Still on Asia, this time we are in Tokyo, Japan. The place where everything happens, it's like New York for the USA.
Life in Tokyo runs like a well-tuned music video, with an energy that borders on madness and obsession to new trends quickly renders obsolete ideas ... But despite the popularity of Tokyoites tuned for modernity, metropolis retains traditional facet, not always visible on the first glance.
Beyond the frenetic consumerism of shopping and the latest achievements architectural facades glittering Tokyo glimpse fragments of old Japanese culture.
All Around The World
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Bangkok
After our tour in Phuket Island, now we're heading to Bangkok, characteristics that have made the good (or bad) reputation of Bangkok, it is primarily the telescoping of opposites that attracted. The modern opulence revolves around a traditional quiet heart. You can go from a four star hotel with the feel of a typical Siamese village where taxi drivers are drinking energy drinks while eating grilled chicken barbecues street or be privileged to witness the activity of famous temples and shrines in the city or simple acts of kindness in the busy city. As for the Skytrain, it will lead you to shopping centers where the dapper young jet reviewed luxury brands as carefully as the housewives inspect the goods in the markets.
Feel free to flirt between all these worlds. Whether it's dinner, possibly more, in a chic club, to refuel the market, getting a massage or pamper and unlike a sweat during an impromptu march, Bangkok a dream come true for savvy urbanites.
Geneva
If the banks of Lake Geneva shared with France (for which the lake is called Geneva Lake Geneva), she also shares with the world. Third largest city in Switzerland by its inhabitants, she speaks French, has more of a stranger in three of its residents and is home to 250 international organizations, including the European headquarters of the United Nations, the headquarters of the International Red Cross and the the World Health Organization.
On the peaceful banks of the lake Geneva is first effective city. It serves excellent food and the most varied in Europe, which goes wonderfully with its cultural quality entertainment.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Where to go in Las Vegas?
We did talk earlier about Las Vegas, but we wrote just some general information. This time we are back with the things you can do to enjoy your stay there.
Shows strip: attractions open to all
The profusion of signs flashing everywhere no doubt: you finally arrived in Las Vegas Boulevard. It is on the famous Strip that align most gigantic casino hotels and complex behemoths, all vying in ingenuity to attract you, you and your wallet. Good news for budget travelers: some of the best entertainment on the Strip are free.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Brussel, Belgium pearl
The "Fantastic Four" are Belgian and Brussels, the bustling capital of Europe, Bruges, the Lake City North, Antwerp "trendy" and Ghent "university" are close to each other: it would be wrong n 'in only one visit.
There are not that diplomats in transit and tour buses traveling across Europe at a run to flit from one to the other of these cities. With fast and frequent public transport, many Belgians living in Ghent while working in Bruges, Antwerp or live and commute daily to Brussels.
Each city has its own style and strengths, its neighborhoods and streets unrecognized. They are also distinguished by their size. Brussels, with twice as many people as Antwerp, also sees its population double during office hours to reach two million people.
These four cities have also, of course, many common points: furrowed by water buses, and parks, markets fashion avant-garde, Gothic churches and museums filled with works by artists of international renown channels Rubens Hergé. In all four cities, heritage gems coexist with the more contemporary innovations. Among these attractions, do not forget the beer and chocolate, which rank among the most famous in the world.
A tour in London
The nickname "world city" given to London is based on reality, so that everyone should visit at least once. The city continues to absorb influences and cultures of its immigrants, real drivers of the city, but it is nonetheless the epitome of British soul with its famous black cabs, its red double-decker buses or the iconic buildings such as Westminster, Tower Bridge and more recently, the London Eye, the silhouettes are reflected in the murky waters of the Thames.
Do not miss these sites, of course, but it would also be a shame to leave London without tasting a pint of beer and a plate of fish and chips near the river, spent a day in Hyde Park and an evening in Soho or Shoreditch. Take a deep breath and get ready to succumb to the charms of the British capital.
Paris
We continue where we stopped in the last topic:
Tree-lined promenade
Going up the stairs in one of the avenue Daumesnil, one reaches this old viaduct converted into a beautiful park suspended (9 m above the ground), commonly known as "green corridor". The walk, away from the tourist crowds but in the company of joggers, families and single strollers, is incredibly quiet, miles away from the hustle and traffic yet just below.
We walk among the trees and flower beds (cherry, maple, rose, lavender ...) while watching the surrounding buildings, apartment balconies and rooftops. The walk through the beautiful garden Reuilly where, as soon as the sun shows its face, it is good to stop on a lazy lawns. From the driveway Vivaldi, just after Reuilly garden, the walk is available on bikes. We can roll up to the Bois de Vincennes and continue to flee the urban din ...
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