Friday, February 22, 2008

Irresistable ISTANBUL


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“If the Irresistable ISTANBULEarth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital,” said, Napoleon Bonaparte on Istanbul. Indeed this city, which straddles two continents, Asia and Europe, is said to be the first truly cosmopolitan city in the world. Populated by Romans, Greeks, Turks and Armenians along with a myriad of ethnic communities over thousands of years, this city was the melting pot, even before the term was invented. The old nickname of Istanbul is Vasileousa Polis (Queen of Cities), mind you not an idle nickname, for it was the wealthiest and culturally most advanced city in the world for hundreds of years after Rome had fallen to the Barbarians. An ancient city, with the first recorded Istanbulhuman settlement during Chalcolithic period, with artifacts dating from 5500–3500 BC, it has served as the seat of government for some of the most powerful empires of their time for over 1,600 years. With such a rich history, it’s no surprise that the city is replete with ancient buildings, cultural monuments and world-renowned architectural wonders. The best known is undoubtedly the Hagia Sophia Museum, originally constructed as a cathedral in the 5th century AD by the Eastern Roman Empire – the largest of its kind anywhere in the world for over one thousand years after it was built. With a massive dome and distinctive Byzantine architecture, the building has become the symbol of Turkey. For all those shopa-holics out there, don’t forget to visit the Grand Bazaar. As befitting its name, it’s one of the largest covered markets in the world, housing more than 4,000 shops, selling everything under the Sun. And lastly, not to be missed are the massive redoubtable double lined walls which protected the city from all sides for over 600 years as invaders poured in, no doubt attract- ed by its legendary status.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

THE RITZ-CARLTON, SANTIAGO


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Having been featured in the Robb Report’s ‘Best of the Best’ and the prestigious Condé Nast Awards list, the Ritz-Carlton, Santiago means class in every sense of the word. Also rated the Best Hotel in Mexico, Central & South America by Travel + Leisure Magazine this year, the Ritz stands proud, snuggled by the plush and most opulent locales of El Golf.

THE VIEW: THE RITZ-CARLTON, SANTIAGOWith the most beautiful surroundings imaginable, courtesy the towering Andean Mountain range adding to the grandiose, the Ritz-Carlton, Santiago offers a view that one would want to savour for a lifetime… Besides, the glittering city which looks more like a spread, studded with diamonds in the evenings, elevates its magical magnificence to newer heights.

ARCHI TYPE: 205 guest rooms, 7,440 square feet of Health and Fitness Centre and about 9,207 square feet of meeting and conference space, all jazzed up with floor to ceiling windows and state-of-the-art facilities, are the best one would have come across!

BON APPÉTIT: Be it the Turbot with Garden Vegetables or the pan-fried spiny Lobster, which also happen to be the two specialities of the ultra stylish Adra restaurant, it’ll leave your senses in hunger pangs even on a full stomach! The delectable Mediterranean cuisine coupled with 365 varieties – one for each day of the year – of assorted white and red wines and a pastry buff et forms the divine platter.

AROUND THE CORNER: Go for some skiing to beat the chill of the winter or for some beach sport, if you’ve got your sunny side up all the time!

FROM UNDER THE CARPET: Pollution and the occasional (but heavy) smog can be a dampener for the free spirited, who prefer the outdoors to the luxury of their plush hotel rooms.

IN ESSENCE: The glitz of the ‘Rtiz’ will bedazzle even the most pernickety ones!

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