China Fights Earthquakes With Cardboard
After the disaster caused by the huge earthquake in May 2008, China is looking for safer schools for its children. And a possible solution is the temporary schools proposed by Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban. After the terrible earthquake that hit China and caused over 69,000 casualties, Ban brought his ingenious idea to the attention of […]
Barack Obama’s LEGO Inauguration
If you couldn’t watch Obama’s inauguration in person, you can do it at Legoland California. Over 1,000 figurines and hundredes of thousands of bricks were used to recreate Barack Obama’s hystorical inauguration on the steps of the capitol. Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Sasha and Malia, are depicted as he takes […]
El Caminito del Rey
Often shortened to El Camino del Rey, this dangerous walkway has claimed many lives in recent years. El Caminito del Rey was built in 1901 as a connection between the power plants of Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls. It took four years to finish and in 1905 Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, crossed the walkway […]