Travel Go Where: July 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

King And I Spa & Massage

Address: Sukhumvit Plaza (GF), 212 Soi 12 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, 10110

Area: Sukhumvit

Zone: Chaophraya

Metro: BTS Sukhumvit Line - Asok (272m)

Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan

On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.

The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia

Built as a residence for Ivan I, the Kremlin was the official residence of the Czars until the 1917 Russian Revolution. Today, it still houses the President’s office. In front of the Kremlin is Red Square – an impressive and exuberant plaza which, for many people, is associated with the infamous May Day demonstrations. Rising from the square is St Basil's Cathedral, built in the 1550s to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's capture of the Mongol stronghold of Kazan.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

The New 7 Wonders of the World

Chichenitza, Mexico.
Christ Redeemer, Brazil.
Colosseum, Italy.
Taj Mahal, India.
Great Wall of China.
Petra, Jordan.
Machu Picchu, Peru.

Finalists

The Acropolis, Greece.
Alhambra, Spain.
Angkor, Cambodia.
Statues of Easter Island, Chile.
Eiffel Tower, France.
Hagia Sophia, Turkey.
Kiyomizu Temple, Japan.
Kremlin / St. Basil, Russia.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt.
Statue of Liberty, USA.
Stonehenge, UK.
Sydney Opera House, Australia.
Timbuktu, Mali.

The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window.