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Romance at Lake LBJ in the Highland Lakes Region of Texas

July 28th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

If you are looking for a little romance, then definitely take along your favorite lover and check out some of the great romantic features of Lake LBJ, a really fantastic place found in the Highland Lakes Region of the State of Texas. This is one beautiful spot located right here in the U.S.A. You do not have to “do” international travel to find a romantic atmosphere and create the love that you both deserve. The lake region can be found in the west-central part of the State, where there are many sites to see and activities to occupy your time.

Romance demands a degree of quiet, wouldn’t you say? How about a “laid-back” atmosphere? I think ‘yes’ is the appropriate answer to this question. Beautiful scenery creates romantic dimensions for that special vacation. A new spot visited or a great old memory works to ignite all the necessary vibrations for a really romantic vacation. Add to that, the sun and moon glinting off of Lake LBJ, cool night breezes and a beautiful residence that you rented for the week, and now you are beginning to discover everything you need for a vacation full of pure pleasure. All this and more can be discovered at Lake LBJ.

And, don’t forget to take along your CD player to listen to the desirous and loving sounds of your favorite music. Take a cooler with you and pack it full of ‘choice’ goodies for an old-fashioned picnic.

Enjoy visiting one of the fantastic, award-winning wineries found throughout this region. Some wineries are modern and some display a bit of antiquity and old European style. Take a walk through the vineyards and purchase a bottle of your favorite wine. It could be the start to a very nice evening. Definitely take a few pictures to capture the moment.

While visiting the area, don’t forget to see Marble Falls. It is a wonderfully unique experience that will set the atmosphere for your special style of romance. Home cooked meals are the specialty at The Bluebonnet Restaurant there in Marble Falls. A bit of ‘home away from home’ can be very comforting. It is a good place to relax and just enjoy each other and a great meal together!

Longhorn Cavern State Park features the beautifully carved, limestone features that are so alluring as you walk on the cool cavern floors and listen to the trickle of water. While walking through these particular caverns, you will leave all of your troubles behind. They are a magnificent sight that will never be forgotten.

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Meteora, the Holy Rocks in Greece

December 6th, 2008 Tushar Mathur

Somewhere between Pindos and Hasiya, where the plain of Thessaly landscape lost the first roll of the magnificent mountains in central Greece, is the Meteora. Huge dark rocks, which rise in the suburbs of Thessaly land remind tenacious grip in fatal ancient giants. The view is impressive with its majesty. This unusual phenomenon is not mentioned in legends or myths of antiquity in, no Greek or foreign author of antiquity, whose writings to speak for him. The centuries zealously guard the confidentiality of its occurrence.

It is one of the most picturesque sights of Greece. The Meteora is a complex of 24 monasteries and hermitages, built in smooth rocks that once served as a shield for monks seeking refuge from the Byzantine army raids. Construction of the Meteora monasteries in the complex that included one or two churches, monastic cells, library, refectory, water tanks, continued even during the Turkish expansion. Built in the incredible difficulties the Meteora monasteries severely damaged during the Second World War and the ensuing civil war, but were restored in the 1960′s. Thus, to date, of all the great heritage of Meteora lived four largest monasteries: Great Meteoron (1350 g), St. Varlaam or All Saints (1530 g), St. Stephen (1312 g), St. Trinity (1458 g. Earlier, the monasteries and Skete Meteora, most of which are now uninhabited, were fragile narrow staircases, fortified by nearly cliff, and up to 1920′s were also used winches, which now applies only to lift cargo. In fact it is reasonable to question travelers: «How often changing the rope to winch», – the monks calmly replied: «When God will please».


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