ICE-Hotel , Kiruna is the first such hotel to be built in the world. Situated in the nordic sweden village of Jukkasjarvi, the hotel only exists between December an April each year. You may ask, so where did it go in May to November ? As Strange as It may sound, it melts. As the whole Ice Hotel is built by Ice ( the chair, the bed, the reception table, the chandelier, everything) , it melts when summer comes and the temperature hits 5C and above.
As it is built anew each year, the IceHotel you will see in the future when you come to Sweden will not be the same as the one that I saw. Designers, artists and architects are brought in each year to give the IceHotel a theme, and some 32 of the rooms are designed by designers all around the world.
You may want to try to sleep in one of the room : 1300 ringgit for 2 person a night, you will be given a sleeping bag and sleep on top of a reindeer skin , where the room temperature range from below zero to 4 C. If a night in the Ice Room doesn't satisfy you thirst for novelty, you are welcomed to enjoy a cocktail in the ICE BAR (well, incidentally, it is made of ice) that's served in a , urr , well, u guessed it, ICE Glass.
Ask me whether did I lick the wall of the church. Yes I did. And Yes, It is Icy and tasteless. : )
Wieliczka Salt mine, Wieliczka :
One of the oldest salt mine in the world (2nd oldest), has been operating since 13th century. It has 9 levels underground, and it goes as deep as 327 meters ( a standing Petronas tower is 378 meters tall) and all the tunnels add up to a total of 300 KM , almost the distance from Johor to Kuala Lumpur. Interestingly but not surprisingly, everything inside the salt mine is made of salt, rock salt as they call it, or crystal salt.
Statues, Sculptures, the floor, the ceiling, the chandelier, everthing are made of salt. The picture above is the cathedral underground, still being used for services and worshiping. Not only there are numerous cathedrals underground that are carved out by rock salt, it even has a lake underground.
Ask me whether did I lick the wall of the church. Yes I did. And Yes, It is salty. : )
This is one of the 12 original UNESCO World Heritage Sites when the list started in 1978. It is worth a visit if you ever have the chance to visit Poland.
Cheers,
XuShen
p/s: argh ... can't wait for the switzerland trip next month . darn.
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