Wine Taste Tour

By Garrett36 Pierson36

 Burj Dubai is a skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Construction began on September 21, 2004, and it is expected to be completed and ready for occupation in September 2009. The building is part of the 2 km (0.8 sq mi) development called ‘Downtown Dubai’ and is located at the “First Interchange” (aka “Defence Roundabout”) along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. The tower’s architect is Adrian Smith who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006. SOM is the architecture and engineering firm in charge of the project. The primary builders are Samsung Engineering & Construction and Besix along with Arabtec. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction manager. The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US$4.1 billioncitation needed and for the entire new ‘Downtown Dubai’, US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that the price of office space at Burj Dubai had reached $4,000 per sq ft and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Dubai, were selling for $3,500 per sq ft.

Burj Dubai set to open

The opening date of the world’s tallest building has been a closely guarded secret for years.

The Burj Dubai will officially open to the public on December 2, to coincide with UAE National Day, Arabian Business can reveal.

Rooms and prices

The hotel is managed by the Jumeirah Group. Despite its size, the Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-storey floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 m2 (1,820 sq ft), the largest covers 780 m2 (8,400 sq ft). It is one of the most expensive hotels in the world. The cost of staying in a suite begins at US$1,000 per night; the Royal Suite is the most expensive, starting at US$28,000 per night.

Suites feature design details that juxtapose east and west. White Tuscan columns and a spiral staircase covered in marble with a wrought-iron gold leaf railing show influence from classicism and art nouveau. Spa-like bathrooms are accented by mosaic tile patterns on the floors and walls, with Arabian-influenced geometries, which are also found elsewhere in the building.

Restaurants

One of its restaurants, Al Muntaha (Arabic meaning “Highest” or “Ultimate”), is located 200 metres (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 metres (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator. The main chef there, Edah Semaj Leachim, was awarded Chef of the Year 2006 and also owns the restaurant, in accordance with the Burj Al Arab hotel.

Another restaurant, the Al Mahara (Arabic meaning “The Oyster”), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 990,000 litres (35,000 cu ft) of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 centimetres (7.1 in) thick. The restaurant was also voted among the top ten best restaurants of the world by Cond Nast Traveler.

Peter Vednik has been fascinated with Burj Dubai since he ever heard about it, and has devoted a lot of his free time to learn everything about this building. If you are astonished by Burj Dubai as well, you can check his website about Burj Dubai.

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Top Tourist Places in Bangalore for Weekend Holidays
&
Long Trips

By Trafficwala

 Bangalore, presently called Bengaluru, is widely known among Indians as the capital city of Karnataka. With so many attractive Bangalore places are there to visit, Bangalore is emerging out as one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. The tourists find its healthy climate & lively atmosphere encouraging enough.

Apart from top tourist places Bangalore, the city also offers historical monuments that present deep cultural values & architectural excellence as well. Being one of Indias largest cities does not seem enough in the praise of Bangalore as it several other names to its credit such as City of Gardens, Air Conditioned City, Pub Capital of India & Silicon Valley of India. Now, the city has created a modern identity for itself out of its past & present achievements. So if you are on a business trip to Bangalore or going there for weekend holidays, just dont forget to find out tourist places Bangalore so that you can visit them in leisure time.

People who are considering upon different recreational activities might just strike with an idea to have a trip to one of Indias tangibly cleaner & calmer city of Bangalore. There are several interesting & appealing tourist places Bangalore that can provide you with relief from busy work schedule & bring back enjoyment to your life. Traveling to such Bangalore places does not cost tourists more. So tourists including those who want to go on a weekend gateway or long term holidays could hardly resist the attraction of Bangalore places & get drawn toward them ultimately.

Below are given a list of Bangalore places that are best for long term trips & weekend holidays too. Travelers including those desirous for fun outing, adventure trips & family vacations can refer to them.

Vidhana Soudha: It is Karnatakas state legislature which is built upon Neo-Dravidian style with shades of Rajasthani Jharokha, Dravidian & Indo-Saracenic styles.

Attara Kacheri: It is the red brick & stone made high court building of the state of Karnataka which follows Greco-Roman style of architecture

Lal Bagh: It is a well known botanical garden that was started in the 17th century by Mysore ruler Hyder Ali & later finished by his son Tipu Sultan. It owes its name Lal Bagh from red roses blooming there for the entire year.

Cubbon Park: It is a centrally located park in Bangalore famous for its toy train.

Bangalore Palace: This palace is similar in structure to the Windsor Castle in England & built using Tudor style architecture with arches, towers, elegant wood carvings & green lawns in its interiors

Ashok Arora providing bangalore guide , bangalore travel

India Shopping in South India Tour

By Daniel Christopher

 A chance to serve your temporal and spiritual needs; a chance to shop for everything you needfrom the needle to the gizmoat dirt cheap rates at that.

All the while enjoy some exciting sights and relax in peace. A dream? No longer. Great India Holidays have devised a 5-day Tirupathi tour of South India which would accrue to you all the above said benefits for no extra cost.

The tour it tailored will take you principally to Chennai, Tirupati, Kanchipuram,- Mahabalipuram, and Pondicherry. It affords you a quick tour to the heart of south India and allows you to buy everything you need, be it a trinket, be it a priceless gem.

The tour begins at Chennai with arrangements to see the Citys heritage and landmark spots Chennai Museum, Art Gallery, Valluvar Kottam, Gandhi Mandapam, Children’s Park, Kapaleshwar Temple, Marina Breach, and Anna Square etc. But the pride of place is reserved for the famous shopping avenue: T Nagarand Pondi bazaar that boast of making available all necessities, luxuries and more at very reasonable rates.

Theres a saying that if you cant find a thing in Pondy, give up the search for you are unlikely to find it elsewhere. Pondy is especially famous as one-stop for all sorts of clothes in Chennai. But, better leave sari because you are on the way to Kanchipuram where the famous Kanchi silk saris are made.

Temples, churches and famous Marina beach (that the tsunami visited) and quintessential south Indian food that you would indulge or precede your Chennai day would leave you in a glow. You get to see all the landmarks like Anna salai Marina beach Gandhi Memorial, KalaKshetra, Mylapore temple and kapaleshwaran temple

Next is Kanchipuram, the ancient city of 1000 temples which still has 124 left. But more than temple the exquisite Kanchipuram sari is what catapulted this temple town on to the world map. The sari is so marvelous and available in such a wide range to accommodate every segment that people come to this town just to pick up a few pieces that would bring the smile of gratitude to your friends or near and dear ones.

Your date with Pondicherry is next in line. This colony of Portuguese is most famous for the beauty of its shores and the Aurobindo ashram promotes the unique spiritual and physical wellbeing through the amazing synthesis of Yoga and modern science. Many ailments which are not amenable to medical science are being treated.

A visit to Auroville - a unique experiment in international living and in creating a new environment where men and women of all nationalities live together in harmonyis next. This would prove a revelation to you for sure.

Chidambaram, Trichy, Rameshwaram will infuse in you the spiritual wellbeing you sought out. All of them are known for the ancient temples and the architecture that makes us wonder at the craftsmanship of those artists. After the shoppings and temple visits you are ready for a little relaxation, arent you? Your trip to Trivandrum will take care of that. The beautiful nature-fortified beaches of kovalam and many other sites of the city of seven-hills will leave you in a calm spirits and whatever urge for you to get more sea breeze and natures wonder would be fulfilled at the next stopKanyakumarithe southern most top of this great continent.

Great India Holidays offering a variety of tour packages holidays in india to different parts of India with all kinds of travel related services India tour operator for corporate world and tourists coming from all over world.

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