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World Buildings - December 2008

Eiffel Tower in France
Domestic terrorism has reached erect proportions with the latest line in the sand drawn by competing gangs of nudists and swingers.

They're fighting over territory - the miles of Mediterranean beaches in South France that are perfect for either letting it all hang out, or getting down and dirty with it all hanging out.


FoxNews has the story, with that excellent sense of outrage that Fox manages to summon up:

"The normally peaceful Cap d’Agde, a magnet for nudists in the south of France, has been plunged into anxiety as investigators suspect "fundamentalist" nudists of harboring a grudge against the échangistes, or swingers, who are drawn to the town by the promise of sex."

The nudists, presumably, just want to have the freedom to stand bare naked in the sand, with their body parts hanging all over the place - the swingers, on the other hand, want to suckle those parts in freedom.

They're not totally exclusive, but heated exchanges are easily made on beaches with no clear distinction.

"Get your hand off that?"

"No?"

"No!"

All that casual sex must be wearing out the swingers, because all of the terrorist acts are being perpetrated by the nudies:

"A so-called boîte échangiste — or wife-swapping club — called Glamour, where couples engage in group sex, was the first to be destroyed in April. The next day, the Palme Ré, another orgy venue, also went up in flames. In September, the Tantra club and Zen, its neighboring bar, were leveled in blazes."


Glamour is in the Heliopolis building which, from this page, looks like a fabulous spot for a nightclub... located near the beach, attached to a fine restaurant.

Fight your battles, if you have to, but, please, leave the buildings alone...



*this image is from the DC Traveler
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Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery

December 3rd 2008 02:01
Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery in Mongolia
This temple in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is, thankfully, also known as the Gandan Monastery. That's much less of a mouthfull, and easier to write, but doesn't have the same impact as the original.

Ulaanbaatar! The capital of Mongolia, also known as Outer Mongolia, is a place that's relatively new, considering the reach of the Mongolian empire. When the Soviet Union withdrew funding from Mongolia, the country suffered terribly, bringing poverty to Ulaanbaatar in a serious way.

Through it all, the good times and bad, the Gandan Monastery has been steadfast, bringing the light of Tibetan Buddhism to the people of Mongolia, offering them some comfort in a US-led world that grew to despise Communism.

Through the rule of the Communist Party, the monastery was not allowed to act in an official manner until the Communists left in 1990, allowing the monks to open the doors to the public, allowing the light of worship to shine bright on the endless grassy plains of the country.

Perhaps the most unique feature of the monastery:

"It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara."

It was originally built out of copper, but the Communist army dismantled the statue, not enamoured with the idea of worshipping a Buddhist holy figure... when the statue was remade, worshippers adorned it with jewels and gold, making it the perfect location for a heist movie.

More pictures of the temple!


*this image is from the Wikipedia page on the monastery
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