{"id":1574,"date":"2012-11-05T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2012-11-05T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:06:29","slug":"jurnalist-printre-campioni-si-inele-olimpice-mapamond-nr-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2012\/11\/05\/jurnalist-printre-campioni-si-inele-olimpice-mapamond-nr-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurnalist printre campioni si inele olimpice, MAPAMOND nr.102"},"content":{"rendered":"<a  href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-admin\/options-general.php?page=post_views' class='entry-meta' style='text-align:center'><b>Post Views<\/a><\/b> = 502<br\/><p align=\"justify\"><strong>LONDRA: JURNALIST PRINTRE CAMPIONI \u015eI INELE OLIMPICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1575\" title=\"Londra02 004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-004.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Primul contact cu Londra\u00a0 este cel din aeroportul Heathrow, pe care aveam s\u0103-l<br \/>\nrev\u0103d de la distan\u0163\u0103 de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd plecam spre Eton Dorney, locul \u00eentrecerilor de canotaj \u015fi caiac-canoe, comparabil ca amplasare cu lacul Snagov. O mul\u0163ime de voluntari mobiliza\u0163i la Jocurile Olimpice din capitala Marii Britanii \u00eei \u00eent\u00e2mpinau pe pasagerii chiar la check out, indic\u00e2ndu-le cu extrem de mult\u0103 amabilitate cum s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la destina\u0163ia dorit\u0103.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1576\" title=\"Londra02 042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-042.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra02-042-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dac\u0103 vi se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 ajunge\u0163i \u00een Londra \u015fi s\u0103 nu \u00eentelege\u0163i ce vi se spune, nu intra\u0163i \u00een panic\u0103! Nu a\u0163i uitat limba englez\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at\u0103 \u00een \u015fcoal\u0103 sau \u00een particular, pur \u015fi simplu, unii londonezi vorbesc o altfel de englez\u0103, numit\u0103 cockney, \u00een care au tendin\u0163a de a pune accentul altfel dec\u00e2t \u015fti\u0163i \u015fi cu fraze din care uneori se mai \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 lipseasc\u0103 silabe sau chiar prepozi\u0163ii. Uneori mi-a fost mai u\u015for s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg cu londonezi de origine indian\u0103 sau pakistanez\u0103 dec\u00e2t cu vorbitori de cockney \u2013 o englez\u0103 care provine dintr-o zon\u0103 a Londrei numit\u0103 East End.\u00a0 Pentru a ajunge de la aeroport la hotel ai dou\u0103 variante, fie cu celebrul taxi londonez pentru care pl\u0103te\u015fti \u00een jur de 100 de lire, fie cu trenul, la care biletul cost\u0103 17,5 lire. Bref,\u00a0 Londra are o re\u0163ea public\u0103 de transport fantastic\u0103, cu metrouri, autobuze \u015fi trenuri urbane, re\u0163ea care face fa\u0163\u0103 unui ora\u015f cu 12 milioane de locuitori.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra05-141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1577\" title=\"Londra05 141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra05-141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra05-141.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra05-141-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDup\u0103 validarea legitima\u0163iilor de pres\u0103 care mi-a permis accesul \u00een bazele olimpice \u015fi la Centrul Interna\u0163ional de Pres\u0103 am ajuns la hotelul situat \u00een apropiere de Tower Bridge \u015fi, p\u00e2n\u0103 la indeplinirea formalit\u0103\u0163ilor de cazare, am fost servit cu o pr\u0103jitur\u0103 umplut\u0103 cu crem\u0103 de cacao conform sloganului \u201eOur warm welcome starts with a cookie \/ Urarea noastr\u0103 de bun venit \u00eencepe cu o pr\u0103jitur\u0103\u201d pe care l-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u015fi pe taxiurile care f\u0103ceau reclam\u0103 hotelului. Am constatat c\u0103 hotelul este amplasat \u00een imediata apropiere a Turnului Londrei \u015fi a celebrului pod Tower Bridge. Ceva mai \u00een amonte, pe Tamisa, se afl\u0103 un alt pod celebru \u201eLondon Bridge\u201d. \u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, aveam s\u0103 m\u0103 conving c\u0103, din punct de vedere arhitectural, Londra este un amestec de cl\u0103diri vechi, tradi\u0163ionale \u015fi de cl\u0103diri hipremoderniste, precum turnul \u201c30 St Mary Axe\u201d sau Gherkin, aflat, de asemenea, \u00een apropierea hotelului. Gherkin este a doua cl\u0103dire ca \u00een\u0103l\u0163ime din Londra, are 180 de metri, a fost construit\u0103 \u00een anul 2004, este deschis\u0103 publicului \u015fi ad\u0103poste\u015fte s\u0103li de conferin\u0163e, baruri \u015fi restaurante. Din p\u0103cate, din cauza programului \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u00a0 nu am reu\u015fit s\u0103 o vizitez, ca de altfel multe alte locuri celebre din Londra.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra07-107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1578\" title=\"Londra07 107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra07-107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra07-107.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra07-107-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00cen timpul Jocurilor Olimpice pentru transportul oficialilor, sportivilor, arbitrilor \u015fi jurnali\u015ftilor au fost create a\u015fa-numitele \u201eculoare olimpice\u201d pe care puteau circula numai autoturismele \u015fi autobuzele cu \u00eensemnele Olimpiadei. Aceste curse speciale, cu un orar respectat cu o stricte\u0163e tipic britanic\u0103, au asigurat leg\u0103tura dintre hoteluri \u015fi Parcul Olimpic, unde se aflau cl\u0103dirile Centrului Interna\u0163ional de Pres\u0103 sau dintre Parcul Olimpic \u015fi bazele sportive unde se desf\u0103\u015furau competi\u0163iile. Legitima\u0163ia de acreditare trebuia prezentat\u0103 la fiecare urcare \u00een cursa special\u0103 sau la intrarea \u00een arenele sportive unde jurnali\u015ftii erau verifica\u0163i ca \u00een aeroport.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra08-027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1579\" title=\"Londra08 027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra08-027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra08-027.jpg 4000w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra08-027-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra08-027-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStricte\u0163ea a fost a\u015fa de mare \u00eenc\u00e2t nu aveai voie s\u0103 intri cu lichide, sticlele de ap\u0103 trebuind golite sau l\u0103sate \u00een tomberoane. Acest fapt a determinat \u015fi protestul jurnali\u015ftilor c\u0103rora, dup\u0103 ce \u00ee\u015fi abandonau sticlele cu ap\u0103 la control, li se oferea posibilitatea de a-\u015fi cump\u0103ra \u00een interior ap\u0103 la jum\u0103tate de litru cu 1,6 lire. \u015ei pre\u0163ul berii era destul de ridicat, spre 5 lire pentru un pahar, \u00een timp ce la unele pub-uri de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Hyde Park puteam ob\u0163ine o bere ro\u015fie, am\u0103ruie, tipic britanic\u0103, pentru 2 lire \u015fi un pic. Aten\u0163ie, \u00een Londra pub-urile se \u00eenchid exact la ora 23. Nu trebuie s\u0103 insista\u0163i, nu ve\u0163i primi nimic dup\u0103 ora \u00eenchiderii, iar dac\u0103 z\u0103bovi\u0163i cu paharul de bere dup\u0103 ora 23.15 risca\u0163i s\u0103 fi\u0163i amenda\u0163i.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1580\" title=\"Londra10 068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-068.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-068.jpg 4000w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-068-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-068-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLegat de circula\u0163ia \u00een Londra, prima regul\u0103 care trebuie re\u0163inut\u0103 este ca, atunci c\u00e2nd traversezi strada, s\u0103 te ui\u0163i nu \u00een dreapta, ci \u00een st\u00e2nga! Apoi, dac\u0103 iei un mijloc de transport \u00een comun, trebuie s\u0103 \u0163ii cont c\u0103 \u00een Anglia se circul\u0103 pe partea st\u00e2ng\u0103, regula fiind valabil\u0103 \u015fi la metrou. \u00cen ceea ce prive\u015fte transportul cu metroul, costul tichetelor \u015fi abonamentelor depinde de zonele \u00een care dori\u0163i s\u0103 ajunge\u0163i. \u00cenainte de a merge la cas\u0103, pute\u0163i lua de la intrare un pliant cu re\u0163eaua metroului londonez, cu linii specifice \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163it\u0103 pe zone.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1581\" title=\"Londra10 168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-168.jpg 4000w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-168-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Londra10-168-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00cen ceea ce prive\u015fte m\u00e2ncarea, micul dejun servit \u00een hoteluri este extrem de consistent. Pute\u0163i lua omlet\u0103 sau pute\u0163i comanda ochiuri, la care pute\u0163i ad\u0103uga \u015func\u0103 sau c\u00e2rna\u0163i asem\u0103n\u0103tori ca aspect cu c\u00e2rna\u0163ii proaspe\u0163i de la noi. Exist\u0103, totu\u015fi, diferen\u0163e la gust, cei londonezi fiind necondimenta\u0163i \u015fi mai dietetici. Tot la micul dejun pute\u0163i servi o iahnie de fasole, cu un sos ceva mai dulce dec\u00e2t suntem obi\u015fnui\u0163i noi, rom\u00e2nii. Ad\u0103uga\u0163i ciuperci \u00eentregi sau ro\u015fii la cuptor, diverse sortimente de ca\u015fcaval, \u015func\u0103 \u015fi salam, porridge, produse de patiserie, sucuri, ceai \u015fi cafea pentru a avea imaginea unui copios mic dejun englezesc.<br \/>\n\u00cen categoria \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103rilor deosebite din timpul olimpiadei, a\u015f putea men\u0163iona ziua \u00een care celebrul turn cu ceas Big Ben a sunat atipic, la ora 08.12 pentru a marca \u00eenceperea Jocurilor. Tot \u00een aceast\u0103 categorie a\u015f men\u0163iona ceremonia de \u00een\u0103l\u0163are a drapelelor na\u0163ionale, \u201e\u00eempachetat\u0103\u201d \u00eentr-un adev\u0103rat spectacol, cu studen\u0163i la actorie care au dansat \u015fi c\u00e2ntat pe ritmurile unor piese celebre semnate Beatles sau Queen. Cu totul speciale au fost \u00eens\u0103 spectacolele \u015fi ceremoniile de deschidere \u015fi de \u00eenchidere a Jocurilor Olimpice.<br \/>\nAm asistat la un eveniment deosebit \u00een Parcul Victoria, lansarea unei c\u0103r\u0163i de benzi desenate, \u00een care este prezentat\u0103 povestea unui copil din Delta Dun\u0103rii, de fapt povestea vie\u0163ii lui Ivan Patzaichin. Lansarea a avut loc \u00een parcul Victoria, \u00een dreptul unui panou cu imaginea marelui campion, \u00een fa\u0163a c\u0103ruia Ivan Patzaichin a oferit copiilor c\u0103r\u0163i cu autograf. Indiferent dac\u0103 au fost celebrele arene Wembley sau Wimbledon, acolo unde se afl\u0103 un veritabil muzeu al tenisului, cu fotografii ale c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103torilor, de unde Ilie N\u0103stase nu avea cum s\u0103 lipseasc\u0103, ExCel Arena sau O2, terenurile de volei pe plaj\u0103, arenele pentru concursurile hipice sau pentru tir, s-a putut vedea interesul pentru sport al britanicilor \u015fi vizitatorilor din \u00eentreaga lume. La baza de canotaj de la Eton Dorney au fost amenajate parc\u0103ri at\u00e2t pentru autovehicule, c\u00e2t \u015fi pentru biciclete. Am v\u0103zut o parcare de biciclete arhiplin\u0103, iar apoi \u00een tribune circa 10 mii de spectatori veni\u0163i s\u0103 vad\u0103 calific\u0103rile, spectatori care pl\u0103tiser\u0103 50 de lire pentru un bilet.<br \/>\nPeste tot puteam g\u0103si suveniruri cu \u00eensemnele Jocurilor Olimpice, mai scumpe \u00een mall-ul de la intrarea \u00een Parcul Olimpic \u015fi de l\u00e2ng\u0103 gara Stradford International sau mai ieftine la mallul de dincolo de sta\u0163ia de autobuze. Oxford Street este \u00eens\u0103 locul unde pute\u0163i face cump\u0103r\u0103turi ieftine \u015fi \u00een care pute\u0163i schimba la un curs bun, nu neap\u0103rat cu chitan\u0163\u0103, euro \u00een lire, \u00een case de schimb valutar amplasate chiar \u00een magazine&#8230; C\u00e2t despre performan\u0163ele sportive ale rom\u00e2nilor \u015fi ale altor na\u0163iuni, sigur le \u015fti\u0163i. C\u0103ci peste cele cinci inelele care au decorat Londra, amintind de spiritul olimpismului, s-a tras cortina \u00een urm\u0103 cu c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>\u015eTEFAN BACIU<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>PARIS: RITZ S-A \u00ceNCHIS ! TR\u0102IASC\u0102 RITZ !<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1582\" title=\"Photographies professionnelles C.Madamour\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-1.jpg 886w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Legendarul hotel Ritz din Paris, simbolul elegan\u0163ei pariziene \u015fi al perfec\u0163iunii, cunoscut pentru decorul clasic \u015fi farmecul s\u0103u unic, s-a \u00eenchis. Nu de tot, ci numai pentru doi ani, perioad\u0103 \u00een care va cunoa\u015fte un amplu proces de geriatrie hotelier\u0103. Directorul general Christian A. Boyens, a precizat c\u0103 \u00ab\u00a0este vorba de o renovare f\u0103r\u0103 precedent a unei cl\u0103diri ale c\u0103rei dot\u0103rii au r\u0103mas neschimbate de peste trei decenii.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1583\" title=\"Ritz 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1708\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-2.jpg 1708w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-2-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-2-1024x787.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCamerele, suitele, restaurantele, barurile, spa-ul, \u015fi s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m celebra \u015fcoal\u0103 de gastronomie condus\u0103 de Ritz Escoffier care activeaz\u0103 \u00een hotel, toate vor c\u0103p\u0103ta o str\u0103lucire nou\u0103\u00a0 sub impulsul creativ al Cabinetului de arhitectur\u0103 interioar\u0103 de reunume interna\u0163ional\u0103 Thierry W. Despont\u00a0\u00bb. La r\u00e2ndul s\u0103u pre\u015fedintele Frank J. Klein, a subliniat c\u0103 \u201cNe-am angajat ca \u00een acela\u015fi timp s\u0103 conserv\u0103m \u015fi s\u0103 p\u0103str\u0103m farmecul atemporal ce plute\u015fte \u00een aer la Ritz Paris. Evolu\u0163ia proiectului \u015fi expresiile noii atmosfere cu care vor fi primi\u0163i turi\u015ftii din 2014, pot fi urm\u0103rite pe site-ul nostru\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mailstore.travellermagazin.ro\/cgi-bin\/sqwebmail?timestamp=1343923380&amp;md5=xTYgfO79OFr%2FGRwxn%2BGbbw%3D%3D&amp;redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fgen4-tr.softmks.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh16770ab4,167477fe,16766df4\" target=\"_blank\">www.ritzparis.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00bb Speciali\u015ftii \u00een hotel\u0103rie consider\u0103 c\u0103 printre motivele reale ale intr\u0103rii \u00een\u00a0 renovare se num\u0103r\u0103 faptul c\u0103 hotelul nu a reu\u015fit s\u0103 ob\u0163in\u0103 parca \u00ab\u00a0Palace\u00a0\u00bb, respectiv acerba concuren\u0163\u0103 a hotelurilor de lux care s-au deschis la Paris \u015fi concureaz\u0103 pe pia\u0163a de 5 stele plus, cu dot\u0103ri tehnologice de ultim\u0103 or\u0103.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-regina-Maria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1584\" title=\"Ritz regina Maria\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-regina-Maria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-regina-Maria.jpg 608w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ritz-regina-Maria-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRitz Paris a fost de-a lungul timpului locul preferat de arti\u015fti \u015fi vedete, politicieni, oameni de afaceri, de familii princiare \u015fi multe capete \u00eencoronate. Printre ele s-a num\u0103rat \u015fi Regina Maria. Proprietar este miliardarul egiptean Mohammed Al Fayed. Camerele complexului au gazduit de-a lungul timpului pe Marcel Proust, (care a scris aici o parte din \u201c\u00cen c\u0103utarea timpului pierdut\u201d, \u015fi s-a stins din via\u0163\u0103 tot aici), pe Prin\u0163esa Diana (a fost \u015fi ultimul loc unde aceasta a luat masa \u00eenaintea tragicei sale mor\u0163i), au fost gazda unor filme precum &#8222;Love \u00een the Afternoon&#8221; sau &#8222;The Devil Wears Prada&#8221;. A fost \u015fi locul unde s-a format unul dintre marii mae\u015ftri ai artei culinare, August Escoffier. Buc\u0103tar la Ritz, Escoffier este ast\u0103zi considerat o figur\u0103 legendar\u0103 a gastronomiei mondiale. Pasiona\u0163ii de vinuri au petrecut seri memorabile \u00een crama hotelului dar \u015fi \u00een baruri ca Vendome sau Hemingway, cel din urm\u0103 purt\u00e2nd numele scriitorului american pentru c\u0103 acesta l-a eliberat de nazi\u015fti. Ce vremuri eroice ! Sophia Loren l-a considerat \u201ccel mai romantic hotel din lume\u201d iar Coco Chanel l-a ales drept re\u015fedin\u0163\u0103. \u00cen ceea ce prive\u015fte structura rafinatei \u015fi bogatei clientele a hotelului ce-i mai mul\u0163i oaspe\u0163i care i-au trecut pragul au fost americani (27%), urma\u0163i de ru\u015fi (10%), \u015fi britanici (8%).<br \/>\n<strong>ANGELA SIMION\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>_____________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>MEMPHIS: O VACAN\u0162\u0102 CU REGELE ROCKULUI<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-elvis-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1585\" title=\"Memphis elvis 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-elvis-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-elvis-1.jpg 1800w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-elvis-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-elvis-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nE\u015fti un fan Elvis Presley \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 nu i-ai trecut pragul casei, la Graceland? Anul acesta, al 35-lea an comemorativ, a\u015fteapt\u0103, la Memphis, peste 75.000 de oaspe\u0163i din toat\u0103 lumea.<br \/>\nPor\u0163ile se deschid \u015fi microbuzul intr\u0103 pe aleea umbroas\u0103 a domeniului. Ghidul audio \u00ee\u0163i c\u0103l\u0103uze\u015fte pa\u015fii prin casa lui Elvis iar vocea sa \u015fi cea a fiicei sale, Lisa Marie, \u00ee\u0163i povestesc ceea ce vezi. Pardoselile albe, u\u015file cu vitralii, draperiile aurii sau albastru electric uimesc \u00een suita de camere \u00een stilul anilor 50, 60 \u015fi 70. Se pot vedea cele 22 de ma\u015fini ale starului dar \u015fi unul dintre avioanele sale private, botezat Lisa Marie; zeci de costume de scen\u0103, sute de discuri de aur&#8230; Graceland a deschis deja trei noi expozi\u0163ii pentru ca turi\u015ftii care revin aici de zeci de ori s\u0103 fie surprin\u015fi \u00een continuare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-Elvis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1586\" title=\"Memphis Elvis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-Elvis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-Elvis.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Memphis-Elvis-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUna este \u201cElvis on Tour\u201d \u2013 ce marcheaz\u0103 40 de ani de la primirea premiului Golden Globe. Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 fotografii \u015fi filme de arhiv\u0103,\u00a0 pot fi v\u0103ute costumele \u015fi bijuteriile purtate de rege \u00een turneul din aprilie 1972, dar \u015fi premiul \u00een sine. Turul VIP de la Graceland are o nou\u0103 component\u0103, o expozi\u0163ie conceput\u0103 de\u00a0 Lisa Marie Presley: \u201cElvis\u2026Through His Daughter\u2019s Eyes\u201d. Sunt ar\u0103tate publicului c\u00e2teva cadouri f\u0103cute de Elvis fiicei sale dar \u015fi fotografii inedite din via\u0163a de familie. Cea mai mare nou\u0103 expunere, \u201cIcon\u201d, este \u00eens\u0103 dedicat\u0103 influen\u0163ei artistice pe care Elvis a avut-o asupra carierelor dar \u015fi destinelor muzicale ale unor cunoscu\u0163i arti\u015fti precum James Brown, Elton John, Wanda Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel sau Ringo Star. Un sejur autentic Elvis \u00eenseamn\u0103 cazare la hotelul de peste drum de Graceland,\u00a0 Heartbreak dar \u015fi vizite \u00een magazinele de suveniruri Elvis, restaurante \u015fi cafenele dedicate acestuia. Dac\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 v\u0103 s\u0103tura\u0163i de at\u00e2ta agita\u0163ie \u015fi str\u0103lucire pute\u0163i da o rait\u0103 de c\u00e2teva ore \u015fi la casa modest\u0103 de lemn din Tupelo, Mississipi, locul \u00een care s-a n\u0103scut Elvis.<br \/>\n<strong>S<\/strong><strong>\u00ceNZIANA CONSTANTINESCU<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>______________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>SUA: O NOU\u0102 PROVOCARE MARCA BRANSON<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Virgin-branson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1587\" title=\"Virgin branson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Virgin-branson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Virgin-branson.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Virgin-branson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Fondatorul companiei Virgin Airwais a anun\u0163at c\u0103 se va implica \u00een investi\u0163ii hoteliere. El va crea lan\u0163ul Virgin Hotels \u00een parteneriat cu cu antreprenorul Alberto Beeck, ac\u0163ionar al lan\u0163ulului hotelier Diego Lowenstein. Richard Branson a anun\u0163at pentru viitorii trei ani o sum\u0103 de circa 500 de milioane de dolari. \u00centr-o prim\u0103 faz\u0103 hotelurile vor fi pozi\u0163ionate \u00een ora\u015fele americane\u00a0 New York, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, Boston \u015fi Washington. Capacitatea de cazare a fiec\u0103rei unit\u0103\u0163i va fi cuprins\u0103 \u00eentre 150 \u015fi 400 de locuri iar serviciile oferite vor avea standarde de 4 stele. Clien\u0163ii acestora vor fi \u201cpopula\u0163ii urbane, instruite \u015fi creative, cu un nivel ridicat de preg\u0103tire\u201d.<br \/>\nNoua abordare confirm\u0103 interesul lui Richard Branson pentru domenii care prezint\u0103\u00a0 perspective profitabile. Afacerile \u00een care s-a implicat Virgin\u00a0au avut profiluri foarte\u00a0 diferite. Branson de\u0163ine un adevar\u0103t imperiu format din 300 de companii cu profiluri de transport aerian, media, telefonie mobil\u0103, muzic\u0103, cluburi de sport, dezvolt\u0103ri reziden\u0163iale, c\u0103l\u0103torii \u015fi turism spa\u0163ial. Grupul Virgin ofer\u0103 anual servicii pentru milioane de clien\u0163i\u00a0 prin firme ca Virgin Hollidays, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Megastore, Virgin Cola, Virgin Trains etc. \u00cen cadrul grupului lucreaz\u0103 peste 50.000 de persoane din 30 de \u0163\u0103ri.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Views = 502LONDRA: JURNALIST PRINTRE CAMPIONI \u015eI INELE OLIMPICE Primul contact cu Londra\u00a0 este cel din aeroportul Heathrow, pe care aveam s\u0103-l rev\u0103d de la distan\u0163\u0103 de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd plecam spre Eton Dorney, locul \u00eentrecerilor de canotaj \u015fi &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2012\/11\/05\/jurnalist-printre-campioni-si-inele-olimpice-mapamond-nr-102\/\">Continu\u0103 s\u0103 cite\u0219ti <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,224],"tags":[233,234],"class_list":["post-1574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mapamond","category-numarul-102","tag-jurnalist-printre-campioni-si-inele-olimpice","tag-mapamond-nr-102","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1588,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions\/1588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}