose their own patron saint. Poseidon stuck his trident into the ground, appearing a group of white horses running towards the sea and into the raging waves. However Athena pierced the earth using her lance, and scattered the shallot olive tree in the blue water and white. Olive oil is not only delicious, can also be daubing and relieving the fatigue for one day on one’s body. The olive has brought the wealth for the people in Athens, then people elect Athena as the patron saint.What is Most Satisfying During Winter? Undoubtedly!

Although this is only a myth, it is the real source of Athens. Strolling around Athens, all of the historical sites are related to myths—the Parthenon temple to commemorate Athena, the Dionysus Theater to pray towards wine god, Olympian Zeus temple to worship the king of all the gods, Byron statue, and even the Olympic is derived from the scared mountain where gods live. When visiting the city, you will find it’s too hard to distinguish reality from mythology.A-One Giftings for Hotties

Athens began from sea. Fashion News: are on the Top During this Season Before the city of Athens was formally named, there was Aegean Sea here. Kate hudson Guide You How to Keep Aegean, what a beautiful name! Who can imagine it was used in the honor of a king who drowned himself in the sea. It is also said that he was the father of a great Greek hero who conquered the Mykonos labyrinth. Mythology builds up Aegean Sea, so Athens is a fantasy city that floats in myth.5 Hot Hot Collection in June

The sea and the sky have created Athens, while the essence of Athens’ culture concentrates in Acropolis. Athen is a the city surrounded by sea, Athen Acropolis with an altitude of 156 meters is the peak of the city. On the Acropolis,Temple of the Olympian Zeus was the earlist to be under construction in BC 515.

To trace the source of the Olympic games, you must leave the Athens city. There is a small city named Olympia, 370 km away from Athena. For Creeks believed that pantheon resided on Mt. Olympus, sacrificing ceremony here gradually became sport exchanging meeting among different cities, followed with the oldest staduim in the world and a common festival for human society.

Athena presented the olive branch to Athens and in return, Athens has won honor for the goddess. This is the birthplace of western culture, the symbol of peace and health and the eternal focus in the world. Viewing the numerous brilliant art objects, you have to believe that the Wisdom Goddess has never forgotten to bless Athens.

Tags: dreamlike city, Greece, Travelling

November 24th, 2009 by dee

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In Japan, sakura has a profound history which stems from thousands of years ago. Watching sakura became a grand folk activity in the period of Edo. Gradually a traditional custom was formed. In Japan, a festival more exciting than New Year is in April, because April is a season of sakura blossoming.

The life of sakura is very short, and there is a saying of 7 days of sakura; withering while blossoming becomes the feature of sakura. The heroic moment of cherry tree lies in the brightness when the flowers are in full blossom. When they come out, tens of thousands of flowers will dangle in the breeze, while when it comes to the down time, they will return to the roots and leaves accompanied by wind and rain.

When cherry trees are flowering, you can find a faint smell in the air in a park or on the street. At that time, sacrifice for sakura is held in many parts of Japan.When cherry trees are flowering, you can find a faint smell in the air in a park or on the street. At that time, sacrifice for sakura is held in many parts of Japan. Relatives and friends gather under the Sakura tree and bring out their self-cooked meals.Drinking champagne or sake, they talk and joke cheerfully with fallen petals in the wind occasionally sweeping around them. Whether or not the flower appreciators know each other, they will greet each other, even exchange their food. It is a real “family day” or “friendship day” rather than flower admiration. No wonder that Japanese always enjoy it, and some companies even make admiring cherry as a “appointed project”.

The spring in Japan, Kyushu cherry blossom begins early in March to mid-May in Hokkaido far, all the way from south to north. Whenever it arrives, the cherry blossom will be full-blown. A prosperous cherry blossom party is extending from south to north. It takes up only ten days for the process of blooming and fading. Once it rained, the glorious sakura will probably drop the next day. Though florescence is brief, Japanese celebrate it by setting up feasts as a happy sakura canival.

When the flower fades, all the petals are falling with the wind, which arouses jubilation of the people down, and people call this shatter “Rain of flower”. They don’t feel blue about that, and even take the showering in petal as a kind of happiness.

What Japanese admire for is cherry’s life attitude of living vigorously and going degagely, which is the same view of Japanese philosophy to stive for realizing intrinsice value.

Tags: cherry, culture, Japan, oriental cherry blossom, sakura

November 3rd, 2009 by dee

History of the world Florence is located in the northern Italian city, just two hours riding from Rome.

Florence is a gentle city, which is full of harmony and grace.Most of its streets are narrow paved roads, clean and tidy. On both sides, there are 3 or 5 layers-tall houses, which are wrapped up in the light yellow outer walls, as well as the light red inclined tops. The style is unified and the houses tightly get together.Streets in the Intra city are full of store selling gold, silverware and jewelry. Show window exhibit high level leather, fashion, tie of silk, and presswork of historic building wooden with the wooden frame.Travelers saunter leisurely, bathing in the resplendent sunlight of Apennines, making the city emits a natural graceful temperament.Countless chapels and churches, museums, art gallery glitters under the sunset backdrop, adding a particular taste of this mysterious city.If we say that the atmosphere of classical Rome, Florence is refined to the extreme.

As the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, Florence was built in 14th century, intact so far, there are too many classical architecture and works of art worthy of paying homage.Lush Palms are set on both sides rustling with wind. With the golden-yellow leaves pave the avenue like twinkling colored silk, with the clove’s odor pervading within the air, Florence is a feast for the eye.Florence boasts more than forty museums and galleries, over sixty palace and countless churches and squares, in which there are quantity collections of cultural relics and delicate arts.The whole city is said to leave that great era of unique specimens to modern people, attracting people all around come here to pay homage to saints and study visits.

One of the city’s symbol is Ponte Vecchio, a gallery bridge with one row and two layers. Middle of the bridge is an arch observation deck; circuits of iron bars round a statue and many concerntric lock are hanging on the steel bars.The overall bridge compose of an arcade shop street, like a classical landscape, unique.Dante encounter his lover there, dreamy reencounter congeals Dante love forever. Ponte Vecchio, the place they met has been famous for the heat stringing love story.Today, many visitors are reluctant to leave here. They sincerely hope that one day they could meet their beloved one, just like Dante’s.

Tags: Florence, Italy

October 27th, 2009 by dee

Recently, a German website has selected “the eight European museum most worth visiting” through online poll.

Madam Tussald’s waxwork museum in London of Britain ranks first and was founded in London Baker Street by the waxwork sculptor Madam Tussald in 1835.The collection of the waxworks contains historic celebrities, royalty members, sports and entainment stars and the famous amoks and so on.

The Paris Louvre in France is the museum with the largest number of visitors. It was opened to the public and become public museums in 1792.Among the many art treasures on display, the most famous ones should be “Venus” statue, “Mona Lisa” painting and the “Goddess of Victory” a stone sculpture.

British Museum of London is established in 1753. At present it has a collection of more than 13 million.Known as the British Museum, it is the world’s largest museum of history and culture.

The London Dungeon is one of the world’s most eerie attractions. It offers a true representation of the dark and miserable side of the medieval history of London.The dark dungeon, the drip from the roof, the white skeleton, the small bells and so on, the atmosphere construted by the backgroud sound makes the scene of the dungeon seem more ghostly and horrific.

Prado Museum in Spain’s largest art museum, and is also one of Europe’s oldest museums.Prado Museum is in Madrid, has a collection European most famous works of art from the 14th century to 19th century

Since German port city-Hamburg launched the miniature train park in 2001, this modeling realistic miniature landscape attracted a large number of visitors and it became one the most popular scene spots in German.

The Anne Frank House, located in downtown Amsterdam, Netherland, is the hiding place of Anne during world war two, where she wrote the famous works “Diary of Anne Frank”.This world famous book’s original is exhibited permanently here. Visitors here come in endless stream during the tourist season.

The Uffizi is the biggest art gallery in Italy.You can enjoy not only the most well-known Italian paintings in the Renaissance but also the famous painting masterpieces from other countries like Spain, Germany and Holland.

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October 23rd, 2009 by dee

St. Moritz ski resort locates in the Alps. 1830 years ago, St. Moritz was still a small unknown town.Because of the discovering of a tourist, this small town gradually became a romantic [champagne town”.

Glacial trains going to St. Moritz is the slowest train in the world. It seems that ski resort left suspense to the tourists from the very beginning.But the wonderful trip has already began. The only thing you should do, is waiting silently.When the train stops steady, the first scene people see is dark blue St. Moritz lake.For the tourists after a long journey, St. Moritz won`t give you more constriction, calmly, leisureliness, quietly, kindly, purity, you are just like walking into a dream.There are various of houses on the hillside, purity, spike, rosy, lilac, creamy, not a hill but a castle in fairy tales!There are all cobbled road in the mountain city, because the town locates near the mountain, all the roads are slope ramps, some are higher, some are lower.And you, incarnate as a princess in the fairy tales at this time, Freedom to Roam in these castles which belong to you.

You could choose to stay at Badrutt palace, which is the first hotel named as [palace” in the world.This luxurious hotel was built in1856 by Mr. J.Badrutt who is the grandfather of the boss at present, and it has already 150 years history.Hibernal St. Moritz is a zealous ski resort holy land for European noblemen and gentries.Maybe you could meet nobilities from some countries there.

Skiing place and installations here are not only an empty reputation, held the second session of the Winter Olympic Games is a very good witness.

Tags: ski, St Moritz