The town boasts an excellent museum of witchcraft, and to this day has a powerful association with witches. Some decedents of the original witches can still be seen in the town to this day. Triora’s beauty overshadows a gruesome Middle Ages renown. A group of women from Triora and local villages were accused of sacrificing babies to The Devil. They were tried, tortured, and burned alive between 1587-89. “La Cabotina”, the place of their blasphemous rites still exists....
Steve Hanksis recognized as one of the most talented watercolor artists working today. The detail, color and realism of Steve Hanks' paintings are unheard of in this difficult medium. Hanks calls his style emotional realism. Backlighting is also a signature element of his style. Sunlight has become one of my favorite subjects. Im fascinated by how it filters through things, how it floods a whole room with color. Often my paintings are really more about sunlight than anything else....
The Ukrainian city of Simferopol, on the Black sea, recently spotted over 20 Banksy-style graffiti murals. The Simferopols graffiti is signed with Sharik (Little Ball), and the artists identity is unknown.
The hotel has six individually-themed heated chalets. Guest cats are treated to jazz and classical music piped through a 5,000 state-of-the-art sound system. Meals are served on silver platters and bone china plates. Abi Purser, the owner of Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel poses for a photo.
Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales together accounts for hundreds of megalith and stone circle sites. Here is a collection of some of the more popular ones. The most famous megalith structure is the world is the Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire. Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists had believed that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC. While the age of the structure is subject to debate, there is little doubt about its purpose....
The annual International Festival of Sand Sculpture was held recently in In St. Petersburg. Subject of the festival was World cinema.
Adele from Helsinki has invented the perfect way to spend her maternity leave days. While her baby is taking her nap, Adele dresses her up and tries to imagine her dream. She regularly updates her blogMilas Dreamwith new photos.
Stephen was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. At that early age he was unable to make himself understood. [viaCrooked BrainsandOddity Central]
Perhaps the most unusual display is the hologram of sperm fertilizing an egg, viewed via 3D glasses.
Several other people added directions to their home towns, and the idea has been snowballing ever since. Each year, between 2,500 and 4,000 new signs are being added to the collection.
The Cucumber festival helps people enter into the high spirit of Cucumber. Townfolks gather on the cucumber backyard and play the best folklore groups of Vladimir region. Artists from other Russian regions are arrive to take part in this festival. Some of the delicacies on display included cucumbers on toast and cucumber jam.
A graphic designer by trade,Danny Santoshas been photographing the streets of Singapore since July 2008. Danny experiments heavily with light, framing in heavy crowds, and even with the rain. Early on in my candid shooting exploits, it was this crowd that I wanted to capture.
It was an eerie sight. In fact, the temperature is a sweltering 112F, with a humidity of 90-100 per cent. The cavers had to wear protective suits and carry backpacks of ice-cooled air.
