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The Story of Oracle Woman in Sybilline Grotto

risvank — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:39:43 +0000

PENCARIANSibylline Grotto or Cave of the famous astrologer in the portrayal of Virgil has been done in the Middle Ages. If you want to see the cave of mystery and legend that accompanies it, you can come to the city of Naples in Italy. Cave forecasters found in 1932, by archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri, who is responsible for the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum for years.

Cave forms show Etruscan civilization. Possible rocks cut by slaves Etruscan cave from the Roman conquest of the 6th century BC, where his time was almost the same as the story Sibylline Books. Parts of the cave has many entrances, although not a hundred like that mentioned in the book. These caves have a high-five meters by 131 meters long, with several side galleries and reservoirs.

Psychic cave very close to the other Roman cave that leads to Lake Avernus, including Crypta Cocceio Romana and the cave in which was a tunnel dug through a mountain to access the lake. All this is literally the entrance into the nuances that reinforce the myth of Southern Italian regions under the soil. Active volcanic areas around Naples known as Campi Flegrei.

While Avernus referred to as the opening to Hades by Virgil, but the holes and islands of volcanic sulfur and aromatic sulfur was also mentioned by the authors as a doorway to hell. The story about the cave forecasters in the book written by Virgil. He is famous for portraying a cave with a hundred doors into the house of one of the most famous female psychic in the ancient legend, forecasters Cumaean.

In chronic Aeneid, Trojan warrior Aeneas adventure, written by Virgil in 19 BC, one of which tells of Aeneas meeting with a mysterious ancient soothsayer. This forecaster is said to live in the mouth of a cave at Cumae, an ancient Greek settlement, near the town now called Naples.

In a poem in the book expressed tedapat, forecasters act as a kind of guide to the underground which leads Aeneas down to seek the advice of Anchises (the father was dead) in order to fulfill his destiny.

Astrologer Cumaean subsequently appeared in the works of Ovid, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo, in Dante’s Inferno, and in the poetry of TS Elliott.

In his Metamorphosis (book 14), Ovid tells of the sad end of the seer of losing a deal with the god Apollo. Apollo looking for her virginity and then offered to exchange.

Astrologer Cumaean rejected the offer of exchange so that the god Apollo punished him to live a thousand years without eternal youth. When Aeneas saw him, he was seven hundred years old and still a virgin.

Anthropologist della Sibilla or cave forecasters are now part of Cumae Archaeological Site. Sites with interesting legends attached to them can be visited every day when going to Italy.

Smart Baggage for Traveler

risvank — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:07:48 +0000

TECHNOLOGY was created to facilitate human activities. Traveling activities did not escape from the convenience of this technology, one example is when carrying a suitcase. For those of you who traveled far to much stuff to bring, suitcases into something troublesome because it felt heavy. Although there is now equipped with wheeled luggage, maybe from there you still feel overwhelmed when I have to pull it through the uphill road.

Now you do not have to worry anymore because now there are luggage that more could be easier for you when traveling. This suitcase is the first of its kind. Suitcases are equipped with two wheels on either side of this is the case who could move automatically give assistance when you got the power incline or trying to play the suitcase.

Sensors on the handle of the suitcase to monitor how much power you use to pull the suitcase and then sends a signal to the electric motors in the wheels to get involved when you’re fighting pushed the suitcase until 3 MPH. Help power begins only when the suitcase in the movement, the handle is pulled out of suitcases, and luggage is tilted between 15 degrees and 35 degrees.

When you see the way down, the motor to pull away, allowing you to control units such as the traditional rolling suitcase. The handle and suitcase are also designed so that 85 percent of the weight transferred to the wheels, reducing your expenses and increase your ability to maneuver around the terminal or at the airport.

This suitcase made from injection molding ABS / polycarbonate composite, the same material used in car bumpers. This material provides protection from adverse effects. Integrated battery that can last up to 2.25 hours (or equivalent to a distance of 1.75 miles) after a full charge and recharges in five hours.

The Futuristic Farkirk Wheel

risvank — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:32:20 +0000

EVEN looks like a piece of computer-generated scenery, Falkirk Wheel is actually a transport ship from the two channels which have different height. This makes it as one of the interesting tourist attractions in Scotland.

The Millennium Link project is trying to restore the cruise through central Scotland to connect the historic Forth and Clyde canal with a separate Union canal a distance of about 35 meters. To overcome this ancient mechanical futuristic solution is made of a rotating boatlift. Unique in the world, the Falkirk Wheel has a way of working is actually quite simple. One boat entered the elevator on the bottom while the others after traveling on an elevated bridge from the other lines into the elevator upstairs.

When two boats are in safe positions, both having an exchange of position. Rotation of the project which cost 17.5 million euros this takes seven minutes. Level difference between two channels is 24 meters (79 feet). Roughly equivalent to the height of the eight-story building. Like many of the Millennium Commission project, on this site, you will also find shops, cafes and convention centers.

Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre offers a tour boat for an hour, called â € œThe Falkirk Wheel Experienceâ €??. The tour begins under the wheels on the Forth and Clyde Canal, then up through the wheel into the Union Canal to visit the nearby area and then returned. Eurountuk boat tours cost 7.95 adults, 4.95 euros for children aged 3-15 (for children under 3 years free).

Against Gravity in Hengsan Hanging Temple

risvank — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:09:41 +0000

Hanging TEMPLE Hengsan, located about 60 km southwest of Datong, in Shanxi Province, China, is one of the forgotten wonders of the world. Existence that clung to the cliffs of Mount Hengshan clearly contrary to gravity. This makes it one of the main tourist attractions in the area of Datong.

Hengsan temple consists of 40 rooms connected by hallways a dizzying labyrinth. This temple was reputedly built by a priest named Liao Ran, during the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD) and restored in 1900.

Interestingly, the temple is dedicated to not just one but three religions are Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Everything in the temple worship and are represented by 78 sculptures and carvings. Drilling holes into the cliff side made to build this temple. Construction methods supported by cantilevers. Horizontal hole carved into the cliff face and then a square block is inserted and clipped firmly.

Meanwhile, the board used to support frame beams and pillars of the temple. While the ledge outside the building set around a cliff. There are a lot of vertical wooden pole is installed under the building to be a supporter of the temple but they are purely decorative and does not bring substantive content. Hengsan temple built randomly from north to south, with cliffs along the boards inside and cliff faces. Frame beam that is built on top and bottom of the temples along the ledge connected to each other.

In addition to the sanctity as a place of worship, from the temple you can also see the beautiful scenery of the valley that lay in front of the eye.

Watching Squids at Te Pa Pa Museum

risvank — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:06:36 +0000

IF you’re a holiday in New Zealand, do not miss to stop at the Te Papa Museum. In this museum, you will discover a colossal squid (Colossal squid) which is the biggest squid in the world.

Te Papa Museum is actually the National Museum of New Zealand which provides a nation of art, history, society, and wildlife in the region. But now, the collection in it more attractive by displaying colossal squid specimen, only one in the world are preserved. The story of the colossal squid at Te Papa Museum began when the fishing boat the San Aspiring to sea in February 2007. At that time, the crew was fishing with longlines to capture Antarctic Toothfish.

Longlines is a special tool with a lot of hooks used to catch large fish. Instead of getting the fish, the crew just got a colossal squid weighing nearly 500 kg. Colossal squid are believed to be the largest squid species in the world. Larger and heavier than the giant squid. Squid is equipped with legs covered in teeth and eyes of the world’s largest.

What distinguishes the colossal squid with a giant squid is its size. Colossal squid have a size slightly longer than the giant squid. If the giant squid is estimated to reach 13 meters, the colossal squid can reach 14 meters or more.

Besides differentiating the two squid are giant squid (giant squid) has only the tentacles have suction holes and small teeth, while the Colossal Squid (colossal squid) has tentacles that are also equipped with sharp hooks. Some even have a third tip hooks.

Facts about the colossal squid is the main attraction and show that there may be a sea monster. So, now to New Zealand do not miss a visit to the museum located at 55 Cable St, Wellington this.

You can visit this museum because it is open daily. Te Papa Museum open from 10:00 to 18:00 o’clock local time with free entrance fee