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19 Sep 2011

PLITVICE LAKES PARK – CROATIA

“SCENIC BEAUTY”

INTRODUCTION

We are on the way to introduce you guys to the beauty of this world. This world is really beautiful. It is really difficult for someone to explore and see the beauty of the world. Some areas of the world are really amazing but these are not easily reachable. But today’s destination is not only beautiful but easily accessible as well. We are going to take you guys to another destination and a country with marvelous beauty. Today our destination is Plitvice Lakes National Park which is located in Croatia. This is a real scenic beauty in the world. Scenery is beautiful, wildlife is diversified, flora and fauna is just great. In short you will find each and everything which attracts you as tourist. It is called Plitvice Lakes National Park and is situated in central Croatia. The park was found in 1949. The location of the park is basically in the mountainous karst area. This park is one of the World Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1979. This park, as its name shows is famous worldwide for its lakes.

The total area of the park is 296.85 sq.km. It would be matter of bit surprise for you guys that there are currently 16 lakes which are interconnected and are arranged in cascades. Although the beauty of the park is its sixteen interconnected lakes but it is not the only beautiful thing of the area. There are number of waterfalls, a heavily populated forest with number of species animals and plants.

HISTORY

It has been history that such kinds of areas remain hidden from the human eye for many years but this is not the case with Plitvice Lakes. In all times of history this area received human influence. The reason is that the area is located along a busy transport route. the history of the area is thousands of years long like in the 4th century the area was incorporated as province of Roman Empire. In 6th century Avars and Croats settled here and ultimately Croats took control of the region. The tourism history of the area is not longer than 1861 when first accommodation for travelers was settled. Then in 1888 the Plitvice lakes area was arranged for tourist purposes when the Princess of Belgium and wife of Prince of Austria were visiting the area.

FLORA & FAUNA

The park is the most significant area of Croatia regarding plant and animal diversity. The less industrial development has protected the area from pollution and so preserved the beauty of the park.

There are hundreds of kinds of plants as the park is heavily forested. The park has a wide variety of plant communities. It is said that about 1300 species of plants have been found so far in the park. Out of this 75 plants are endemic. This diversity of plants and flowers give a great interplay of colours with changes in the season and enhances the beauty of the area.

Plitvice Lakes Park is the home of great number of animal and bird species. There are some species of animals which are rare like European brown bear, wolf, eagle, owl, lynx and wild cat. Other than these rare species, numbers of common species are also found in the park. This park is the home of brown bears and wolves which is almost last in Europe. There are about 321 kinds of butterflies and this is the 40 percent of the total population of butterflies. There are number of reptile species as well like Viviparous Lizard, European Green Lizard, Dice snake etc.

Alongwith animals there are about 157 species found in the park. A rare kind of bats which is named Plecotus is also found in the park. Other than animal and bird species there are number of fish. Brown trout is known as the original fish which belongs to the park.

WHAT TO SEE?

If you want to know that what will you see and find interesting then I suggest you to visit and see by yourself that how beautiful the place is. Lakes are awesome, waterfalls are just at the best of the beauty, the colours of plants and flowers are eye catching. The best activity that you can do there is walk and hiking and looking at the beautiful surroundings. You can take a boat tour of the lakes. A train is also found there which takes you on a specific route which brings you back to the entrance of the park.

If you are having problem in deciding whether to visit park or not then just look at the photos of this beautiful park. You will take a minute to decide that you are visiting the park. This is really a must see place.

 

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19 Sep 2011

NAINITAL – india

LAKE DISTRICT

INTRODUCTION

Why not today again visit India and have a visit of Lake Town named Nainital. This town has dual kind of importance. First one is its scenic beauty and the second one is its varied natural resources. If we would say that the Himalaya is a necklace and Nainital is the glittering jewel in that necklace then it would be absolutely right. This town is located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and is the headquarter of the Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills. The town is located around the Naini Lake and it was named after the name of the Goddess Naini Devi.  The beauty of the town is that it is surrounded by the high mountains with waterfalls and lakes at the foothills. There are three famous lakes in the area with the names Naina, Deopatha and Ayarpatha. Among all these three Naina is the highest which is pear-shaped. If you visit the area from the top of high mountains you get the awesome views of the vast plain, tangled ridges and a snowy rang

History

It was the time of Gurkha War (1814-1816) when the Kumaon Hills came under British rule. This war was fought between the Kingdom of Nepal and British East India Company. in 1841 an English sugar trader P. Barron constructed the first European house with which the town of Nainital was founded. He was of the view that this is the best which he had witnessed in the 2400 km long trek of Himalayas. The town took very short time to become the famous health resort for the British soldiers and their families. The reason was the unique location of the town and dense forests which escape the area from sun rays. The time came when the town became the summer residence of the Governor of United Provinces. The town faced many drastic environmental conditions as well. In 1880 a landslide buried 151. before this there were landslides in 1866 and 1879 but this was the disastrous. The cause of the landslide was heavy rain amounting from 510 mm to 890 mm. this landslide caused great damage to the buildings like Victoria hotel, Bell’s shop and the Temple of Naini Devi.

 ATTRACTIONS

As earlier said this district have many attractions. This town has numerous attractions for the tourists. There are lakes, waterfalls, peaks etc. Here are some of the important places where tourists must go and have a visit.

 a)      NAINA LAKE

If we say that the nucleus of the beauty of the town is the Nainital Lake then it would not be wrong at all. When the day is clear its water looks like a mirror and seven hills, cottages and villas are shadowed in the water of the lake. It is really a wonderful sight. It is not the end. The beauty of the lake increases thousand times when night comes and myriads of bulbs from the hill and on the edge of the lake stab their light in the water. The tourists can enjoy yachting, boating and paddling boats. One end of the lake is called Mallital and the other is called Tallital.

 b)      MALL ROAD

On one side of the lake there is Mall road which is the major tourist attraction. This rod joins the both ends of the lake. In the summer months it becomes the busiest road and vehicles are not allowed to move on the road in order to facilitate the visitors. The other side of the lake is called Thandi road which is less busy as compared to Mall road.

 c)      FLATTS

This place is for the gathering of the people and is situated at the northern side of the lake. People from all walks of life are gathered here. The famous Naini Devi Temple is also situated in the flats. This is the place where the landslip of 1880 was occurred. Afterwards this area was flattened and reserved for recreational activities. Main attractions of the flats are temple of Naini Devi and beautiful fountain. After the mall road this place is heavily crowded.

 d)      ROPEWAY

This is one of the major tourist attractions in Nainital. This ropeway starts from Mallital to the snow view point. At the snow view point you get the wider view of the Himalayas and town below.

This is really a must see place for tourists. There are plenty of things to make the journey and visit memorable

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10 Sep 2011

JIAOZHOU BAY BRIDGE – CHINA – world’s largest over Sea Bridge


 “ENGINEERING WONDER”

INTRODUCTORY FACTS & FEATURES
Time is passing rapidly and the world is having wonders. Without any doubt we can say that this era is the era of engineering. From the years of recent past we have seen a number of engineering wonders. Engineers have created masterpieces which are just breathtaking. The same happened in China and Chinese engineers set a world record by making a bridge over the sea. On 30th June 2011 China opened the world’s largest over Sea Bridge which is called Jiaozhou Bay Bridge. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a roadway bridge in eastern China’s Shandong province. This bridge is “T” shaped. There are three entry and exit points on the bridge. The total length of the bridge is 42.58 km which is 26.4 miles. This bridge links the Qingdao which is the eastern port city to Huangdo Island. The bridge has reduced the distance between Qingdao and Huangdao by 30 km. The construction of this bridge is the part of Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project which includes the construction of Qing-Huang Tunnel as well which is an under sea tunnel.

These two projects were opened at the same date for the traffic. There are 5000 pillars which are keeping the bridge high over the sea water. The construction of the bridge took more than four years to complete. This engineering wonder is the result of the efforts of 10,000 workers who worked round the clock to make it possible. They worked in the form of two teams. It is expected that the bridge will carry 30,000 cars per day. It’s really a big load of traffic and shows that how many people will be facilitated from the bridge. Previously the longest over Water Bridge is in Louisiana which is named Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

History
This amazing bridge was designed by Shandong Gaosu Group. Its design is just marvelous that it will not be effected with the sever earthquakes, typhoons and collisions with the ships. This is a big project in real a big structure which you can imagine from the fact that about 450,000 tons of steel and 2.3 million cubic meters of concrete were used in the construction of the bridge. The width of the bridge is about 35 meters (115 ft) and carries six lanes and two shoulders. The cost of the project is more than 10 billion Yuan which is equal to $1.5 billion but according to some other reports the cost is more than $2.3 billion.

SAFETY CONCERNS
According to some media reports, Chinese authorities were in hurry to open the bridge regardless some safety issues like incomplete crash barriers, loose nuts on guard rails and missing lights. But chief engineer of the project claims that there is nothing wrong with the safety of the bridge and the problems highlighted are just of minor nature.

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