Off the Wall Ideas for Curiously Adventurous People
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I am collecting a list of the architects who have dared the most to think differently and go beyond the normal standards of form and structure. if you have any other architects to add to the list, please forward them (pictures of their buildings would be great too)!Antonio Gaudi (Spain) Frank Lloyd Wright (USA) Frank Gehry (Czech Republic) |
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Here are some interesting artists and art pieces that either create a particular mood to an extreme degree or are thought provoking. |
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Horrifying to some, mystified to others, these are Ossuaries where cadavers have been turned into artwork exist across Europe. |
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On for three weeks at the end of Jan / early Feb, Quebec City’s Winter Carnival is on during the region’s coldest time of the year, so wear a couple of extra socks to ensure you’ll be warm enough to enjoy the fabulous ice sculptures and the carnival’s other activities.Don’t forget to buy one of the trademark a hollow canes filled with Caribou, the local brew which consists of five to six different types of alcohol. That will help to keep you warm! |
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These strangely eroded mounds of soil and rock named “Hoodoos” are located in the Badlands area near Drumheller, Alberta, only a few hours away from Calgary.And Canada is certainly the last place I expected to see such an odd lunar landscape. |
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For those of you looking to spend some quality time with your significant other… don’t go to the ice hotel near Quebec City, Canada!But for those of you looking for a uniquely Canadian experience (crowds cheering! beavers flapping their tails!), a chance to stay overnight in a pretty cool igloo, and a reason to just plain come back to visit Canada… the Ice Hotel is the place to go! |
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A unique, crazy experience… and this time, you might want to keep the kids at home!!Sledding down a mountain in the alps… not the same experience as when you were tobogganing in your neighbourhood’s nearby park when you were young. |
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A unique, crazy experience… and this time, you might want to keep the kids at home!!Sledding down a mountain in the alps… not the same experience as when you were tobogganing in your neighbourhood’s nearby park when you were young. |
Continue reading “Tobboganing Down a Mountain (Switzerland)”
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The Czech Tea House phenomenon is “a new movement in Czech Republic that began in the early 1990s as a peaceful revolt against multinational fast food outlets and the smoke-filled alcohol-driven atmosphere of the ubiquitous Czech pub. Dimly lit Czech Tea Houses serve an astonishing array of teas from across the world by silent pro-buddhist / hippy waiters.” (Lonely planet) |
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The Czech Tea House phenomenon is “a new movement in Czech Republic that began in the early 1990s as a peaceful revolt against multinational fast food outlets and the smoke-filled alcohol-driven atmosphere of the ubiquitous Czech pub. Dimly lit Czech Tea Houses serve an astonishing array of teas from across the world by silent pro-buddhist / hippy waiters.” (Lonely planet) |
Continue reading “Enjoying a Sip at an Eclectic Tea House (Czech Republic)”