Vienna’s museums, galleries and collections are world-famous. Housed in splendid imperial buildings on the Viennese Ring road the Museum of Fine Arts and the Natural History Museum captivate the visitor with their impressive exhibition objects. The collections in the Museum of Fine Arts were mainly assembled for centuries by the Habsburgers.

Habsburgers loved the Dutchmen Bruegel, Rubens, Van Dyck, the Venetians and Duerer. The surroundings of The “Art and Treasure Chambers” as well as the picture galleries give one the feeling, even today, of visiting a distinguished princely private collection. One becomes acquainted with the art and culture of the former emperors of Austria with a walk round the museums in their former living and function rooms: The Sissi museum, the art collections in the Belvedere castle, castle Schoenbrunn and the Hofburg still radiate the splendor of the Austrian monarchy.

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These are fine art lamps, contained classical art elites, display the fashion life; They are elegant and luxury, are superior choices for everyone; Each piece is a holy paean for the times, let us enjoying these fine art lamps and its warm lighting. . . .

Creative Art Lamp (1) — ADUKI Magic Flashing Lamp

This innovative product is one of several LED light-source lamps researched and created by British well-known lamps brand Mathmos in 2001-2003, which still uphold the two characteristics of Mathmos Lighting: Changeable colors and light rhymes. With a streamline shape exterior, polished stainless steel base, smooth milk white lamp surface, just as a mobile phone, could be hold in hands, sitting on the table, or even hanging highly on a tree, it could continue worked for 6 hours without a power wire if you charged it full. With changeable colors of red, green, blue, purple, as surreptitious unique, it’s most suitable for the decoration of your personalized space or your mysterious garden.

Creative Art Lamp (2) — HOB Table Lamp

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The picturesque town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is set to be a popular attraction during the 2010 World Cup, hosted by South Africa next year. The University of Stellenbosch and local council are making big preparations for the world’s most popular sports tournament. These preparations are in place to accommodate tourists and soccer fans, and also visiting teams, who are expected to spend time in the scenic university town during the games.

The Greater Stellenbosch 2010 project is helping the town to reach its true potential – as a world-class tourism destination and first-rate collection of sporting facilities. Local businesses, together with the town council, intend to create a home away from home for foreign visitors and sports people.

Find out more about Stellenbosch, South Africa, or read on to discover more about accommodation and activities on offer in Stellenbosch.

Accommodation in Stellenbosch
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10 things to do in South Africa Football World Cup 2010

If you are planning a trip to South Africa for the Football World Cup Finals, 2010, there are plenty of things to see and do to make the most of your trip.

1.    Ride on an Ostrich South Africa 2010

Oudtshoorn, in the Karoo is home to hundreds of ostrich farms, where the more adventurous try ostrich riding. Amateurs can try their luck riding an ostrich in the desert area of Oudtshoorn. Strangely enough, as well as riding ostriches in this area of South Africa, you can also try some delicious ostrich recipes, including ostrich steaks and ostrich pate. Explore South Africa and hire a car from the airport to make the most of your trip to the football world cup, South Africa, 2010.

2.    Tree house South Africa 2010

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What do you think of when you hear the words “The Hand of God,” or the name Andres Escobar? If your heart didn’t just skip a beat, you’re in desperate need of some World Cup prepping If, on the other hand, images are quickly conjured of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scoring a controversial goal in 1986 in which his hand touched the ball, or you tear up at the thought of the Columbian football player who was murdered in 1994 after he accidentally scored on his own team, you still need some good sources where you can keep updated on scores, schedules and point totals during the upcoming World Cup games.

Whether you’re looking for quick historic stats or memorable World Cup moments so you can add to the conversations that are inevitably buzzing around the office, or you’re a soccer buff and you are looking for a great place to find updated scores after the games kick off on June 11, the following sites can help you:           (more…)