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Oberammergau's Passion Play
5/17/20106:49:12 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Oberammergau's Passion Play was first performed in 1634. Threatened by the plague, the villagers vowed to put on a play about the "Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every 10 years. They survived and have kept their promise ever since.
And it is still a communal effort. On a backstage tour of the 4,800-seat Passion Play Theatre,only those who were born or have lived in Oberammergau for 20 years are allowed to take part." Half the population, about 2,500, is involved in acting and playing in the orchestra, set-building and sewing costumes. The crowd scenes are huge. As many as 900 people are on the open-air stage at one time.
Visiting Oberammergau
If you go this autumn,
No snakes on a plane, but we accept dogs: Frontier Airlines
5/17/20106:44:28 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Frontier Airlines has announced that small pets can now accompany their owners into the cabin of an aircraft for a $75 each-way pet fare.
The new in-cabin pet policy applies to small dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and small household birds that can travel in approved carriers that fit under seats.
However snakes on the plane have been outlawed, along with insects, spiders and amphibians.
The airline had once allowed pets on their planes but canned the cabin policy two years ago. Now they have returned once again.Qantas recycles the in-flight used plastic cutlery
5/17/20106:42:46 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Well done Qantas, a good effort to keep our environment less polluted. I was reading somewhere that the carrier reported that the cutlery is cleaned, sterilised and inspected for any deterioration before being re-used.
According to a Qantas spokesperson, plastic cutlery used on international flights, which convey up to 19,000 passengers to and from Australia on weekdays, could be used up to "three, four, five times."
Plastic cutlery on Qantas domestic flights, which carry up to 50,000 passengers on a weekday, where not recycled because of "the sheer volume of passengers and because there's a higher proportion of economy passengers that in business and first class," the spokesperson said.Qantas has defended its recycling policy, saying the plastic cutlery used onboard its flights was more robust than the disposable plastic on take-away cutlery.
