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The Beach Library in Albena Resort, Bulgaria
The very first of its kind beach library is actually in Albena Resort, Bulgaria. During this summer time all of the guests of Albena will be able to choose more than two thousand free books, at the same time as they relax on the beach. It is located near hotel "Kaliopa" and on its shelves is arranged over 2500 volumes in more than 10 languages. The library is completely free. The titles are carefully selected for all tastes - world classics, thrillers, mysteries, romantic readings, memoirs. Especially for foreign tourists they offer the collection of stories by Jordan Yovkov entitled "Albena ", published in six languages. The beach library is made of material resistant to strong wind and extreme sun and in rainy weather the books will be protected by vinyl, fastened with a zipper, said Herman Kompernas - Project Manager in "Albena" PLC. The shelves are marked with national flags depending on the language of the books. The beach library's length is 12 linear meters and it has 140 shelves with the capacity to collect more than 4,000 readings. The library is opened since July 2nd this year and will offer books for free.
Albena is a primary Black Sea resort in northeastern Bulgaria, located 12 km from Balchik and 30 km from Varna. Albena is served by the international airport of Varna. Albena is one of the purpose-built resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and has a uniform and unique architectural style.
Via: albena.bg
Dubai's Skyscrapers Surrounded with thick Fogs
Dubai's skyscrapers were surrounded with thick fogs through these amazing photos it might see as it beamed from another world. It seems like to be a good high altitude destination for everyone. These images are taken from 800ft high altitude.
Images: telegraph.co.uk
The Huge Barringer Crater of Arizona
Around 50, 000 years ago, a rock fragment shattered apart from the asteroid belt and hurtled in the direction of earth. The rock, consists of nickel and iron, was around 50 meters across and also weighed 300, 000 tons. It was actually travelling at 12 .8 kilometers per second. Upon getting into the earth’s it became a tremendous fireball that streaked across the North American sky. When it crashed into the plains of Arizona, it exploded with a force equivalent to 10 megatons or roughly 150 times the force of the atomic bomb that ruined Hiroshima.
Scientists denote the crater as Barringer Crater in respect of Daniel Barringer, who was first to imply that it was actually created by a meteorite impact. The crater is privately owned by the Barringer family through their Barringer Crater Company, which proclaims it to be "best preserved meteorite crater on Earth”.
Via: amusingplanet.com
The Lost City of Egypt Discovered after 1,200 years
An amazing discovery of an Ancient Egyptian city, originally called ‘Heracleion’ by the Greeks but named ‘Tunis by the ancient Egyptians, the existence of the mythical city was confirmed to be true when in 2000, Dr. Frank Goddio (an underwater archaeologist) made one of the most important discoveries of the 21st century.
Along with his team from the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, he unearthed the lost city, revealing a treasure trove of artifacts and ruins some 30ft under the Mediterranean Sea in Aboukir Bay, Alexandria. For the past 13 years they have been painstakingly excavating the area, lifting up pieces of history, long since forgotten, from the bottom of the ocean.
As more fragments and elements are brought to the surface, his team has been able to create a virtual model of what the city might have looked like all those years ago. The popular view is that Thonis/ Heracleion was in fact a port, due to its location – acting as an entry point for merchants and trade. The items that have been discovered during the excavation also support the theory, gold coins, stone ledgers and even weights all suggests a city bustling with energy, commerce and transactions. Over the 13 year period, notable artifacts that have been brought to the surface include 16-ft sculptures that may have been positioned in the city’s main temple, whilst a staggering 64 shipwrecks have been discovered.
But though one great mystery has been solved, another still looms. To this day, few can tell with absolute certainty why the city itself was plunged into the water depths of the Mediterranean Sea. What caused it to sink? Did it collapse? Was a natural disaster to blame? Goddio’s team has spent countless hours piecing together evidence, trying to find an answer to their theory? The heavy stone used in the construction of the city’s buildings would easily have sunk into the soggy clay earth used to hold the foundations in place – that’s all well and good, but should an earthquake has hit, those very same structures would have slid and tumbled unrelentingly into the watery depths below. 1,200 years on, the city has risen again.
Via: sobadsogood.com
Devil's Pool a Natural Rock Pool
Devil's Pool is a natural rock pool on the edge of the Victoria Falls, located along the Zambezi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. During the dry season, Devil's Pool is shallow enough that people can safely swim right to the edge before the waterfall drops more than 300 feet (100m). You don't get swept down by the force of the falls because of a natural rock wall just below the surface. This is as close as you can get to the thunderous roar and permanent rainbows that adorn this magnificent Natural World Wonder. A guide will tell you exactly where to jump, make sure you bring your camera! Once everyone in the group has jumped safely and you are sitting on the rock wall, the guide will hold your ankles and you can lie and hang your arms over the edge. It is truly fantastic to look down on rainbows, hear the roar of the waterfall as it thunders past you, and look far, far down into the frothy, spray below.
Devil's Pool is adjacent to Livingstone Island on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River. This is where David Livingstone first set eyes on the Victoria Falls remarking "scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight".
There is one guide-company that is allowed to take people to this pool (for a relatively small fee) and you can get to the Devil’s Pool through a little hike (on Livingston Island).
Via: goafrica.about.com
A Huge German Airship Hangar converted into a Tropical Resort
A $110 million airship hangar, the world’s largest freestanding building, located 60km south of Berlin is being transformed to a Tropical Islands Resort today, a massive water park and indoor rain-forest.
The massive hangar, measuring 360m long by 210m wide by 107m high, was built by Carl von Gablenz, a German entrepreneur who thought that helium airships were the future of heavy machinery transport. The 194-million-cubic-foot structure, one of the world’s biggest buildings by volume was originally commissioned by CargoLifter AG as a hangar for a prototype airship. When the company went bankrupt in 2002, it sold the 351-foot-high hangar to a Malaysian company called Tanjong, which repurposed the massive structure into a reproduction of a seaside village complete with a water park and the world’s largest indoor pool.
As part of the reconstruction they welded the 600-ton steel doors shut, replaced its steel skin with 17,000 sqm. of translucent film, and brought along everything they needed to build a totally immersive, totally fake paradise: 183m of sandy beach for a fake shoreline, 50,000 trees of some 600 varieties, comprising the world’s biggest indoor rainforest, and, of course, a nine-storey water slide that sends riders shooting down into a 2500sqm swimming pool at 70km/h.
Via: gizmodo.com.au
Meet the Jacob's Well
Jacob's Well is one of the most significant natural geologic treasures in the Texas Hill Country. It is one of the longest underwater caves in Texas and an artesian spring. Jacob’s Well surges up thousands of gallons of water per minute and acts as headwaters to the beautiful Cypress Creek that flows through Wimberley, sustaining Blue Hole and the Blanco River, recharging the Edwards Aquifer, and finally replenishing estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico.
The twelve foot (4 meters) diameter mouth of the spring serves as a popular swimming spot for the local land owners whose properties adjoin Cypress Creek. From the opening in the creek bed, Jacob's Well cave descends vertically for about thirty feet (10 meters), then continues downward at an angle through a series of silted chambers separated by narrow restrictions, finally reaching a depth of one hundred and twenty feet (40 meters). Until the modern era, the Trinity Aquifer-fed natural artesian springgushed water from the mouth of the cave, with a measured flow in 1924 of one hundred and seventy gallons per second (six hundred and forty liters per second) discharging six feet (2 meters) into the air. The spring is the greatest source of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer.
Via: wikipedia.org
A lovely Natural formed Steep-walled inlet, Bay in Southern France
Calanque d'En Vau is an inlet surrounded by steep cliffs; climbers take to the rocks while sunbathers spread out on the sandy beach. D'En Vau is one of several calanques in the south of France. Calanque d’En-Vau is a must see summer water spots for its crystal clear water and its unique location.
Calanque d’En-Vau in Marseille is a natural formed steep-walled inlet, cove, or bay that is developed in limestone. Crystal clear waters with a hidden (not undiscovered) beach at the end of the cove. It’s a beautiful sight.
Via: travel.nationalgeographic.com
The Beautiful Islands of Palau
Palau, officially the Republic of Palau is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is geographically part of the largest island group of Micronesia. The country's population of around 21,000 is spread across 250 islands forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands. The most populous island is Koror. The island shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia, Philippines and the Federated States of Micronesia. The capital Ngerulmud is located in the Melekeok State on the nearby island of Babeldaob.
Palau has beautiful rock islands, crystal clear waters, great variety of marine life, a stunning piece of nature.
Via: wikipedia.org
The Amazing Whitehaven Beach in Australia
The Whitehaven Beach is a 7 km stretch along Whitsunday Island. The island is accessible by boat from the mainland tourist ports of Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour, as well as Hamilton Island.
The beach was awarded Queensland's Cleanest Beach in Keep Australia Beautiful's 2008 Clean Beach Challenge State Awards. In July 2010, Whitehaven Beach was named the top Eco Friendly Beach in the world by CNN. Dogs are not permitted on the beach and cigarette smoking is prohibited.
Whitehaven Beach is a definite “must-see” in Australia. The crystal clear aqua waters and pristine silica sand of Whitehaven stretch over seven kilometers along Whitsunday Island , the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. It defines nature at its best and provides the greatest sense of relaxation and escape.
Via: wherecoolthingshappen.com
The Longest joined Road and Rail Bridge in Europe, the other part is under Water
The Oresund Bridge is a double-track railway and dual carriage way bridge-tunnel across the Oresund strait between Scania (southern most Sweden) and Denmark. The bridge leads about 8 km (5 miles) from the Swedish coast to the artificial island of Peberholm, which can be found in the center of the strait. The remainder of the link is by a 4 km (2 .5 mile) tunnel from Peberholm to the Danish island of Amager. The Oresund Bridge is the longest joined road and rail bridge in Europe, and also connects two major metropolitan areas: Copenhagen, the Danish capital city, and the major Swedish city of Malmo. It connects the road and rail networks of Scandinavia with those of Central and Western Europe.
The building of the Oresund Bridge, which had been carried out by a joint venture of Hochtief, Skanska, Hojgaard & Schultz and Monberg & Thorsen, started in 1995, and was completed August 1999.
At 7 ,845 m ( 25 ,738 ft ) , the bridge covers half the distance between Sweden and the Danish island of Amager , the border between the two countries being 5 .3 km ( 3 .3 mi ) from the Swedish end . The structure has a mass of 82, 000 tonnes and supports two railway tracks beneath four road lanes in a horizontal girder extending along the entire length of the bridge. In both approaches to the three cable-stayed bridge sections, the girder is supported every 140 m (459 ft) by concrete piers. The two pairs of freestanding cable-supporting towers are 204 m (669 ft) high allowing shipping 57 m (187 ft) of headroom under the main span, but most ships' captains prefer to pass through the unobstructed Drogden Strait above the Drogden Tunnel. The 491 m (1, 611 ft) cable-stayed main span is possibly the longest of this type in the world. A girder and cable-stayed design was chosen to provide the specific rigidity necessary to carry heavy rail traffic, and also to resist large accumulations of ice.
Via: wikipedia.org
The Mysterious Sailing Rocks
Sailing rocks refer to a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long trails along a smooth valley floor without human or animal involvement. Trails from these types of moving rocks are actually identified and investigated in different locations, which includes Little Bonnie Claire Playa in Nevada, and most notably Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California where the number and length of trails are impressive. At Racetrack Playa, these trails have been studied since the early 1900s, yet the origins of rock movement are not confirmed and remain the subject of research for which several hypotheses exist.
The rocks move only every two or three years and almost all trails build up over three or four years. Rocks with rough bottoms keep straight striated trails while those that have smooth bottoms tend to travel. Rocks occasionally turn over, exposing another edge to the ground and leaving a different trail in the rock's wake.
Via: wikipedia.org
The Amazing Peculiar Pinnacles in Western Australia
The Pinnacles of Nambung National Park are attracting over 190, 000 visitors each year. It is usually the main natural attraction in the Coral Coast region of Cervantes and Jurien Bay. The park can be found roughly 200 kilometers north of Perth and covers an area of 17, 487 hectares, providing natural habitat for an extensive array of native animals and bird life.
A visit to Australia’s Nambung National Park and the Pinnacles will be an awesome trip. These amazing natural limestone structures , some standing as high as five meters , were formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago, after the sea receded and left deposits of sea shells . Over time, coastal winds removed the surrounding sand, leaving the pillars exposed to the elements
