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Golden Temple of Amritsar

Peregrino frente al Templo Dorado

Pilgrim front of Golden Temple

The Golden Temple is actually a fairly broad architectural, because it has four inputs (one for each cardinal point.) With the first thing you will encounter will be with lockers to store shoes, it is essential not only do not enter with shoes on, but these should not enter the premises for any reason. It is also necessary to wash the feet and cover their heads, both men and women.

Upon entering the north gate, the first vision we have is the vast pool of sacred and above it, floating, the Golden Temple, a stunning image, especially at sunset, at which time the reflection of the temple on the water makes this a magical place. Read more ...

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Sacred Japan - A trip to the magical places in Japan

Japón Sagrado

Sacred Japan

A Japanese unknown remote areas of trade routes, routes for travelers looking for unique and exclusive.

When we think of a spiritual journey we often choose countries like Tibet, Bhutan, India, South America or even Africa. Japanese do not usually include in our idea of religious or self-growth journey. Perhaps because the conventional travel agencies and / or alternatives are not considered in this country as a destination for a spiritual paths or the idea that an industrially developed country can not coexist with the concept of religious life. But Japan is surprising for its balance between modernity and tradition, prosperity, spirituality, industry and nature. ... Read more

Nesebar: the story of the Black Sea

Iglesia de Cristo Pantocrátor

Church of Christ Pantocrator

Seen from afar is not just a flat promontory on which the houses are stacked. A pair of ports from a distance gives an appearance similar to other fishing villages along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The enclave, in any case, it is unusual: a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of sand barely wider than the road that passes through.

But then comes the surprise: its streets are a veritable treasure preserved architectural and pictorial memory of individual moments of glory. The reflection of a turbulent past. ... Read more

Regaleira Palace, symbolism and Freemasonry in Portugal

Palacio de Regaleira

Regaleira Palace

A residential building is located in the heart of the historic center of Sintra and has been awarded World Heritage Site by UNESCO . It Regaleira Palace, a beautiful building that was sent to build a very rich man named Carvalho Monteiro .

Residence occupies an area of 4 hectares also occupied by gardens, lakes, pavilions, buildings of rare designs related to Freemasonry and the Templars , many of which also combine multiple architectures: the Manueline, the Renaissance or Gothic, by example. It is a very rare, but so very attractive. ... Read more

A Colossal Buddha

Gran Buda de Leshan

Leshan Giant Buddha

With more than 70 meters in height, the town of Leshan Buddha is carved into the stone wall of a cliff and is the largest sacred image of the ancient world. Buddhist monks began to sculpt the work in the year 713 that the divine power to pacify the turbulent rivers that converged there.

The boat is making its way through the waters of Leshan, shrouded in mist and mystery. Silence and contemplation accompany the crucial moment when the stone cliff of Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province , western China, shows the relentless seated Buddha, carved in stone image of the ancient world's largest. His figure, about 70 feet high erected on the central face of the cliff, is a masterpiece of architecture and religion. A clear demonstration of the Buddhist sense: the bigger, more beautiful. To arrive there every year, thousands of tourists and believers moved by the presence of the Buddha symbolizes a sort of bridge between our physical world and that other spiritual. Wonderful full of meaning, generating respect and greatness, which in 1996 was declared Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO . ... Read More

The Island of Dolls

La Isla de las Muñecas

The Island of Dolls

Xochimilco is not only a must to visit when traveling to Mexico City , in addition to the colorful folklore and its trajineras and going up and down the lakes of the gay chinampas contains also some of the most enigmatic and strange legends: The Island of the Dolls.

Located north of Mexico City in the city limits with delegations Milpa Alta and Coyoacan , Xochimilco is a must for tourists who want to know a little of this region internationally famous for its lakes with their floating and trajineras where they grow beautiful flowers and vegetables after the markets traded in Popular Mexico evoke the past. ... Read more

Halloween: A scary bridge

Haunted Happenings Salem Massachusetts

Haunted Happenings Salem Massachusetts

October 30, 2009 - In a globalized world enjoy the festivities outside is allowed. The bridge of All Saints gives us the opportunity to experience Halloween , a holiday that is celebrated mainly in the United States the night of 31 October. Although this year and you're late, you can sign up for the next to visit the city of Salem in Massachusetts (USA), home to Haunted Happenings Salem : Parade in which there is no shortage of witch costumes, fireworks shows, dances, visits alleged haunted houses and recreations of a trial for those who in 1692 were judged people for witchcraft.

The operating theme parks this holiday weekend with special activities. In Portaventura contact you fear. Devilish creatures lurking in the vegetation, zombies looking for victims swarming the streets of Far West and you bloody maniacs lurking just around the corner. Everyone will be waiting for you, but that does not mean you are going to be welcomed. ... Read more

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