India is a land of many great wonders. An amazing place is the capital city of Orissa. Bhuaneswar is one of the cities in india where lots of students come to study their higher courses. Bhubaneswar has a lot of educational institutions specially for b-tech,M-tech and MBA cources, and over the years have become one of the most educational power house in India. Here there are many top ranked colleges which are competing with iits and nits. Here the students are also inventing various gadgets an robotic instruments which are boosting science.

Moving over Bhubaneswar has quite a good location on map. It is well connected with all the four metro politan cities both with rail and airways. to its east lies the bay of bengal making this place even more important. the climate here is very plesant and can be considered one of the best in eastern india. India can gain a lot from this area. Bhubaneswar has a vast area under forest cover and great farms. Here the food tastes awsome. Majority of the citizens reciding here are well placed and are earning a handsome amount of income.

Bhubaneswar is also one of the greatest of the great tourist spots. Here Asia's larges zoological park is situated "Nandankanan". This zoo has a long history in past. The famous white tiger can be found here which is very rare whole across the globe. Moreover here there are more than 100 types of wildlife species. The government takes quite a great care for the devlopment of this park. Here in Bhubaneswar one can also visit the famous Khandgiri and Udaygiri which has attracted many visitors from across the world. Botanical garden located here is one of the most beautiful sites in whole of this country.

This place has won great achievments and the list is still increasing. Still a lot has to be done in near future to prevent its greenary from being destroyed.

Owing to the indentation of the locomotive, the steamship and the aero plane, there has been for more travelling in the last fifty years than in any previous period of the world’s history, would never have gone far beyond the limits of their native town, nowadays think anything of visiting foreign countries.

 Frequent change of air and sense is coming to be regarded as essential to health. No doubt the benefit of such a change was to some extent recognized by past generations of doctors, but they never dream of the extended tours now prescribed to invalids. In cases in which an English doctor of the old school would have ordered his patients to Torquay or Ventnor, modern doctors send them to Madeira, Algiers, Egypt, or New Zealand, or perhaps recommend them to try the effect of a tour all round the world. Every year, crowds of travelers of all nations pour into Mumbai intent on making the circle of the world.

 They are so numerous that a special term has had to be invented to describe them and they are called in colloquial language, `globe-trotters.’

 Their observations on the foreign countries they have visited are published to the world in the large number of books of travel that issue every year from the press, and help us to determine whether the present age derives any benefit from lavish satisfaction of its travelling propensities.

 As might be expected, it is evident from the books of travelers and from observation of their conduct on their travels that visiting foreign countries is not a charm that can transmute the fool into a wise man. A keen observer like Gilbert White of Seaborne, or Atkinson of Danby, may find more interesting material for reflection in his native parish than an ordinary traveler can find in four continents.

 The effect produced on the mind by travelling entirely depends on the mind of the traveler and on the way in which he conducts himself. The chief idea of one very common type of traveler is to see as many objects of interesting as he possible can.

 If he cans only after his return home say that he has seen such and such a temple, castle, picture gallery, or museum, he is perfectly satisfied. Therefore, when he arrives at a famous city, he ruses through it, so that he may get over as quickly as possible the task of seeing its principal sight, enter them by name in his note-book as visited or, in his own phraseology, ` `done,’ and then hurry on to another city which he treats in the same unceremonious way.

 Another kind of traveler, in all he sees, finds entertainment for his taste. The more hallowed any object is from historical and religious associations or artistic beauty, the more he delight to degrade it by applying to it familiar terms of normal slag that he mistakes for wit. Such a one brings disgrace upon his nation by the rude insolence with which he laughs at foreigners and their ways, and everything else that attracts the notice of his feeble understanding.

 Far different is the effect of travels upon those who leave their native country with minds prepared by culture to feel intelligent admiration for all the beauties of nature and art to be found in foreign lands. Their object is not to see much, but to see well.

 When they visit Paris or Athens or Rome, instead of hurrying from temple to museum, and from museum to picture-gallery, they allow the spirit of the place to sink into their minds, and only visit such monuments as the time they have at their disposal allows them to contemplate without irreverent haste.

 They find it more profitable and delightful to settle down for a week or so at centers of great historical and artistic interest or of a remarkable natural beauty, than to pay short visits to all the principal cities that they pass by. In this way they gain by their travels refreshment and rest for their minds, satisfaction to their intellectual curiosity or artistic tastes, and increased knowledge of the world and its inhabitants.

 Such people, who have travelled wit their eyes open, return to their native land with a greater knowledge of its glories and defects than the stay-at-home can ever have. As Kipling says, -What do they know of England, who only England know?

City of canals

Venice is a beautiful city situated on the Adriatic Sea in Italy. It is built on a cluster of small mud islands, more than a hundred in numbers. The houses and buildings are built on wooden posts driven into the mud. Several strips of sea criss –cross the islands; these are the famous canals of Venice.

 No cars or buses are allowed inside Venice, so the entire transportation is either by boat or on foot. Black, flat-bottomed boats called `gondolas’ serve as the chief means of transport. The gondolier or the driver of the boat stands on a raised platform in the rear of the boat and propels it with a long pole. In modern times motor-boats have replaced most of the gondolas.

 There are about 170 canals and 400 bridges in Venice. Two of these bridges, `The Rialto’ and `The Bridge of Sighs’ are world famous. The most important canal is known as the `Grand Canal,’ runs through the heart of the city. It is like any big and busy road in the main shopping centre of the city. Both sides of the Grand Canal are lined with shops, and carefree shoppers and sight –seers keep moving up and down in their gondolas.

 Venice is a very old city. For hundreds of years it was the most important centre for trade between Europe and the empires of the east. At the height of its power, it came to be known as `The Queen of the Adriatic’. It became a very rich city that boasted of several magnificent palaces and hotels built by merchants.

 Some of the places have now been converted into museums and libraries. The Libraries contain rare books and records which tell the early history of Venice. An outstanding collection of painting by Venetian masters is exhibited at the Academy of Fine Arts. Hundreds of students from all over the world attend Venice’s school of architecture, art and music, so that they may learn the finer points of art.

 All big cities have parks and gardens where people like to gather and meet one another. In Venice, it is Saint Mark’s Squire that is the hub of main social activities. Saint Mark’s Squire is a large open space paved with marble. There are shops and restaurants along the sides of the Squire, which are favorite meeting places for tourists and the residents of the city. Brightly colored tables and chairs are arranged all over the square to provide amole seating space for people to sit at leisure and enjoy the beauty of Venice. Friendly pigeons keep flying around and come near the tables to be fed. Tourists enjoy throwing bits of food to them and watching them eat, often there is a band also playing merry tunes to regale the visitors.

 On side of the square stands Saint Mark’s Cathedral this is one of the most beautiful and colorful buildings of Italy. It was built in the 11th century. It is made up of colored pieces of marble and has 500 pillars. At the main entrance of the Cathedral stand four exquisite bronze horses which were brought to Venice in the thirteenth century.

Museums: - what they are, what they contain, the things we can do there, different types of museums, their historical and cultural importance, how they are helpful to the public.

 Museums are places which collect objects of scientific, artistic or historical importance. Museums take of and display these objects. They are available for viewing by the public.

 These exhibits may be permanent or temporary. Some exhibits may have been donated to the museum. Some others may be there on display for period.

 Most museums will not allow visitors to touch or handle the exhibits. There are detailed notes along with the displayed exhibit. They give us important historical and cultural information about the exhibit.

 The curator is a person who is in charge of the museum. The curator also helps visitor by giving them relevant information.

 Museums are generally open to the public free of cost. But some museums may charge an admission fee.

 Museums can be a great source of information about different cultures and periods in history. They are not run for the purpose of making a profit.

 There are government museums and non-government museums. A non- government museum may be a non-government museum while others may be privately owned family museums. There are many museums which have exhibits donated by royalty.

 There are some palaces which have been converted into museums. These places provide interesting historical data.

 The collection of exhibits may vary in size. They may cover many categories or subjects. The categories may be fine arts, crafts, archaeology, history, culture, and information on military, science and technology.

 There are specific children’s museums which display objects of interest to children. There are also museums on numismatics or coin-collection and philately or stamp-collection.

Many large museums are found in major cities throughout the world. There are also local museums in smaller cities or town.

 Museums also offer programs and activities for a variety of audiences. There are many shows for adults, children and families.

 There are also special programs for specific professions. These programs may include lectures or seminars by the museum faculty. There may also be talks by other experts. The museum also shows films, and musical or dance performance. Museums may have specific shows on the art and culture of the region.

 Museums are important institutions that collect and protect things of historical value. They make it possible for people to explore history and culture for inspiration, education and enjoyment.