12-19 Aug. 2008 (week 33)
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Lunar eclipse from Acropolis in Athens 17 Aug. 2008 |
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Thousand of inhabitants of Athens have observed a lunar eclipse from the Acropolis. The entrance to such sight sites has usually long waiting lists. |
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Dubai authorities continue to imprison tourists 15 Aug. 2008 |
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A British tourist has received six months of prison for photographing female skirts in a shopping center of Dubai. 28 years old electrician from London shot female legs and skirts with a mobile phone put in a basket. After complaints from customers, secur |
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Airline passengers will be served worse 15 Aug. 2008 |
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Airlines, aspiring to reduce their fuel expenses, release planes from superfluous kilograms. British Airways has reduced the weight of dinners, lets out new extra light carts for giving meals to passengers, reduces quantity of paper on board, translating |
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One of the largest oceanariums in Europe 14 Aug. 2008 |
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In the middle of June in the German town of Stralsund a modern oceanarium has been opened and it is considered to be one of the largest ones in Europe. |
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The most popular Paris sight 14 Aug. 2008 |
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The Notre Dame has been visited by a record amount of tourists in 2007 - 13,6 million people. So, this famous Gothic temple became the most popular place of the French capital. The second place took the Sacre Coeur at Monmartre with 10,5 million visitors |
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The Ferris wheel in Singapore has been turned according to Feng Shui 13 Aug. 2008 |
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The authorities of Singapore have changed the direction of the biggest Ferris wheel in the world because the Feng Shui masters have said that it's previous direction has been turning the luck away from the city. |
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Tourists search for hobbits and Dracula in Britain 12 Aug. 2008 |
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The British organization English Heritage, which is engaged in protection of cultural heritage of the country, announced the beginning of an event where it urges tourists to ask guides as much questions as possible during the course of visits of castles a |
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Tourist bus starts in Rio de Janeiro 11 Aug. 2008 |
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The guests of Rio de Janeiro will have an opportunity to take a ride on a touristic bus. |
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Euro coin with Homer Simpson face found in Spain 11 Aug. 2008 |
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The owner of the grocery shop in the Aviles in the north of Spain has found a one euro coin which had the face of the popular cartoon hero - Homer Simpson on it. |
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Smoking ban on the beaches of Dubai 11 Aug. 2008 |
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The Dubai Public Health department plans to introduce smoking ban on the beaches at the next meeting. |
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Autsrian and Swiss resorts are mastering new snow-making technologies 11 Aug. 2008 |
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The tourists will be able to ride in any weather on the most famous ski resorts of the world. Starting from October 2008 the leading ski resorts of the world - the Autsrtian Pitztal and the Swiss Zermatt are planning to use the vacuum-evaporation cooling |
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The European Union has announced the list of items prohibited in the airplanes 11 Aug. 2008 |
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At the end of the last week the European Committee has announced the list of the items that are prohibited for the transport in the airplane cabin. The announcement has been made before the final decision of the European court. |
