Videos tagged with "point"

Sofitel Cartagena Santa Clara [04:39]
Originally built as a monastery in 1621, the Sofitel Santa Clara Hotel is a reference point in the heart of Cartagena de Indias, where its walls, which acted...

Dar Musique [01:17]
Dar Musique 117 Derb Snane Mouassine 40000 Marrakech Medina Morocco Dar Musique, a beautiful and highly individual private house. In the Mouassine area of the medina, close to the Bab El Ksour (Gate of the Palaces) a well known entrance point to the bustling medina. You are a short taxi ride away from Gueeliz, the new town, with its modern shops and restaurants and a ten minute drive from the airport. Recently recommended by Heathrow Traveller Winter 2010 and Sunday Telegraph Life who described Dar Musique as a 'Moroccan Oasis'. (21st November 2010) Dar Musique is recommended in Alastair Sawdays's Special Places to Stay. The riad is featured in the book "Marrakech Living on the edge of the dessert" by Massimo Listri and has been featured in Architectural Digest Magazine. Also recommeded by The Observer Magazine, 'Living the Dream, ten of the best worldwide'. (April 2010) From only a short walk from Djemaa el Fna square, down one of the medina winding alleyways harbours a discreet entrance. Cross the threshold and you will find Dar Musique, a quiet calm haven. It is impossible to believe that the sounds of the hustle and bustle can disappear so completely, especially when the courtyard is open to the sky, With the rooms opening onto an internal courtyard filled with a fountain and palms. There is an open dinning area, and two open sitting rooms on the ground floor, decorated in traditional Moroccan style. There are four elegant airy guest rooms, each decorated in different ...

Masjid Hassan II - Casablanca Morocco [01:49]
La Mosquée Hassan II à Casablanca, au Maroc, est un des plus beaux édifices modernes construits ces dernières années. Édifiée selon le style traditionnel musulman, c'est la troisième plus grande mosquée du monde après celle de L a Mecque et celle de Médine, toutes deux en Arabie Saoudite. La mosquée peut accueillir 120 000 fidèles sur son parvis tandis que la salle des prières peut en recevoir 25 000. Construite au bord de l'Océan Atlantique, la Mosquée Hassan II est dominée par son minaret de 200 mètres de haut, le plus élevé de tous les lieux de cultes religieux au monde. Du haut de ce minaret deux lasers pointent leurs faisceaux en direction de La Mecque.

PAUL HODGE: MADRID TO AFRICA, SOLO AROUND WORLD IN 47 DAYS, Ch 232, Amazing World in Minutes [02:41]
Chapter 232 of Paul Hodge's October, 2012 video book "How to Go Solo Around the World in 47 Days" is part of a series chronicling Paul's June 10 & June 11, 2012 30+ hour, 1000+ mile extreme roundtrip adventure from Madrid across the Strait of Gibraltar to Ceuta, one of the northern most points on the African continent. Beginning on Sunday, June 10. 2012, Paul took a 8:35 am RENFE train ride from Madrid to Algeciras, Spain. The train made five stops, took 5 + hours and covered 400+ miles. From Algeciras, Paul then took a 17 mile, 1.5+ hour high speed ferry ride from Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa and bordering on the west with Morocco. After reaching Ceuta, Paul briefly disembarked and then returned to Algeciras on the ferry he came over on. From there, he took a 1+ hour, 18+ mile public bus ride to the Gibraltar border. Paul then walked across the border and took a taxi to his hotel in downtown Gibraltar, arriving about 6:30 pm. After staying the night in Gibraltar, on Monday, June 11, 2012, starting at about 7:00 am, Paul returned to Madrid by train from Algeciras, arriving in Madrid about 1:30 pm. Paul then took a Madrid metro to to his hotel, thus concluding his 30+ hour, 1000+ mile extreme adventure at his Madrid hotel at about 2:30 pm. This video focuses on the end of Paul's Monday, June 11, 2012 5 + hour, 400+ mile train trip to Madrid. The video shows Madrid's primary railway station, the Puerta ...

PAUL HODGE: AFRICA TO MADRID, SOLO AROUND WORLD IN 47 DAYS, Ch 231, Amazing World in Minutes [03:21]
Chapter 231 of Paul Hodge's October, 2012 video book "How to Go Solo Around the World in 47 Days" is part of a series chronicling Paul's June 10 & June 11, 2012 30+ hour, 700+ mile extreme roundtrip adventure from Madrid across the Strait of Gibraltar to Ceuta, one of the northern most points on the African continent. Beginning on Sunday, June 10. 2012, Paul took a 8:35 am RENFE train ride from Madrid to Algeciras, Spain. The train made five stops, took 5 + hours and covered 320+ miles. From Algeciras, Paul then took a 17 mile, 1.5+ hour high speed ferry ride from Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa and bordering on the west with Morocco. After reaching Ceuta, Paul briefly disembarked and then returned to Algeciras on the ferry he came over on. From there, he took a 1+ hour, 18+ mile public bus ride to the Gibraltar border. Paul then walked across the border and took a taxi to his hotel in downtown Gibraltar, arriving about 8:00 pm. After staying the night in Gibraltar, on Monday, June 11, 2012, starting at about 7:00 am, Paul returned to Madrid by train from Algeciras, arriving in Madrid about 1:30 pm. Paul then took a Madrid metro to to his hotel, thus concluding his 30+ hour, 700+ mile extreme adventure at his Madrid hotel at about 2:30 pm. This video focuses on Paul's Monday, June 11, 2012 5 + hour, 320+ mile train trip to Madrid, the train's stop in Cordoba and its arrival at the outskirts of Madrid. As ...