Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Hotels in London - Hotel Russell

London the capital of England is one of the most important tourist places in the world. Every year lots of travelers visit the beautiful city of London. It is the largest metropolitan city in United Kingdom. Once in a tourist place out next thought will be about where to stay? There are a number of hotels in London. One of the important hotel is Hotel Russell. Hotel Russell London is in the heart of central London. This "luxury hotel" is an example of "Victorian Architecture". It is a "four start hotel". It is an ideal place to stay since most of the tourist attractions are easily reachable from here. All rooms are well furnished to make every one comfort. Russell Hotel is situated in Bloomsbury. There are about 373 rooms. It is also a perfect place for meetings, events and conferences. Fully equipped function rooms is also available and it can accomodate about 450 people. Special offers is also available. It is possible to book the rooms online. Room service is available for 24hours. For food and drinking there is Fitzroy Doll’s Restaurant. some of the facilities that are available in Hotel Russell are dining room, 24hour reception, bar, business center, dry cleaning, air conditioning, satellite TV and more. The average rate is 89pound. Hotel Russell London is an ideal place to stay.

Burj Dubai /Burj Khalif - Tallest Building in World

Dubai which is a "shopping paradise" and well known for beautiful and tall buildings has know added yet another building to its list. Burj Dubai also known as Burj Khalif which has been just opened on January 2010 is now "the tallest building in the world". Burj Dubai- the skyscraper in Dubai is more than 800 meters tall. The height of Burj Dubai has not yet been decided. The visitors will have an opportunity to take a look from the 124th floor. It takes about 2 minutes to reach the 124th floor in lift. World's first Armani Hotels will occupy the bottom floors of Burj Dubai. It also has
900 Dubai residences, 37 floors of office space, restaurants and an observation deck. Armani would be responsible for overseeing all aspects the interior design and style of the hotels.

Facts about Burj Dubai/Burj Dubai's World Records

World's tallest building
Building with highest number of stories
Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
Tallest free-standing structure in the world
Highest occupied floor in the world

Ticket Information Burj Dubai

You have to get a ticket to view Dubai from the observation deck. The ticket allows you to view for 60minutes.There is discounted pricing of tickets for group more than 20 members. For more information visit http://www.burjdubai.com

Monday, December 28, 2009

Chennai Sangamam 2010 - Cultural Festival in TamilNadu

Chennai Sangamam is one of the largest cultural festival held in Chennai during the month of January every year. It is announced that Chennai Sangamam 2010 will be held from January 10. This festival is organized by Department of tourism and culture of Government of Tamil Nadu. And Tamil Maiyam. Chennai Sangamam is centered around the Pongal festival. It is the "biggest open festival" in India.

Festival takes place in various parts of Chennai. It is conducted in parks, beaches, school/college grounds and many more venues. About 2000 performers take part. It depicts the culture of Tamil Nadu. 

Events in Chennai Sangamam Festival and Venues

Some of the important events are the 

Food festival – Where you can taste all kinds of food from Kongu Nadu Samayal, Manaparai Murukku, Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai, Virundhunagar Parotta, Iruttukadai Halwa, Dindigul Venu Biriyani and Chettinad Samayal. The "venue of food festival" will be in different places. Go there and enjoy the feast.
Carnatic Music Festival – If you are a lover of music then you have opportunity to hear songs from your favorite singers.

Games – All traditional games like Silambattam, Malyutham, Vazhukumaram, Uriyadi, and Kalari will be there at the fest.

The other important festivals are dance festival, poetry and photography contest too. Go to the spots and enjoy all fest.

For more information about venues and events in Chennai Sangamam 2010 visit http://www.chennaisangamam.com