Monthly Archives: May 2010

Museums in Orlando Florida

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Every city has a story and many of those stories are waiting to be revisited at the local museum. Orlando has some great museums to enjoy local and international history and events. For the real art lovers, the Orlando Museum of Art may be the place to check out on a nice day. There have been some great exhibits and the summer is coming with new ones. Check out Clyde Butcher exhibit called Big Cypress Swamp and the Western Everglades. What amazing black and white photography. He give such wonderful still moments taken of the everglades that will leave you breathless.  

The Orange County Regional History Center has the best scoop on the local history and landmarks. Here visitors learn about the first people who lived on this land the pre-European Florida. Then it moves into the how the area was changed with the Spanish arrival to the land. The pioneer live that followed years later. See how the state went from cattle and citrus industry’s to theme park extravaganza. They also have permanent exhibits featuring the space exploration industry in Florida. What a perfect overview of Florida’s history.  

When visitors walk into the building of the Titanic the Experience they are really walking onto the ship and experiencing what it looked like before its fatal end. The whole building is the exhibit and they have actors dressed as the notables who will take you on a tour of the grand voyager. What a great way to make a full scale replica experience of something so mysterious until now. They have many authentic artifacts and historical treasures. Ask your hotel concierge. Orlando has a plethora of hotels and they all know were to find, Titanic the Experience.  

Another fun museum is the Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Everyone of these museums has a different collection. So to go to one in a different city doesn’t mean you have been to them all.

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Cafe Popular in DF

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There is something like a ghost of Octavio Paz that haunts Mexico City, all the time, and it might be so close to Paz that it is Paz. To describe the city as peaceful, however, would be a stretch of any imagination, until one gets the chance to visit here for awhile. It is a sprawling metropolis that goes in all directions for miles and miles, and seems impossible and wonderful all at the same time. Mexico City’s hotels are strategically located to put visitors in the most exciting parts of town, but they’re all exciting. It is an energy that doesn’t stop, and although the streets may not be as populated in the wee hours as New York City’s can be, there are lots of things going on behind the metal doors.

Visitors who are here, enjoying an evening at a friend’s apartment, where everyone is staying up too late and the conversation’s not stopping, might find themselves making a visit to Cafe Popular . This is a favorite local spot, just a few steps away from the zocalo. Late at night, it’s a very good idea to travel with people who know the city well, because it is the largest city in the world. But this place is always occupied, and they’re always serving.

The food here may not be up to gourmet standards, but for an experience, it packs everything anyone could want. If the world seems like an interesting place already, it’s just doubled. There is an upstairs if downstairs is too crowded, but take care in negotiating the precarious steps. You’ll find yourself elbow to elbow with other people who had the same idea, and it is a good one. The chilaquiles are always as scrumptious as the chicken enchiladas, but the real treasure here is the coffee. Like any of the Chinese-run restaurants in town, its different from what you’ll find at other DF coffee shops .

Cafe Chino is a gift to caffeine lovers, and here they’ll pour steaming hot espresso into your glass, and ask you to say when. You get to decide the strength, and for about a dollar, it’s a very good deal. However, the real gold comes when they bring the evaporated milk. This addition adds a perfectly ridiculous amount of sugar sweetness that can send a roomful of sleepy Chilangos into a fury of conversation. Join in.

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Saint Malo Developed as a Monastic Settlement

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The walled city of Brittany, Saint Malo, France is continually growing in tourist interest and popularity. One of the things the Internet has done for travel is to increase awareness of and interest in some of the lesser known though amazingly beautiful destinations. Saint Malo has always enjoyed an interest in from both the historical perspective but also for its amazing views. In addition, its status as a port city has kept it prominent in certain minds throughout the decades, but the internet has unleashed it unto a whole new population of eager travelers and every year the hotels in this beautiful city have continued to expand their tourist demographics as well as their numbers.

This is fine for the city of Saint Malo, who is actively cultivating its status as a tourist destination. There are numerous places to visit and things to do while you are there and the government of this Brittany city encourages awareness of all that it has to offer and continues to find ways to make Saint Malo more accessible and tourist friendly. Of course one of the aspects of the city that is getting it strong recognition is the great seafood that is available there. Seafood is the main genre of cuisine and represents a great deal of the local culinary tradition. Tourists love all of the options they find and the great little sidewalk cafes they find on the city streets. Who can think of a better way to spend the afternoon than with a plate of oysters and bottle of Muscadet .

One of the interesting aspects of the history of Saint Malo, which is frequently overlooked today, is that it was originally established as a monastic settlement. In the early 6th century Saint Aaron and Saint Brendan. It is believed to have been derived from a follower of Saint Brendan . It developed into the main port city that its positioning destined it to become and in during the Middle Ages the fortification wall was erected for protection. Its positioning at the mouth of the Rance River gave it control of the estuary as well as opening to the sea beyond. Today the wall remains as a point of historic interest and also fascination.

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A Trip to Goethehaus in Frankfurt

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While anything from business to frankfurter sausages might draw a traveler to the fifth largest city in Germany, the desire to visit the home of a literary giant might also take you to Frankfurt and the Goethe-haus .

Goethe-haus, of course, is the home where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born. The author lived from 1749 to 1832, dying at the age of 82. A German writer, Goethe was also considered a polymath (more simply, a person who was expert in a number of subjects), and his fields included not only literature, but poetry, drama, theology, science, pantheism, and philosophy. He’s most familiar to people for his work on a two part drama, known as “Faust,” a tale about a scholar who knows a vast number of subjects, but who wishes to make more and does so by making a deal with the Devil, trading his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.

Other work by Goethe include his well known poems, the Bildungsroman “Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship,” as well as the epistolary novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther.”

In the 18th and 19th Century, Goethe stood as a key figure in German literature and, in particular, the Weimar Classicism movement, which occurred about the same time as movements such as the Enlightenment, Sentimentality, Sturm und Drang, and Romanticism.

Goethe was the author of the science book, “Theory of Colors,” and his ideas about plants and animals influenced the 19th century naturalists such as Charles Darwin. He orginated the concept, too, of Weltliteratur or “world literature,” after taking an interest in the fiction of France, Italy, England, Persia, classical Greece, and others.

The house was destroyed in the second world war; however, it’s been restored to look exactly the same as it did when he lived there, and even contains a few original items.

Adjoining the house, you’ll discover the Goethe Museum, which will have the only picture gallery which is devoted exclusively to the Age of Goethe. On display, you’ll find work by important artists from the Late Baroque period through Sturm und Drang, Classicism and Romanticism, all the way through to the Biedermeier period.

While you might visit his old bedroom, you’ll have to stay in one of the Frankfurt hotels where you can better rest and contemplate one of the world’s great writers.

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International Stars Perform in Budva, Montenegro

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Montenegro is one of the beautiful countries that is located off the Adriatic Sea . The coastline is incredible and the views are amazing. The coastal town of Budva is one the country’s most popular tourist destinations and this quaint historic town actually dates back over two thousand five hundred years which also makes it one of the oldest settlements along the coast. In addition to the gorgeous beaches and the dynamic nightlife that is associated with and found in the town and surrounding area, there are also amazing examples of Mediterranean architecture. This includes some of the hotels in Montenegro as well as some of the popular tourist destinations.

Regardless of your specific reason for visiting the country and the town of Budva, there is a large number of attractions, events and recreational activities to keep you busy, captivated and entertained. Of course there are also some people who visit the coastal area of the country for some quiet relaxation and they seek to get away from all the commotion of cities and bustling nightlife venues. This is also possible along the beautiful coast, and amazing opportunities for quiet reflection attract many people throughout the year.

There are many famous and popular tourists attractions in the city of Budva and some of them are located in its beautiful Old Town area. In addition, growing numbers of foreign visitors are visiting this small coastal town because of its incredible social scene and nightlife. There are many open air clubs that attract people from all over the world and around one o’clock in the morning they move into the covered venues and many people stay there until the early hours of the morning. In addition, the town is attracting major international stars to perform there. Madonna and the Rolling Stones are just two examples of the major musicians and bands that have been attracted to the stages of Budva.

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