This video is up for an award for "Best Original Reporting 2011" on CNN iReport: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-708127
If you've ever wondered about traditional Roman Gladiators, this is your chance to see the Gladiator life close-up. I had the opportunity to meet and interview a real Gladiator recently while he taught a group of Dutch men about the sport. The training camp was a one day event. To be a real gladiator like Jan, you'll need a bit more time... like, say, 2-3 years of daily training...
This video is up for an award for "Best Original Reporting 2011" on CNN iReport: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-708127
If you've ever wondered about traditional Roman Gladiators, this is your chance to see the Gladiator life close-up. I had the opportunity to meet and interview a real Gladiator recently while he taught a group of Dutch men about the sport. The training camp was a one day event. To be a real gladiator like Jan, you'll need a bit more time... like, say, 2-3 years of daily training...
More on CNN at: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-694732
This artist calls his art "rubbish art"! And he really does create his pieces from scraps and cans collected around the city.
Who knew "recycling" could be so creative?
Meet Heinz Soucek. For the past 10 years, he has been creating his magnificent masterpieces from soda cans, headlights, corks, bicycle lights and virtually anything else he can get his hands on. His favorite soda can to recycle is the Coca-Cola soda can because he says he loves American culture, having specifically fallen in love with New York after living there for a while some years ago. The pieces, mostly of famous monuments and landscapes, are so detailed that they take him months to complete.
While Soucek is originally from the Czech Republic, he has been living in Freiburg, Germany for many years, a place well suited to his interests. Freiburg prides itself in being a very green city and the message behind his work is the importance of recycling in…
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It is that time of year, and that jolly man in the red suit is busy making his last rounds, talking to children the world over, before he sets off on his sleigh December 24th.
I tracked down Santa in Erfurt, Germany just outside of St Mary's Cathedral, at that city's beautiful medieval Christmas Market. I followed him around as he lit up the faces of young and old alike. When he wasn't busy handing out candy and asking children about their Christmas wishlist, he took the time to show me around the wonderful market.
What better place to be shown around a Christmas Market than in Germany. Did you know that Christmas markets began in Germany? It's no wonder Germany has become such a mecca for Christmas markets now! (As I learned from Santa, they originally started as a venue for selling the season's gingerbread!)
The Erfurt Market begins at the end of November and runs until 2 days before Christmas.
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