Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Top 10 Houseboat Heavens

People have always had a love of the water, and these ten houseboats show us exactly how crazy people can get when they design a houseboat for fun and pleasure.

10. Boat Houses at Ellis Boat Harbor

June 2008, the boat houses from Ellis boat harbor and other debris get smashed against the railroad bridge near Timecheck in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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9. Childs House Boat Playhouse

Why should adults have all the fun!
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8. Oldenberg, Germany

This boat is called the “silberfisch” which means silverfish. It is creating quite a stir for his modern look and unique shape.
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7. Flood Or Houseboat?

You make the call on this one. It could go either way!
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6. Luxury Houseboat

This is a gorgeous example of a relaxing housebat. This one is called a Kerala House Boats and believe it or not they are created without using a single nail in the actual boat. Now that is amazing!
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5. Not Amazing, but it Floats!

Everyone can have a houseboat, just look at that!
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4. Luxury Houseboat in St. Paul

This lady sold everything she owned to purchase and possess this gorgeous houseboat.
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3. Who said you needed water for a houseboat?

These beached boats are homes and they are boats, so they are houseboats. These house boats were created in 1925 and were a hotel and bath spa. They can now be found in Encinitas, Ca.
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2. Submarine

This guy decided to have a sub house, but hey it is a water going vessel.
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1. Adur Shoreham is full of unusual and interesting houseboats

This is just one of the many interesting house boat finds in the water.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Beautiful Cemetery Sculptures

In this post, we present to you some of the most famous sculptures that are currently in the Staglieno cemetery in Genoa, Italy as well as in other cemeteries around the world.







































Monday, November 1, 2010

Allure Of The Seas, World's Largest Cruise Ship

The world's largest cruise ship "Allure of the Seas," is a new ship of Royal Caribbean International. It is also the sister ship to the world's largest passenger ship, the MS Oasis of the Seas.

The "Allure of the Seas" is an architectural fantasy on the sea. It is 361-meters long, 66-meters wide, 72-meters high above the water, and its gross tonnage is up to 225,000 tons. There are altogether 16 decks and 2,704 passenger cabins in the vessel, which maximum capacity is 6,360 passengers and a crew of 2,100.


Aside from a two-deck high dance hall, a 1380-seat theatre and an ice skating rink, a number of pools, spas, gyms, it also houses bars, restaurants and cafes as well as a shopping street with a park with trees.

It left the Turku shipyard October 29 2010 heading directly to Florida, USA.