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Showing posts with label Best Places to Visit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best Places to Visit. Show all posts
Monday, June 11, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Beauties of Tehran
Upscale apartment complex - Tehran
The affluent parts of Northern Tehran boast luxury apartment buildings
and condominiums featuring such amenities as "White Glove" doorman service
with pools, jaccuzzis and private garages in the flat !!!!
(You drive the car into the elevator and it will deliver your car up to your own private garage next to your flat)
Real Estate prices in Tehran have in the last couple of years reached levels
that are comparable to New York City . It's not uncommon to see a two to three-bedroom apartment in Tehran going for more than $1,000,000 on the market today. On the other hand, few investments in the world offer such fast and generous returns.
and condominiums featuring such amenities as "White Glove" doorman service
with pools, jaccuzzis and private garages in the flat !!!!
(You drive the car into the elevator and it will deliver your car up to your own private garage next to your flat)
Real Estate prices in Tehran have in the last couple of years reached levels
that are comparable to New York City . It's not uncommon to see a two to three-bedroom apartment in Tehran going for more than $1,000,000 on the market today. On the other hand, few investments in the world offer such fast and generous returns.
Park Way - Tehran
It's amazing how clean Tehran's park ways are!Not one piece of paper or trash is tolerated here.
The project of keeping the highways and certain areas of Tehran sparkling clean
is an around-the-clock task. Many Tehranis have also developed a zealousy of keeping their city clean. A friend of mine told me of an incident where a lady admonished him
for throwing a match in the street. When he told the lady that it was just a match a piece of wood - she replied by saying "My dear, can you imagine what Tehran would look like if each of its 15 million inhabitants would think like you?"
Iranian Parliament
Evin - Tehran
Emam Hussein Metro station - Tehran
Modarres Freeway
Sculpture in a park - Tehran
Jahanshahr Karaj - Near Tehran
Laal Tower - Tehran
Model of Laal Tower in Tehran which should be completed by now
Tirajeh Shopping Center - Tehran
Source: From a Friends - friend in Iran.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
More Pictures of Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab and Hotel Jumeirah
Closer View of Burj Al Arab
Inside the Magnificent Burj Al Arab
View of the Lobby at Burj Al Arab
Monday, May 07, 2007
More of Burj Al Arab
A Mosque Under construction close to Burj Al Arab
Afternoon Sun hitting Burj Al Arab
From Top View : Afternoon Shadow of Burj Al Arab , Hotel Jumeirah and the City
As I was walking on the sunny , sandy beach ....
Burj Al Arab at Dusk ...
Enjoy more of Burj Al Arab Pictures...
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab : The Most Magnificiant Hotel in the world.
Burg Al Arab :
Designed to resemble a billowing sail, the hotel soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai coastline. At night, it offers an unforgettable sight, surrounded by choreographed colour sculptures of water and fire.
Designed to resemble a billowing sail, the hotel soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai coastline. At night, it offers an unforgettable sight, surrounded by choreographed colour sculptures of water and fire.
Details I Gathered while I was in Dubai.
A room in Burj Al Arab can cost anywhere from $ 3000- $25,000 / night. Reservations are usually made a year in advance to make sure the room is available.
A room in Burj Al Arab can cost anywhere from $ 3000- $25,000 / night. Reservations are usually made a year in advance to make sure the room is available.
You can take a tour of Burj Al Arab and get to the top floor for 500 Dirhams.
Below are some awesome , breathing taking footage of Burj Al Arab.
Enjoy the pictures and leave me any comments.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain Astronaut Photograph
Bahrain has been inhabited by humans since ancient times and has even been proposed as the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden. Its strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, and finally the Arabs, under whom the island became Muslim. Bahrain was in the ancient times known as Dilmun, later under its Greek name Tylos (see Dilmun for more information), as Awal as well as under the Persian name Mishmahig when it came under the imperial rule of the Persian Empire.
The islands of Bahrain, positioned in the middle south of the Persian Gulf, have attracted the attention of many invaders throughout history, such as the Al-Khalifas. Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively. Some scholars believe this to be an folk etymology for the much older, non-Semitic term, Bahran; according to some scholars[attribution needed] Bahran originates from Varahrdn, the later form of the old Avestan Verethragna - a Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of victory.
A strategic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearl diving made Bahrain long a center of urban settlement. Pearl diving was the main economy until cultured pearls were invented in early twentieth century and more when oil was discovered in 1930s. About 2300 BC, Bahrain became a centre of one of the ancient empires trading between Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and the Indus Valley (now in Pakistan and India). This was the civilization of Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) that was linked to the Sumerian Civilization in the third millennium BC. Bahrain became part of the Babylonian empire about 600 BC. Historical records referred to Bahrain with names such as the "Life of Eternity", "Paradise", and Eden. Bahrain was also called the "Pearl of the Persian Gulf".
The islands of Bahrain, positioned in the middle south of the Persian Gulf, have attracted the attention of many invaders throughout history, such as the Al-Khalifas. Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively. Some scholars believe this to be an folk etymology for the much older, non-Semitic term, Bahran; according to some scholars[attribution needed] Bahran originates from Varahrdn, the later form of the old Avestan Verethragna - a Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of victory.
A strategic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearl diving made Bahrain long a center of urban settlement. Pearl diving was the main economy until cultured pearls were invented in early twentieth century and more when oil was discovered in 1930s. About 2300 BC, Bahrain became a centre of one of the ancient empires trading between Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and the Indus Valley (now in Pakistan and India). This was the civilization of Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) that was linked to the Sumerian Civilization in the third millennium BC. Bahrain became part of the Babylonian empire about 600 BC. Historical records referred to Bahrain with names such as the "Life of Eternity", "Paradise", and Eden. Bahrain was also called the "Pearl of the Persian Gulf".
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