Weird, Strange, Interesting Places to Visit

April 27, 2009 in Asia

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple located in Serangoon area in Singapore. Serangoon area is considered as a little Indian where a large number of Indians inhabited settle there from 19th century. This is the only Hindu temple located in Singapore preserving and enriching Indian culture.

History of Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Singapore
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is an old Hindu temple of god Vishnu. Constructed in 1855 by a Hindu devotee named Narasimhaloo Naidu with the grant from the government, it has a rich cultural history. When it was constructed, the surrounded area used to be filled with ponds and vegetable gardens. There was also a stream which was used to cleanse before visiting god. Now the stream is replaced by well.

April 20, 2009 in North America

Villisca happened to be a peaceful community until June 10, 1912, when eight bloody corpses were found in a mysterious house. The victims of the tragedy included the members of the J.B. Moore family, and two guests. It still continues to be a mystery, and it has been almost 90 years now.

All that was not about the murder-mystery was a brutal confrontation, in which the killer had crushed the heads of the members of Moore family with an axe, but he was never caught, nor could anyone find evidence against the killer.

April 17, 2009 in Europe

If we go 25 kilometers from the Vadu Izei along the Sight-Sadu Mare county road, we come to a place near the Ukranian border on the northwestern side of Romania called Sapanta. This place is already mentioned in a document dated back in the 14th century. This site is mainly famous for its monumental structure The Happy Cemetery, which is also known as the Folk Art Museum. The history goes as once upon a time, there was an old church which was burnt down in a fire and many people got buried down into the ruins, though in its place, a new one was reconstructed which served the social purpose.

April 12, 2009 in Europe

Auschwitz Camp is one of the Nazi’s notorious mass extermination and concentration camps. It was located in a town called Oswiecim, from which it derives its name, 50 kilometers on the western side of Krakow while 286 kilometers on the southern side of Warsaw, Poland.
After the Nazis invaded Germany in the month of September, of the year 1939, the town along with some of the surrounding areas was merged together and was renamed as the Auschwitz. Since Auschwitz was the middle intersection point for many Polish cities, the idea of turning it into a concentration camp was first initiated by the Gestapo Inspector “SS-Oberfuhrer Wiegand”. It was thought of as the ultimate position for bringing in the prisoners from the regions around to work in the camp.

April 10, 2009 in North America

Alcatraz, which was previously named by the Spanish as “Isla de los Alcatraces” meaning “Island of the Pelicans” for the large number of the bird species present on the island, was already believed to been home of evil spirits by the native Americans, and were home to large number of criminal outlaws.
When the Mexican-American War, taking place in California, ended in the year 1848, USA took control over it and understanding the island’s strategic position for the defense of the San Francisco Bay, a fortress was decided to be built over the sandstone outcropping of 1853. A round wall of stone and brick  was built around the island, with offices, barracks, temporary wharfs and shops  in it.