The City Of Muse: Krakow It might not be as big and as famous as Rome, London or Paris, but on the map of European must-see sites, this place has been steadily gaining its right place. A City of Polish Kings, witness to the most important historical events, a source of inspiration for countless poets, writers and artist, Krakow (or, in English, Cracow) is now one of the most beloved locations for those who decided to explore and discover Old Continent from the Eastern side. Its popularity has been rising over the years, and while it is still considered one of the backpacker’s favorites, in 2013, it noted an astonishing number of visitors – exceeded 9 million tourists, becoming one of the main touristic destinations in Europe. Incredible India, Magical Krakow Just as India has its famous tales, Krakow has its famous legends and stories, connected especially to its legendary founder King Krak and famous places in the city, such as Wawel Castle. It is standing upon a cave of a dragon, killed by a cobbler, who tricked the beast in order to save the citizens. He had put sulfur in the sheep’s body and let the dragon eat it. Overpowered with thirst, monster drank the entire water from Vistula river just to explode. The second, magical story is connected to St. Mary’s Church, located in the corner of the Main Square. During Mongol’s invasion in the 13th century, a brave trumpeter climbed one of its two towers and alarmed the city of the attack. His throat, however, was struck with
Just like modern day tourists, the tourism industry has been on a steady, fast paced journey due to technological evolution. With the affordability and easy accessibility, traveling potential has greatly increased. Sometimes, it is the destination that matters along with the people you go on the voyage with. This paper will analyze Isla Holbox as a cultural destination.
There are the tourists—those who seek temporary relaxation, or famous sights. There are the travelers—those who wander, without aim, for the love of moving. There are the explorers—those seeking adventure, the thrill of unearthing things rarely seen.
Gillian Dale (2010). Travel and Tourism level 3 Book 1. Oxford: Pearson Education Limited. 122-124.
Throughout history, the progressions of mankind has given way to a perpetually globalizing world. Globalization, the “process of interaction and integration among peoples of different nations, has strengthened human ties while our race has formed societies in every corner of the globe. As our world becomes more interconnected, the resulting blend of cultures has led numerous societal features to be shared between peoples, blurring cultural division lines. Globalization’s tying binds may frustrate many modern travelers seeking unique and special travel experiences due to the standardization of destinations resulting from increasingly cozy international social relations, but continued and extensive human travel has demonstrated that the essential human urge to move is a product of our search for fulfillment in what is unfamiliar and will not be suppressed by global interconnection.
A community which at times has a push-pull relationship with it’s vital tourism industry, has been essentially cutoff from the outside world, once again, rendering those who live here with both great challenges and the sense of a return to a bygone era.
Miles (2002) suggests that a ‘darker-lighter tourism paradigm’ does indeed exist. He argues there is a distinction between ‘dark’ and ‘darker’ tourism, that is, a greater notion of the macabre and the morose can exist between sites. Miles proposes there is a crucial difference between sites associated with death and suffering, and sites that are of death and suffering. Thus, according to Miles the product and experience at the death camp site at Auschwitz-Birkenau is conceivably darker than the one at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. (Stone, 2006)
Immediately as the book opens, Bryson establishes an informal and incredibly comic register. We are readily exposed to his frequent use of each cities’ semantic field, colloquialisms and his unique writing style, which hence make the classification of this book as a travel journal, questionable yet
Poland is a country with colorful traditions, low poverty rates, and a dark history. The past and present events have molded and shaped this country into a unique nation with many possibilities.
“… The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to. If only we could apply a traveling mindset to our own locals, we might find places becoming no less interesting than the high mountain passes and butterfly-filled jungles...” (Alain de Botton 62) In the essay “On Habit”, Alain de Button observes that people have become accustomed to only viewing a new environment as a spectacular view and thrilling experience, rather than treating our own towns, which we see everyday, with the same humility and receptivity.
Europe brags the best exhibition halls in the world. Consider yourself as artistic? There is some staggering art galleries to check if you're going wandering its urban areas. So, make sure to look at the best works of art, galleries, contemporary art and also street art gallery on your excursion.
A realistic objection to the proposal of opening a museum for German Culture may be the lack of interest in it. There would need to be some sort of interest in the idea and there is currently no data on if the citizens of Winona would be in favor or against the idea. One must also consider the cost and where the funding of this museum would come from. The reason that the Polish Museum of Winona exists is because a Catholic priest bought a building to specifically be used as a museum to house historical artifacts (SOURCE). Someone took action privately to make this museum a reality, something that may have to be done for this hypothetical museum. The financing of something like this would take a lot of money to keep running and private donations
You'll find lakes, streams, snow-capped mountains, valleys, awesome beauty and cultural attractions like the Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea del Palazzo dell’Europa, a contemporary art gallery.[1] However,
Arriving in the vicinity of Koblenz at night was not ideal, our hotel was on the opposite river bank which required us to take a commuter ferry. It was windy and the dark water appeared rough and dangerous, I was nervously apprehensive, moreover, my little sister was too, we had never been on a boat before. When the ferry pulled up to the dock, Noke drove the car right onto the flat deck and assured us that we would get across the river safely. Underway, he invited us to step out of the car to admire the vista of Koblenz, with its medieval castles and majestic fortresses illuminated on the hillsides and the lights of the enchanting old town reflected in the water on the riverbank, it was a scene out of Grimm’s Fairytales Classics. Although
However, the second section includes a score analysis of his mazurkas and a series of recordings. To study this purpose is eliminating the rhythmic ambiguity of the mazurka. It is also distinguishing it from the interpretation. His music is in very strong patriotic feelings. He was really interested in learning the traditional elements of the mazurka. Chopin's mazurkas were created out of his feelings for Poland and to display the sensitivity of the music. Mazurka is a polish dance resembling the polka and it is usually in 3⁄4 or 3/8 time with the second beat heavily accented. It is frequently adopted as a ballet form. And indeed, without an elementary knowledge of Polish folk music, it is difficult to understand his mazurka of the idiom. Drawing
Located in northeast Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region and the capital of the province bearing its name, Ravenna is internationally celebrated for its stunning ancient mosaics and rich history. Ravenna's prosperous past is evident in its wealth of still-standing examples of Byzantine art and architecture. Positioned near the Adriatic Sea on a marshy plain, Ravenna has served as a strategic ?capital three times: of the western Roman Empire, of Theodoric King of the Goths, and of the Byzantine Empire in Europe? (History, par. 1). By delving into Ravenna?s history, as well as its remarkable artistic achievements, the reasoning behind its popularity in tourism becomes clear.