A Wave of Frost turned trees to amazing icy statues in Slovenia

a wave of frost transformed pine trees to the statues of ice, in Slovenia. The the British newspaper "Daily Mail" , pointed that cold weather transformed the landscape in the Dinaric Alps, Slovenia,  to real scenes from the movie "Frozen". The pictures showed, a tree turned into a mythical dragon  after it covered in a thick layer of snow, while the tower seemed in a perfect way like a Snow Queen.

The newspaper added that the ice storm that hit the Alps starting from Croatia, Albania, Serbia, over two days, was enough to cover the large trees in the forest.

Why Norway Should Be Your Next Visit

 Norway is the land of dreams, everything you may saw in your dreams exists at this perfect and  virgin land, from beautiful forests and deep fjords to snow-capped mountains and cold, arctic tundras, Norway has everything for people who love the outdoors.

Norway is a country located in Northern Europe on the western and northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the North Sea in southwest and the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) in the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast. Norway has a long land border with Sweden to the east, a shorter one with Finland in the northeast and a still shorter border with Russia in the far northeast.

Amazing Scene of Rainbow Above the Clouds

Canadian woman picked up this image, and she thinks it's just a beautiful view of clouds from an airplane window, and after seeing the picture turned out to be a rare snapshot of the rainbow from above the clouds. Melissa Rincen (51 years), was traveling by a plane from London to Honduras, when this photo was taken from the plane window over the Caribbean Sea.

 

 

Rincen also said "I noticed how shadows were cast on the Caribbean and thought it was such a beautiful scene I had to snap some shots. "When I saw the rainbow in the shot I was stunned - I'd never experienced anything like it and I doubt I ever will again."

Unbelievable Photo of Palestine Before 1917 Appeared in The New York Tribune Journal

A rare picture of the map of Palestine in the New York Tribune journal on June 17, 1917 in which appear the Greater Syria, the Levant and Palestine, at that time there were not some known states, including Saudi Arabia, which established the name of the al-Saud family and many others from United Arab Emirates and the Arab states which appeared post-colonial but it was, as is evident in the new Arab state map and historical Syria and Palestine.

In 1917, New York Tribune contributor Isaac Don Levine heralded the birth of a new nation. Its name was Palestine, but it was very much the nation of Israel that would come to be some three decades later, albeit with more audacious borders extending well into South Lebanon. It's no news for our readers that Israel used to be labelled Palestine on the world map, but the way Levine wrote about it is what catches our attention her.

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Oasis - The world's largest cruise ship

The Oasis is a class of Royal Caribbean International cruise ships that are the world's largest passenger ships. The cruise ship, Oasis, carry over 5,400 passengers. the speed of the cruise ship Oasis is 41.9 km/h, it Weighing 225,282 tonnes, its length is 360 meter, its height is 72 m (236 ft) above water line the width of the cruise ship Oasis is 63 meter.

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship is 40 per cent larger than any other vessel to ever dock in the UK, the cruise ship oasis took three years to build in Turku, Finland and launched in 2009. Oasis Of The Seas uses 2,350,000 litres of water every day and houses over 10,000 square metres of retail space, 37 bars and over 20 restaurants.

Yom Kippur, The Day of Israel's Empty Streets From Cars

Each year, all cars, airplanes, trains and all public transportation stop moving and goes off the road all over Israel for twenty-four hours in celebration of the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people,Yom Kippur,יום כיפור , also known as Day of Atonement - In this day no music plays over the radio, television stops broadcasting, and all shops and businesses remain shut down. For one day, Israel resembles a scene from a post apocalypse movie.

Throughout the country, air pollution plummets a whopping 99% -  in some places nearly eliminating the presence of nitrogen oxides, a prominent contaminant in motor vehicle emissions. The air smells good, the visibility gets better and the distant roar of traffic is comfortably absent. Residents take advantage of this day and goes out for walks along the empty city streets. Some take out their bicycles, roller blades and skateboards. The dramatic decline of pollution on Yom Kippur indicates just how polluted the air is the rest of the year.

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French Newspapers Published Rare Photographs of the Kings of Saudi Arabia

the French media published rare photos of the kings of the Saudi Arabia kingdom, and the old articles on their pages, to celebrate the visit of Crown Prince Salman to France, which concluded on last Thursday.

According to the site News 24, the newspaper "Le Figaro" reprint the first page of one of the old copy and donated it to the Crown, and that was talking about the arrival of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz to Paris on May 15, 1973, at which he met with the President Georges Pompidou.

The weekly magazine,"Paris Match", preempted the visit to publish many of the rare pictures, some of which was captured in 1954, and the other showing the beginning of the reign of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz, including pictures of him on Horse, and in front of the door of the royal palace and at his side, Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz ..

Brazilian Women-Only-Town Noiva do Cordeiro Asks For Marriage

The approximately 600 women in the Brazilian town of Noiva do Cordeiro - mostly aged between 20 and 25 - are saying no to marriage, baptism and any rules made by men. The beautiful women of the town are making headlines with their appeal for single men.

"Here, the only men we single girls meet are either married or related to us; everyone is a cousin. I haven't kissed a man for a long time. We all dream of falling in love and getting married," Nelma Fernandes, 23, said.

However, for men to win their hearts, they need to accept their strong conviction that is rooted in the town's history.

Noiva de Cordeiro means Bride of the Lamb. A woman, Maria Senhorinha de Lima, fled to the then nameless town as she was being ostracised for being an adulteress. Delina Fernandes Pereira, one of her grandchildren, is presently living in the town and had became controversial for being married to a pastor at the very young age of 16.
 

Incredible Fruit Mould is The New Craze in China

A Chinese company called Fruit Mould has come up with an innovative idea of creating kind plastic molds that transform regular fruits and vegetables into wacky and weird shapes that you've never seen before - square watermelons, heart shaped cucumbers and Buddha shaped pears. While the fruit is still young, farmers encase them in a clear plastic mold, which the fruit eventually grows into and takes the shape. These quirky shaped fruits are now popping all over in supermarkets. Fruit Mould also ships their plastic devices across the globe, so Buddha-shaped pears and star-shaped cucumbers can be grown all over the world.

 

Heavy Lift Ships and their Impossibly Massive Cargoes

When you need to transport large cargo, goods, and materials from one place to another, ship is the ideal choice even though they are extremely slow. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, and they handle the bulk of international trade. Then there are heavy lift ships that are designed to carry excessively large loads that even cargo ships cannot bear, such as other ships, drilling rigs or anything else too large or heavy to be easily transported on a conventional ship.

Heavy lift ships are of two types: semi-submerging capable of lifting another ship out of the water and transporting it; and vessels that augment unloading facilities at inadequately equipped ports. Semi-submerging are more commonly known as a "flo/flo" for float-on/float-off. These vessels have a long and low well deck that can go down under water allowing oil platforms, other vessels, or other floating cargo to be moved into position for loading. The tanks are then pumped out, and the well deck rises higher in the water, lifting its cargo, and is ready to sail wherever in the world the cargo needs to be transported.