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Crazy Christmas Decoration

Dec. 24, 2009 No Comments Posted under: culture

There is always that specific house in the neighborhood that is all decked out in lights and decorations, and when the holiday comes you can’t help but look forward to seeing it. Then there are the houses, which seemed to light up the entire block and blind you with their lights. Following are few crazy decorated houses on Christmas.

SunnyVille California:

Sunnyville christmas

Michigan USA:Michigan christmas

Curitiba Brazil: christmas lights

Toronto Canada:Toronto christmas

kelkheim Germany:christmas_lights

Berkshire London:christmas celebration

Melksham England:england christmas

Curitiba Brazil:christmas_lights brazil

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Here are the new sunglasses by BLESS from their N°39 Heart Ringers collection. This time they’ve used photoprints on the sunglasses and have perforated them, giving the impression of a better reflection than what they may or may not already have in them!

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coffee-cup-mona-lisa

The 20 foot high by 13 foot wide replica of the painting was created with 3,604 cups of coffee and 564 pints of milk. Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney , Australia. The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades. Each cup of coffee was used as one pixel in the image and had varying amounts of milk in it to give it a different shade, from white to black and it took 8 people 3 hours to create it. This is an amazing portrayal of the Mona Lisa and amazing art made from non-traditional mediums.

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Waiters Race

Oct. 17, 2009 No Comments Posted under: Hotel, culture

Jerusalem has been holding its first waiters’ race, copying a popular attraction in France. The French version of the race, an eight kilometre (five mile) run, requires waiters to balance the tray at shoulder level and support it with only one hand. Israeli-Arab and Jewish waiters carry trays of wine and chicken as they compete in a race in Jerusalem. The winner will be sent to represent Israel in an international waiter competition in Paris. Dressed in formal uniforms, around 30 waiters took to a 500 metre track at an East Jerusalem hotel, balancing trays with food and a full glass of red wine.

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waiters race

Umbrellas Covered Street

Sep. 15, 2009 No Comments Posted under: artistic, culture

400 red umbrellas suspended over the new pedestrian mall in the city of Talca to create a visual impression of the inhabitants of a city in which it is uncommon to see daring displays in public spaces. The project is done by students Jaime Latorre and Pablo Retamal of the 5th Year Architecture Workshop under the guidance of Professor Juan Román at the University of Talca’s School of Architecture. The project, which had a the total budget of  26 million dollars, didn’t have any functional reason not even to provide a stepping stone shelter, but rather was just done to make people think differently about landscapes by adding a new layer of experience to it. Anyway, the visual effect of the Red Umbrella Project is huge, inspiring and remarkable as well, although the budget might have been a little less.

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umbrellas street

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view of umbrellas street

San Francisco Candy Land

In honor of the board game’s 60th anniversary, the crookedest street in the U.S. was transformed into the sweetest board game around. The curvy San Francisco Lombard Street was turned into a gigantic version of the game Candy Land. 575 feet of switchbacks in the Russian Hill neighborhood were transformed into the famous board. Kids from the UC San Francisco Children’s Hospital and Friends of the Children pulled from an oversized deck of color-coated cards and then advanced through the squares of purple, red, blue, orange, green and yellow. At the finish line there was a cake shaped like King Kandy’s castle, eco-friendly confetti and balloons.

San Francisco Candy Land

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Snaps from Brazil

Mar. 25, 2009 No Comments Posted under: amazing world, culture

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The Beauty of Iran

Mar. 23, 2009 No Comments Posted under: amazing world, culture

The Beauty of  Iran:

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Cottage in northern Iran

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Uramanat – North-Western Iran

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Izeh – South-Western Iran

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Layalestan – Gilan, Northern Iran

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Bagh-e Eram Palace & Gardens – Shiraz

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Oroomieh Lake – North-Western Iran

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Winter night in Isfahan

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Marble Palace – Tehran

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Vank Cathedral – Isfahan , Iran

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Museum of Fine Arts – Tehran , Iran

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Shahzadeh Gardens -Mahan – Kerman

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Waterfalls near Shiraz – Iran

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Chehel Sotoun Palace Pavilion – Isfahan

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Aali Gaapou – Isfahan , Iran
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Lahijan – Guilan Province , Iran

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Asalem – Khalkhal – Northern Iran

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Niasar – Isfahan , Iran

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Mansion in Mazanderan – Northern Iran

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Pear Orchard – Shiraz

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Parandegan   Park in Isfahan

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A serene Lake in Guilan, Northern Iran

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Latian Lake near Tehran

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Margoon waterfall

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Outskirts of Shiraz – Iran

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Oroumieh Lake – N.W. Iran

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Ramsar – Northern Iran

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Village of Roodbarak – Norhtern Iran

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White Bridge – Ahwaz, South-Western Iran

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Chahar Bagh Avenue – Isfahan

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Arg-e Kola Farangi – Birjand , Iran

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Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province – Iran

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Traditional Persian outdoor teahouse

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Saayeh khosh – southern Iran

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Sistan & Baluchestan province

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Sobatan Village – Ardebil

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Land of the rising sun-Japan

Mar. 23, 2009 No Comments Posted under: culture

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The Capitol Christmas tree in Washington, D.C., is decorated with 3,000
ornaments that are the handy work of U.S. schoolchildren. Encircling
evergreens in the ‘Pathway of Peace’ represent the 50 U.S. states.
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The world’s largest Christmas tree display rises up the slopes
of Monte Ingino outside of Gubbio, in Italy’s Umbria region.
Composed of about 500 lights connected by 40,000 feet of wire,
the ‘tree’ is a modern marvel for an ancient city.
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A Christmas tree befitting Tokyo’s nighttime neon display is
projected onto the exterior of the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.
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Illuminating the Gothic facades of Prague’s Old Town Square,
and casting its glow over the manger display of the famous
Christmas market, is a grand tree cut in the Sumava mountains
in the southern Czech Republic.
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Venice ’s Murano Island renowned throughout the world
for its quality glasswork is home to the tallest glass tree
in the world. Sculpted by master glass blower Simone
Cenedese, the artistic Christmas tree is a modern
reflection of the holiday season.
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Moscow celebrates Christmas according to the Russian Orthodox
calendar on Jan. 7. For weeks beforehand, the city is alive with
festivities in anticipation of Father Frost’s arrival on his magical
troika with the Snow Maiden. He and his helper deliver gifts under.

the New Year tree, or yolka, which is traditionally a fir.
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The largest Christmas tree in Europe (more than 230 feet tall)
can be found in the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal.
Thousands of lights adorn the tree, adding to the special
enchantment of the city during the holiday season.
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‘Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree’: Even in its humblest attire,
aglow beside a tiny chapel in Germany’s Karwendel mountains,
a Christmas tree is a won drous sight.

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Ooh la la Galeries Lafayette! In Paris, even the Christmas trees are chic.
With its monumental, baroque dome, plus 10 stories of lights and
high fashion, it’s no surprise this show-stopping department store draws
more visitors than the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
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In addition to the Vatican’s heavenly evergreen, St. Peter’s Square
in Rome hosts a larger-than-life nativity scene in front of the obelisk.

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The Christmas tree that greets revelers at the Puerta del Sol
is dressed for a party. Madrid’s two-week celebration makes
millionaires along with merrymakers. On Dec. 22, a lucky citizen
will win El Gordo (the fat one), the world’s biggest lottery.

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A token of gratitude for Britain’s aid during World War II,
the Christmas tree in London’s Trafalgar Square has been
the annual gift of the people of Norway since 1947.
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Drink a glass of gluhwein from the holiday market at the Romer
Frankfurt’s city hall since 1405 and enjoy a taste of Christmas past.

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Against a backdrop of tall, shadowy firs, a rainbow trio of
Christmas trees lights up the night (location unknown).
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