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The city of Berlin is built around the River Spree and its hospitality extends a warm welcome to tourists and visitors. Berlin hotels offer good budget accommodation making Berlin City a popular destination for those visiting.

This exciting city is home to innumerable landmarks. The tallest structure in Berlin City, the Fernsehturm Television Tower is a prominent tourist attraction. Be sure to check out Potsdamer Platz complete with shops, bars, cafes and places of entertainment. You will come across the Egyptian Museum which incredibly houses 6000 year old artifacts. During the course of your tour you will be able to view sculptures as well as old and modern paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne and Picasso in the many art galleries worth a visit in Berlin.

To de-stress oneself, you can visit Berlin’s central park over 630 acres, the Tiergarten. The surroundings here full of gardens, trees, flowers and beer garden provide a secluded environment where one can quietly sit in solitude and experience peace within oneself. The Brandenburger Gate, an important symbol of German reunification is an important landmark which joins two sides of the city and has a busy road running underneath it.

The exciting thing about Berlin is that it provides a relaxed atmosphere, very conducive to attracting tourists and making them feel welcome. It has something to offer almost everyone. Thrills, excitement, history and exhibitions, animals and exotic locales, you can expect almost everything here in Berlin. An easy way to go about sightseeing is to buy hop on / off bus tour tickets which allow you to leave the bus to explore and get back on when done.

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Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is an ancient city, founded in 841 AD by Vikings. Its rise began much later, in XVIII century under the influence of the English Crown. It’s no surprise that Irish Dublin looks a lot like many English cities - with its division to business and commercial centers, with its fashionable districts with wide streets and houses of unmistakable Georgian style.

Dublin has always been the heart of Ireland, its cultural and political centre and it’s the most British city on the island. The most impressive attractions of Dublin were built by the English - Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Ireland National Gallery.

Ireland has survived hard times when a lot of Irish let the country escaping from the hanger and poverty. Now Dublin is a modern busy city where hotels, restaurants and pubs are always overcrowded. Dublin is considered to be the city of youth - the average age of its citizens is 27.
The symbol of Dublin, like of the whole Ireland is its beer - Guinness. You can taste it in every Irish bar and even visit Guinness brewery. Dublin boast its intense night life and its bars are open till morning.

There 2 key dates in Dublin calendar - 17th March when Dublin, Ireland and the whole world celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day. The Day of the saint patron of Ireland has become the day of the Irish culture in the world. This day everyone should be dressed in green, sing Irish songs, drink Irish beer and so on.

The other great Dublin holiday is Bloomsday - 16th June. This day is devoted to celebration in honor of James Joyce and his novel “Ulysses”. The holiday is called after Leopold Bloom, the main character of the novel. Festive processions come through the whole city according to the route described by Joyce.

Other days of the year Dublin also has a lot to offer. In the centre of the city stands Trinity College, the first and the main Irish University. It’s the major sightseeing of Dublin. All Dublin roads lead to Trinity College. The University was built in 1592, but the original building was destroyed and the most ancient parts of the structure date back to XVIII century.
Dublin Castle for a long time has been the residence of the British administration. The original castle was destroyed by the fire and the present building was established in XVIII century.

If you turn a little bit away from the usual tourist routes you will see not so glamour Dublin with trash on the streets and gloomy houses. These places remind of the hard period in Dublin history.

When you leave Dublin and see countryside mellows, hills and small cozy houses you understand why Ireland was called an Emerald Island.

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Miles and miles of white-sand beaches that contrast with the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, swaying palm-trees adorned with coconuts, gorgeous, year-round tropical temperatures, dense rainforests, intriguing cultures and friendly people, rich histories, and exotic landscapes and architecture — many people believe that the Caribbean region of the world, and the islands that occupy it, is paradise. For many, it’s hard to imagine that one small section of the world can occupy so much beauty.

The region of the world known as the Caribbean is comprised of more than 7000 islands, cays, islets, and reefs. Many of these islands have been grouped together to form countries. The countries of the Caribbean include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, St. Barts, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Sun-lovers are drawn to the Caribbean because of its relaxing atmosphere, gorgeous beaches, and year-round bathing suit weather. Eco-tourists are drawn to the Caribbean because of its exotic flora and fauna, unharmed coral reefs, dense rainforests, and numerous species of birds. Historians are attracted to the Caribbean because of its diverse cultures and ancient architecture.

Because the Caribbean is a top tourist destination, it is hard to find a Caribbean island that is not inundated with hotels, shops, and American fast-food restaurants. The Caribbean islands offer their visitors amazing amenities, tremendous hospitality, and a variety of sights and activities that are different enough to interest just about any traveler. It is the ultimate destination for persons interested in spending their vacation in paradise.

Natalie Harding is a freelance travel writer for DirectoryofHotels.com. She specializes in researching new and hidden boutique hotels & small hotels across the globe.

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