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Some great family travel ideas to Asia....
TOKYO, JAPAN
Tokyo, Japan’s capital city is a place of vast proportions where
the old and the new collide into a fabulously detailed city. Upon
arrival visitors are confronted with the sheer energy that radiates
from within Tokyo. Tokyo’s city is a bundle of exotic sights and
sounds. The night view is recommended to appreciate the seemingly
endless tapestry of Tokyo lights. Despite two major disasters, Tokyo
once named Edo, for its location at the mouth of the Sumida-gawa
River, has remarkably transformed into a modern Japanese metropolis.
Tokyo is un-refutably an emblem of a success story in action.
A visit to Tokyo brings both a collection of sights and provides
for an animated experience. In such a vast city there is plenty
to see and do, ranging from visits to shrines, temples, and excellent
museums, or brief trips to its various shopping areas.
Tokyo is a shopping paradise. A bewildering variety of high-quality
goods and brand designer products can be found in elegant specialty
shops located in Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Yurakucho, Ikebukuro
and any other busy towns in Tokyo. Japanese department stores sell
almost all kinds of products: varying from Japanese goods to European,
American, and Asian. The dazzling lights of Ginza, Japan's answer
to New York's Fifth Avenue, and Tokyo's most celebrated shopping
districts attract both the avid shopper and the window shopper alike.....
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SINGAPORE
The island nation of the Republic of Singapore lies one degree north
of the Equator in Southern Asia. The country includes the island
of Singapore and 58 or so smaller islands. Because of its efficient
and determined government, Singapore has become a flourishing country
that excels in trade and tourism and is a model to developing nations.
The capital city, also called Singapore, covers about a third of
the area of the main island.
Though physically small, Singapore is an economic giant. It has
been Southeast Asia's most modern city for over a century. The city
blends Malay, Chinese, Arab, Indian and English cultures and religions.
Its unique ethnic tapestry affords visitors a wide array of sightseeing
and culinary opportunities from which to choose. A full calendar
of traditional festivals and holidays celebrated throughout the
year adds to its cultural appeal. In addition, Singapore offers
luxury hotels, delectable cuisine and great shopping! ...... MORE
BANGKOK, THAILAND
Bangkok is both an ancient and a modern city, where the network
of klongs (canals) offset a steady stream of automobile traffic,
where giant outdoor markets compete with glittering shopping malls,
and where modern buildings rise in the city that grew around the
Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It is the financial
capital of one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Bangkok
continues to prosper in spite of a major economic setback in 1997,
and the ongoing problem of some of the worst air and water pollution
in the world.
Boats of all sizes and shapes cruise the Chao Phraya River day
and night. Ferries run up, down, and across the river, carrying
commuters to work, children to school, and saffron-robed monks to
temple. Rice barges pull mountains of rice, gravel, sand, lumber,
vegetables, and the countless families who make them their homes.
The Royal Barges, long, graceful, gilded crafts, usually seen on
display only in museums, make appearances on parade once or twice
each month to celebrate the arrival of visiting dignitaries or to
herald other special events..... MORE
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