Paris France

Paris, the capital of France, and to many, the cultural capital of the world, has been a prominent tourist destination for decades. Yearly, over 45 million people visit Paris to see an experience its fascinating sights and rich culture. Most famous of the sights is the stunning Eiffel Tower which dominates the Paris skyline. Other popular attractions include the Louvre Museum, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame cathedral. Paris is also home to multiple opera houses, endless exquisite restaurants, and incredibly hotels. It’s a tourist friendly city that is easy to explore on foot, by bike, hop-on hop-off bus, or public transportation.

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Paris France
Paris France
Paris France
Paris France
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Disneyland Paris Hotels

Once upon a time...there was a fairy tale "palace"! Today, right at the entrance to the Theme Park, this fantastical jewel is the gateway to the magical world of Disneyland Paris. An exquisite example of Victorian architecture, the Disneyland Hotel offers luxury on a grand scale. With its pink turrets, wide bay windows fringed with lace, marble, silverware, valet parking and refined luxury...it's straight out of a fairy tale.

Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel
Disneyland Paris Hotel

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Paris Hotels 5 Star

Because excellence, elegance and refinement never cease to intertwine and innovate, and because the two establishments bear the essence of the Parisian spirit in their very identities, it was only natural that Dior and the Plaza Athénée combine their values and know-how to create the most Parisian of beauty institute.

Perfect combination of innovation, refinement and sensoriality, Dior Institut offers an exceptional revitalizing escape. In this inviting enclave, where time seems to stand still, the primary aim is to revive the youthful beauty of the face and body through a comprehensive approach, an interaction of the finest treatments and techniques to ensure optimal results. Reshaped by exquisitely precise gestures, the face and the body are toned, reoxygenated, rebalanced. A deep transformation that is reflected in the attitude and the features of the face. The bearing becomes more unbowed, true beauty is revealed.

Dior Institut addresses a large selection of face & body treatments to both women and men. Some treatments have been exclusively developed for the Plaza Athénée. While the Dior Institut at the Plaza Athénée features five treatment rooms (including a double room) and a relaxation lounge, a fitness center, hammam steam baths and saunas, are available to complete your well being experience.

Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star
Paris Hotels 5 Star

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Chinatown Toronto

Canada's first Chinatowns, in the British Columbia cities of Victoria and Vancouver, were formed by the thousands of immigrants from villages in Kwantung Province who came to work as labourers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Their willingness to work long hours for much less pay created a growing animosity; rampant unemployment and the perception that the Chinese were taking the local jobs brought resentment and discrimination. The two west coast settlements grew out of that prejudice and enmity; they were as much bastions as communities.

When the railway was completed, many Chinese headed east, to cities like Toronto, ironically escaping racism on the railway built to unite a nation.

By 1900, there were two hundred Chinese residents in Toronto, and most worked in laundries. Chinese Canadians now comprise the largest ethnic group in what the United Nations has designated the world's most multicultural city. After English, Chinese is the most spoken language in the homes of The Greater Toronto Area. The small pocket of hand laundries at the turn of the century has evolved into six distinct Chinatowns with a combined population of half a million And they no longer do laundry.

Chinatown Toronto
Chinatown Toronto
Chinatown Toronto1. Downtown Chinatown

Toronto's original Chinatown was located in the area now occupied by the twelve-acre complex of the "new" city hall. During its construction in the early 1960s, the Chinese community, by then the third largest in Canada, moved to its present site at the crossroads of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street.

Downtown Chinatown has all the vitality and hustle bustle street energy that is characteristic of similar neighbourhoods around the world. The wide promenades of Spadina become extensions of stores and narrow to single file in front of makeshift stands displaying fruits and vegetables, labelled with Chinese characters drawn on pieces of cardboard. Lychees and rambutans hang in bunches from canvas awnings; a sliced durian is displayed, the foul odour hanging like a fetid cloud. It seems like every other store has barbequed ducks and whole pigs hanging in the window. Wing Fong, Hong Fok, Ting Hing, Po Chi Tong, Chung Mee -- trading companies, herbalists, and restaurants have names that form a tone poem.
Chinatown Toronto
Chinatown Toronto
Chinatown Toronto
Chinatown Toronto
Neon signs flash the message "Herbalist and Acupuncturist on Duty". There is a clamour as a press of jostling customers throng around a hole in the wall shop, which is selling assorted vegetables on a foot long bun for a dollar each. A monk in a grey robe stands in the middle of the people-thick sidewalk, an alms bowl on a box in front of him; the crowd flows around him like water around a rock. His hands gesture towards the bowl with choreographed, ritualistic, articulated moves; a serene smile is locked on his face.

Merchandise lines the steep steps to the basement location of the Tai Kong Supermarket; inside, the narrow aisles are bustling. On the floor, a small Buddhist shrine protects against evil spirits. The miniature temple has a golden dragon motif and is strung with red lights; tiny golden cups of tea and pieces of apples and oranges have been placed as offerings. Numerous sticks of incense fill the air with wisps of sandalwood

In a doorway, two elderly women in baggy pyjama-like pants and Mao style tops sit on their haunches behind overturned cardboard boxes on which are displayed a few bunches of chives, a couple of white radishes, and several stalks of Bok Choi. One is clipping her nails, both are smoking, and neither seems interested in making a sale as they speak, simultaneously, in low tones.

Near a passenger shelter jammed with people awaiting streetcar number 510, a monk in a saffron robe, his head freshly shaved, paces while talking on a cell phone.

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Chinatown

Chinatown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Seattle. Just south of Downtown, the northern border of this roughly six by eight square block area is Yesler Way. To the west and south 4th Ave South and South Dearborn Street are its other defining boundaries. Filled with some of the most delicious and affordable Chinese restaurants Seattle has to offer, this is a great place for anyone who loves Asian food and culture to visit. It's also located close to Qwest Field and Safeco Field, which makes it a great place to stop for dinner after a game.

Also know as the ID, short for the International district, Chinatown is referred to its more inclusive name for being a hob of other Asian cultures along with the Chinese. From the superb authentic restaurants to the shops selling imported treasures, this area attracts visitors and local Asian Americans alike. The Wing Luke Asian Museum is where people can come and learn about the history of the ID.

The Chinese were the first immigrants from Asia to settle here. They filled the needs created by fishing, lumber, railroad and infrastructure industries. The first Chinese have the proud knowledge that many of the laborers who arrived in the early years helped to build the early infrastructure of the city. To support the Chinese workforce, Chinatown evolved as a response to the needs of the immigrant population in Seattle, and became home to restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that opened to serve them. Today, Filipinos, Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese and other Asian communities consider this a hub of their culture. In addition to dining and shopping, community groups and social agencies have their offices here, further increasing the steady stream of traffic in and out of Chinatown. As Southeast Asians continue to become a larger part of the immigrant population in Seattle.

China Town
China Town
China Town
China Town
China Town
China Town
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China Hotels

Officially established on December 28 1992, Poly Plaza is a Sino-foreign joint venture, which is managed by Beijing Poly Property Hotel Management Co., Ltd.

Poly Plaza features a most favorable geographicla position in the city. Located at the side of the Interchange Bridge of Dongsi Shitiao, where the Ping'an Boulevard meets with the East Second Ring Road, it sits in a fast expanding business quarter at the downtown area. Around it are foreign embassies in China, commercial districts of Chaoyang District Beijing Workers' Stadium, and Beijing Workers' Gymnasium

Poly Plaza also enjoys convenient transportation environment. It is about 25 minutes drive from the Capital Airport, and it takes only five minutes by metro to arrive at the Beijing Railway Station, and ten minutes walk to reach the nearest commercial district.

Poly Plaza is a multi-purpose and intelligent-controlled building, embracing guestrooms office towers food & beverage facilities, conference centre, entertainment facilities, shops, theatre, and museum.

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China Hotel
China Hotel
China Hotel
China Hotel
China Hotel

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Hawaii Beach Party

This is a pet peeve of mine. What's wrong with putting your phone in your pocket? Everyone knows you're not that important because if you were, you wouldn't have to wear your phone on your belt. Your personal assistant would carry your phone for you. If you can't fit your phone in your pocket, then your pants are probably too tight and you should do everyone a favor and get bigger pants, but heed the warning of #9. Unless you're a construction worker, cop, and I'll even through in farmer and cowboy (because they get too dirty to make good fashion choices), put the phone in your pocket or I'll make fun of you. I digress.

Hawaii Beach Party
Hawaii Beach Party
Hawaii Beach Party
Hawaii Beach Party
Hawaii Beach
Hawaii Beach Party
Hawaii Beach PartyCreate quality posters and prints of all of your favorite images and photographs. Zazzle offers five different print sizes from Portfolio to Colossal for all of your decorating and presentation purposes. Made with premium UV-resistant archival ink, Zazzle prints are available on seven different media, from basic poster paper to canvas. Add extra oomph to your prints with custom-fitted frames and matting that will turn any wall into your own personal store.

* Images are printed at no less than 100ppi (pixels per inch)
* Zazzle’s quality prints are sharp and highly saturated.
* Printed with UV-resistant archival ink.
* Choose from a variety of print media from basic poster to canvas.
* Huge selection of frames and mats, custom-fit by hand to your print!

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