Top 5 Most Fantasy Ice Hotel In World

Ice is fascinating especially when it becomes a mirror of beauty. Ice sculptures have been around for centuries and people saw that bedazzling the festive tables or decorating the winter gardens of the Europe Royal Houses.The new trend of creating hotels out of solid ice was surely something new a few years ago but these days the concept itself is quite common. However, the task of making them look unique has slowly turned into a competition.

Mostly placed in the Northern part of Planet where their life can be preserved due to the low temperature, the top ice hotels of the world are surely proving themselves as spectacular tourist destinations.

Each of them is unique as structure and a privilege to admire.

1. Aurora Ice Hotel, USA

2. Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

3. Balea Lake Hotel, Romania

4. Snow Castle, Kemi, Finland

5.Hotel de Glace, Quebec, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Unusual Bus Stop

A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave a bus. These are normally positioned on the highway and are distinct from off-highway facilities such as bus stations. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage. Stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating and possibly electronic passenger information systems; less busy stops may use a simple pole and flag to mark the location and ‘customary stops’ have no specific infrastructure being known by their description. Bus stops may be clustered together into transport hubs allowing interchange between routes from nearby stops and with other public transport modes.

These are the photos of somewhat unusual, weird yet creative bus stops from around the world.

1. Football Goal Bus Stop

2. Weighing Scale Bus Stop

3. Swing Bus Stop

4. Air-conditioned Bus Stop

5. Strawberry Bus Stop

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting Slim Buildings and Houses in Japan

How many people do you think, whose always complaining about how small is their house? Not many people appreciate with what they have. Have you think or wonder about others countries like Japan which have a lots of people but they have a limited spaces for a building. Many of you might realize that actually there are very little space in Japan. The below and following unique pictures shows the hard evidences things that I claim about. Everybody are struggling just to have a small piece of land. Ironically, some portion of people really want to go to Japan, despite of knowing the fact that it is nothing good there.

Thor’s Well – A Gate to the Undersea

Many people, I believe even the locals of Oregon do not realize the existence of an amazing nature place called Thor’s Well. Located at Cape Perpetua, Oregon, the surf surge rock without doubt is very unique. In any event, it makes a great photo. It occurs at a moderate to high tide with strong surf. While I think it is best photographed near sunset, I’m sure good photos of it could be obtained almost any time of day. However, it is not easy to take a snap of the place because of sharp rocks are everywhere. Plus, a very strong surge could sweep right up and be very dangerous. The hole can be seen from the parking area at the far end of the rock shelf on the north side of Cook’s Chasm. Following are the photos taken from very brave and dedicated photographers.

The Happy Cemetery: Unusually Colorful and Entertaining Headstones and Epitaphs

Cemeteries used to be the sad places which are revealing some sad memories about those who aren’t amongst us anymore. However, there is one cemetery which seems to be much more different than others. It is called the Merry Cemetery but it is also known by the name “Happy Cemetery”. This interesting place is located in Romania, Europe.

 Unusually colorful decoration of headstones, Credits: Wikimedia

Romanian people are known by the careless way of life, trying to get entertained by everything ,anywhere. It seems that this way of life is one of the causes why the Happy Cemetery exist today.

The entrance to the cemetery; Credits: Wikimedia

This unusual cemetery is located in Sapanta, a place in northwest Romania, near the border between Romania and Ukraine. It contains about 800 unusually decorated headstones. The beginning of its existence dates back to about eighty years in past. It is formed in 1935 and most of the headstones were decorated by famous sculptor Stan Ioan Patras. Later, the work has been continued by his students.

 Credits: Fotopedia

One of the reasons why this cemetery has been named Happy Cemetery is certainly the choice of colors and mosaics which were used to decorate the headstones but, the main reason for this is that the headstones were usually decorated with funny epitaphs. Some crosses and headstones are also decorated with short descriptions and important moments of lives of those who are buried there.

There are plenty of Romanian folklore related motives carved on headstones, Credits: Fotopedia

You will notice that the most of the headstones and crosses were painted in blue, which is, in Romanian folklore, considered as the color of hope and new beginning.

Stan has even carved the cross which now stands above his grave, and his house was rearranged to be a small museum, open to visitors.

The decorated headstone on the grave of Stan Ioan Patras, Credits: Wikimedia

By the decision of local government, the place became open-air museum and was declared a natural tourist attraction, as well.

Credits: Fotopedia

There is an Orthodox Church in the nearby of the Happy Cemetery.

The Orthodox Church in the nearby of the cemetery, Credits: Wikimedia

Short story of a villager carved onto the headstone, Credits: Wikimedia

Credits: Panoramio

Credits: Panoramio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hankai House – Ancient Japanese House Inside a Modern Home

Hankai house, which is located at Akashi City at Hyogo, is a spectacular architecture marvel in Japan. It is a question much older than even this ancient Japanese home, the original portions of which date back over three hundreds years: how does one pay due respect to traditional forms when making contemporary additions, expansions and/or remodels that necessarily impact the existing site and structure? Thanks to a post by Dornob, now we have the answer for the said question.

This query was answered in a spectacular-but-understandable way by Katsuhiro Miyamoto and Associates through a new wooden building that responds to, wraps and protects a wooden gate house, which has sat for hundreds of years on the property. The construction was started in 2007 and just finished recently.

As much as possible was left of the walls, roof and rooms that range in age from 90 to 300 years. Beyond that, the new portions provide earthquake resistance as well as modern layouts to extend the limited and dated program and plan of the original center.

Burnt cedar makes the exterior walls blend in well with the regional vernacular, but the clearly contemporary forms make it obvious upon cursory inspection which pieces are old and which parts are new. The metaphorical as well as physical effect is one of support: what is added provides both a poetic embrace of history while actually offering structural assistance the the weathered core of the residence.

UFO Treehouse Hotel

Tucked away in a quiet forest near the Lule River in Harads, Sweden is Treehotel, a themed hotel park consisting of treehouses designed by some of Scandanavia’s leading architects that was just awarded the 2011 Swedish Grand Tourism Prize. There are currently 24 rooms planned. Some of them, including the Mirrorcube and the Birdnest have made the rounds on blogs extensively the past few months, but the fine details of the UFO room are extraordinary. The sleek outer surface and lighting makes nostalgic experience for the days of E.T. and Flight of Navigator, and what’s not to like about planetary pillows and constellation comforters?

A stay at this hotel will run you about $600/night for two adults.

Weird Hotel

Sleep by itself can be boring; that’s why when you “sleep with someone,” you never just sleep with them.  When you stay at a hotel, that’s really all you need, but it’s never what you want.  You expect room service, complimentary breakfast, and little soaps and shampoo bottles.  You are paying, in essence, for an experience that is restful more than just rest itself. In this case, I searched on the net for the weird hotels and these hotels are very unique.

 1.  Dog Bark Park Inn

2.  Safari Land Farm and Guest House

3.  Capsule Hotels

4.  Drain Pipe Hotel

 5.  Alcatraz Hotel

For some hotels, the “experience” isn’t limited to just feelings of restfulness; try awe-struck, amused, bewildered, even frightened.  These hotels have uncapped new realms of possibilities, ones that demand attention even if they don’t demand serious business.  Here are ten unusual hotels that will keep you up at night reassessing your preconceptions about this so-called business of “restfulness”.

1. Jumbo Stay

2. Osaka Capsule Inn

3. Hotel de Glace

4. Hobbit Motel

5. Poseidon Undersea Resort

 Unusual Hotel Beds - Having trouble finding a unique hotel room? Need some inspiration for a special, romantic or fun break? Here are a few of the world’s most original hotel beds, ranging from sandwiches to sand castles:

1. FantaSuite Hotel, Minnesota, USA

2. Grand Hotel Savoia, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

3. Ice Hotel, Quebec, Canada

4. Love Hotel, Japan

5. Million Donkey Hotel, Prata Sannita, Italy

6. Sand Hotel, Dorset, UK

This narrow building boasts the smallest hotel in the world. The miniature 2.5m-wide guesthouse spans over a meagre 53 sq/m and can only cater for one couple at time. The five-star Eh’haeusl, in Amberg, Germany, stretches over seven narrow floors but boasts all the mod cons from flat screen televisions to a mini spa.

It was originally built as a house in 1728 after the city council ruled couples could only get married if they owned property. To give lovebirds a chance to tie the knot, a resourceful local came up with an idea to get round the law. He built a house so small and cheap even the poorest of people could afford it even on a short-term basis.

It meant couples could buy the house, get married, move in and then sell it soon after to the next lovers looking to wed. With a different newlywed couple as occupants every few weeks, it became known as Eh’haeusl — or ‘the Wedding House’. The extraordinary hotel is owned by Marina Schreiner.

She said: “People who stay here will live happily ever after and never get divorced – it’s an old legend told by the locals of the town and we are keeping it strong. “Eh’haeusl was built in 1728, when the space between two buildings was walled in and covered with a roof. “It was once passed around among local couples who according to law needed to own property in order to get married. “These days we are always getting people coming here and staying for their honeymoon or romantic holidays. Despite the difference in appearance, it’s nice the hotel is still the same as it was almost 300 years ago.”