La Grande Roue in Walibi World
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Finally when the kids were off once again to their wild rollercoasters, I took the opportunity to shoot a panorama of adventure park Walibi World from the ferris wheel. From my face you can tell it was quite a struggle, but as you can see I managed fairly well to keep things steady and aligned.
Walibi world is divided in several parts, each with a different theme. This picture is taken in Mexic...
El Condor rollercoaster in adventure park Walibi World is sensational featuring free fall, sharp bend...
Most attractions in Walibi World adventure are based on the impact of rapidly changing G-forces on th...
The Robin Hood is a wooden rollercoaster in Walibi World. Less spectacular and sensational than the o...
The part of the adventure park is called Wild West with saloon, goldmine, Tomahawk and rodeo. The gol...
Neigbouring Semper Libertas. Photo's taken on april 24, 2011.
Setting the main sail of the Realized Dream on a sunny spring day. Photo's taken on april 24, 2011.
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
