6-13 Aug. 2007 (week 32)
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German urinals test the drivers for sobriety 12 Aug. 2007 |
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In the bars and restaurants of Frankfurt there is a new computer game installed that convinces the drunk drivers to take a taxi instead of driving home. |
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One of the major events on Brussels' heritage calendar took place on Trursday. 11 Aug. 2007 |
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On the 9th of August for the 699 time one of the brightest folk festivals of Brussels, the "Meyboom" occurred. During the festival which takes place on Saint-Laurent's eve a May tree (also known as the "tree of joy") is erected. |
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Polite tourists pay less in Venice ... 11 Aug. 2007 |
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... 'forestieri' (all strangers, who are said to be "from the forest", meaning rude people), - are extra charged |
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Snow in the capital of Chile 10 Aug. 2007 |
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It is the first time in this millennium when there is snow in Santiago. Most of all are delighted the local children - they haven't seen so much snow at once never in their lives. |
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Shanghai to set up "stations of silence" 9 Aug. 2007 |
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Special stations of silence are going to be set up in Shanghai downtown streets - it is planned to set several sound-proof 'pavs' where passers-by will be able to get a portion of silence paying a small amount of money. |
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Travelers conceal the truth about their trips 8 Aug. 2007 |
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According to the research performed by the Halifax company, most of the tourists brighten up the stories about their holidays. The most popular lie is about the weather - 19% of the tourists admit that they lie when they say that during their trip it was |
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South Argentina is full of snow. 8 Aug. 2007 |
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Though in these places it is winter now, but nobody expected such high level of precipitation. The electricity transmission lines are broken, school lessons are canceled. To get out of their houses the locals had to clean up the snowdrifts. |
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The Spanish Granada knows now how is it to live in scrap-heaps 8 Aug. 2007 |
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The local dustmen are striking. Already for several days they do not come to work. The heaps of garbage on the streets are growing unbelievably quick. The hotel owners are in panic. |
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In New York airplane passengers will not stay long in the planes 7 Aug. 2007 |
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In the American New York state a recent law has been approved that protects the rights of the airline passengers in the case of a long stay of an airplane in the airport before the takeoff and after the landing. According to the new law, if the duration |
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British pubs will get the cigarette smoke back 6 Aug. 2007 |
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The British beer bars and pubs that have recently introduced the non-smoking rules have faced a new problem. At the moment when the cigarette smell disappeared, the more unappetizing smells came up - non-fresh food, bad beer, sweat and moisture. |
