Quazen

The rider was dressed in the clothing of a Mexican vaquero: rawhide leggings, a buckskin jacket, and a tattered shawl about his shoulders. But above the shoulders, where the heads should have been, there was nothing. Instead, what appeared to be ahead wearing a wide sombrero was tied to the horn of the saddle, from where it stared blankly out across the plains. This grisly apparition and its mount could appear at any time of day, racing across the open range. It was always alone; the other mustangs shunned it.

In fact this was the extraordinary price – worth 2,500 florins (about $1,000) at the time – that one man paid for a single tulip bulb in Holland in the 1630’s. Even higher sums than that changed hands at the height of what has come to be known as “Tulipomania” – a range for trading in tulip bulbs that swept the nation between 1634 and 1637…How did such an extraordinary state of affairs come to be?

Taking Venice as his theme, Kessler flooded the courtyard of the hotel with water dyed blue to resemble the sea. Magnificent painted backdrops provided the setting, and the entire scene was illuminated by 400 Venetian lamps. His two dozen guests sat inside a huge silk lined gondola bobbing on the “canal,” surrounded by 12,000 carnations and an enormous number of roses. They are food prepared by 15 master chefs and served by waiters dressed as gondoliers.

Just some thoughts as to what you can do after work.

I think most of us have indulged in the odd Big Mac and large fries, followed by a McFlurry, all washed down with a large strawberry milkshake and ultimately regretted it about an hour later, but the UK has taken this gluttony to a new level!

I know we’re all being encouraged to have our “Five a Day” fruit and veggies – but the lengths to which some folks will to make these more appealing to the palate are a little odd to say the least.

The Mini Water Elephants, Myth or real phenomina?

Or maybe you’ll want to die after trying them.

The strangest cars out on in streets today: those cars that stand out for their creativity and uniqueness and gives them credit they deserve. Henry Ford never predicted this…

These potato flavors are so weird that the first crunch you munch might make you puke up your lunch.