The Naples 19th Century Secret Tunnel Full of Vintage Cars and Motorbikes

A Naples secret 19^th century tunnel was once used to be an escape route for the king, but with the passage of times, it has converted into vintage graveyard of cars and motorbikes. The Naples has rich history of home to a mysterious warren of tunnels carved into 16^th century aqueducts. The mesmerizing tunnel is 100 feet below ground all are more intriguing is that they were built by a king. In 1950’s the tunnel became a place for discarded motorbikes rusting vintage cars and water tanks which were then long forgotten. Moreover, it is accessed via an 18th century staircase not far from the Piazza del Plebiscite in central Naples, in the early 2000s locals re-discovered and transformed the passageways into a eccentric tourist attraction. Therefore, it is believed that Bourbon tunnel was actually designed for King Ferdinand II of Bourbon. He used the tunnel as escape route interlinking the royal palace and the army barracks in 1853.

Thus, the enigmatic passageways were actually designed in response to the spate of revolts the monarch faced during his volatile reign. Eager to make use of the city’s prehistoric aqueducts, a plan was developed to build the structure in the cisterns of the Bolla and Carmignano aqueducts. Unluckily the King was died before the tunnel completed. Hence, after that the regal route no longer required, the tunnels served for several purposes over the years, with this ample space providing storage and protection to the few citizens privy to its existence. Therefore, the passageways and aqueducts offered refuge as a military hospital and bomb shelter during World War II and then became converting into a warehouse for impounded vehicles from the 1940s until the 1960s. Moreover visitors crawling through the tunnels nowadays will be sure to encounter the dusty relics of vintage cars and retro motorcycles that have been abandoned underground.

Thus, after reviving these unbelievable passageways, Galleria Borbonica planned three different types of tours to sate the curiosity of locals and tourists alike. So, on a standard tour, visitors can walk inside the tunnel, can see the bomb shelters and water tanks. However the high-octane adventure tour includes a raft ride in a subway tunnel, which has become flooded with water. Lastly, the speleo tour permits guests to relish a hands-on gritty familiarity crawling through the tunnels in helmets fitted with torches. Nevertheless before anyone starts to fantasies that they have been transported back to the days of King Ferdinand II, they will have the chance to ride a zip line, which is sure to thrust them back into the present day.

The Flying Five-Star Hotel

Well, Dreamliner, that’s been converted into a private jet with bedrooms, walk in wardrobes and a Cinema. The flying Five-star hotel, lavish interiors belong to a sprawling penthouse or pricey hotel suite, en-suite bathrooms, dining room, and office area. Dream Jet, can accommodate 335 passengers as a commercial plane, but it will carry up to 40 maximum. The guests have plenty of room to stretch out. The Dream Jet comprises a big cabin set over 6,500 square feet with a separate resting space for cabin crew. The jet cost is around $324 million (£250 million). The laundry list of luxe amenities are a sound proofed main guest area, spacious living room and entertainment suite, with full sized master bedroom suite, wash room with big sized shower, electric dinning and conference tables and 16 convertible day beds. Therefore, it lowers in-flight noise down to a much civilized 48 decibels, and has air technology built in to decrease travel sickness and filter germs from the cabin air. Moreover, co-designed by Kestrel and Parisian yacht and aircraft design specialists Pierrejean Design, heaven forbid, any unexpected bumps occur, the furniture has also been streamlined to be absent of any sharp edges. 

Thus, other design features include hardwood trimmings and doors, silk accented carpets and tablets which control everything from lamps and audio to window shades and flight-attendant alerts. Also, lamps, potted plants, fluffy white towels and contented bathroom products lend the space a homely feel - the home of a very rich individual of course. The project has been planned two and half year, commissioned by an anonymous Asian businessman and developed by American luxury aircraft customisers Kestrel Aviation Management. It was unveiled earlier this year at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva.

Furniture Create An Illusion Animals Are Emerging From Water

The talented designer “Derek Pearce” has expanded the possibilities of everyday furniture with his captivating Water Tables. Every one integrates an animal as both its base and a vital aesthetic element: the body of the creature seems to come up through the glass tabletop to generate the illusion that it’s floating freely in a river or lake. Therefore, in one of Pearce’s works, an otter bobs delightedly on its back between two rocks. Moreover, a hippo rests on its belly, with its grin just underneath the surface and its eyes popping up above. 

The pieces are both useful and delightful for lovers of animals and art alike, integration homeware with sculpture though drawing incorrigible smiles. Moreover, Pearce’s playful but adept aesthetic stems from a wide breadth of experience as a performer, stage carpenter, musical director, and teacher. He’s been building his Water Tables since 1997, and they have since been exhibited and sold all the way through America, Europe, and Japan. Thus, you can relish some of his most clever designs below, or purchase one for yourself on the Water Tables website.

The Amazing Forest in Egyptian Desert

Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into fertile land: planting forests. The problem is that in the regions hardest hit by the phenomenon, there simply isn’t enough clean water to properly nurture the trees and keep them healthy. German scientists have collaborated with the Egyptian government to create a natural miracle by using ingenuity assisted by biology, the Serapium Forest in the middle of the desert, just two hours from Cairo. It comprises of about 494 acres (about 200 hectares) of both native and non-native trees like eucalyptus and mahogany, thriving regardless of the dry land and shortage of rain. Therefore, the secret is an irrigation system that crosses liquid nourishment to the trees via hose pipes, sourcing water from a adjacent sewage treatment plant.

Moreover, mechanical filters strain dirt and garbage from the wastewater, and then extra oxygen and microbes break down the enduring organic matter. Hence, to complete purification would be too expensive; so, some pollutants are left behind, with phosphates and nitrates. Though unamenable to the irrigation of eatable plants like fruits and vegetables, the lasting compounds make a rich fertilizer for trees to create firewood. In fact, the mix mimics that included in numerous commercial fertilizers. 

Moreover, there’re other inherent ways that the environment supports flourishing plant life, too. Contrasting the scientists’ local German climate, Egypt doesn’t have severe, cold winters. The strong sunlight paired with the nutrient-infused water mean that eucalyptus grows four times faster here than it does in European country Germany. Further, the plantations deliver much-needed jobs for those tending to the trees, which take as few as 15 years to be ready for harvesting, as long as 350 cubic meters of wood per hectare a resource that would otherwise have to be imported. Hence, if satisfactory funding were acquired, 650,000 more hectares of desert terrain could be used for further wood production, and the similar process has enormous potential to be simulated in other regions, serving to sustain fertile land and work opportunities around the world.