Aug
23
2009
For many years, the Dutch struggled to defeat the powerful water taking control of their lives. This special relation with the water could be very well seen in the domains of agriculture and transportation. But, on the other side, the crops were easily flooded. The strategy to eliminate this water was to collect it, contain [...]
Tags: Amsterdam, holland
Aug
20
2009
Prater is the name of the Park close to Vienna city centre and it has around 6.143.984 square metres. The area is ideal for walking, cycling or jogging. Some of the attractions and facilities in this park are the Krieau harness racing track, the Prater Stadium (soccer and track-and-field), the Stadionbad, a public swimming pool, [...]
Tags: transportation, Vienna
Aug
17
2009
Dying in a plane crash worries most of us before and while traveling by airplanes. But how is this explained? Do we really have to be afraid for our safety? In the recent studies, there has been shown that the most ‘fatal‘ final destination is USA (2613 accidents), then come Russia (626), UK, India, Canada, [...]
Tags: accidents, airplanes, crash