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Modena is a beautiful medieval city in Italy known for its Lambrusco wine, tortellini, home of famous operatic singer Luciano Pavarotti and sports car mogul Enzo Ferrari. This lovely city is also famous for its spectacular historic sites including the 12th century Cathedral that features the Ghirlandina bell tower and included in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are also lots of cinemas, libraries and cycling tracks in Modena which makes it an interesting tourist destination. Don’t miss out on all these attractions by finding a cheap hotel that would take you closer to all of these wonderful sites. Otel.com has the perfect hotel for you and that isHotel Donatello which is situated in the historical center and offers a peaceful environment.
This 3-star hotel is famous for its very affordable rates, convenient location and comfortable accommodation.
Guests can easily visit some of Modena’s main landmarks including the famous Modena Cathedral, Torre della Ghirlandina, Modena Town Hall, Piazza Grande and Palazzo dei Musei. Businessmen can find convenience in attending conferences and exhibits since there are several fair centers and exhibition venues near the hotel. Those who want to explore more of the city can take the first train at the nearby Santa Maria Novella central station. Guests who have their own car or planning to rent one can take a short drive to the cities of Ferrara and Ravenna.
Donatello Hotelhas 74 rooms that feature a simple design, pastel colors, wooden furnishings and the latest amenities including TV, wireless high-speed internet access, working desk, direct-dial phone, mini refrigerator, in-room safe, air-conditioning, ironing facilities and private bathroom with hairdryer.
Aside from the trendy rooms, there are also fully-equipped rooms that can accommodate all kinds of business meetings and conferences. No need to worry about finding a place to hold your important corporate events. Those who have a laptop or any electronic gadget can access the hotel’s free wireless internet. Surfing the internet or checking emails can be done any time within the hotel.
Enjoy the other amenities and services offered by Hotel Donatello Modenasuch as tour/ticket assistance, safe deposit box, elevator/lift, free parking and laundry service. The perfect place to unwind is at the hotel’s trendy bar/lounge area which features a cozy ambiance and serves light snacks and drinks. Kids can hang out at the TV room to watch their favorite shows and bring their favorite canine because this hotel is pet-friendly.
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It can be overwhelming for so many options to choose domestic and abroad vacation packages. One way to reduce this stress is to figure out what you and or your family want to do. For family vacations, it really depends on the ages of your children. For younger kids, there are theme park vacations, beach vacations, sports vacations, and many more.
For older children, there are just as many vacation adventures that will keep them involved. One of theme is the cultural family vacation. This immerses families in the day to day lives of people from other countries, and you may stay with host families, or working farms, or even volunteer packages. Volunteer vacations allow you to help people of other countries with things like building water ways, and other infrastructures. If gives older kids a sense of accomplishment, as well as ideas on what they may want to do when they grown up.
There are also many different adventure vacation packages available.
Here in the U.S. there are working ranches that invite guests in to experience what a real working ranch is like. This is a great way for city people to experience the other side of life. Many people today, who live and shop in larger metropolitan areas, buy their groceries, but don’t know where milk comes from, or their meat.
What better way to have the experience of a life time than with an adventure vacation? There are African Safaris, trips along the Amazon River, as well as many others. These vacations can be as short as just a few days, or even week long excursions, seeing a variety of different sights at one time. Book these early, space can be very limited.
Flights are the name of the process in which one object move from one place to another through atmosphere especially in the air.
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur were the two American credited with inventing the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled on December 17 1903. In the two years afterword, the brothers developed their first practical fixed-wing flying machine aircraft. Although not the first to build any fly experimental aircraft, they were also the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
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Kozhikode: It is also known as Calicut. It has long been dubbed the “City of Spices” from the time immortal, for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. It has a population of about 0.9 million, making it the third largest urban agglomeration and the third largest city. It ranked as the second best city in India as per the six parameters – health, education, environment, safety, public facilities and entertainment. It was ranked eleventh among Tier-II Indian cities in job creation. It is declared India’s first hunger-free city. It is expected to come under the radar of the IT industry soon with the development of Cyberpark by the government. This will be the third IT ‘Hub’ in Kerala developed on the lines of Thiruvananthapuram Technopark and Kochi InfoPark and is expected to take off by mid 2011. Kozhikode city has been a multiethnic and multi-religious town since early medieval period.
Hindus form the largest religious group, followed by Muslims and Christians.
Kozhikode Sightseeing Places
Kozhikode Beach: The beach is the most popular retreat for locals. It is an unexploited and visually pleasing beach. The ‘Beach Road’ was renamed Gandhi Road from Evan’s Road after Mahatma Gandhi’s visit in January 1934. Two dilapidated piers can be seen extending into the sea. The ‘Iron Screw-pile’ pier to the north was built in 1871, 400 ft long (120 m) with a ‘T’ end.
Veliyangadi (big bazaar): This bazaar has 600 years old history and it is a typical ‘place of interest’ you might like to visit as it has noise, rush and heat on this narrow lane that would test your mettle.
Nevertheless, this ancient market is flourishing and functioning as one of the main commercial center of the city. You may get the best chance to visualize daily life at this commercial hub in medieval Calicut.
Mananchira: It is a large tank in the heart of the city. It has been the drinking water source for the entire Palace complex. There are many important institutions, which surround the Mananchira. The Town Hall was constructed in 1891 by the salt merchants and has been an important stage for agitations and ceremonies during the freedom movement and thereafter. The Pattalapalli or ‘Military Mosque’ was built for the Mysore soldiers who surrounded the Palace during the ‘Mysore invasion’. The Basel Mission from Germany established the Comtrust Textile Factory in 1884. To the western side of Mananchira is located the C.S.I. Church, Basel Mission Complex and the BEM (Basel Evangelical Mission) Girls’ School (1848). There is a well-maintained park called ‘Mananchira Square’. The entire complex is circled by 250 lampposts designed in ‘colonial’ style. The ‘Square’ has an artificial stream, a musical fountain, an open-air theatre and a music stage.
SM Street: It is a happening shopping and commercial lane north of Mananchira Square. The name Sweetmeat is thought to have been derived from a kind of sweet which European traders called ‘Sweetmeat’. S.M. Street is also about 600 years old and mostly occupied by the sweet manufacturers from Gujarat. An abandoned Parsi cemetery named Anjuman was built in the 17th century.
Sarovaram Park: It is an eco-friendly development adjacent to Canoly Canal. The project has been developed with an eco-friendly theme and the construction has been done in traditional Kerala style. It is one of the most popular spots in the city.
Tali Siva Temple: This temple was one of the two Brahmanical royal temples patronized by the Zamorin till today remains one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers in Kozhikode. The temple’s date of origin is uncertain but was most likely built during the foundation of the city in 12th century. The temple is surrounded by gigantic walls of ‘elephant belly’ with broad base and narrower neck at the top. The temple hosts the annual ‘competition for scholars’ called Revathi Pattathanam.
Panniyankara Bhagavati Temple: The Bhagavaty temple on a hillock on the southern side of Kallayi river is one of the two pre-Calicut temples built at least two centuries before the foundation of the city.
Thiruvannur Siva Temple: This ancient and beautiful Siva temple is decorated with typical Chola pillars and pilasters, panjaras and vyalimukhas. The central shrine has escaped any repair or change and is relatively well preserved. An inscription-unearthed record has been dated to 1044 A.D. The deity appears to have been a Jain Tirthankara . The Jain temple must have been converted into a Siva temple sometime in the 11th century.
Kappad Beach: Vasco de Gama landed here at Kappad in 1498. It is located 16 km to the north of Kozhikode along the Kannur road at Tiruvangoor. It has high potential for tourism. A monument erected here commemorates this ‘historic landing’ of vasco De Gama. However, many authors have questioned the emphasis given to the Portuguese sailor who was one amongst hundreds of traders who reached the shores of Calicut and was guided by a Portuguese-speaking Arab. An ancient temple on a hillock, facing the sea, is an added attraction.
Beypore: It is a small port town situated 10 km south of Calicut at the mouth of Chaliyar River. It is famous for its ancient shipbuilding industry that constructed the Uru, trading vessels more popular during the medieval periods and still used by the Arabs and others for commerce and tours. It is one of the important ports of Kerala and has been a major trading center for centuries. The dilapidated Kovilakam (palace) of the Parappanad Rajas and a small Basheer Museum (former house of the writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer) are situated here. There is a big complex that includes a port, a boat yard, a fish landing platform, breakwater project,
The crash happened at 2.45pm local time (1545 BST) when the jet, which was heading for Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria, attempted to take off.
Witnesses said one of the engines caught fire as the aircraft was leaving the runway. It took to the air momentarily before veering to the right and crashing into the ground between two runways, breaking into two parts.
Reports suggested that the plane had come down on its second attempt to take off.
A civil guard returning from the scene told El País newspaper: “It doesn’t look anything like a plane – it’s horrific. Everything is burnt. It’s the closest to hell that I’ve seen.”
A member of the emergency services described the area as a “war zone.”
Manuel Moleno, a Spanish journalist who was near the area when the accident happened, told the BBC the plane had “crashed into pieces”.
“We heard a big crash,” he said.
“So we stopped, and we saw a lot of smoke.”
There were conflicting reports of the death toll, with the Spanish interior ministry saying that more than 100 people had been confirmed dead so far.
Another 19 were said to be in a critical condition, with 25 having suffered less severe injuries. Two babies were thought to be on board.
Spanair, which is owned by the Scandanavian carrier SAS, had a code-sharing arrangement with the Lufthansa flight LH255.
Seven passengers on board the plane were confirmed as Lufthansa passengers, four from Germany. Spanish radio reported that Swedes and Danes were also believed to have been among the passengers.
The Foreign Office said two British officials were at the airport to find out whether any Britons had been on board.
Hundreds of emergency workers and dozens of ambulances and firefighting vehicles were sent to the scene, along with heavy lifting equipment.
Helicopters and fire trucks dumped water on the plane, which ended up in a wooded area at the end of the terminal four runway. Thick columns of white smoke billowed from the scene.
The airport was closed for a number of hours, with passengers being turned away. Some services are now understood to have resumed.
Reporters at the scene said the terminal building had filled up with people either looking for information about relatives on the flight or caught up in the travel disruption.
Unconfirmed reports said the flight had been due to take off at 1pm and had left the departure gate at 1.05pm, returning just over half an hour later because of technical problems.
A Spanair spokesman said it was too early to confirm why the plane, which was 15 years old and was last serviced in January, had crashed.
He said the company’s thoughts were with those who had been injured and the relatives of those who had died.
“Spanair regrets to confirm that its flight number JK 5022, from Madrid to Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, was involved in an incident at Madrid today,” the spokesman said.
“On board were 164 passengers and nine crew members. JK is a code share flight with Lufthansa LH 2554.
“Spanair is doing everything possible to assist the Spanish authorities at this difficult time, and has established a local helpline number for relatives or friends of those who may have been on board.”
An official with the Madrid emergency rescue service said crews were removing the dead and injured from the wreckage. “It is certain catastrophe,” he added.
The US national transportation safety board said it was sending an investigation team to Madrid to help with the crash investigation because the aircraft is American-made.
Spanish media reported that the plane’s black boxes had already been found.