Archive for julio, 2009

Delft, the smile of the water lilies

Viernes, julio 31st, 2009

Old Church in Delft (oude Jan) por Ferdi's World.

The small and beautiful city of Delft, halfway between The Hague and Rotterdam in the province of Zuid-Holland. It is one of the oldest and best preserved of the Netherlands. His name is the first channel, Delft, which was dug there in 1100. Founded in 1246 by Count Willem II. Surrounded by huge canals, very typical in the Netherlands, was the great example of inspiration of our beloved painter Vermeer, appear beautiful and attractive in most of her paintings. (más…)

Puerto Rico and the rum factory

Viernes, julio 31st, 2009

Bacardi excursion por jennifer_wilkinson.

It is not a museum and is perhaps not a typical tourist visit, but if you’re in Puerto Rico, you’re in one of the islands of Rum and precisely on the island which has the largest factory of the world. So if you want to change the architecture and landscape for a while, there’s nothing like a trip to the Bacardi rum factory. (más…)

Cabo Polonio, where the stress does not exist!

Jueves, julio 30th, 2009

Deserted beaches, magical sunsets, the melody of the sea and the peace that occurs far from civilization. All this and more are in Cabo Polonio, one of the few places on the coast of Rocha, the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, where it’s no running water, electricity or telephone. Rustic ranches, warehouses simple colonies of sea lions, an old lighthouse and curious tourists is what makes Cape Polonio the perfect place to shake off the stress caused by city. (más…)

Cyprus, the island of Gods

Jueves, julio 30th, 2009

CyprusMap

Cyprus an island in the Mediterranean, bordering Turkey, Greece … but with the less fortunate in attracting tourists, why? I do not know, but visit there and spend a few days worth doing, as well as in the Greek islands, Malta and Turkey.

The languages spoken are Greek and Turkish, but do not panic because most of its one million inhabitants speak English (from 1914 until 1960 was the British). (más…)

Forest of El Yunque, a paradise of Puerto Rico

Miércoles, julio 29th, 2009

Thick vegetation, numerous species of trees, wild orchids and a rain that never stops, but do not bother, turn this site into something wonderful from the Sierra de Luquillo.

El Yunque is a rainforest on the island of Puerto Rico, specifically about 50 kilometers from the capital, San Juan. A place where they say many things from raining frogs until they have seen aliens, so with data like these, not to any itchy curiosity visit. Think that if you, miss the days, calculated as 4 hours and a half visit. (más…)

Bratislava, the city of music in Slovakia

Miércoles, julio 29th, 2009

Bratislava Castle

In the twentieth century the city of Bratislava quickly became a metropolis with about half a million inhabitants and an important economic center. Today is one of the fastest urban growth in Europe, plus one of the youngest cities in the continent. Probably few of you know that, under the name of Pressburg, was one of the most important cities of Autre-Hungarian Empire. (más…)

Options for travel between Madrid and Barcelona

Martes, julio 28th, 2009

2007/10/10 EC-HFP por wicho.

Madrid and Barcelona, the two most important Spanish cities, are honored by the air route with more traffic across the EU, ahead of joining the Heathrow airport in London to New York JFK, as well as two of the airports with more traffic, with Barajas at 5th in Europe and 9th in El Prat.

These cities are connected by daily flights, which make continuous Madrid-Barcelona route. Iberia, Spanair, Vueling, Clickair and Air Europe offers several flights a day, and Ryanair has the possibility of approaching from Madrid to Girona airport, from where they may move to the city. The frequencies of these flights allow us extreme flexibility and have the option to make the airlift in the case of flights for business. (más…)

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