The Grand Bazaar (or Covered Bazaar (“Covered Bazaar”)) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by type of goods, with special areas for leather coats, gold jewelry and the like. The bazaar contains two bedestens (domed masonry structures built for storage and safe keeping), the first of which was constructed between 1455 and 1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The bazaar was vastly enlarged in the 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and in 1894 underwent a major restoration following an earthquake. Great tourist destination with lot’s of cheap connection flights.
GPS travel direction: 41°0′38.09, N°28′58
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Almudena Cathedral, Madrid
Santa Maria la Real de La Almudena is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid. Plans for the construction of a new cathedral for Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena began in the 16th century, but the slow construction did not begin until 1879. Francisco de Cubas, the Marquis of Cubas, was the architect who designed and directed the construction in a Gothic revival style. Construction ceased completely during the Spanish Civil War. The project was abandoned until 1950, when Fernando Chueca Goitia adapted the plans of de Cubas to a neoclassical style exterior to match the grey and white façade of the Palacio Real, which stands directly opposite. and was not completed until 1993, when the cathedral was consecrated by Pope John Paul II. On May 22, 2004, the marriage of Felipe, Prince of Asturias to Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (who was thereafter known as Letizia, Princess of Asturias) took place at the cathedral. One of most chosen vacation destinations. spring is perfect timing.
Almudena Cathedral, Madrid GPS coordinates: 40° 24′ 56″ N, 3° 42′ 52″ W
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Jan 19, 8:00pm at Ifema - Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Feria De Madrid, Spain, Feria De Madrid,
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is an iconic movie theater located at 6928 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre which opened in 1922. Built over 18 months beginning in January 1926 by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman, the theatre opened May 18, 1927 with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille’s The King of Kings.
It has since been home to many premieres, birthday parties, corporate junkets and two Academy Awards ceremonies. Among the theatre’s most famous traits are the autographed cement blocks that reside in the forecourt, which bear the signatures and markings of many of Hollywood’s most revered stars and starlets. From 1973 through 2001, the theatre was known as Mann’s Chinese Theater, owing to its acquisition by Mann Theatres in 1973. In the wake of Mann’s bankruptcy, the Chinese, along with the other Mann properties, was sold in 2000 to a partnership comprising Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, who also acquired the Mann brand name. In 2002 the original name was restored to the cinema palace, although the other theaters in the attached Hollywood and Highland mall retain and continue to operate under the name Mann’s Chinese 6 Theater. Visit it while sightseeing Los Angeles.
Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the “mother of a university”, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity and the University of Dublin form Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university. Trinity is located in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, on College Green opposite the former Irish Houses of Parliament (now a branch of the Bank of Ireland). The campus occupies 47 acres (190,000 m2), with many buildings, both old and new, ranged around large courts (known as “squares”) and two playing fields. It is not famous one, but very interesting place to visit in Dublin. Add it to your sightseeing tour. Travel direction: 53° 20′ 40″ N, 6° 15′ 30″ W
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Ipanema is a neighborhood located on the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema was immortalized in the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and performed by Jobim, João and Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz.
The song reached the U.S. top 5 in the summer of 1964. Most of the land that Ipanema consists of today once belonged to José Antonio Moreira Filho, Baron of Ipanema. The word “Ipanema” comes from the old Tupi language, meaning “bad water”; in the sense of bad for fishing, since the waves die too close to the sand, pushing fish away. Ipanema gained fame with the start of the bossa nova sound, when its residents Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes created their ode to their neighborhood, “Girl from Ipanema.” Nice, hot, romantic tourist spot form your 2012 holidays. Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro GPS coordinates: 22° 59′ 1.75″ S, 43° 12′ 16.3″ W
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Casa Mila, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for ‘The Quarry’), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1906–1910 (officially completed 1912). It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (‘passeig’ is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built for the married couple Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudí”. Nice place for sightseeing tour in Barcelona. Travel direction: 41° 23′ 43″ N, 2° 9′ 42″ E
