Radio City Music Hall Tours
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Want to get a behind-the-scenes look at Radio City Music Hall’s beautiful art deco interiors? Since opening in 1932, Radio City Music Hall has been known for its spectacular Rococo architecture and mind blowing performances. Come see what makes it all possible behind the scenes.
Radio City Music Hall Stage Behind the Scenes
Their one hour “Stage Door” walking tour departs from the lobby taking you onto the main stage which measures 66 1/2 feet deep and a full city block wide (144 feet)....
May 4th, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, History & Information, The Arts
Argentina´s Bicentennial Celebration
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It happened two centuries ago, though no one’s likely to forget it anytime soon: on May 25, Argentina rings in 200 years since the May Revolution sent the Spanish packing. And, being a country that loves holidays and needs little more than a suggestion to throw a big bash, they’re doing the bicentenary right, with an entire year of events and activities celebrating all that is Argentina.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, the national government has designed the...
May 4th, 2010 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: Anniversary party, argentina, Buenos Aires, festivities, History & Information
Monemvasia, Greece: A Medieval Treasure
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On a recent quest to find Venetian castles in the Peloponnese, Greece, I discovered the amazing medieval town of Monemvasia. At first it seemed not much more than a quiet little port, dominated by a steep rock connected to the shore by a long causeway. Boats crowd the little harbour, which is lined with small shops and tavernas. What a surprise it was to find that tucked away on the sea side of that rock, is the remains of a former Byzantine settlement.
The towering rock of Monamvasia, known...
April 27th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 5Filed under: featuredarticle, Greece, History & Information
Cementerio de la Recoleta, the City of the Dead
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A short walk north of downtown Buenos Aires the streets of the barrio de la Recoleta capture the mood of discreet upper class Parisian life: art nouveau mansions and wide boulevards. At its very heart, physically and spiritually, is the world-famous Cementerio de la Recoleta, the city of the dead.
This picturesque cemetery is full of cut-stone streets lined thick with mausoleums and memorials built in memory of the most patrician of porteño families. Lovers of sculpture and wrought-iron finery...
April 26th, 2010 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: architecture, featuredarticle, History & Information, sculptures
The Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernandez Blanco… History Through Art…
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There are many art museums in Buenos Aires, such as Bellas Artes, el Malba, de Arte Decorativo, el Museo de Arte Popular José Hernandez, and more, but at the Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernandez Blanco you will find the most extensive collection of Spanish-American colonial art in the World.
The museum opened in 1936 in a beautiful neo-colonial-style house called Palacio Noel, located in the barrio de Retiro, which belonged to Martín and Carlos Noel.
Here, different rooms are devoted...
April 20th, 2010 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: art museums, featuredarticle, History & Information
Divanyoglu – the heart of Sultanahmed
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Divanyoglu is a street. The name, meaning ‘Way of the Council’ comes from the fact that during the times of the Ottoman Empire, the ministers and members of the sultan’s council used this road to arrive at Topkapi Palace.
On horseback of course, accompanied by their entourage and in full regalia. Today’s visitors and citizens of Istanbul alike who use this main thoroughfare of Sultanahmed on a daily basis may wear trainers and backpacks or suits and laptop cases, but it’s still the...
April 16th, 2010 | inka | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: History & Information, neighborhoods, Restaurants & Bars, Shopping, top-feature
Stanley Park: Muse of Poets and Painters
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Stanley Park has always been the Muse of poets and painters. When the famous B.C. painter Emily Carr came to Vancouver in 1906 to teach art she often went to Stanley Park to sketch. She frequently took her students to the park and they would sit under the tall cedars in a grove known as “The Seven Sisters”. She wrote:
“The appalling solemnity, majesty and silence was the holiest thing I ever felt.”
You can see collections of Emily Carr’s watercolours of this forest glade at the...
April 12th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, featuredarticle, History & Information, Outdoors & Recreation
Bridge to Ward’s Island
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Wards Island Bridge, within view from atop Carl Shurz Park and the Gracie Mansion grounds, can be reached by taking a moderate stroll down the East River Esplanade along FDR Drive.
Ward's Island Bridge Spanning the Harlem River
The bridge’s bluish-green arched stateliness can’t be missed spanning the Harlem River complimenting vistas of the Triborough suspension bridge and Hellgate Bridge, whose abutments are firmly planted on the island’s eastern shores. Open to pedestrians only,...
April 8th, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, featuredarticle, History & Information, Outdoors & Recreation
Boston’s Bridges To Cambridge
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There are two bridges that connect Boston to Cambridge, Boston’s “Left Bank”, which is located just across the Charles River. The Longfellow Bridge (Cambridge and Charles St.)(Map) is a beauty. The arched steel and granite span dates from 1906 and is named after poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The four granite towers in the center give the bridge its nickname, the “Salt and Pepper” Bridge and the piers below the towers each have an elaborate sculpture of a Viking...
April 7th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, History & Information, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places
Orient Express Nostalgia in Sirkeci Gare
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No doubt, we have to thank Agatha Christie’s ‘whodunnit’ ‘Murder in the Orient Express’ for putting the luxury train and its final destination, Istanbul, on the map.
In fact, the famous writer supposedly wrote the entire novel in room 411 of the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul’s smart district Beyoglu. After extensive renovations, the hotel is scheduled to re-open at the end of June 2010.
Until May 19th, 1977, the Orient Express ran the entire length from Paris, with connections to London,...
April 6th, 2010 | inka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, History & Information, Hotels & Places to Stay, museums, Orient Express
Over and under the Galata Bridge
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You can’t get very far in Istanbul without meeting water. Sea of Marmaris, Golden Horn and Bosporus surround the city’s various parts and districts on three sides and hence traffic either on the water or over bridges is a way of life.
One of the most colourful and historically interesting is the Galata Bridge which connects the ‘Old Istanbul’ of Eminönü and Sultanahmed with the ‘New Istanbul’ of Galata, Taksim and Beyoglu.
Fishermen on the Galata Bridge
Leonardo da Vinci and the...
April 5th, 2010 | inka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Food & Beverage, Galata Bridge, History & Information
Living History at Gracie Mansion
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Five miles north of Midtown overlooking the East River’s fast moving swirling eddies, historic Gracie Mansion has gone through many lives first starting out as a country estate built in 1799 by Archibald Gracie, a prosperous New York merchant. It then became an ice-cream parlor, first home of the Museum of the City of New York, and most famously, a residence for some of New York’s mayors beginning with LaGuardia and ending with Giuliani.
Gracie Mansion...More Savannah Than NYC. Come Get...
April 2nd, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Attractions, featuredarticle, History & Information
Escape from Madrid: Historical Town of el Escorial
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With a whole week of Easter holidays approaching, it’s time to get out of the city to explore abit, leaving the skyscrapers and traffic behind. Just 45 kilometres away from Madrid stands the Spanish royal site of El Escorial.
Hidden obscurely in the town of San Lorenzeo de El Escorial, the royal site consists of two main complexes that function as a monastery, royal palace, museum and pilgrimage school. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984, and is extremely popular as a day-trip...
March 26th, 2010 | Nellie Huang | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: History & Information, Scenic & Short Trips, top-feature
Easter in Madrid: Holy Week Processions
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Next week, the whole of Spain will be shrouded in a solemn yet festive atmosphere in the spirit of Easter. This year, the Holy Week – Semana Santa – will be celebrated from 27 May to 4April, with processions, music and markets.
Unlike the new-age Easter bunny celebrations, the Holy Week is commemorated in quite a religious light in Spain. With a long history of Catholic upbringing and beliefs, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are reenacted in the form of processions that take...
March 25th, 2010 | Nellie Huang | Read More | Comments: 4Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, History & Information
Boston’s Faneuil Hall: Memorials, Statues, and Sculptures
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Boston has statues and plaques that honor colonial heroes, local politicians, and important events on nearly every street corner in town. Here is a guide to the memorials and statues that you will find in and around the Faneuil Hall area-it has become quite the repository for public adornment over the years!
Just steps from the gaiety of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the New England Holocaust Memorial is a sobering reminder of the victims of the Holocaust. Walk along the path among the 6 simple...
March 23rd, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Announcements, Attractions, featuredarticle, History & Information, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places
If Amsterdam is too Crowded for You
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Haarlem is the perfect escape, if Amsterdam is too crowded for you. The city is a showcase of historic sights, medieval architecture and Renaissance façades. Wander along idyllic canals, through cobbled street and serene hofjes. Haarlem is a vibrant city and only fifteen minutes by train from Amsterdam.
Haarlem is also the centre of the bulb growing industry. Late March and early April millions of bulbs burst into bloom. This is also the ideal time to visit Keukenhof Flower Garden in Lisse, only...
March 22nd, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: day trips, Food & Beverage, History & Information, Hotels & Places to Stay, museums, top-feature
The Waterfront: Long Wharf Boston
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“Whoever has been down to the end of Long Wharf and walked through Quincy Market has seen Boston.” Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau exaggerates, but you can’t say that you have seen Boston without visiting Long Wharf. Boston is a habor city with a strong maritime tradition and one of Boston’s great attractions is, naturally, its proximity to the ocean.
Long Wharf is filled with sailboats, yachts, and cruise tour boats. Downtown is just a few blocks away, but it seems far...
March 19th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, History & Information, Outdoors & Recreation
Snap Shot Wednesday: The Royal Palace of Madrid
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This stunning image features a Renaissance fountain that stands before the majestic Palacio Real (Royal Palace) in Madrid’s city center. This official residence of the King of Spain (although he doesn’t live there) is only used for state ceremonies and is opened to the public.
History
With hundreds of chambers embellished with royal jewels, the Palace is testiment to the Spanish history. Royal armoury and the famous throne room are the main highlights of the palace. It also houses...
March 17th, 2010 | Nellie Huang | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Attractions, featuredarticle, History & Information, Photos
Accepted! Boston Spring College Visits
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Decisions. Decisions. By late March, college students around the country will be receiving college acceptance letters. Boston is known as “America’s College Town” with more than 50 colleges and universities in the area. Accepted high school seniors and their parents may need to plan a Boston spring visit to take one last look at a college before making that final- and important- choice.
That first tuition will be due soon. And college visits can be expensive-transportation, hotel,...
March 14th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Family Friendly, History & Information
Amsterdam’s Silent Procession
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Each year in March pilgrims flock in their thousands to Amsterdam to take part in de Stille Omgang, a silent procession through the Amsterdam’s old centre.
Tradition has it that on 15 March 1345 a dying man was administered the last rites. After receiving the host he became sick. The vomit was thrown into the fire but the next day the host lay undamaged in the ashes. A priest put the host into a box and brought it to the parish church, today’s Oude Kerk. But the box miraculously found...
March 12th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, History & Information
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