Showing posts with label japan travel. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Top adventures food in Vietnam

 Some people think these animals should be eradicated, or at least there are body parts that must be discarded. But in Vietnam, all the body parts of animals into the pot to be cooked.

There is a local expression of Vietnam who said that when a man confronted with a new kind of animal was first seen, he would ask: "Is it dangerous animal". Furthermore, he would ask: "Is this animal can be eaten?"

Vietnamese people are an adventurous eater, and they are not afraid to eat all the animals. Here are six unique dishes from Vietnam.


Fried crickets, farmed, mild taste and crunchy like popcorn.
Insect

Khmer tribes living in the Mekong Delta is one-eating insects and spiders mostly in Vietnam, although some tribes who lived in the mountains also enjoy a snack giant water bugs, tarantulas and scorpions. The most frequently consumed are crickets, bees and silkworm larvae. Most insects that are fried and flavored to taste because there is no seasoning, the insect has no taste.


Frog enjoyed the most delicious with lemon grass and chili.
Frog

Vietnamese people not only eat frog legs. After removing the entrails and fat skinning frogs, they are usually fried, boiled or baked. One exception: the first night of torrential rain, the villagers would hunt a kind of smooth-skinned frog. They will then boil it intact, after removing the abdominal muscles, and then eat the whole frog - including skin, intestine, and others, with a little lemon juice, salt and pepper.


Pha lau very popular added to the cooked noodles and hot pots. Of the many strange foods that are written here, pha lau is the most commonly found in tourist restaurants.
Pha lau

Disposing of animal body parts is not the custom in Vietnam. Pha lau is a pile of intestines, lungs, kidneys, liver and stomach of a cow or pig. Savory innards were cut and loaded into a baguette or sold per plate for a snack friends drinking beer or rice wine.


Dental squid is a popular food in coastal cities - always presented near the fish market fishermen.
Dental squid

Dental squid (now MUC) is another proof that the Vietnamese never throw the body parts of animals. Parts of the squid's mouth round marble-sized, white, with tiny black beak appear at the ends. Boiled with ginger, roasted so sate, or fried flour, snack foods are popular as school children or busy mothers.


In Vietnam, duck eggs (Trung vit long) and quail eggs are a popular snack. Photo Credit: Adam Bray / CNNGo
Fetal duck egg

Fetal duck eggs are snacks, appetizers, and beer drinking friend who is very popular. Contents are harder than regular hard-boiled eggs, with a fetus that has been half-formed duck in it. There may be signs of hair that began to emerge, but slowly dissolved in the mouth. How to eat: break the top, insert the liquid, then spoon the contents. Is a popular seasoning lemon and black pepper, fresh herbs, pickled vegetables, raw garlic or green chili.

Before eating wild animals

Unfortunately, some Vietnamese restaurants serving wild animals, even endangered, and most gained by illegal means. Some guide books and television programs recommend these places, and ignoring environmental issues. Channels Travel Channel recently have re-edit the episode "No Reservations" and "Bizarre Foods" that show the consumption of wild animals in Vietnam and Cambodia over the demands of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Vietnam allows "farm" of wild animals is if they pay a license to operate. But many farms that get the meat of animals from poachers, including tiger parts, bear liver fluids, and rhino horn smuggled from Africa.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Waw al-Namus another Libya travel destionations

International isolation makes the charm of diversity Libyan little known world community. Yet behind the sinister impression, Libya had a charm that can be visited by tourists.

As the Libyan capital of Tripoli, for example. Tripoli is located in the northwestern region of Libya is providing good quality restaurants and hotels for the tourists.

Tripoli lies on the edge of the desert region in the rocky mountain peak overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. In this place offered the sensation of an exotic country that witnessed the course of a civilization of the ancient empire to the present. Building world-class museums and Italian architecture also decorate it the largest city in Libya.

From the city of Tripoli, you can also visit the Byzantine oppulent two residential areas, namely Leptis Magna and Villa Sileen. Both are the largest cities of ancient times. At Leptis Magna, you will also fall in love with the historic heritage of the Roman Empire in the form of building a well-preserved ruins.

There is also Nalut, an old town perched on top of Jebel Nafusa with fairytale architecture Berber (North African peoples in the west of the Nile). Also, the site is famous for spectacular theater in Sabratha a once famous shrine Az.

Other locations are stunning lake area Waw al-Namus in the central Sahara desert. This area is surrounded by black volcanic sand.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Enjoy the beauty of Osaka Castle Japan

The Osaka castle is icon of Osaka City Japan.It is a popular spot during festival seasons, and especially during the cherry blossom bloom.Enjoy the beauty of Osaka Castle Japan.

The castle towers surrounded by secondary fortresses, gates, towers, stone walls and moat impressive. Nishinomaru Park, including former "western fortress", is a grass park with 600 cherry trees, tea house, a former Osaka Guest House and nice views from the tower of the castle from below.

The magnificent moats and the stone walls consist of numbers of huge stones and they are symbols of the solid defenses of the Tokugawa-built Osaka Castle.

Throughout the Osaka Castle Park covers about two square kilometers with a lot of green space, sports facilities, multi-purpose arena (Osakajo Hall) and Hokoku Shrine, dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Park is one of the most popular places for hanami Osaka cherry blossom season, which usually occurs in early April.

With waterways running around the castle, there is a water bus service that takes you out on an 1-hour cruise in the river that flows through the city.

In summer, the Okawa River in the northwest of the Osaka Castle becomes the stage for the Osaka Tenjin-matsuri Festival known as one of the three largest in Japan. The sight of a fleet of about 100 ships going down the river is a must-see, so are the gorgeous fireworks going up at the same time.

Osaka Castle Museum has a large variety of historical materials and the screen displays well-designed for all visitors including children.

The diorama on the 7th floor contains 19 scenes from the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, karakuri Taikoki, his image shown and moved around by high technology.

Osaka Castle Park is colorfully embellished. You can see about 600 cherry trees, including someiyoshino in Nishinomaru Garden. About 95 kinds of Japanese apricot flowers,1250 trees in total bloom in Ume Grove, and in Omoide-no-mori (Grove of Remembrance), you can enjoy beautiful autumn colored leaves.

The scenery, which changes from season to season, attracts many visitors throughout the year. Although the castle park is located in the center of the city, it is a place of recreation and relaxation familiar to Osakans.

Osaka Castle, not far from Kansai International Airport. You can arrive at the castle in one hour by expressway. The castle opens early at 9:00 am. When you visit the castle in the morning, you will have enough time for the Osaka City sightseeing in the afternoon. It is easy for planning. And Osaka is close to Kyoto and Nara, and gives you good access to the cities.

The castle is open to the public, and is easily accessible from Osakajōkōen Station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line. It is a popular spot during festival seasons, and especially during the cherry blossom bloom (hanami), when the sprawling castle grounds are covered with food vendors and taiko drummers. The large indoor arena Osaka-jo Hall is also located within the grounds of the castle park.

The recommended approach to Osaka Castle is through Otemon Gate at the park's southwestern corner. The closest station is Tanimachi 4-chrome Station along the Tanimachi Subway Line and Chuo Subway Line.

Hours and Fees of Castle Tower

Hours:    9:00 to 17:00 (entrance until 16:30)

Extended hours during various holidays and special exhibitions

Closed:    December 28 to January 1

Admission:    600 yen

The closest JR station to Osaka Castle is Osakajokoen Station on the JR Loop Line, a 10 minute, 160 yen ride from JR Osaka Station.