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Archive for Январь, 2009

Ireland Янв 30

One of the most fascinating employment in Ireland are the pedestrian walks, the blessing in the country is very many tracks created specially for campaigns: such as Wicklow Twist, Beara Vey, Kerry Twist also Ulster Twist. Making such walks, it is possible to get acquainted well with the country, to open for itself surprising and its finest corners.
Bicycle walks - one more way to escape from crowds of people and stresses, notwithstanding, a landscape in some places of Ireland rather rough. Here there are many good opportunities for employment by mountaineering, in particular on mountain Gabriel, height a kotra of 407 meters which are being on peninsula Misen Hid, on mountain Hangri Hill having height of 686 m, being on peninsula Beara; on mountain Kro Patrick it is possible to make an ascention on height of 763 meters.
Ireland also is known for the opportunities for employment by fishery: in the country many the fine rivers and lakes. To throw fishing tackles, it is necessary to buy the sanction, there are which 5 euros (per diem catch); and for fishing a sea trout and a salmon the state national license is necessary.
The sea coast of Ireland has extent of 5630 km and gives many good opportunities for employment by any aquatics. For surfing such places, as Iaski in county Sligoe, peninsula Mizen Hed with bay Batli and peninsula Kaslgregori ideally approach. In Ireland there are the best opportunities for diving in the Europe. For this purpose is better the western coast approaches: bays Bantry and Doonmanus in a county Cork, peninsula Invera (Kerry), Hook Hed counties Wexford.
Ireland - the sea country, therefore navigation totals long history; in the country is available more than 120 yachts-clubs and clubs of navigation. To be engaged in yachting is better at northern and southern coast of Dublin; between peninsula Dingl and harbour Cork, on large lakes Loh-Gill, Lough Derg, Lough Erne.

Bulgaria Янв 16

In capital of Bulgaria, in Sofia, in one of the most ancient cities of the Europe, there is a huge quantity of magnificent monuments as historical and church architecture. The biggest orthodox temple on the Balkans and the largest cathedral in Bulgaria - Alexander Nevskogo’s cathedral. It is constructed in honour of two hundred thousand Russian the soldier which has fallen in Russian-Turkish war in fights for clearing of Bulgaria from Turks. At walls of this cathedral begin the majority of excursions on city.
If to pass from a cathedral through square, to a look the church Over Sofia (VI century) which has denominated capital of Bulgaria will open. In days of Turkish sovereignty the temple served as a mosque and to it minarets have been attached. It proceeded long enough while in XX a century minarets have not been destroyed by two earthquakes and after that the mosque was closed. At walls of church - the Tomb of the Unknown soldier.
One of the main sights, the oldest temple of Sofia - p George’s erected from a red brick on a place of the Roman rotunda the temple is.
On the area of National Assembly, with equestrian statue Russian of emperor Alexander II located on it, there is the building of National assembly dated on 1884. on which it is possible to pass on parkway Tsar Osvoboditel on square Batenberg which is considered the Center of Sofia. On a way it is possible to meet holy Nikolay’s Russian church (1913) and a museum of natural sciences. In Sofia there are still more many different sights, such as a building of the former mausoleum of George Dimitrova, a building of a former Royal palace (1887) in which the National both ethnographic museum and gallery of arts have settled down; the Folk theatre it. Ivan Vazova (1907), holy Peter Samofrakijskogo’s church (XIV century), the National archeological museum. Also Bulgaria is known for the warm sea, beaches, the hot sun.

Germany Янв 15

Germany located just in the center of the Europe, has played a key role histories of all continent. From times of Sacred Roman empire up to a construction and сноса the Berlin wall Germany as any other European state, has rendered the big influence on the Europe.
From coasts of Northern and Baltic seas up to the high Alpes and southern Bavarian plains, up to smooth hills of the central Germany, in landscapes of the country there is a set of the sated green river valleys, locks with turrets, medieval villages and thoughtful woods. On this ground it is easily possible to believe in a fairy tale, without effort it is possible to present adventures of heroes of fairy tales of brothers the Grimm and to feel, that magic can occur and today.
Germany became the uniform state rather recently. During several centuries the country consisted of the isolated monarchy, princedoms and counties, therefore in Germany there are some cities playing a key role, at each of which the unique character caused by its geographical position and its history. In each city there is a world inherent only in thus city with the architectural features, the art values, style of a life inherent only in it.

Necessarily it is necessary to visit cosy cities of southwest Germany - Тюбинген, Heidelberg, and Freiburg. In the West of the country the French influence is felt. The cities of Dusseldorf , Cologne, Bonn and Trier - the oldest city of Germany, former capital of Roman empire are interesting.

Zambia Янв 14

The card and the main sight of the country is Victoria falls known for all. Located on the river Zambezi at the city of Livingstone, it really the enormous creation of the nature reaches at width almost two kilometers and in height of 120 m. At the description of this falls sometimes Zambian the party of a falls undeservedly is forgotten. On the other hand, access to survey platforms of a falls in connection with smaller, than on more popular Zimbabwean to the party, quantity of tourists is facilitated.

Place “Knife-edge Point” , is one of most successfully located places for supervision of a falls of Victoria close up. To get on this point it is possible only having passed on the thin bridge which, nevertheless, at all does not represent danger. The pedestrian passes directly through clouds fine drops of water to the island-rock towering in the middle of the river. At a favorable wind and low water from this bridge the fine kind on a falls and a gaping precipice below the Bridge of Zambezi opens, that entirely compensate difficulties of rise.
Among other interesting ways of access to Victoria, offered tourists, flight by the helicopter, a Para plane or the easy plane, an alloy on a canoe and rafts on white, from raging foam, water necessarily contains. Here, on “ the Bridge of Victoria falls ”, there is the enormous (the biggest in the world) an attraction: “ a Bang jump.
Nearby near a falls there is an archeological site and there is a small museum, exhibits for which appear directly on yours on eyes from the excavation occurring here.

Dominica Янв 13

According to Dominican laws in this republic the first 60 meters of a beach from the sea are not private, and the output on any beach about hotel is opened for everything, and not just for their lodgers.
The majority of beaches differ cleanliness, them regularly clean, but nevertheless, in some areas near capital because of considerable quantity of dust to bathe it is not necessary.
Almost on all beaches you can confidently and fearlessly have a rest: sharks or any other dangerous sea inhabitants are absent, because beaches are separated from ocean by a line of coral reeves. To bathe in the high sea urgently it is not recommended is it can be very unsafe. It is connected by that a number of coasts is bordered by underwater rocks, character of coastal currents rough enough, and inhabitants of sea depths can be dangerous to badly prepared swimmers.
The temperature of water on beaches Dominica is practically constant all year: approximately 28-30 degrees.
Practically all beaches of the Boca-CHika have fine light white sand. Lagoons are protected by coral reeves, waves practically are not present. Depth approximately meter-one and a half. Seaweed sometimes come across, fishes at coast almost that are not present. This place is ideal for rest with small children.

The coast Huan-Dolio and Guayakanesa is strong was overgrown corals, the set of seaweed comes across. All this together does an input in the sea rather inconvenient. However waves practically are not present also coast fine.
Lagoon Dominicus is located in  Bayyaibe. Fine light sand and the coconut palm trees growing on an edge of a beach, create a landscape similar to a landscape from a picture.

Vietnam Янв 12

Hanoi is ancient city as it is known as the cultural, political and economic center of Vietnam. Rapid development of Hanoi has begun in XI century, Whether when under the decree of then emperor Lee Kong Uan the capital has been transferred to a fortress Thahg-Long - ” the Fortress of a Going down Dragon ”.
Now this city one of the most most interesting cities in Southeast Asia: wide prospectuses and skyscrapers in the European style; and the uncountable set of parks, fountains, lakes alternate with hundreds pagodas, colonial private residences.
Huge interest for tourists represents old colonial French area “Vil-Frances”, the Presidential palace, the Temple of the literature - Van-Meu - represent the first university which has appeared in Southeast Asia (created in 1070) with a huge collection of a sculpture. Also huge interest places, cult for everyone vietnamese, - represent Mausoleum Ho Shi Mine, Museum Ho Shi Mine, House of Ho Shi Mine on Piles, bunker Ho Shi Mine - the whole network of the tunnels constructed within the Vietnamese war where during strikes of the American aircraft were covered the first president of the country and members of the government.
Museums of Hanoi are Extremely original and innumerable: for example an ethnographic museum with a fascinating museum of national architecture open-air in which than 15 thousand exhibits is totaled more, Bao-Tang-May-Tuat - the Museum of fine arts making indelible impression the, Museum of army Bao-Tang-Kvan-Doj, the Museum of revolution Bao-Tang-Cach-Man, Historical museum Bao-Tang-Lich-Su, the Museum graphic arts of Vietnam, a unique Museum of women, and also Museum Ho Shi Mine and the Museum of independence.

India, Goa Янв 12

Sasha, the student from St.-Petersburg, has ended the fifth rate and has decided to vanish in India. By plane it before never flied, therefore adventures have begun directly in air. Fellow travellers have suggested to drink some vodka, it has drunk and has dropped out of a reality. Has come to the senses already in Delhi. The stewardess has told, that it sat quietly and «anything such» did not do, behind it now there will arrive police. Sasha nevertheless has managed to run away, take away the luggage and to leave the airport. It almost did not know English language, the monthly stock of money has spent for a week and not too well represented what to do further. It has gathered was to go « on island Goa », but any kind tour operator has sold to it the ticket up to small town in the Himalayas where Indians gather in the summer to have a rest from heat. There Sasha has found Russian party, the present hashish and two brides - one of Lahore, other of Mumbay. Both girls willingly allowed to caress themselves, but business and is not has reached sex. But it managed to kiss a cobra who sat in a basket at fakirs, - here, will be to tell about what in Peter!
Goa is not island (as some Russian consider), and small staff at coast of Arabian sea, the size approximately about the Moscow area. Its infinite beaches have long since chosen hippie, behind them fans of electronic music were tightened, and for last thirty years of Goa has got glory of psychodelic paradise where sad laws of an objective reality do not operate and daily there are miracles. But now, similar, to miracles the end comes: authorities of staff have intended to transform Goa into a respectable resort for money-bags. Now in Goa disperse parties and struggle with drugs. And  prices for all already grown up to a Crimean level