Ideas and Travelling

Canada, a museum with a wooly mammoth It is not a secret that Canada possesses a wide range of museums. If you turn out to be in Alberta, a western province of Canada, drop into the Royal Tyrrell Museum which is situated 6 km northwest from Drumheller or 135 km northeast from Calgary. wooly mammoth fossil in the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Canada Facts about the Royal Tyrrel Museum in Canada The museum was named in honour of the geologist Joseph B. Tyrrell who accidentally, while searching for coal seams, discovered the first dinosaur fossil in the Red Deer River valley in 1884.  The museum was opened comparatively not long ago, in 1985. It contains a series of chronological galleries including the 3.9-billion year old history of life on our planet! skull and tusks of the mammoth in the Royal Tyrrel Museum, Canada Exhibitions at the Royal Tyrrel Museum The Ice Age exhibition offers its visitors to have a glimpse at a wooly mammoth fossil. Scientists come to t...

What is the Eiffel Tower? Paris, Seine River, Eiffel Tower Definitely it is a recognizable symbol of Paris. We may say it is an architectural wonder and the attraction for more visitors than any other loved by tourist places in the world. Eiffel Tower paint What was the tower for Gustave Eiffel and his contemporaries? 120 antennas First of all, the tower was built as the temporary entrance arch to the World’s Fair in 1889 in honour of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. When the construction was erected, many regarded the massive iron structure with skepticism. A big amount of Parisians either considered it an eyesore or simply feared the tower. For instance, the novelist Guy de Maupassant allegedly detested the Eiffel Tower so deeply that he was frequently seen having lunch at its base. The reason for that turned out to be very clear. The novelist considered the restaurant to be the only vantage point from which he could avoid looking at the sil...

Travelling makes people not only get interested in views but also makes them thirsty. Tasting new dishes as well as new drinks is one of the necessary part of any trip abroad. White Russian in Russia A coctail is... As you know, a cocktail is a mixed drink which may contain several types of liqueur, cream, fruit juice and alcoholic beverage. There are plenty of cocktails and almost all of them have specific names, for example, Bloody Mary, Salty Dog or Dark and Stormy. White Russian No need to go far away to taste it. Just drop into the nearest bar and make an order. Classical proportions: 2 parts of Vodka, 1 part of Coffee liqueur and 1 part of cream. Here is the recipe of White Russian (for those who don’t want to go out ;) 1 serving: 50 ml (2 oz) Vodka; 25 ml (1 oz) cream; 25 ml (1 oz) Coffee liqueur; 100 g ice cubes. Pour Vodka and Coffee liqueur over the ice cubes in an-old fashioned glass. Add light cream and serve. Enjoy! ...