| The main "executioner" of Warsaw will probably lose his axe (18 Jul. 2008) - One of the local sights in Warsaw is a "butcher" with an axe that takes pictures of the tourists with an axe over their heads. The local authorities are planning to confiscate his weapon, but he stands there already for the last 10 years and even has a license for this activity. |
| Singing, eating and noise making prohibited in the center of Rome (13 Jul. 2008) - The behavior rules in Rome are getting tougher - now you cannot make stops to eat or drink something in the cultural and historical center of the city. A new law of the mayor office includes not only common behavior rules that are usual for the most world cities, but also a list of some odd ones. |
| Eiffel tower will be more accessible for the tourists (10 Jul. 2008) - The Eiffel Tower - the symbol of France and Paris - will undergo several reconstruction measures with the total cost of 170 thousand euro. The operator-company has announced that the process will continue will 2015. |
| Best cities for living (2 Jul. 2008) - Another interesting rating of the best cities of the world to live in. Many various factors have been used to compile this rating and there are lots of Japanese cities in the list, though Tokyo appeared to be the best of them and took the third place. |
| The scientists have determined the age of Paris (2 Jul. 2008) - Preventive archeology is an interesting measure that helps to stop the aggressive commercial construction sites expansion that grow up on every corned and actually don't care if there could be something interesting in the soil that they are going to dig out for the basement of a new building. Well, in France there are guys archaeologists, that do this before any construction in Paris starts. And here is what they recently found out... |
| Quebec will celebrate the 400-th anniversary in a big way (24 Jun. 2008) - Quebec will celebrate it's 400-th anniversary and this time it is going to be in a big way. Numerous events for the citizens and the guests are planned, such a public concerts, multimedia shows, artistic presentations and many others. The whole anniversary will probably be the collection of the most interesting events in Canada this summer. |
| Where is the hell on earth? (12 Jun. 2008) - Sometimes you think after a return from a holiday - damn, I should have booked tickets to another place, this time it was really bad, much worse as I expected. Well, sometimes in such a situation it could help to know that there are places on earth, where a holiday would be a real nightmare... And some people live there permanently. |
| The most attractive cities of the world for living (11 Jun. 2008) - Here is the rating of the most attractive cities for living of the world. The clear winner is European Luxembourg and in the Western Hemisphere - the winners are Canadian cities. |
| Top 10 of the most astonishing world subways (7 Jun. 2008) - Subways are already part of the everyday life of many people living in the cities of this planet. Here is the list of the most interesting subways that are special in their own ways. |
| Theft lessons in the Netherlands (5 Jun. 2008) - A bicycle organization in the Netherlands is giving bicycle theft lessons to everybody that wants to take part in these. The events are targeted to let people know more about the bicycle security to help them to avoid disappointment and to reduce the bike theft. |
| The most "friendly" touristic sights (5 Jun. 2008) - The rating of the most "friendly" touristic places includes sights that are nominated for the New Wonders of the World. These sights have been evaluated according to a long list of criteria, including various services that are offered for the tourists. |
| Where live the most beautiful women? (4 Jun. 2008) - Among the top three reasons to travel abroad people of different sex name an interesting one - flirt opportunity with the representatives of the other nations. The interest to other people on this planet, also sexual, is a normal part of our social life. And this becomes much more interesting if the city you visit is one of the top ten cities with the most beautiful girls on this planet, isn't it? |
| Museum of unbelievable things will be opened in London (20 May. 2008) - Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum will be opened in London. This is the world famous network, consisting of 29 museums scattered all over the planet and the daily 1 hour television show that tells about all the astonishing news of the world. |
| Automatic subway secretly functions in Nuremberg (12 May. 2008) - The automatic subway began already functioning in Nuremberg long before the planned opening date. The citizens were embarrassed to see the trains without drivers. |
| Fried potatoes museum has been opened in Belgium (4 May. 2008) - The "frites", or the "French potatoes" are so beloved by the Belgians that hey have opened even a museum, dedicated to this famous garnish that is server all over the world. Did you know that true fries should be about 10 centimeters long? |
| Bicycle rental program launched in May on the streets of Washington (3 May. 2008) - Bicycle rental program will be started in Washington that will help the city to solve the traffic problems and will offer a cheap transport possibility for the citizens and will surely contribute to the ecology. The bike system is electronically controlled and has also advertising advantages. |
| Venice has prohibited to feed the pigeons (29 Apr. 2008) - Pigeons in Venice will suffer from hunger in the nearest times, because the city administration has prohibited to feed the birds and to sell food for these on the streets. These measures are though based upon some serious reasons. |
| The happiest city of the planet. (23 Apr. 2008) - Urbanization is being used mostly as a negative notion to characterize a city landscape, but there are cities, which inhabitants seem to feel themselves pretty happy - at least in Sydney they associate their city with the word "happiness". There are also other cities in this rating, sometimes characterized with other, not so pleasant words. |
| A trip to Egypt can cost you your hearing (17 Apr. 2008) - Cairo - not only the ancient city, full of mystery and eastern colors. It is also an 85 decibel loud big ant hill where the hearing of a person is exposed to danger of damage. |
| Museum dedicated to the News in Washington: Newseum (12 Apr. 2008) - An unusual museum has been opened in Washington - the Newseum - the place that shows the public how the news are being made. The visitors can even try the role of the reporter or the photo-correspondent and in a special NBC studio see the process of the live news production. |
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