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Belgium sheds boring image as 800 men and women take part in naked pillow fight for art project
By
Paul Milligan
Last updated at 12:30 AM on 10th July 2011
The latest nude photo installation by daring U.S. artist Spencer Tunick, has seen 800 volunteers shed their clothes in the name of art.
The piece, entitled ‘Sleeping Beauties’
took place in the grounds of Gaasbeek’s Castle in Belgium, 6 miles south
of the capital Brussels.
City clocks on for Alice’s Wonderland
10:30am Saturday 9th July 2011
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THESE children will be making sure they aren’t late for the White Rabbit at Oxford Castle today.
Alice Day is taking place across the city with Creation Theatre running drama workshops allowing youngsters to step into Wonderland for themselves.
Creation workshop leader Norry Leonard said: “We&… (View original article)
Slovenia remains to be one of Europe’s best kept secrets, even for an avid traveller. Though many tourists prefer to drive down from Vienna to Venice, they often skip Slovenia, that is sandwiched between the two countries.Undoubtedly, it’s a miss for them because Slovenia can definitely win them over with its medieval towns, natural bounty and Mediterranean charm.For years, Slovenia was better known as the wealthiest province of former Yugoslavia. It appeared on the map as an in… (View original article)
Special to National Post
Jul 9, 2011 – 5:00 AM ET
| Last Updated: Jul 7, 2011 5:49 PM ET
Hamilton
362 Bay St. S. (Aberdeen Avenue and James Mountain Road)
Asking price: $3.6-million
Taxes: $16,607 (2010)
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 4
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By Connie Adair
Dundurn isn’t Hamilton’s only castle. “An heiress saw a chateau in Normandy and want… (View original article)
‘Every man has two countries, his own and France” was once the motto of any good diplomat. In 18th-century Europe, social, military and intellectual power was concentrated in and around Paris. When General de Gaulle observed, in his memoirs, that he had always had “a certain idea of France,” one needed no clairvoyance to divine that he hankered after the role of Louis XIV, during whose long reign the sun had risen, with punctual ceremony, at Versailles. To take part in the Old World’s game r… (View original article)
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Kungliga Slottet, the Royal Palace of Stockholm, is one of northern Europe’s most magnificent palaces. Every day during summertime crowds gather at the palace’s outer courtyard to witness the change of the guards.
Event though the Drottningholm Palace is now the official reside… (View original article)
By Hiroko Sato
MediaNews
GROTON — Light fills the front study inside the Greek Revival mansion at 172 Main St., just the way it did a century and half ago when Gov. George Boutwell used to prepare his speeches there.
The oversized window looking over Station Avenue allowed him to see trains arrive from Boston. Boutwell would stand by the window and wave to guests getting off the train. Downstairs, inside the crimson-walled drawing room, Boutwell would entertain… (View original article)
Not for sale: Kildonan House to remain low-cost seniors housing
By Erin Cardone – Oak Bay News
Published: July 08, 2011 6:00 AM
Updated: July 08, 2011 4:25 PM
The residents of a heritage mansion can rest easy after a period of uncertainty around their home.
Earlier this year, the non-profit society that owns and operates Kildonan House at 931 Foul Bay Rd. considered selling the … (View original article)
Harrington Mansion purchased by St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
July 8, 2011 | 11:56 AM | By Alex Friedrich
SMU Grad Programs via Flickr
Sweet digs
Aided by a $2 million anonymous gift, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is in the final stages of purchasing the $2.75 million Minneapolis’ Harrington Mansion and Events Center on Park Avenue next to the university’s Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs.
University o… (View original article)