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Located in the XIXe arrondissement of Paris (France), the Parc de La Villette (in French Parc de la Villette) is the biggest park of the French capital (55 hectares) and the second largest green space in the capital (after the Père-Lachaise).

The realization of architectural park ran in charge of Bernard Tschumi, in 1982. Occupies the place of old slaughterhouse and cattle market in the city.

The park is punctuated by a frame of red buildings called ‘Folies’, which put a note of color to the park and offer numerous services, such as child care, cafeteria, workshops… The canal de l’Ourcq divides the park in two, and to connect both sides of the park, there are two pedestrian walkways.

Many prestigious buildings are at the Parc de la Villette, such as the theater Zénith, the l or the Cité de la Musique.

The numerous attractions of which provides make him a place of walking very pleasant. It has a cultural programming very varied throughout the year: exhibitions, theater, concerts, circus, cinema outdoors, etc.

Paris, the capital of France, is one of the tourist destinations more required by the tourists from all parts of the world, being considered lately as a favorite of the passengers. Either by his beautiful streets, places widely cultural, or just to hear the imposing Eiffel Tower, Paris will always be required by the rest of the world, which is why good to know a little more about the airports keys of the city to keep a good management of a future travel.

Among the Paris airports more important to find International Airport Charles de Gaulle also called Roissy Airport. Worth mentioning that it is the second airport with more traffic in Europe since receives 54 million tourists annually. It is certainly the airport more important in the country.

Another airport remarkable Paris is the Orly Airport, located in Ile de France, a few kilometers south of the capital.

Finally, we shall refer to the Airport of Paris-Le Bourget, a small airport Parisian where we found the Museum of Air and Space. To reach it must turn to the northeast of the city. It is important to mention that it is widely used by the millionaires that have private planes.

One of the most famous museums and large of the world is without doubt the Louvre or Musée du Louvre, regarded as the national museum of the country gaul.

Here we will find as the most important works of great artists, but 3 of the great symbols of the museum are the mysterious and semi smiling Mona Lisa or Gioconda of Leonardo Da Vinci, regarded as the most famous of the world; the Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Milos, great greek sculpture and of the Pyramid Louvre that gives us the welcome to income. In addition worth highlighting the exposure of Egyptian art.

Few corners are on this planet in which, as happens in Bhutan, still can also be parked in dry life to the race that imposes the western world. Known for its inhabitants as the land of the dragon of thunder and by many of his fans as the last Shangri-Lá, this kingdom of the Himalayas the size of Aragon, encased giants Chinese and Indian, has remained closed to cal and singing to the rest of the world until three decades ago. In some way still is; more by desire of their rulers that by the shield natural that gives you a mountainous terrain dotted with sietemiles.

Only the national airline connects the airport of unemployment, the only of the country, with a handful of Asian cities; the traveler who want left mesmerizing by its landscapes and its spiritual way of life attached to the tradition and the Buddhist philosophy would have required to disburse beforehand a rate of between 165 and 240 dollars a day with, that yes, the basic accommodations, meals and transport including, apart from a guide to help them to decrypt the keys to this country in full transition from middle ages to the internet society and the conquest of space. The requirement is one of the many imposed by the government to scare away the mass tourism and preserve the identity of its inhabitants, which by law are obliged to wear the costume national.

Bhutan, which until the mid-1960S did not have electricity, roads, cars, has also been the last country on the planet in allowing the television, and only four years ago King Jigme Singye Wang chuck abdicaba in his eldest son to lay the foundations of a transition to modernity, becoming the democracy more young of the world to hold, at the end of last year, its first elections. Read the rest of this entry »

Some Russian architects have designed what they call Aerate, a hotel in the air to build in the water. In other words, the foundations of the hotel was built under water, but the construction in itself, is not on it, but a few meters above. The photo speaks better than my words. The aerate, according to its creators, can be built in any body of water.

It is likely that this aerotel is not among the cheap hotels, but well worth it, if you have money, leave a couple of nights to an aerotel, when build one.

According to its web page, the cost of this type of buildings is smaller than to make an artificial island, and also preserves the ecosystem in the water, because they do not cut significantly its space.

Account with two levels of recreation. In the water (freshwater and sea) and in the air. You can access the hotel by air and sea. Has a diameter of 200 meters, a height of 65, and would have 250 rooms, approximately 500 people. Read the rest of this entry »