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New Zealand: Otorohanga – Otorohanga or Harrodsville?
Get your phone’s ready to snap pix of the silly corrugated iron sculptures all over this town. Here’s a cute story: In 1986, Otorohanga briefly changed its name to “Harrodsville”. This was to protest the threat of a lawsuit against restaurateur, Henry Harrod of Palmerston North. Mohamed Al Fayed (yes that one – Diana’s boyfriend’s father), was the owner of Harrod’s department store in London and wanted him to change the name of his restaurant.
As a show of solidarity for Henry Harrod, the District Council suggested that every business in Otorohanga change its name to “Harrods”. The town’s name was even temporarily changed to Harrodsville. After being mocked in the British newspapers, Al Fayed dropped the legal action and Harrodsville and its shops reverted to their former names.
US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly Garden and Glass Building
Cheerful giant glass sunflowers decorate the outside of the famous Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle. If you like these, wait till you see what’s inside. And don’t miss the garden.
US: Seattle, WA – Hall of Glass Chandeliers
Look up when you walk through this corridor at the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle, WA. You can pick the colored chandelier of your dreams.
US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, WA
Bushes don’t get as beautiful as this Dave Chihuly glass one in Seattle WA . 
US: Seattle, WA – Out of Space Chihuly Globe
Look carefully into the center of this Dale Chihuly Glass Globe and you can see a reflection of the Seattle Space Needle.
US: Seattle, WA – Dave Chihuly Garden
In Seattle, these flowers never die as they have been created by Dave Chihuly and made out of glass. To us they are just as pretty as real ones.
US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly Grows Into a Space Needle
In the Chihuly Glass Garden in Seattle, WA, if you look at it in just the right way, you can see a glass sculpture morph into the Seattle Space Needle.
US: Seattle, WA – Glasshouse and Glasshouse Sculpture
The centerpiece of the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, WA, is the glasshouse. Dale Chihuly dreamed of having a space like this to present a sculpture. His inspiration came from two favorite glass buildings, the Ste. Chapelle in Paris and the Crystal Palace in London. The intensely colorful fluted flowers which change hues from morning to night, he calls the Persians.
Italy, Rome: St. Peter’s Dome, Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica has the tallest dome in the world. Michelangelo had a large part in its design. The lantern is 17 metres high. It was used as a model for other domes in the western world such as Saint Paul’s in London (1675), Les Invalides in Paris (1680-1691) and the Capitol building in Washington, DC (1794-1817).
Great Britain, London: Ravens Guarding the Tower of London
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When you visit the Tower of London, you learn the superstition about why there always are ravens guarding it. Look for the raven master near the line to go in to the Crown Jewels. He’s happy to chat with you.
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