Work on the Dubai Monorail system continues despite delays in other transportation projects caused by the economic slowdown. The monorail will house 40,000 residents. Residents in the City of Arabia neighborhood will be connected when the project is complete. Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group are the developers for City of Arabia. Their executive director said system is still in the early stages of design and they hope to construct it soon. Syed Khalil said they will first build 2km of rolling stock and then finish with an extra 3km of track.
Developers of City of Arabia plan a 20 million square foot community where residents will not need to use cars because of the monorail and its 11 stations.
Any tourist visiting Muscat must stop at this fantastic museum, which is located within the 150-year old Bait-al-Falaj fort, the original headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan’s armed forces. It displays Omani weapons and armory and also gives tourists an insight into Oman’s history, politics and relations with other international states and powers. All visiting heads of state take a trip to thi...
The museum is a tribute to Ho Chi Minh's life; and cause, and there are personal items, photos, and documents detailing the rise of the nation's Communist revolution. The museum is closed on Mondays and is open to the public from 8am – 11.30 am and again from 1.30pm – 4pm for the rest of the week. Address: 3 Ngo Ha, Hanoi ...
Resting on a mount, the church has a 400 step stairway and is visited by many tourists all year round. The golden steeple and towers are sky rocketing which gleam under the sunlight, giving it a very picturesque view. It can be visited by travelers between April and October. Address: Sankt Annægade 29 Telephone: 32 57 27 98 {loadpositi...
The site for an ancient temple built by the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan, and destroyed subsequently by the invading Spanish armies, who then built a cathedral at the site. The buried temple chambers were discovered by accident in 1978, and the site was soon reclaimed as a heritage site. Now you can actually see the layers of Aztec construction as you walk down the excavated site. A modern museum, the M...