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At January 25, 2008 a group of activists is trying to break the world record for the “Largest Champagne Fountain”, near Antwerpen, Belgium. The previous world record was held by Luuk Broos, contained “only” 30,856 glasses. 56-story champagne fountain was made in Netherlands on December 30 1999. The new 7 meter high pyramid consists more than 43,000 glasses and weighs 8,750 kg (about 9 tons) . To fill the glasses will require approximately 7,500 liters. It is obvious – it beat the previous world record…
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This Disney Store Headquarters is located in San Francisco and was a convention of the historic Royal Laundry Building for The Children’s Place. The plan was the creation of an open and collaborative work environment for 230 employees. So that Clive Wilkinson in collaboration with workplace strategists DEGW, created an organization scheme which was consisted with colourful modular systems that become both architecture and furniture.
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Now we introduce you with two of most popular French restaurants in Brussels, Belguim. The first restaurant which you offer is “The Comme Chez Soi”. The restaurant was founded in 1926, but today it is one of the most visited restaurants in the city. The restaurant’s name translates as “like at home”. It serves typically Belgian cuisine, based on local products. The restaurant’s most popular dishes are “Sautéed lobster with truffles and chanterelles” and “Roast saddle of lamb”. This distinctive menu and a wine list cans to satisfy any gourmet. If you want to dine on Friday or Saturday night, make your reservation two to three months ago…
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These days many monasteries and nunneries in Europe are open their iron doors to overnight visitors. For instance the Monastero S. Groce in Liguria, Italy has entered the modern age of tourism: it has a Web Site and accepts credit cards.
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Luxembourg is a small country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. Luxembourg City is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Stayokay Maastricht is a hostel located in the centre of Maastricht (a city situated in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands between Belgium and Germany) on the western banks of the Maas. The hostel has 38 rooms.Three are multifunctional halls, a waterside terrace and mooring facilities for boats.
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Every two years the Grand Place in the center of Brussels is the location of the “Flower Carpet”. During the third week of August every even year, begonia cultivators from Ghent decorate here according to a theme. The famous Carpet of Flowers covers 300 m² right in the center of the Grand Place. Every flower carpet has a unique theme, and this year it is inspired by the alchemy of the Middle Ages, with 9 rosettes mounted on vast rotating platforms to form a giant kaleidoscopic wind rose.

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