The Mardan Palace Pictures
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The Mardan Palace, a $1.4 billion luxury resort, was unveiled just the other night at an opening party in Antalya, Turkey. The turnout of the party included over 600 international dignitaries, as well as celebrities.
Among other sometimes faded American cities, Chicago stands out from the crowd with an interesting mixture of vintage, arts and influencing minorities. Chicago’s friendly people, amazing architecture and tasty food attracts thousands of visitors every year. If you’re still wondering whether you should visit, we sorted out 5 of these attractions and put them in perspective for you.
1. Field Museum
Chicago’s Field Museum is considered one of the jewels of the city and known as one of the finest natural history museums in the world. Its fame worldwide came when the museum was featured in Spielberg’s movies, as home base for archaeologists in the Indiana Jones movies. The museum still hosts the collection for which it was first opened – World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Since then, the museum has grown to such an extent that it became home to more than 20 million specimens and a 25,000 volume natural history library. Regardless of the time of year you’ll be visiting, the museum has both permanent and temporary exhibitions – from animals to underground adventures, from gems to fossils and from Ancient Egypt to the Japanese art. Read the rest of this entry »
Commonly regarded as being amongst the most remarkable treks in the world, The Inca Trail begins at a site known as km82, a point lying 82 kilometers along the railway line from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. Typically a four day venture, the trail covers just 26 miles(45km), managing to cram in outstanding mountain scenery, sub-tropical jungles, and impressive Inca ruins and tunnels, before culminating at the glorious Machu Picchu, dubbed the ‘Lost City of the Incas’.
A typical itinerary comprises of an approximately 12km trek on day one, crossing the Vilcanota river and passing Huillca Raccay–an Inca hill fort–before a gentle descent to and along the banks of the Cusichaca river, leading you to the village of Wayllabamba, where most tour groups spend their first night.
Day two is the most arduous portion of the trek, ascending more than 1000 meters to an altitude of 4200m. This takes you above the treeline near a site known as Llulluchapampa and on to the highest point of the trail, dubbed Abra de Huarmihuanusca (Dead Woman’s Pass). A steep descent brings you to the valley basin campsite at Pacamayo. Total distance, 11km.
The third day (total 16km) again starts with an ascent, this time to the ruins at Runkuraqay, which provide stunning views over the valley below. Further along the path and you’ll experience the true footsteps of the Incas as most of the paving and steps are original. The descent highlights some of the more spectacular scenery of the trail, before you arrive via a stone stairway at Sayacmarca, the ‘Inaccessible Town’ (so called because it has three surrounding sheer cliff faces). Read the rest of this entry »
New York, New York is one of the most visited cities in the world. After your first visit to this amazing city, you are sure to understand the draw that it has on residents and visitors alike. While you are in town, there are some sites that just can’t be missed.
Beauty in Rio is something that really matters, this is known around the world. But why is it like that?
