Dubai travel places

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By boat

      An easier way of crossing the Dubai Creek is by abra, essentially a small ferry. Abra stations are located along the Creek on both the Bur Dubai and Deira sides, and the system of filling the boats is extremely efficient. The cross-river trip costs 1 Dirham (AED 1) per passenger, payable to the driver after the boat has left the station, and affords a very picturesque view of the city (not to be missed). Abras set off very regularly, and the tune is offered round-the-clock.

      

Abras can also be hired for a classified tour (for a price up for grabs with the driver but usually very cheap). This is quite a trendy activity at sunset on a clear day, particularly if the driver is able to make livelier the tour with stories about the structures on either side of the Creek. Just make confident that the purpose of one's abra hire is made clear at the outset--otherwise you will be in for a very cheap cross-river trip or a crowded secretive tour.

The Waterbus is another option for tourists who want to go by boat but avoid the abra swarm (or the heat). It is a part of Dubai's public transport system, so again a Red ticket, or any Nol card is required for the trip. Can be purchased at the waterbus station. The waterbus also features a 'tourist route' round trip - at the same time as it is expedient, it can get quite posh (Dh50 for an adult, Dh25 for a child)

The rivulet is also the home of many boats offering more comfortable (and correspondingly more expensive) tours, often in boats calculated to resemble dhows. Along with creek, Dubai marina also has their own Luxury Dinner boats and modern dhow cruises. Prices tend to be higher, mainly for dinner cruises with on-board pursuit.

Lalmai Moinamoti and Shalbon Bihar in Bangladesh

Lalmai Moinamoti and Shalbon Bihar

They are famous historical and archeological places around Comilla. These are a series of hillocks, where the Northern part is called Moinamoti and the Southern part is called Lalmai; and Shalbon Bihar is in the Middle of Lalmai and Moinamoti, which the was established in 8th century by King Buddadev. Salban Vihara, almost in the focal point of the Mainarnati-Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a hard work courtyard with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only entrance way complex to the north adjoining on that of the Paharpur Monastery

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Kotila Mura positioned on a trampled knoll, about 5 km north of Salban Vihara surrounded by the Comilla Cantonment is a chocolate box Buddhist company. Here three stupas are bring into being side by side instead of the Buddhist "Trinity" or three jewels i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Charpatra Mura is an out-of-the-way small lozenge temple situated about 2.5 km. north-west of kotila Mura stupas. The only loom to the shrine is from the East all the way through a gateway, which leads to a airy hall.

If you are in Comilla and already visited Lalmai, Moinamoti then don’t not succeed to take in to go Moinamoti museum – where you force come transversely the chronological gear bring into being in Lalmai & Moinamoti of 7th & 8th centuries. The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and mixed collected works of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been recovered mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by road on way to Chittagong.


Mainamati An cut off low, dimpled range of hills, dotted -with more than 50 early Buddhist settlements of the 8th to 12th century A.D. known as Mainamati-Laimai range are complete through the centre of the district of Comilla.Salban Vihara, almost in the focus of the Mainarnati-Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a airy courtyard with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only gateway complex to the north resembling that of the Paharpur Monastery.Kotila Mura situated on a flattened hillock, about 5 km north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a picturesque Buddhist establishment.

Here three stupas are found side by side in lieu of the Buddhist "Trinity" or three jewelry i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.Charpatra Mura is an isolated small oblong shrine situated about 2.5 krn. north-west of kotila Mura stupas. The only approach to the shrine is from the East through a gateway which leads to a roomy hall.The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been recovered mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mairiamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by road on way to Chittagong.

Ananda Vihara Mainamati Comilla in Bangladesh

Ananda Vihara situated in the archaeologically rich Kotbari region close to Comilla, is the major of the mainamati monuments. It also has the largest water tank in the area. This Vihara multipart was built by Anandadeva, the third ruler of the Early deva dynasty, at the end of the 7th or the beginning of 8th century AD. The contractors and brick hunters damaged this great establishment beyond recognition during the builders of the Cantonment did more spoil to it in following years.

The excavations approved out here are incomplete. The vocation done so far has revealed the outlines of a large shalvan vihara kind monastery, 198m square in size. The Vihara has similar rows of monastic cells given in four wings around a large cruciform shrine that stands majestically in the centre of a wide open courtyard.

Its imposing single entry in the middle of the north side is set in a broad and substantial front facade projected outwards. It is larger and more elaborate than that of Shalvan Vihara. The massive outer wall is also more pleasing due to the decorations of offsets and mouldings. The inner verandah wall is also decorated with mouldings and ornamental bricks. A few cells in the northern wing and a section of the southern part of the central shrine have been cleared. They show clear evidence of intensive occupation of the site for a long time

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Much work remains to be done yet. But the excavations did not continue beyond the initial stage. Its large size, earlier discoveries of a copperplate inscription, a hoard of 63 silver coins, many bronze images, terracotta sculptured plaques and pottery kilns outside the monastery indicate the potential importance of the site.