Category Archives: Travel Destination
St. Petersburg, Russia -part 1-
St. Petersburg is the second largest city of Russia (4.6 million), and also their “tourist capital.” It is an imperial city, founded in 1703 by Russian Emperor Peter the Great as the new capital of Russia in the Neva River delta, full of history of Russian tsars, court intrigues and revolutions. Following the political changes, [...]
Deoksugung Palace, Seoul
Located at the corner of the intersection of crowded streets of downtown Seoul, Deoksugung Palace is, among other things, a palace famous for its elegant path of stone wall. As the only palace that stands alongside modern buildings adds uniqueness to the landscape.
Deoksugung Palace originally belonged to Prince Wolsandaegun (1454 ~ 1488), the older brother [...]
The Great Palaces of Seoul -part 2-
Built in 1394, Gyeongbokgung Palace served as principal of the Joseon Dynasty (1392 ~ 1910) for its founder, King Taejo and often are considered to be the grandest of the five palaces. Given its full enormity, visitors should bear in mind that through all the gardens takes a little time.
However, once it reaches the throne [...]
The Great Palaces of Seoul -part 1-
It has often been said that Seoul remains a virtual outdoor museum of precious historic relics, a recreational, monumental attraction for both visitors and natives alike. However, from all cultural signpost that dot the city, nothing is more often visited or most greatly admired the “Big Five Palaces.” Built by the kings of Joseon, all [...]
Asakusa District, Japan
Located in the east of the city. There is the Sensoji temple, 1400 years old. The entrance to the temple is located just outside the subway station. Nakamise have to cross a huge market with 87 shops, where you can find everything: food, as in Shimizu-Ya-Do Bairin Jewish, kimonos and yukata in Kazusa-Ya, umbrellas and [...]
KYOTO: The Heart of Japan
For over 1200 years, since the transfer of the capital to Kyoto in 794. Until the twentieth century, a culture originated splendid, delicate and unique in the world that is considered the mother culture of Japan. That is why often referred to Kyoto “the Heart of Japan” and said it would be impossible to know [...]
Tokyo City -part 2-
The Yasukuni shrine or sanctuary, north of the Imperial Palace, built to commemorate Japanese war dead and is considered the home of more than two and a half million souls who perished in conflicts, but during Basically World War II. The soldiers fought knowing that, after death, their souls find rest and honored at Yasukuni. [...]
Tokyo City -part 1-
Tokyo, Japan’s capital, is located in the southwest of the Kanto region on Honshu Island. It is a city full of more s world, with around 12 million inhabitants.
Since the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu established his government here in the early seventeenth century, the city began to develop around Edo Castle. Although much of the city [...]
EIFFEL TOWER: The Symbol of Paris
The Eiffel Tower is the undisputed symbol of Paris, France, and even dare to say that in Europe. Is surely the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Paris. And this tower, designed and built in the Roaring Twenties, “gradually took that privileged place that until then disputed the Arc de Triomphe, [...]
The Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
The Jardin des Tuileries, Catherine de Medici whim, is the oldest garden in town and was the first public garden.
[Jardin des Tuileries]
From the twelfth century this vast space had been occupied by factories “tuiles” (a kind of tiles, from which it derives its name) and orchards. In 1564, Catherine de Medicis had built there a [...]