Germany and Austria are two countries having almost the same conditions, in term of social and hitorical aspects. Both countries residents speak German. Austria is located to the east of Germany bordering with the countries which are grouped as East Europe such as Hungary, Ukraine, Checz, Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Austria like a bridge between West and East Europe has been developed into a stop over or as the hub of those countries economic activities and making Vienna developed as the busiest city in the area. Austria has long history and according to the archaeologist the country which lies in the slope of Alpine mountain of Danube valley has been inhabited 8000 years BC, and it was also proved that the Celtic people already inhabited the area 1000 years BC. The development of Roman Empire in the beginning of Christian Era also influenced the area which was estimated that the Roman reached Danube around 45 BC. Different from Austria is Germany which is considered more stable area from the past, and even the trace of oldest human being has been found such as the Heidelberg men which is considered the oldest form of human being. Both Austria and Germany offers great places for tourists starting from nature beauty, old age building with unique architecture, modern technology, and various entertainments and cuisines. Cities of Austria such as Salzburg and Vienna offers best hotels and tour organization for travelers from any language. Basically everyone speak German and English, and some France. In Germany the cities such as Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Koln offers the best hotels and tour organizations. They have excellent transportation system from rail to train, excellent guide line for travelers especially surfers and budget travelers. Both countries have good site for skiing activities and adventure to the mountain of snow. Hotels, transports, adventures, entertainments and various interesting aspect of tourism are available on the countries. Most also their tour companies offers the services through the interest that can be accessed world wide.
Indonesia Original Textile
Indonesia textiles can be identified from variety of fabrics, materials,
making technique or process, color and motifs of those textiles. In general, we can classified it into
three major groups. * "Ikat" weaving. "Ikat" means to tie or bind, is used as the name for intricately
patterned cloth which threads is made in many regions of the archipelago, from Sumatera to Maluku and
Nusa Tenggara. It is an ancient art from tribes of Indonesia which has a strong ethnic identification.
"Songket" is an original Indonesian cloth with silk fabric as the based, and is patterned with gold
threads although these days imitative silver or gold is often used.
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