Europe Euphoria

In the holy city of Jerusalem an elusive Biblical wall has been found very recently. A team of archaeologists unearthed this ancient and prized treasure. According to scholars, the wall has been mentioned in the Biblical book of Nehemiah.

This discovery was made in the ancient part of the Jerusalem city known as David. Things like pottery, shards as well as arrowheads have been found in this archaeological site. Although most scholars think that the wall is biblical, some scholars have other opinions about the same. The Chapters 3-6 in the Book of Nehemiah talks about the existence of such a wall.

If you can afford £313 a night, welcome to the world’s most luxurious and natty hotel room, all designed to pamper your kingly attitude. Relaxing on the state-of-the-art king-size room, enjoy the amazing view of the Eiffel Tower, sipping a peg of your choice from the mini-bar right inside your room! That’s exactly what Hotel Everland has in store for you and much more.

But, you are allowed to stay in the one-room Swiss-built designer PREFAB for only one night! If you are disappointed with this news, here is a real boosting-up message for you - it not just fare you well with a breakfast but, you can also ’steal the golden-embroidered bath towels with all appreciation and encouragement!’

For those who cannot make it to the snow covered slopes of the Alps for a winter skiing experience, you can walk into a mall in Manchester. If it seems a bit confusing on how to relate a mall with the Alpine slopes, well Manchester’s Trafford Centre houses the Chill Factore - Britain’s newest and longest indoor ski slope.

It took four years to build the Chill Factore at a whopping cost of ₤31 million. To provide its customers an experience close to the Alpine skiing extravaganza, the place is covered with 1,600 tons of man-made snow. There are two drag-lifts serving as the main slope, a moving carpet next to the beginners’ area and a mini-luge and tubing run.

With Peru and Italy housing their ancient treasures, it’s time that Greeks start preserving their own heritage. Recently, the 2,500 years of Parthenon treasures mostly known as Elgin marbles were moved to their new home, where they will be preserved safely.

If you are a big fan of Champagne and traveling through London, you might want to check out Europe’s longest champagne bar. The 315 feet bar is located at the St. Pancras International train station. Here’s more on the drinks and the ambiance of the Europe’s longest bar - St. Pancras.

AS a matter of fact it has become one of the major British landmarks. So, if you want to drink and talk or want to have a champagne breakfast, this is the place to be. On its first day, the bar sold out about 4,500 glasses of champagne! You can buy champagnes worth from 40 pounds till 2700 pounds. I think that’s a hell lot of champagne. If you are dazzled with this number, try the menu. The bar boastfully lists about 70 champagnes on the menu! As of now, it offers about 10 by the glass.

Food is never too far from Italian’s minds and it’s the place where world’s biggest cheese festival is held bi-annually. Popularly known as Bra Cheese Festival (Cheese - Le Forme del Latte), its one big cheesey party where one can see tables lined with cheese after cheese. In fact it’s a plethora of cheese as far as the eye can see. The fest features thousands of artisan varieties.

If you wish to explore the relics of cold war then head straight to Essex, England. Bunkers are the fascinating cold war relics. Some have disappeared but few others have been purchased by civilians and got new shape. One such bunker is the Kelvedon Hatch, the largest cold war bunker.

What’s art if there are no patrons to appreciate it? An amazing collection of paintings depicting the scenes of Roman life and legends sat under dust at the Archaeological Museum in Naples waiting to see the light. At last, they seem to have come out of the storage as they go on public display in Rome for the first time in years.

The stunning paintings, once adorned private and public buildings in Pompeii, Herculaneum and other towns near Naples before they were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and had to be restored to revive the colors and figures that were faded.

If you’re the one who is interested in buying a piece of history, then go about reading the post. We all know about the Concorde crash, right? Now the news is that the spare parts of this iconic plane and other memorabilia are up for auction at the Hotel des Ventes Saint-Aubin in Toulouse, France. The four day auction got off to a bumpy start Friday.

Some of the world’s ancient cities are nestled in the middle of amazing canyon lands. In the Spanish province of Malaga, the medieval city of Rhonda boastfully tells a tale of the old ages. The city of Rhonda is situated in a mountainous region which is 750m above the mean sea level.

The rocky mesa provides Rhonda with automatic cover from the enemies. History tells us that it was held by the Celts, the Romans as well as the Moors. This was one of the last cities to fall before Granada. I am positive that most of us have heard about the fall of Granada.