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The solemnity of Corpus Christi, Latin expression that means Body of the Lord is one of the biggest of the liturgical solemnity of the Catholic Church. Closes the cycle of festivals, after Easter and wants to celebrate the mystery of the Eucharist. Its purpose is to celebrate the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This year we celebrate tomorrow, Thursday, May 22.

In Rome are expected as every year thousands of pilgrims. At 19, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass in the square of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome, on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Presiederà then the Eucharistic procession to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

For Orvieto, on the eve of the procession of Corpus Christi, procession through the streets of the city of Corteo Dame and Popolani, accompanied by medieval music and dances, which are surrounding the fastosità of clothing worn with grace from 70 ladies and festive popolani .

For Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 remind the Infiorate of Noale and Spello. In ‘Infiorarata of Noale (VE), the streets are cimentano in a spectacular challenge: to train a large floral carpet of over 100 square meters, consisting of paintings depicting scenes to religious. A Spello (PG), held the contest “Le Infiorate” genuine paintings compounds with flowers of all colors. You can see the first runner up last year in the picture accompanying this post.

Of the speculation to which they may be the area on the border between Argentina and Brazil where the cascades of Iguazù (which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO) there had spoken over two years ago Francis, when we told of the various projects building construction in the area.

Today learned that something is changing, or at least I hope so, the ecological sensitivity of the administrations of those countries if it is true that was rejected a project that would enable tourists to fly a balloon waterfalls. If you are wondering what is the problem with this project, may not have thought that balloons must while starting and landing somewhere, which in this case should occupy an area equal to 2.5 hectares of the park.

The ban was not absolute, however, since it seems that the company which submitted the project will be authorized to organize flights for tourists, into an occasion for special events, but without the installation of permanent structures.

The Boom of 5 stars to waterfalls Iguazù on Travelblog.
Below the photos that Alicia Nijdam posted on Flickr.

Keep reading: Prohibition flight above the falls Iguazù

Jet2.com and jet2holidays.com launch from November to stop from Leeds Bradford transatlantic flights to New York. The timetable presented by the company includes four departures between November and December that will exploit the tourist theme of Christmas shopping in the Big Apple (at a cost of £ 579, about 730 euros) and the offer of inclusive packages including 3 nights in a hotel at a cost of approximately 700 £ (880 euros, all the details on the site of the airline, here. The leaders of society include a large expansion in the number of flights already in summer 2009. And the interesting thing is that flights should be operational enabling coincidences useful even for non-English passengers.

Despite some bleak analysis journalistic the phenomenon of cheap flights, to put in the words of Neil Young, “is here to stay.” The contradictions and limitations that characterize the offer of leaders like Ryanair and Easyjet are many, but that of cheap flights remains a highly topical phenomenon that has changed perhaps in a definitive way the culture of travel in Europe.

Thanks also to the liberalization of US-EU called Open Skies, by 2009 the low cost will open new horizons intercontinental and consequently open up new horizons in our travel. Or maybe not. We are watching.

I agree that no one goes to Las Vegas because it is a city of art but learn that one of the few cultural centres of that city, the Guggenheim, housed in the Venetian, has closed its activities, the eleven in May last year, because revenue most were not able to bear the costs, this unforgivable sin in the home of business is business.

One sees that the average tourist goes to Las Vegas for fun and just, and indeed fun than those shares not missing. In effettisecondo me, rather than the city of sin, the Sin City of America is nothing but a huge playground where we especially enjoys participating, or even witnessing the “excesses”, allle americanate, we know so well for having seen in films and magazines and television that we receive from overseas.

And the Venetian, which operates as Resort, Hotel and Casino is an example, because who if not for an American could come to mind to build in America, and in the middle of the desert, the city that lives on and on ‘ water from the sea and drew its strength and beauty? I assure you, however, that if for a day disappears in a hotel all our European culture (including prejudices), and we are unable to leave the climate of the city, the fun is assured.

The news via Las Vegas Sun.
The official web site of Venetian.
At the moment, Las Vegas is 7 ° in our survey.

Here is a series of photos to The Venetian subject.

Continue to read: It has closed the Guggenheim Las Vegas

Mr Gokhan M. in February this year decided to fly from San Diego and New York by choosing a flight of Jet Blue, a U.S. airline. Presentatosi boarding discovered that the flight was complete, but an employee of the company was able to do so by offering board to travel in one of the positions “flying” used by staff travel.

Mr Gokhan is so managed to board the flight and sit in one of these seats fly. After about 90 minutes from takeoff, the pilot was approached to ask Mr Gokhan free to leave the place because the waiting was not comfortable in the new place, and invited to sit in the bathroom. A nothing is worth the protests of Mr. Gokhan who became the entire trip, sitting in the toilet.

Morale: Mr. Gokhan has filed because the company, asking for a compensation of 2 million dollars for the serious humiliation he suffered (in addition to the hazard course I would add, because I know not the bathrooms are equipped with safety belts.