furniture – Balashiha http://balashiha.su Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 Holiday villas are changing to become more design conscious http://balashiha.su/?p=4476 http://balashiha.su/?p=4476#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:31:46 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=4476 Holiday villas are changing to become more design conscious

Holiday villas have long been of a certain design type – white walls, simple furniture, usually including a fold away bed plus some rather naff print of beaches and sunsets.
But, as people are becoming increasingly interested in interior design, so holiday villas are changing to become more design orientated. Owners of properties and agencies involved in villa rentals are increasingly looking to create interesting, stylish designs that go beyond the bland and utilitarian.
At the top end of the market especially, holiday villas are more likely to be interior designed to create a stylish look.  Swimming pools might have striking designs on the floors, made from tiles while inside designers are choosing individuals pieces of furniture which make every property different from the range of holiday villas on offer.
Antiques are one way to make a luxury holiday villa stand out. Technology is another area where properties are becoming more luxurious and sophisticated. Home entertainment systems that are elegant and unobtrusive and that offer a wide variety of music and films are increasingly available in homes – so why not in holiday villas?
Art is another area in which variety and individualism is important. Holiday villas at the upper end of the market are more likely to have individual paintings and prints rather than mass produced images on the walls. Choosing something that is not only striking and attractive but which has been created by a local artist helps emphasise the uniqueness of the property and anchor it in its surroundings.
You might not think that you can do much with beds – but superking sized beds are increasingly in demand in the best holiday villas as are bathrooms with luxury showers and Jacuzzis.
Those looking for luxury villa rentals not only appreciate these things, but are beginning to regard them as standard.

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Have Most Modern Shopping Experience by Taking Flights to Istanbul http://balashiha.su/?p=4262 http://balashiha.su/?p=4262#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:04:40 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=4262 Have Most Modern Shopping Experience by Taking Flights to Istanbul!

Istanbul has every kind of shopping facility ranging from old bazaars to out class shopping malls. Visitors like to go to mostly modern shopping centers instead of small shops of old bazaars however locals usually go to Grand Bazaar for low rates. If you take Istanbul flights it’s a right place for shopping with many mega malls.

Astoria Shopping Mall: It’s popular for its unique life style space with leading Turkish and international brands. Its not only collection of different items here that attract visitors but it is a complex with several cafes, restaurants, fitness center, swimming pool, cinema, Game center, and Anantara Spa. If you take flights to Istanbul Turkey with flights to Istanbul you will here at Europe’s largest mall boasting 110 stores, 5 floors that offers a large selection fashion, cosmetics, electronics, shoes, bookstores, jewellery, textiles and furniture for men, women and children. It is very easy to reach this place as it is locate less than half an hour drive from Istanbul International Airport.

Capitol Shopping Center: It is the first modern shopping center of Istanbul’s modern part. It is estimated that every year 12 million people visit this mall. Both Turkish and cheap Istanbul flights takers frequently visit this place. Its 6 story structure is built on an area of 76,000 sq kms. It is not only housing the biggest movie theatre in Istanbul but also has 157 retail stores, several cafeterias and restaurants, radio complex, bowling alley, spring fountain, and an entertainment center. It is continuously providing excellent services to its customers and was awarded as “Best Project in Europe” in recognition of its outstanding performance.

Meydan Shopping Center Merter: It has a retail space of 70,000 sq km in the heart of populous area of Merter. By taking cheap Istanbul flights you may enjoy world class shopping at its 50 retail stores, out class dinning at its several cafeterias and restaurants, and leisure fun at its movie center. It’s splendid architecture and technology has won four international awards. It has maintained its remarkable environmental quality since its origin.

Star City Shopping Mall Yenibosna: This market consists of hypermarket, electronic market and department stores. It is one of the largest Mega Malls in Europe as well as in Turkey. It is a greater land mark consisting of hotel, shopping and entertainment centre, office and residential towers. Those taking flights to Istanbul Turkey from UK consider this place as a must see attraction. It attracts both buyers and visitors

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Sun Yat Sen Residence – Home Of The &”Father Of China&” http://balashiha.su/?p=8057 http://balashiha.su/?p=8057#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:36:30 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=8057 Sun Yat Sen Residence – Home Of The &”Father Of China&”

Little would one suspect that the quaint little European style house on Xiangshan Road was the former home of the man the Chinese consider to be the father of their Nation. The Sun Yat Sen residence is barely noticeable among the giant skyscrapers that have sprung up alongside it; however, it is a place that almost every tourist to Shanghai remembers to visit.

Sun Yat Sen was a fierce anti-monarchist and he was instrumental in the revolutionary struggle against the Qing dynasty, which was the final imperial family to rule China. In 1912 after overthrowing of imperial rule, Sun Yat Sen ensured his place in the history books when he became the first provisional president of the Republic of China. He later went onto found the Kuomintang of China, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party, which became a guiding light for the future of the country in its pos- imperial era.

Despite a successful revolution against the monarchy, the party was unable to maintain control of the country. Therefore, much of Sun Yat Sen’s political life was spent in exile. Despite these setbacks, he organized numerous revolts against the Chinese warlords who threw him into exile and the Kuomintang out of power.

His tireless efforts bore fruit, but alas only after his death, with his party forming an alliance with the Communists to finally bring stability to China, following years of warring over territory by regional warlords. Today, Sun Yat Sen’s legacy lives on in his political doctrine “The Principals of People”: nationalism, democracy and the livelihood of people.

Following the death of Sun Yat Sen in 1925, his wife continued to occupy the residence until the Imperial Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1937. The furniture, the paintings and the memorabilia over the fireplace are all items that were used by Sun Yat Sen himself. Historical manuscripts and photographs detailing the life and times of the great man are also displayed for the benefit of the public. This important historical landmark located close to the financial district  appear within easy reach of business accommodation Shanghai such as a Luxury serviced residence Shanghai offered by Somerset Xu Hui.  Their serviced apartments in the area affords business travelers great access to the city’s business district as well as the city’s major attractions.

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All About Worldwide City-Traveling http://balashiha.su/?p=774 http://balashiha.su/?p=774#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:24:47 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=774 All About Worldwide City-Traveling

Our modern world is something very fantastic, when you look at all the travel opportunities we have, and all these many ways to ride. This world shines only beautiful and bright, what could be there a problem. And we have all these buses, trains, ships, airplanes, to get to any place in the entire world with ease.
What is the truth.
It is the individual, who decides, to go for a vacation, but actually many don’t. They think, spending money for it is pure luxury and staying at home would easily make up for it. But this is not completely true. Living all year long at home, with planning for new furniture, or saving for better car or TV, does not bring the necessary satisfaction. Real relaxation from stress, workload and all the other ongoing responsibilities, does not take place in making one’s home look better, putting up expensive wallpaper, or driving a more attractive car.
Personal relaxation is proven as being something complete different than just money, car or TV. It is a very intimate spiritual thing, and cannot get measured up with luxury. Relaxation is, where one is alone or with one’s family and has lots of time together. It will create new joy and happiness with talking about things, never said since a long time. It may happen to be the very first moment, where daddy really talks freely to his children and is finding out by surprise, that the son is not as good in Math and needs some help. The wife is happy since ever, realizing that everybody is together, getting close attention, and here and there a kiss with some very lovely whispered words. This all did not happen since a long time. It is the moment, a family can re-union and makes new plans for the next year. This is much better, than any other plan made during the entire year, only for one’s job or for a WAL-Mart shopping cart.
This is the truth. Now let’s see, what can be really done.
An educated person knows, that there are several very different possibilities, how to spend vacation time most wisely. One should know them and choose the one, which fits best to the interests and also circumstances of the family. There should be a talk with all together after dinner.
Where does everybody wants to go, and how many people is it. Does the majority want to swim and lay sunbathing on a beach, or do they want to swim, but also climb the mountains? What will be the best destination? Flight tickets for a family, might be more expensive than just the gasoline for a car, but it might waste lots of valuable vacation time, driving there. But an intelligent evaluation on all the asked for travel possibilities will then discover, what is the best deal for this year, with the most fun and variety, everybody would like to enjoy.
The main actions for selecting the right destination from several offers of real value, are
1. Sitting together and talking about everybody’s ideas and personal likings.
2. To get an overall agreement, what the best solution is for a decent destination.
3. The money has to be somehow made available, so one can book and pay.
4. The tickets and plans are in everybody’s hands now, waiting for the adventurous trip to happen.
An ideal solution can be beaches, where Florida has some very excellent locations for that, or let’s take a cruise, the offers are pretty cheap and the environment of a ship can give you an exciting change in atmosphere. If you are able to spend some more money, then go more international. Europe is the most attractive area for having the most beautiful cities and places, and one can learn about other exciting civilizations and people.
But the main point is, you take your family this year and go. Surprise them all a bit with some exotic hotel and flight booking.

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Visit the wonders of Morgan museum http://balashiha.su/?p=10328 http://balashiha.su/?p=10328#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:57:09 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=10328 Visit the wonders of Morgan museum

The county historical museum of Morgan displays authentic work of art by Howard Christy, a boy from local region who made his well known Christy girls gracing the covers of all the most popular magazines in the early 1900?s.  Museum also exposes the artifacts of Mc Donald Birch. You will see farm machinery, antique household machines, Victorian furnishing and much more.

The museum also has a very extensive civil war collection, as well as artifacts from the Mexican war, form the American Revolution, and World wars first and second. This amazing ability will carry you to explain the ages and an inclusive exposition of life in the valley of Muskingum River region form the Stone Age through World war second. Built in 1904, the building housing the museum was originally a produce store, then a market and later a feed store. Over the years everything from tractors and farm equipment to greeting cards has been sold from this lovely building.

Button house

Evelyn true button house transport you back in time. The stylish home was built in 1836 and is crafted with period pieces dating from the 1830?s to the 1890?s. The house features 12 Victorian rooms that are absolutely authentic.

You can go through and adore the cupboard, inspect the artwork that adorns the walls and the summer kitchen. Furnished with original lines and quilts, it may be the most exact Victorian home you will ever seen, local artwork, period clothing and dishes. Most of the furniture was donated by the Mc Connel and True families.

The doll house

The doll house features the society?s collection of over 2500 dolls. The dolls are of all types-and from many different eras of history. The collection include Native American dolls, ethnic dolls, movie star dolls, character dolls, designer dolls, teddy bears, handmade dolls, rag dolls, Barbie dolls,  Eganbee dolls, Madame Alexander dolls, antique china dolls, antique leather dolls, just about every type of doll you can imagine.

The building was furnished in 1870 and cared as the medical offices of Dr. Hiram L. True.

The carriage house

While touring the Evelyn true button house, take a walk out back and discover how the Victorians made their way about town. The authentic era fire engine is ready just waiting for the volunteers to hook up the team. And the horse drawn hearse awaits as well, ready to take unfortunate souls to their eternal slumber. There are tools of every type, shape and size hand crafted and elegant.

Rock hollow schoolhouse

This authentic one room school was moved from Union Township in Morgan County to Malta by the Morgan county Historical society.

Visiting Morgan county historical museum

These museums and homes may be visited combined or separately as a package tour. Group tours are available by calling the Morgan county historical society. In addition to the published times hours for group tours are flexible.

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A Date with Art and History in Boston’s Famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum http://balashiha.su/?p=313 http://balashiha.su/?p=313#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:50:31 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=313 A Date with Art and History in Boston’s Famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Renowned as the birthplace of liberty and its prolific architectural wonders, Boston is a pleasant culmination of the old and the new. The epicentre of democracy for four centuries, the town’s early settlers called this the ‘shining city on a hill’ which has transformed in to one of the country’s pioneering cities and a hub for the nation’s artistic, literary and architectural intelligentsia.

As one of the world’s most famous college towns, Boston is also home to some of America’s finest museums such as the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Founded in 1903 this sprawling 15th century Venetian castle with its lush garden and full bloom courtyard houses the country’s most illustrious art collections to date. Three storeys high, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers visitors a myriad of galleries with over 2500 sculptures, furniture, rare publications, tapestries, manuscripts and paintings as well as decorative arts of various origins that encompass thirty centuries.

Set in its idyllic backdrop the museum creates the perfect atmosphere for engaging the senses with the greatest artists the world has known and their work in attendance. With collections by Raphael, Rembrandt, Sargent, Michelangelo, Titian, Whistler Botticelli and Degas on offer it is easy to understand why the museum is a hotspot of education, historic art, music, horticulture and contemporary art.

The museum’s permanent collection includes Japanese blinds, ceramics, drawings and jewellery in addition to an impressive collection of paintings from the Italian Renaissance. The first Matisse ever to make its way in to an American museum can also be seen in the Yellow Room while correspondence letters by T.S. Eliot, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Adams and Sarah Bernhardt are also on display as are authentic Dante manuscripts. The contemporary arts collection on-site boast the work of such geniuses as Ruth St. Denis, John Singer Sargent, Charles Martin Loeffler and many more while budding artists are given the opportunity to live and fine tune their work within the hallowed grounds of the museum through the Artists-in-Residence program. The museum goes a step further in exhibiting the work of its ing?nues on the premises thus giving potential artists the platform to garner world attention.

Known as the fervarant host of events the likes of which Young Artists Showcase, Jazz at the Gardner concerts, the Sunday Concert Series and Avant Gardner, the museum is also a treat for music lovers young and old. Continuing its Sunday Concert Series to the present day guests can expect to be wooed by the musical styling of classic masters and contemporary musicians who display their talents during the weekend.

The horticultural exhibits at the museum are also worth the time as its’ scenic courtyard houses six horticultural displays of seasonal flora and vegetation each year. Some of the highlights include the 15 foot long Nasturtium vines that adorn the museum balconies during the month of April in memory of its founder’s birthday. An interactive experience all the way, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Education Department is responsible for the institution’s School and Teacher Partnership Program, community activities, internships, adult classes, and family –oriented tour packages. All of which enhance guests’ understanding and enjoyment of the museum, its’ history and collections.

The Langham Boston is a gem among top-notch Boston hotels with its first class service and charming hospitality. A fine luxury hotel in Boston this idyllic rest is well suited for those travelling on business or leisure.

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About Alanya http://balashiha.su/?p=512 http://balashiha.su/?p=512#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:32:42 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=512 About Alanya

The promontory and castle of Alanya are visible for miles and offer superb views of beaches and mountains.Now a large modern resort, in Roman times Alanya was called Coracesium, and was a stronghold of the pirates who menaced the grain fleets on their passage to Rome. After the defeat of the pirates in 65 BC, Coracesium became a thriving city. The Sel?uk ruler,Alaeddin 1. Keykubad, made Alanya his winter residence and fortified it heavily.

A double line of defensive walls mounth the promontory toenclose the Citadel(Kale), inside which is a Byzantine church. The harbour is commanded by the 35 m-high (115 ft). Red Tower (K?z?lkule), a hexagonal structure built by Alaeddin Keykubad 1 in 1226 and now restored. Thered Tower protected Alanya’s strategic dockyard, or tersane, which could accommodate five ships under construction at once. In Sel?uk times, the plentiful local forest provided ample timber for shipbuilding and even for export.The garden of the museum has a collection of farming toolks as well as items drom. Pamphylian sites in the area. A Phoenician inscription from the 6th century BC shows the development of lettering from its cuneifrom origins Atat?rk visited Alanya for a few days in 1935. The owner of the house where he stayed turned it itno a museum. The ground floor has photograhand Atat?rk memorabilia , and the upper floor displays the furniture of a typical Alanya house in Republican times. There are several caves around the base of the cliffs, including a phosphours cave, a pirate cave and a lovers cave. The best known is the stalactite-hung Damlata? Cave, said to provide relief from asthma. The internal temperature registers a steady 23 C(73 F). Access is from the western beach, behind the Damlata? Restaurant.

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