Olinda Brazil

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 Olinda-Brazil

Olinda is a historic and oldest city in the Brazil States of Brazil of Pernambuco, located less than 10 miles from Recife on the country’s northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast.Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, the town’s history is linked to the sugar-cane industry. Olinda was the capital of the province of Pernambuco.Olinda protected as a national monument and a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1982.

Olinda has number of major touristic attractions, such as a historic downtown area (World Heritage Site), churches, and the Carnival of Olinda, a popular street party. Admission is free in Olinda Carnival. There are approximately Hundreds of musical group perform in carnival.

The Portuguese built their town on the hill, for practical purposes (sewers) and to make it easier to defend. The town’s history is belonging to the sugar-cane industry. Olinda was the first capital of the province of Pernambuco. Rebuilt after being destroyed by the Dutch. Olinda is the oldest and developed city in Brazil.

Attraction:

Olinda, Downtown: Olinda downtown is the oldest Colonial city in the world.

Olinda’s Museums: One of the best museums in Olinda is the Mamulengo Museum, which showcases hundreds of traditional puppets (mamulengos). At the Sacred Art Museum (Museu de Arte Sacra de Pernambuco), you can see a collection that comprises four centuries.

Carnival in Olinda: Recife and Olinda have long been Carnival hot spots for Brazilians from all over the country. One of the wildest and largest celebrations in Brazil, Carnival in Olinda is known for its giant puppets and crowded streets. The official opening of the party will happen in the evening of Carnival Friday.

Church of Alto da Se. Central square. Also known as Church of São Salvador do Mundo, this was the first church built in Brazil, built in 1540.

Galapagos Islands Ecuador

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Galápagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1,000km (604 miles) off the west coast of South America. The Galápagos world’s most wondrous group of islands consists of 13 main islands, 5 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. Galapagos originally discovered by a Spanish bishop named Fray Tomas de Berlanga in 1535, who named the island Galapagos after the impressive giant tortoises.  Charles Darwin arrived the Galapagos Islands’ in the fall of. 1885. Isolation of the islands, led to the development of unusual animal life inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The Galápagos became a national park in 1959 and tourism started in the 1960s

Weather: - During the cold season (June to November) the temperature is 22° and warm season (December to May) the average temperature rises to 25°C

Attraction: - The Galapagos Islands are ideal for adventure activities like swim with dolphins, scuba diving and wildlife expeditions. Galapagos Islands are home to the most diverse variety of land and sea species on the planet.

Birds: - Blue-footed Booby, Dark-Rumped Petrel, Darwin’s Finches. Flightless Cormorant, Galapagos Flamingo, Galapagos Hawk, Galapagos Penguin, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Masked Booby, Red-footed Booby and Waved Albatross

Marine Life: - Fur Seal, Hammerhead Shark, Marine Iguana, Sally Lightfoot Crab and Sea Lion

Land-Dwellers:- Giant Tortoise, Land Iguana and Lava Lizard

Enviornment

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Hi Folks, after much deliberations we are starting this new section where we will take a look at our very own environment in which we live and would also talk about the various factors viz. pollution, exploitation of natural resources affecting it and in turn affecting our very own existence.

Today, we had created such circumstances where our environment has got damaged unto the threshold mark and so it has become a dire necessity to stop those factors or at least to reduce those factors such that life on our planet would not get extinct. We are exploiting our natural resources in a very dangerous way. Temperatures are rising and so ice iss getting melted at the mountain peaks thus sea level are rising alarmingly. All this is leading to the end of life on this planet and still we are waiting for something to happen by itself instead of doing our bit to save our environment.

Here, in this section we will discuss the topics related to our environment and the ways with which we could do something to save our environment getting damaged. We would be happy to hear from you your suggestions regarding the topics to be discussed and any related information that you would like to share with us.

Tiananmen Square-Forbidden City

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Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City

Construction of the palace complex was began in 1407, the 5th year of the Yongle reign of the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. It was completed fourteen years later in 1420.The Tiananmen Gate was first built in 1417 in the Ming Dynasty. During the demise of the Ming Dynasty, Gate was damaged in the fighting between Li Zicheng and the early Qing emperors.

Beijing is dominated by the huge Imperial Palace, it is the world’s largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Its have 9,999 rooms and completed in 1420. It is also often called the Forbidden City, and is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Nowadays, the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum is open to tourists from home and abroad. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders, the grand and deluxe halls, with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy ‘modern civilians’.

Tiananmen Square located at the centre of Beijing city capitol of the China.

Attraction:

Tiananmen Tower
Tiananmen Tower is located at the north end of the Square. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty the Square was the front door of the Forbidden City.

Monument to People’s Heroes
The granite Monument to the People’s Heroes is just at the center of the Tiananmen Square. Built in 1952, it is the largest monument in China’s history.

Great Hall of the People
At the west of the Square is the Great Hall of the People. This building, erected in 1959, is the site of the China National People’s Congress meetings and provides an impressive site for other political and diplomatic activities.

Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao
In the south side of Square you will find Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao. This Hall is divided into three halls and our dear Chairman Mao’s body lies in a crystal coffin in one of the halls surrounded by fresh bouquets of various famous flowers and grasses.

National Museum of China
Another important place for the tourist to visit is the China National Museum at the east side of the Square. It just came into existence in 2003 and is a combination of Chinese History Museum and Chinese Revolutionary Museum.

Flag-Raising Ceremony
Five Star Red Flag-the Chinese national flag, flies high in the sky above the Square. To see the guard of honor raise the Flag is a major attraction for the tourist visiting Beijing City.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur

Most of the travelers favorite travel destinations in Asia is Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian capital city is grownup as a world class city in recent years. Kuala Lumpur is one of the cleanest cities in Asia but it also offers plenty of great tourist attractions for travelers.

Kuala Lumpur Located in the center of Selangor state which spans 244 sq. kilometers, Kuala Lumpur is the combination of ultra-modern architecture and culture. It’s the fastest growing city in Malaysia in terms of Population as well economy. You can say Malaysia is the truly Asia.

Attractions

Merdeka Square Merdeka means Independence and this is the place on 31 August 1957 Malaysia got its Independent. There is a 100 meter flagpole rising from Merdeka Square is the tallest in the world. This is also venue of National Day Parade.

Chinatown Enjoying a central location in the heart of the city in Kuala Lumpur, D’Oriental Inn, Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur, the city center of Malaysia in Peninsular Malaysia is located in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Malaysia’s very own China Town. China Town never sleeps and undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist spots in Malaysia. China Town Offers accommodation at the price you can afford and also it’s a well-known bargain hunter’s paradise.

Petronas Towers Twin Towers designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. Construction was begins in 1992 and completed in 1998. The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004. The Petronas Towers are designed to impress and encapsulate Malaysia’s emergence as South East Asia’s commercial and cultural centre

National Mosque (Masjid Negara) National Mosque was completed in 1965 and remains the largest mosque in South East Asia – the vast main prayer hall can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Its 18-point star-shaped dome represents the 13 states of Malaysia and five central Pillars of Islam. Visitors Entry is only permitted once prayers have been finished.

National Museum (Muzium Negara) it was built by the British and Selangor governments in 1898. During World War II, museum was destroyed. After Malaysia independence on 31 August 1957, the federal government decided to build the national museum again and National Museum opened for publicly in August 31.

National Park (Taman Negara) Taman Negara contains some of the oldest rainforest in the world and spans thousands of square miles of protected land. Taman Negara National Park was established in 1938/1939 as the King George V National Park. Park was renamed Taman Negara after independence.

Sunway Lagoon Theme Park If you like adventure and plan to visit with your kids then you should visit to the world famous Sunway lagoon theme park and you can’t decline it. The Sunway Lagoon is located on eighty acres and divided into three sections the Wild Wild West, World of Adventure and Waters of Africa.

Batu Caves The Batu Caves are located in Gombak just 13 kilometers north of the Malaysian capital and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. The Batu cave Temple is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan.