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A Day Out at the Lido Di Ostia Beach

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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The capital city of Italy is Rome.  Historically, Rome holds a unique place.  Today, Rome is all about restaurants, museums, churches, ancient ruins, coliseums and monasteries.  I happened to be on a short trip to Rome and was desperate to have a breath of fresh air at any of the seashores present in the city.  So, I asked an office colleague, which is the best beaches I should visit to relax. However, I was surprised with his answer, when he told me that Rome possesses only one beach in close vicinity the world famous Lido di Ostia Beach. The good thing here was I didn’t have to break my head as there was no question of choosing between two or more options.  So without wasting any time, I boarded the Roma-Ostia-Lido trenino, which means in simple English little train.  This railway  [...]

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Goreme open Air Museum: History never dies

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Turkey has a very special part which is listed under a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Do you know what is it? The site is none other than the Goreme Open-Air Museum which is located in Cappadocia. A must-see site that has power to attract you entirely and also can fascinate you to the fullest. It is a Christian religious complex that has nunneries, churches, houses, dining rooms, kitchens and few other mind-boggling parts to explore. What the best part in this is that the complex is carved between the 10th and 13th centuries and has long since been deserted. If we date back to the history you will realize the formation of this fantastic site which was established at the end of the second century. This setting is in fact, among the strangest landscapes in the world. Locals believe that its chimneys  [...]

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Venice – The City Of Islands

Friday, December 11, 2009

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The city of Venice is situated at the north side of the capital of Veneto. It was basically an independent nation. It had many names like “City of Water”, “The City of Light”, “City of Bridges”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “La Dominante”, “Serenissima” it was said that City of Venice is the most beautiful and most romantic cities built by man. The city of Venice has 118 small islands located along with Adriatic Sea in the north east side of Italy. It was the most important and commercial and art city from 13th century up to the end of 17th century. There are no records related to the origin of Venice how ever it was said that the origin natives of this place were the people from the Roman cities like Altino, Aquileia, and Padua, and the German people from Concordia  [...]

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