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Relaxed holidays: a cruise

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You need holidays but you don’t have many days to take?
You would like to travel to several countries or cities but you do n’t want to drive?
You won’t have time to take the train, bus or plane to get from one place to another?
You have no idea what it would be better to see in each place?
You don’t want to call here and there for reservations?
And in addition you want to have everything organized, with the luxury, fun, entertainment and knowledge of the pros? Without anything to organise, just enjoying life?
Your solution: take a cruise !!!!! Everything is thought for you ..
Tips
Check for the port where you would like to spend 2 or 3 days before or after the cruise: Rome, Fort Lauderdale, Buenos Aires, etc; the shipping company may give you these days at unbeatable prices just to have you with them or ask your travel agent what would be the special offer that can come with it.
If you care to get away from the port because you have found a better price with the airline by going to another city, do not worry, the shipping company will take you to the ship at friendly prices. Note that most companies offer you free transport from the airport if you arrive the same day the cruise start.
Consider that everything is included except alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and some specialties such as cappuccino, espresso, etc. If you want a good price, buy the beverage package (1st day on board) when the servers offer it to you, you will find that you will pay less that what you would really consume. By the way, ask in advance because several companies attract passengers with a package of all drinks included.

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Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, California, USA

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Griffith Observatory is in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, California, sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood. It opened in 1935 with a free admission, according with Griffith’s will because he wanted to make astronomy accessible to the public and it included a planetarium under the large central dome. During World War II the planetarium was used to train pilots in celestial navigation and it was again used for this purpose in the 1960s to train Apollo program astronauts for the first lunar missions. They renovated it in 2002 and it was closes for 4 years. They built an underground expansion too with a café, a gift shop and a theater. One wall inside the building is covered with the largest astronomically accurate image ever constructed “The Big Picture” 150 feet (46 m) by 20 feet (6.1 m) depicting the Virgo Cluster of galaxies; visitors can explore the highly detailed image from within arm’s reach or through telescopes 60 feet (18 m) away. The observatory has six sections: The Wilder Hall of the Eye, the Ahmanson Hall of the Sky, the W.M. Keck Foundation Central Rotunda, the Cosmic Connection, the Gunther Depths of Space Hall, and the Edge of Space Mezzanine and you can see different exhibitions in each part.

Tips

The observatory is closed on Mondays. The entrance is free but you must pay the shows in the planetarium.
There’s a small free parking next to the Observatory, but you can also leave your car along the steep road leading up to the observatory.
You also have a public bus leaving from the Vermont-Sunset Metro station at weekends.
It’s a very good spot to make photos of the Pacific Ocean, the Hollywood Sign and Downtown Los Angeles.

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Salta, Argentina

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Salta is a city in Argentina, capital of the province of the same name, located at the foot of the Andes in the fertile Lerma Valley at 1187 m. Thanks to its location, the city is well communicated with Bolivia and northern Chile. There is even a weekly flight that connects it to Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). It is also an important agricultural region with several export products (cereals, sugar cane, tobacco, etc.). The city is an episcopal seat. There are two universities, museums and libraries. Renowned for its colonial architecture, known as Salta la linda (Salta the Beautiful). It is a tourist place of course. To see: the Cabildo (City Council building), the Cathedral and San Francisco Church.

Tips

If you want to get a spectacular view of the city and the Lerma Valley, go to the Cerro San Bernardo (Mount St-Bernard, 200m). If you are going to spend a few days in the city, do not miss the opportunity to take the Train of the Clouds which climbs the Andes Cordillera in the province of Salta, on a railroad with sections that exceed 4000 meters of altitude, a rather special walk in the area of the Puna arriving at the small village of San Antonio de los Cobres located at more than 3500m. If you have heart problems, breathing problems or are pregnant, this is not recommended. If you like grills, you will find restaurants called Asador where you can taste all the parts of the cow by eating excellent Argentinian meat. Do not leave without having tasted the typical empanadas that according to the region from which they come, change a little the recipe and their ingredients. The empanadas of Salta are among the most famous of the country.