Imagine a relaxing weekend break in elegant surroundings and superb dinner in a stylish restaurant...Sounds amazing, right! If you wish to escape the hustle and bustle of the world and relax in a serene, calm place, then I would suggest Orestone Manor.
Wish to discover how the high-tech era is shaping our world? Check out the new £1 million ($2 million) venue bar that opens in London today. Named twentyfour:London, it’s one of the most high-tech venues and is first fully interactive bar in the world.
There’s one thing that everyone agrees on when visiting Santorini. It’s spectacular! With its magnificent cliffs and glorious shimmering waters, Santorini is a wonderful island that takes the breath away. Believe me, the sunsets in Santorini are the best in the world! From the breathtaking views to the stunning architecture Santorini is one such place that captures the heart.
A team of amateur archaeologists (Odysseus Association) led by Andrea Marcocci, an archaeology student at the University of Siena has unearthed a 2,200-year-old tomb in the town of Civitella Paganico, Italy at the time when it was working in the woods of Tuscany (70 miles south of Florence).
The architectural marvel you see in the picture above is the apartment building Casa Mila popularly as la Pedrera. It’s the incredible architecture with a wave-like feel located in Barcelona and created by Antoni Gaudi.
After breaking many fast speed records, Eurostar (high-speed train services between Paris, London and Brussels through the English Channel tunnel) plans to set a Paris to London speed record via a new 186mph (300km/h) high-speed line.
History lovers, among others have all the more reason to visit Copenhagen this week as the city celebrates Golden Days festival (1st September-10th September) marking the 200th year anniversary of the bombardment of Copenhagen.
There are so many castles in the UK and Europe. Some people visit castles just for the sake of going and taking pictures for the sake of telling the world ‘yes I have been there’. But for few others, visit to castles is a wonderful opportunity to know about the past. One such castle that speaks lot about past is Carbisdale Castle. Said to be built between 1905 and 1917 for the Duchess of Sutherland-Mary Caroline Mitchell, the castle still stands in a commanding position overlooking the Kyle of Sutherland.
Call it impersonal or call it a very private dining experience. In Nuremberg, Germany has opened a restaurant which is being billed as the world’s first waiterless sit-down restaurant.
The Mechanism
The restaurant has fully automated ordering and table service system. Orders are placed by typing on a touch screen. The whole restaurant has been connected by a real time computer network and hence there is no delay between placing the order and the kitchen receiving the same. This network includes a computer which keeps stock of inventory. When an order is placed the computer returns information like whether the particular item is available or not, and how much time it would take to deliver it.
Almost coming alive to grasp for air through the smoke, a winged statue of victory stands surrounded by wildfires that nearly destroyed the site of the ancient Olympic Games in southwestern Greece.
Ancient Olympia seems to have weathered time as well as the raging destructive fires that have cost more than 60 lives in Greece. The 2,800-year-old site is the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece. It was here that the first Olympic Games were played in 776 B.C. Firefighters were finally able to beat the raging flames, even as the outside of the museum housing antiquities was singed.
