When I was in Geneva, I went to a rope cores called Parc Aventures des Evaux. I did 7
different rope courses which consited of zip-lines, vertical nets,
swinging platforms, and more. These are some pictures from my
time there.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Atomium
On Saterday I went to the Atomium in Brussels. The Atomium was the main attraction for the 1958 World Fair in Belgium. The Atomium is a bunch of spheres held up by long tubes, and looks like so.
Each sphere contains 2 levels expect for the bottom and middle ones which contain 3. All tubes but the center tube contains either a staircase or a escalator. The center tube contains Europe's fastest elevator in 1958. It goes 90 meters in 22 seconds.
The bottom sphere has a 2 level exhibition on the 1958 World Fair. To the right of that sphere there is an 3 level exhibition on 100 years of Belgium furniture design. This exhibition continues in the center sphere. The sphere behind the center sphere is another sphere which is a view point. The Atomium has a program that lets teachers book a night at the Atomium for their class, and this far back sphere (the one with the view point) is mainly for this program. The only other sphere that you can go in is the top sphere which is the 360 panorama and a fancy restaurant by reservation only. One of the tubes has a cool lighting affect which makes it look like a time warp.
The wait times for the Atomium is very long because lots of tourists come here. I had to wait in a 1hr line to go up the elevator, that gets you to the top sphere. Their store incredibly expensive, and the European is a euro, which is about 1.36$. If you are ever in Brussels you need to come here.
(Pictures coming soon)
The bottom sphere has a 2 level exhibition on the 1958 World Fair. To the right of that sphere there is an 3 level exhibition on 100 years of Belgium furniture design. This exhibition continues in the center sphere. The sphere behind the center sphere is another sphere which is a view point. The Atomium has a program that lets teachers book a night at the Atomium for their class, and this far back sphere (the one with the view point) is mainly for this program. The only other sphere that you can go in is the top sphere which is the 360 panorama and a fancy restaurant by reservation only. One of the tubes has a cool lighting affect which makes it look like a time warp.
The wait times for the Atomium is very long because lots of tourists come here. I had to wait in a 1hr line to go up the elevator, that gets you to the top sphere. Their store incredibly expensive, and the European is a euro, which is about 1.36$. If you are ever in Brussels you need to come here.
(Pictures coming soon)
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Windsor Castle
On Thursday I went to Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle is the Queen of England's country home. It started as a military fortress, but was revised as a country home for royalty. It has many buildings such as apartments, and chapels. Like most castles it has a moat, but it is always dry. Here is some pictures of the outside of the castle. Sadly the British government does not let you take pictures inside the castle
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(This photo is the original tower will the king lived when Windsor castle was a military fort)
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(This is part of the castle sticking behind the central mountain)
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(This photo is of a Royal Gard)
(This photo is the original tower will the king lived when Windsor castle was a military fort)
(This is part of the castle sticking behind the central mountain)
(This photo is of a Royal Gard)
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