Soviet statues and a zoo you can eat
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet control of much of Eastern Europe many of the huge monuments to the rule were removed and in many cases destroyed....
Author: rocky
Berlin’s Stadtschloss / Palast der Republic
The Stadtschloss was once a German palace for William 2 prior to WW1 it was largely destroyed during WW2 and eventually demolished during the 1950’s by the East German Government to remove traces of...
Rapid Beijing-Tianjin for the Olympics
All ready for the this weeks Olympic celebrations, the Beijing – Tianjin high speed railway has just opened in China. The train will take passengers from Beijing to the soccer facilities at Tianjin. The...
Mardi Gras all year round
Every year around February tens of thousands flock to New Orleans to let their hair down and party at the annual Mardi Gras celebrations. People come to watch the parades which feature amazing floats...
New Acropolis museum opens for wrong Olympics
You might remember four years ago the panic in getting all the Olympic venues finished for the Athens Olympics, well it was hoped the New Acropolis Museum would open be ready for the thousands...
U2’s City of Blinding Lights in Dublin
We did a story a few months ago on Windmill Lane Studio’s in Dublin which is being redeveloped as a 120metre high tower called the U2 tower and will include their new recording studios....
The Pope pops in to Darling Harbour
This week His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and thousands of visitors from all around the world have flocked to Sydney to be part of the World Youth Day celebrations and one of the major...
The mascots come out to play
The Celebrity Mascot Games is on again 24-26th of July and this year promises to be funnier than ever. Held for New Hope for Kids charity the first games were held in 1992 and...
Some new Disney fun
As if we didn’t need a reason to visit Disneyland or Walt Disneyworld, well here’s another one, a brand new ride and it features all our friend’s form the hit Disney / Pixar films...
Spend the night in a drain pipe
When you think of spending your night in a drain pipe you think of raw sewerage, rats and other nasties, but not at the dasparkhotel. They have very fancy drain pipes turned into cabins...
