Rating: Castel Romano Outlet Mall

Today I'm going to rate the Castel Romano Outlet Mall. Recently, I have taken a trip to this outlet mall so here is my rating.

  The Castel Romano Outlet Mall is a true haven for serious fashionistas and big shoppers (on clothes). Everything at this mall is a designer brand, saying that, all the stores are designer brand. Most of the brands are international, some local, but no true American brand. Theres no Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch.

Picture from: http://www.mcarthurglen.com/media/3270594/shoppingguide_castelromano.pdf

To add on to that, the majority of clothes are for adults, not really teens, but there are 5 children shops, yet they are all clothes. The highlight though is everything there is 30%-70% cheaper than outside the outlet. Thats usually a huge bonus to the shoppers. There are many men and women there, which because the outlet boasts many stores that suit both genders. To satisfy taste, the outlet also holds 6 restaurants scattered about, so the people don't get hungry. The outlet also has multiple wash closet locations for easy access. Other than fashion, there are 5 home stores, one of which is Bose for those technology people out there. There are also a couple sports stores.

Picture from: http://easytourism2010.wordpress.com/shopping/

If you're not really into shopping, you can sit at one of the many situated benches and log on to the FREE internet. You need to register though. Its free but it does require your credit card number and if you don't want to give it, then it gets troublesome going to the information office. Once you log in, the internet is ok, not very fast yet not very slow. It still loads webpages though. Well good luck shoppers! Enjoy it there!

From, Tanya

Daddy's Secret to taking a good picture

Step 1: Get a good camera with a good lens.

2 excellent cameras with a good lens are:

Leica

picture from: http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/news/396436/leica-debuts-x1.html

or  a Hasselblad

picture from: http://www.ephotozine.com/article/new-hasselblad-h4x-body-announced-17728

Step 2: Master the use of light.

By that, daddy means to know how to get the effect you want.

Ways to do this is to master...

the settings of aperture

picture from: http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tag/aperture/

and to master shutter speed (according to the light)

picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_speed

Step 3: Know the object of your picture.

By that, daddy means to catch the right moment, also known as having a subject

Here are 2 examples of pictures with that

picture from: http://wallpapers.free-review.net/15__Grasshopper_-_high_quality_wallpaper.htm

picture from: http://webphootos.com/high-quality-wallpapers/

And those are Daddy's steps to taking a good photo! Good luck photographers!

We wish you the best of luck!

-Tanya and Daddy

Rating: Paris, France

Todays rating is on Paris, France.

Recently, I've been vacationing in Paris, enjoying its wonderful landmarks and such. Since I'm leaving today to Rome, I've decided to rate this place.

My rating:

Paris is a very lively city. It definitely is the city of lights. At night time, the whole place comes alive! 

Paris!

Paris is also a definite shopping center. Things may seem kind of pricy though... Some good and famous shopping centers here are Galleries Lafayette, La Bon Marche, and Le Printemps. La Bon Marche is more Parisian as Galleries Lafayette is more touristy. Its very packed I tell you. Other than shopping, Paris holds many unique buildings and landmarks. Some famous landmarks to visit are probably Arc de Triomphe, The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre Museum, Musée d'Orsay, Cathédrale Notre Dame, Sacré-Coeur, Champs-Elysées Street, Versailles Palace (slightly out of Paris, 20km away), Montmartre, Moulin Rouge(not recommended for young children), and many more! Go to this link to find out all Paris tourist attractions: http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parisattractions.htm

The Eiffel Tower!

Any who, overall, Paris was a good experience. Paris also has very rich food, including lots of cheese and wine. The wine here is usually cheaper than the water! 

Almost every real french restaurant you go to in Paris, there usually is always french onion soup. I tried the french onion soup in many different restaurants and they vary! Some were sweet as some were salty. Usually, the onion soup uses either chicken stock or beef stock. Most use beef stock as I have seen, but some use chicken stock. Either way, the soup is very good. The only places I haven't seen french onion soup is in very high class, formal, classy restaurants. Usually, they carry lots of different meats though. An example of one place that doesn't have french onion soup is Le Jules Verne. Its a restaurant located INSIDE the Eiffel tower. The view is magnificent there!

Thats the view from the Jules Verne Restaurant!

Find out more about the Jules Verne Restaurant here!: http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/

Anyways, for the last time, Paris is a very pleasant place. It is full of beauty and history within it and is very interesting to discover. The only downfall is probably sometimes, the cleanliness (its not as clean as you think, sometimes, its dirty...) and another downfall is maybe that some of the french people are pretty blunt. *Tip:Be sure to be polite. The french are pretty polite.* And another downfall is the language barrier. Not all Taxi drivers speak or understand english so it may be difficult to communicate to them. Even if you are speaking a french address, they may not understand you because of the non french accent. Otherwise, its a pretty good place. 

*Tip: Watch out for pickpockets.*

And thats my rating! Thank you! 

From,

Tanya 

 

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