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Djenné, Clay City

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:17:13 +0000

Djenné (also known as or Djeneé Jenne) is a small town in the Niger River Delta, near the confluence of the Bani and Niger rivers in the plains in the heart of Mali. Its population has always hovered around 12 thousand inhabitants, and is noted for its ethnic diversity.

If we speak in locuraviajes Djenne is famous for its architecture in the bank, which used a style enormously simpler materials, like clay and adobe. This type of architecture has its greatest exponent in the Great Mosque of Djenne, monuments declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988.

Djenné was once a great center of trade and cultural exchange and now, after many conquests and reconquests, maintains the spirit of yesteryear. Every Monday, on the esplanade that opens in front of the mosque, mounted the most exciting market in West Africa. Over long distances, approach to real pilgrims who come here to trade, but also for news and people. The market is the space where you sell the surplus of dates and nuts, where to buy salt and nuts, but especially where the world and learn to flirt.

Visit Djenne, is to visit another world, another time when the city boasted with Timbuktu, the privilege of being the main population center of Sudan, that is, everything between the Sahara and the tropical forests of Africa. Certainly, watching the sunset on the walls of the mosque with mud is an unforgettable experience. You can find more information about his mosque in Djenne and the dossier of photos from Andy Gilham and on wikipedia.

Marrakech, modern city, the imperial city

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:12:39 +0000

If you’re traveling to Morocco, Marrakech is one of the destinations required, since it is impossible to conceive the full essence of the undiscovered country of its most historic cities. Located at the foot of the Atlas, this city of over a million and half people has numerous world heritage monuments.

The origin of Marrakech in 1062 occurs when one named Yusuf Tashfin morávide pitched his tent in the place and raised a palm of that arise after the city. Marrakech is a very touristy city with hundreds of people trying to hand-held camera photographing everything. If you want to capture the true essence of the place it is recommended that you set aside a little from the crowd and let yourself lose its streets and its culture.

In their markets and souks you can find everything: snake charmers, charlatans, street vendors, henna tattoo artists, all kinds of fruits and exotic juices. If you want to see you can visit several monuments: The Tombs Saadi (a cemetery in the Saadi open to the public for the first time in 1917), the palace of the Bay (Bay comes from the most beautiful, referring to the most beautiful concubine Ba Ahmed, a vizier of Morocco in the late twentieth century), the medina or the Jewish Quarter.

But surely the heart of all Marrakech is the Jemaa el Fna A symbol of identity of this city, where people go to get involved in their frantic commercial and social activity. If you want to buy and haggle in the souk of the Jemaa el Fna square at the entrance of the Medina, you can find almost anything. If you find a good fun atmosphere, with a large number of cafes and tea houses.

Before you go, do not miss the adobe walls of the city that change color during the day as sunlight is incident, the royal palace and gardens of Menara. Finally say that Marrakesh has more than 300 mosques, among which are the Ben Youseff and booksellers. You can find more information about Marrakech on the official website for tourism in Morocco or nomadic path, where our friends took a trip recently.

Visit to Tokyo in two days

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:09:05 +0000

We finished our show about Japan and Tokyo with a suggestion of visiting the city two days.

As a first destination is Tokyo Tower, at the very center of Tokyo, Hibiya stop. That basically is the same as the Eiffel Tower but orange, but still is a “must” in tokyo. From there you can walk to Roppongi Hills which is 10 minutes and is worth walking and running into many buildings incredible. Moreover, leaving the tower tokyo is that those in the embassy area of the world, found in the “Roppongi”. There you can see from the embassy of Saudi Arabia to Mexico.

Once you get to Roppongi Hills, you’ll run into the Mori Building, that truth is an impressive building, inside a mall and you can have access to a lookout on the top floor you can see everything at your feet tokyo . Once you finish with the viewpoint you can go to the Mori Museum, which is on one side of the balcony. This is a modern art museum is very important works.

Once these down again in the Mori Building you should take your picture with the spider’s museum in Bilbao, a huge statue of a spider with all its eggs. That night I suggest you go to Akahibara, electronic city, where you will stumble across 15-story buildings filled, packed with pure cameras, TV’s, all of technology. A tip! Do not buy into YODABASHI BIC CAMERA or CAMERA, which are commercial, I bought a camera, good and cheap after Laox bargain shop, highly recommended if you buy something there you have your technology purchases.

As early as 11 at night so you’re tired of walking …. But it did not stop there. The next day you wake recomeindo at 4:50, take the subway at 5 am, and go to Tsukiji, where is the Fish Market: The place gets all the fish eaten in Tokyo. All the action takes place between 5 am to 7 am. time during which auctions are the amount of fish costs almost $ 20,000 USD.

Very nearby you can see some famous temples. To visit and use for breakfast. Around the Fish market are the stand up sushi. Worth.

After breakfast go to Asakusa, which to me is the most important destination of the journey as there is the Senjoi temple, the oldest temple in Japan. The photo must is the mere entry with a red balloon fabric and dragons. That photo is worth the trip. Once inside the pagodas and really have to go through the incense and make what you see in the video.

Once you have visited the Temple Senjoi, you can visit the building of a brewery that if you look closely resembles a beer as it is golden on the outside and on top of the building is offices with white glass resembling the beer foam. Very interesting.

Already visited Asakusa Ok, now go to Ginza or Hibiya there is the Imperial Palace, which is impressive, both the gardens and buildings. A must. I finally go to Harajuku and Omotesando street are Japanese Fashion. It is very interesting walk these streets as they are surrounded by world fashion. You can find items from D & G, Armani to Japanese brands … and you see every outfit!.

Ahi on harajuku for the KDDI designing studio, and go to floor three, you get a very nice surprise.

This has been our tour in Japan. A short trip, but intense than I expect you bring forth good recommendations. One last tip: The food in Japan is expensive, and besides if you’re not used to it you may find it a little “different.” Alternate test to get used to Western food in Japan.

Recommendations on arrival in Japan

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:05:55 +0000

If you’re thinking about going to Japan then we write a set of tips that most likely will need to help you when you arrive.

The arrival at the airport: The first contact with Tokyo

For starters they are 15 hours of flight, and arrive at Narita Airport, which is on the shores of Tokyo. There you can do two things, catch a train that takes hours and costs 5000yen, type $ 500 AUD, or catch a bus “friendly Limousine” that take you to the different districts of Tokyo and it costs 3000yen, $ 300MXN. My recommendation is the bus, because this way you will be seeing the whole city, however the train will be nearly impossible.

Possible accommodation in Tokyo

As accommodation chose Shibuya, one district of Tokyo known for its nightlife. In shibuya crossing there is a very famous right where Ginza subway line. The truth is a true spectacle view of Shibuya crossing, for crossing the street in a minute more than 500 people coming and going to the metro.

The Tokyo subway

If you are planning to use the subway in Tokyo … get ready … because nobody, but nobody speaks English. The signs are not in English, and have to go to a hotel and ask for a guide tube in Spanish or English to locate poderte.

When you go to buy subway tickets requested assistance because the machines that sell you the ticket are not in English … My advice is to buy the ONE-DAY-TICKET because with that you can move everywhere in the lines of meter.