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Tuesday 12 June 2012

London, England

London is the capital of the England.  The city is divided by river Thames. The city has something to offer everyone like majestic stately house, tranquil green parks, museums, art gallery, shopping centers etc. The Royal family house have their main resident in London at buckingham palace. There are other houses to visit within London with Royal connections like Hampton court palace, the tower of London, an ancient royal hunting parks.


London city


There are other places to visit which are as below

1) Royal Academy of Arts:
It is located in the city The Royal Academy of arts has a unique position in being independent, privately funded institute,led by artists and architects. The main purpose of the institute is to promote the creation, enjoyment, and visual arts like exhibitions, education, debate, and discussion etc.

The Royal academy of arts


2) Neasdem Temple: 
It is officially called as shree swaminarayan temple. it is a 70 ft high Hindu temple It is made by  Incredible marbles and limestone structure. It attracts half million visitors each year. The temple covers 1.5 acres and able to accommodate 5000 people in  hall. 

Shree Swaminarayan Temple

3) London Eye:
The London eye is a 135 meter tall ferris wheel, located on the bank of the river Thames. It is most popular tourist place in UK. The London Eye is visited by over 3.5 million visitors per year. The London eye's structure has 32 separate capsules which rotates and can carry 25 persons in a single time. The wheel provide different views of the central Londen. The London Eye is also famous for fireworks. people all around the world come London to watch fireworks on 31st December.

London Eye

and other attractions like Somerset house, National gallery, Tate modern, Hampton court palace, British museum, and Leeds castle.  


      

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Auckland

Auckland is largest metropolitan city of the New Zealand, with a population over 1 million. it is main commercial and financial center of the country. The best way to experience the city is from water, sailing around the attractive harbour, or ferry cruise to islands. The volcanic hills provide different kind of views over the city, mountains, and green urban parklands.

Auckland city


here some attractions don't forget to visit..
 

1) Sky Tower: The sky tower is located in the Auckland CBD. It is 328 meter tall, and 14 th tallest tower in the world. The tower is the part of casino which attract 500,000 visitors per year. The upper part of the tower contains two restaurants and cafe, revolving hotel which turning 360 degrees once every hour. The tower also features 'skyjump' , a 195 meter jump from the observation desk.

Skytower, Auckland

2) Auckland War Memorial Museum: The Auckland museum is the most important museum for war memories. It is mostly concentrated on the collections of war history, as well as military history. It is one of the most ionic building of the country, constructed in the neo-classicist style.

Auckland War Memorial Museum



3) Auckland Harbour Bridge: The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight lane motorway bridge. The bridge joins the two cities( Auckland, North shore city) of the New Zealand. The bridge has a length of  1020 meter. The bridge is considered as an icon of the city. It mimics the Sydney harbour bridge.

Auckland Harbour Bridge

other attractions

4) Auckland Regional Botanic Garden
5) Kelly Tartlon's Underwater World
6) Waitakere Ranges
7) Auckland Zoo
8) Auckland Art Gallery