Archive for January, 2007

Jan21

London (Part 2)

Tower Tower is an ancient fortress and prison which gloomy walls saw a lot of blood including royal. It is necessary to pay attention to security guards of a Tower - Beefeaters - in magnificent uniforms. 
Tower Bridge Above dark waters of the river Thames you will see a well-known Tower Bridge, which is, probably, famous all over [...]

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Jan20

London (Part 1)

Today we are going to start our trip to one of the most remarkable cities of the world! You are absolutely right-we are going to London! London is a unique mixture of interesting and surprising places what you will not meet in any other city of the world. The city, with its more than 2000 years [...]

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Jan19

Some facts about Hungary (Part 2)

Budapest is separated into two parts. Its hilly part is called Buda and it stands on the western bank of the river. The flat part of the city is situated on the east bank of the river Danube. There was a time when these two parts of city were separated in two cities and they [...]

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Jan18

Some facts about Hungary (Part 1)

This small country acquires one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Budapest, specific culture and beautiful nature. It is possible to say that Hungary is an alive encyclopedia of architecture; here you will find Catholic two-thousand-year-old monuments and churches, neo-Gothic and modern Art buildings. Here, any fairytale becomes alive.
So, what is it [...]

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Jan17

In 2007 the number of the international tourists will grow on 4%, and by 2020 their quantity will increase up to 1, 5 billion in comparison with 800 million in 2006!

Due to the forecasts of the The World organization of tourism resulted by the news center of the United Nations Organization (UNO) in 2007 the number of the international tourists will grow on 4 percents.
As it was mentioned before, The General Secretary of the World organization of tourism has made the offer to include tourism [...]

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Jan16

The Alps are loosing skiers

Because of the warm winter skiing is under the threat.
The European mounting skiing resorts are threatened with the fast disappearance because of the global warming. This year the abnormally warm winter has already made the majority of resorts open much later than usually, and the permits have a little risen in price, as it was [...]

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Jan15

Great Britain has introduced a new system of hotels’ standardization

After many years of mess in the variety of categories, symbols and criteria, the system of Great Britain’s hotel classification has finally got a clear format. Since January, in all guidebooks of the country the information on hotels will be given on the basis of new standards which are based on a five-star system and [...]

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Jan14

Some facts about Tallinn (Part 2)

There are two opportunities to see Tallinn from the height of the bird’s flight: while walking in the streets of Wishgorod (the top city), it is obligatory to visit 4 viewing platforms or, to admire ancient Tallinn from the church Oleviste’s viewing platform. The church remained the highest building (159 m.) in Northern Europe till [...]

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Jan13

Some facts about Tallinn (Part 1)

How often do we feel that there is no pleasure of life and energy of the sun, a salty sea wind and silence of green pines? And what if the rhythms of the big city and everyday problems have absorbed you completely? Can it be necessary to change the situation considerably?  Wish to come to [...]

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Jan11

When you travel alone

Everyone who travels alone, and especially women, should be able to protect themselves from a different sort of crimes. Depending on a place where you go, these crimes can vary from a banal theft of money or other valuable things up to a sexual attack. Today we’ll try to make the list of the most [...]

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