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• December 8, 2010 dzamonja commented on a blog post: Morbid Monday: Space Dogs, Traveling Cats, and a Sad Story About Elephants

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrIkUXwsNk this is also russian and about dogs... and even too morbid for me!

• December 3, 2010 dzamonja added Sidi Boulfdail
  

  Gourizim, Morocco

  Sidi Boulfdail

  Sleepy fishing port not included on many maps

  Somewhere south of Gourizim is the tiny fishing port of the village of Sidi Boulfdail. While not on many maps - and largely without an Internet presence - the port can be recognized by the large... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• November 26, 2010 dzamonja added Miara Cemetery
  

  Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Morocco

  Miara Cemetery

  Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery

  The largest Jewish cemetery in Morocco, the Miara Cemetery in Marrakech dates back to the 16th century and is still in use today. While the area around Marrakech contains the highest concentration... »

  Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• November 26, 2010 dzamonja added Legzira Beach
  

  Leguesira, Morocco

  Legzira Beach

  Rocky Atlantic beach home to two stunning stone arches

  In between Mirleft and Sidi Ifni can be found Morocco's most unique beach. Like its other Atlantic counterparts, this 8 km-long stretch is windy, rocky, and expansive. What sets Legzira apart,... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• November 12, 2010 dzamonja added Tide Pools of Essaouira
  

  Essaouira, Morocco

  Tide Pools of Essaouira

  Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm

  A strategic port used by the Phoenicians, Portuguese, and Arabs and famous for its purple dye and Gnawa music (among other things), Essaouira is a delightful and picturesque world of stone mazes... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• November 12, 2010 dzamonja added Terror Háza
  

  Budapest, Hungary

  Terror Háza

  Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary

  As Hungary was infamous for brutality during both the Nazi and Soviet regimes, it's no surprise that Budapest is home to a museum dedicated to the memory of those tortured and killed in one... »

  Museums and Collections, Crime and Punishment, Architectural Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• October 31, 2010 dzamonja updated the Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley
  

  Beirut, Lebanon

  Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley

  Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries

  On July 13, 1990, a team of speleologists (scientists who specialize in the study of caves) discovered the mummy of a four month-old baby in the 'Asi-al Hadath grotto in the Qadisha Valley of... »

  Relics and Reliquaries, Mummies, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by nitikp, dzamonja and others

• October 31, 2010 dzamonja added Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
  

  Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

  Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas

  In the early half of the 20th century, forensic science was non-existent. Police coroners did not have to be medically trained and crime-scene investigation was minimal. All this would be changed,... »

  Strange Science, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Crime and Punishment, Miniatures | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• October 21, 2010 dzamonja added Merenid Tombs
  

  Fes, Morocco

  Merenid Tombs

  Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez

  Looming above the northern walls of the Fez Medina are the skeletal remains of the Merenid Tombs. Built in the 14th century, the tombs were once the sumptuous resting places of the Merenids’... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by dzamonja, Nicholas Jackson and others

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja liked Capuchin Monastery
  

  Regione Autonoma Siciliana, Italy

  Capuchin Monastery

  Catacombs with thousands of well dressed mummies

  In Sicily, where the relationship between the living and the dead has always been strong, the city of Palermo hosts one of the world's more bizarre and morbid tourist attractions. Through the... »

  Memento Mori, Ossuaries, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by CPilgrim, Dylan and others

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja has been to Schwebebahn Wuppertal
  

  Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

  Schwebebahn Wuppertal

  This "floating railway" is the world's oldest monorail system

  The Schwebebahn Wuppertal, literally translated as the "Floating Railway of Wuppertal," has a storied past. First, it is the world's oldest monorail, and, as a "suspended" monorail, it runs by... »

  Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja has been to Bascarsija
  

  Bascarsija

  Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo

  Baščaršija is the main tourist attraction of Sarajevo. Located in the very heart of the city, this bazaar is one of Sarajevo's oldest wards as well as a well-preserved example of oriental... »

  Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja has been to Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
  

  Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

  The place where WWI started

  On 28th of June, 1914, Sarajevo found itself in the epicenter of world politics. Gavrilo Princip, a 18 year old school boy, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the... »

  Museums and Collections, Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori | Edited by stanestane and Dylan

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja added Erg Chebbi
  

  Merzouga, Morocco

  Erg Chebbi

  God's Saharan sandbox of wrath

  Glowing a brilliant orange under the Saharan sun, between the town of Merzouga and the Algerian border lies the Chebbi dunes. One of only two ergs - a type large windy "sand sea" - in Morocco,... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Dylan

• October 13, 2010 dzamonja added Vanity Ballroom
  

  Vanity Ballroom

  Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s

  Opened in 1929, the Vanity Ballroom established itself as one of Detroit’s most popular music venues up through the 1940’s. Designed by architect Charles N. Agree, the ballroom's most unique... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• October 12, 2010 dzamonja added Chouara Leather Tannery
  

  Oued Marz, Morocco

  Chouara Leather Tannery

  Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery

  Nothing says "Leather Daddy" like the fine, Fassi crafts found in the tanneries of Chouara. Here, animal hides are prepared the old fashioned way: soaked in limestone vats of pigeon poop and... »

  Commercial Curiosities | Edited by dzamonja, Nicholas Jackson and others

• October 12, 2010 dzamonja updated the Haunted Guest House
  

  Tallinn, Estonia

  Haunted Guest House

  Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding

  Legend says that once upon a time the landlord of this guest house had fallen on the hard times and, desperate for money, he rented the house to a cloaked stranger for one night only under the... »

  Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by stanestane, dzamonja and others