urban explorer

Below are some gravestones in a the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia.  Yekaterinburg has been home to many infamous russian gangsters, many of whom fell in the “metal wars” of the 1990s.  The highly detailed granite stones have been etched with portraits of the deceased…….. tasteful. For a whole lot more visit englishrussia.

In a cruel twist, just three miles from where these gravestones stand is the spot where in 1918 the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra, and their five children were executed by Bolsheviks on the orders of Lenin.  But there is no memorial to them. Their bodies were soaked in acid and burned before being disposed in a mineshaft (source: the mailonsunday).

the powers of juxtaposition….isn’t the guardian clever.

Ok.. the time has come around again for the British Council Realise Your Dream Scholarship. Being a past recipient i cant recommend it highly enough. A great chance to get out of the ‘homeland’ (for all you aussies) and get back to your roots. You can check out the details at http://www.realiseyourdream.org.au or watch a video on You Tube.

Good Luck!

Newsflash: A Very Important world record breaking attempt is taking place in Trafalgar Square this evening for St Georges Day…… (for those who may be unaware, England does have a saint, a heroic dragon slaying one).

The attempt has been aptly named “SPAMALOT“.   It will consist of the most people ‘clip-cloping’ with two halves of a cocunut along to the famous Monty Python classic ‘Always look on the Bright Side of Life’.

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After this fabulous record has been broken Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be screened in Trafalgar Square at 7.30pm. How can you possibly resist attending such a silly English event……..