Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Chinese New Year Parade in Paris

Your visit to Paris is incomplete if you do not witness the Chinese New Year parade in Paris. The Chinese New Year is celebrated with much fanfare, zeal and fervor not just by the large and thriving Chinese community in Paris but also by the native Parisians.Unlike the western New Year, which is celebrated on the same day each year, the Chinese have their New Year celebrations differently each year because they follow a special calendar. The Chinese New Year is characterized by an animal sign to which the year corresponds.

Saturday, 30 April 2011

Ponte Rialto



The famous icon of Venice until half of 19th century was the only solid bridge connecting both sides of Canal Grande.
Rialto on one side was the main marketplace of Venice, the trade place, which brought to the city both fame and prosperity.
Today Rialto is still visited by the tourists, who also find the time to make a photo near the bridge and visit one of the souvenir shops located in two rows on the bridge.

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Free Skiing in Italy

When you think about skiing in Europe the fist image are the high peaks of Alps, and serene villages in France or Switzerland, maybe Austria and even Germany have their own famous slopes around Zugspitze. But there is another country, which has even the largest share of the Alps, jet not as popular for unknown reasons.