San Fransisco tourist attractions and festivals

San Fransisco is an important city in California and the most popular one too. It is one of the important tourist destination in United States. Want to know about places to visit and San Francisco things to do read below... While in San Fransisco visit the "Golden Gate Bridge". Its an engineering marvel. It is also one of the "most photographed sites" in the world. Travel in cable car. It is one of the thing that most of the people visiting San Fransisco like. Next one is the coit tower where you can have a magnificent view of the city. Union square is the place where you can see shops and hotels. Its near the famous Theater District. Some of the important international events and festivals that take place in San Fransisco are,

"San Fransisco International Art Festival" from May 19 to May 30 2010.
"San Fransisco International Dragon Boat Festival" on 25th and 26th September 2010
"San Fransisco International Film Festival" from April 22 to May 6 2010.

These are some important festivals in San Fransisco.... Have a nice trip

Kumbha Mela 2010 - Haridwar

Kumbha Mela is celebrated in Haridwar this year. It is the religious event which gathers a millions of people from around the world. 2010 Kumbha Mela will take place from 14th January to 28th April 2010. The word Kumba means pot and mela means fair. The history behind kumbha mela is that, when God's lost their strenght they began churning of ocean of milk for amirt in-order to regain their strengths. The Asuras helped them in churning the ocean with a condition that half of the portion should be given to them. Once the amirta appeared fight began between them which lasted of 12 years. So when Lord Vishnu flew away with the pot of amirt it fell on earth in 4 places namely Prayag, Haridwar, Nasik and Ujjain. It is considered sacred taking bath on the rivers Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna and Sarawathi during Kumba mela. The Kumba Mela shifts four times between these four locations every 12 years. Maha Kumbha Mela occurs every 144 years. Last time millions and millions of people gathered Kumba Mela... The bathing dates for Kumhbamela are
14th,15th,20th,30th of January
12th February
15th, 16th and 24th , 30th March
14th and 28th of April

Greenville, South Carolina - Tourist Attractions

Greenville is a city in South Carolina, United States. It is the "largest city" in Upstate. It has a number of tourist attractions. Its well known for its theaters and well venues. These venues host the important concerts. One such important venue is "Bi-Lo Center" where major events and sports take place every year. Haywood Mall is an important mall in the city. Greenville SC a shopping center for some people too. It consists of a number of golf centers where you can play golf in night time too. One of the important golf center is Crosswinds golf club. To know about the jobs in this area see Greenville SC Jobs. The most important attractions in this area includes "Falls Park" on the Reedy, Greenville County Museum of Art, Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, Greenville Coo in Cleveland Park, Roper Mountain science center and more.... Have a pleasant tour in Greenville.

Chennai Book Fair 2010

The 12 day long book fair in Chennai, TamilNadu began on 30h December 2009. It is the 33rd "Chennai Book Fair". It was opened by TamilNadu Chief Minister Mr. M. Karunanidhi. The Chennai Book Fair is organised by the Booksellers’ and Publishers’ Association of South India (BAPASI). t

Timings of Chennai Book Fair
The book fair will be opened from 2:30 pm to 8:30 pm on working days and 11:00 am to 8:30 pm on holidays.

Venue of Chennai Book Fair
The venue of Chennai Book Fair is "St.George Anglo Indian School" which is opposite to Pachayappan college in Poonamalee High Road, Aminjikarai, Chennai - 30

Prague Winter Festival 2010

Prague Winter Festival is held every year during the month of January. Prague Winter Festival 2010 is the being held for the 38th time...This year's Prague Winter Festival 2010 dates are from 2nd to 7th January. The famous opera houses in Europe are the venue of this festival. During this festival one can enjoy ballet, classical music and opera in famous theaters like the Prague State Opera, the National Theatre, Estates Theatre...For more information about this festival and to book tickets visit the website http://www.praguewinterfestival.com/

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