amazing place for visitnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:22:33 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com19125http://place4visit.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/08/japan-summer-festival-in-aomori-city.htmlAsiacityfestivalinternationaljapanport towntownnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Wed, 3 Aug 2011 04:38:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-7728079212314524771Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefectural capital city on Honshu, Japan's main island. This port town used to be the main departure point to Hokkaido via ferry; and, although it remains the main port for car ferries, the opening of the Seikan Undersea Railway Tunnel and the advent of cheap flights have reduced ridership and many travelers now bypass the city altogether. 5http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/08/france-strasbourg-popular-tourist.htmlcathedralcityEuropefranceinternationaltownnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 2 Aug 2011 05:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-5378687653706128747Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace region of France and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions. It is also famous for its beautiful historical centre This city is one of the nine largest cities in France with nearly half a million inhabitants in a metropolitan area spanning across the river into the German city of Kehl, on the eastern bank of the Rhine.5http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/08/scotland-port-town-oban.htmlbeachcastleEuropeinternationalport townscotlandnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 2 Aug 2011 04:31:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-618993947043627217Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute. It is known as the Seafood & Sea Kayaking Capital of Scotland and probably the whole of Europe It is also shopping and drinking capital of the west coast of Scotland, and home to the excellent whisky of that name. Ferries run from here to Mull, Colonsay, Kerrera, Lismore, Islay, Coll, Tiree and the Outer Hebrides. Hence the tag Gateway to the Isles. When the5http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/iceland-what-are-you-waiting-for.htmlEuropeIcelandinternationallakemountaintownnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:59:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-7872138017379011298 Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake. The name "Mývatn" is derived from the vast numbers of midges that gather at the lake and are sure to leave an 2http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/minangkabau-worlds-largest-matrilineal.htmlAsiacultureethnicindonesiaminangkabaunoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-5110071748594960400 minangkabau The Minangkabau ethnic group (also known as Minang) is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra, in Indonesia. The Minangkabau are strongly Islamic, but also follow their ethnic traditions, or adat. The Minangkabau adat was derived from animist beliefs before the arrival of Islam, and remnants of animist beliefs still exist even among some practicing Muslims. The present 1http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/peru-ruins-of-machu-picchu.htmlAmericaninternationalperuruinnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-4898591579246867880Machu Picchu  is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. By 1976, thirty percent of Machu Picchu had been restored. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical 4http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/canada-lake-louise.htmlAmericancanadainternationallakenoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:58:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-9014444559190782386Lake Louise is a lake in Alberta, Canada. The glacial lake is located in Banff National Park, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the hamlet of Lake Louise and the Trans-Canada Highway. Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. The emerald 1http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/japan-japanese-countryside-nikko.htmlAsiacountrysideinternationaljapanlakenoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:06:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-4011370918842445700Nikkō is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include the mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikkō Tōshō-gū) and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/samurai-way-of-warrior.htmlculturejapansamurainoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:02:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-1054183196174078301Samurai  is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau. According to Wilson, an early reference to the word "samurai" appears in the Kokin 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/greece-meteora.htmlEuropeGreeceinternationaltemplenoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:49:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-1306635115672136926The Metéora  is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. Studies suggest that the pinnacles were formed 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/italy-tuscany-countryside-with.htmlcountrysidecultureEuropeinternationalItalynoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:07:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-461818582354806841Tuscany  is a region in Central Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) and a population of about 3.7 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence. Tuscany is known for its beautiful landscapes, its rich artistic legacy and vast influence on high culture.  Tuscany is widely regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and has been 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-zealand-aoraki-mount-cook.htmlAustraliahighlandinternationalmountainnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:52:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-5892207816409056214Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching a height of 3,754 metres (12,316 ft) It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island.  A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits lying slightly south and east of the main divide, the Low Peak2http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/southern-africa-drakensberg-dragon.htmlAfricanhighlandinternationalmountainsouthern africanoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:47:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-9049228064398855827The Drakensberg (Afrikaans: Drakensberge, Dutch: Drakensbergen, "the Dragon Mountains") is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, rising to 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) in height. In Zulu, it is referred to as uKhahlamba ("barrier of spears"), and in Sesotho as Maluti (also spelled Maloti). Its geological history lends it a distinctive character amongst the mountain ranges of the world. 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/indonesia-night-in-yogyakarta-city.htmlAsiacitycultureindonesiainternationaltownyogyakartanoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:33:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-5859979660704657744Yogyakarta city name may no longer sound familiar to fans tour the streets, in Indonesia the city became the second tourist destination after Bali for foreign and domestic tourists. Various epithets aimed at this particular area, ranging from the cultural city, university town, city to city gudeg batik. Not to mention writing a variety of Jogjakarta, among others, Ngayogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/dayak-native-people-of-borneo.htmlAsiacultureethnicindonesianoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:07:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-8650793708515815460Traditionally, Dayak agriculture was based on swidden rice cultivation. Agricultural Land in this sense was used and defined primarily in terms of hill rice farming, ladang (garden), and hutan (forest). Dayaks organised their labour in terms of traditionally based land holding groups which determined who owned rights to land and how it was to be used. The main dependence on subsistence and 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/indonesia-raja-ampat.htmlAsiabeachindonesiaislandnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:19:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-7210834263984011950 Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau. Raja Ampat is new regency which separated from Sorong regency 0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/nepal-muktinath-temple.htmlAsiahighlandinternationalnepaltemplenoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:34:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-6334957994296056070Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a holy place for both Buddhists and Hindus at 3750 meters (12,300 feet) at the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayas of Nepal. To know more about the background of Muktinath, you can have a look at the picture gallery or browse through the "Muktinath" menu item above. The information on this page is based on the feedback of visitors to this web site; our own experience and0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/london-st-pauls-cathedral.htmlcathedralenglandEuropeinternationallondonnoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-2703572298841814196Come and experience the glory of St. Paul’s Cathedral and see how it’s iconic dome dominates the London skyline. Built between 1675 and 1710, the catherdral has gone through a £40 million programme of cleaning and repair work for its 300th anniversary and the work has transformed the exterior and interior of the building. There is so much to discover throughout this vast cathedral including0http://place4visit.blogspot.com/2011/07/london-thames-river.htmlenglandEuropeinternationallondonrivernoreply@blogger.com (Nyut n Nyit)Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:33:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738851892452499014.post-7996360589071030839A Thames river cruise is without doubt one of the best ways to see London, weaving through the heart of the city and past so many of its most famous attractions. See and experience the sights and splendour of this great city from the relaxed comfort of a City Cruises modern, all-weather boats with open upper decks and spacious lower saloons with panoramic windows Highlights of a Thames 0