Sandy beach, palm trees and clear, blue water. But if you think that these vacationeers are lounging on a warm tropical island, you'd be wrong. They're inside a giant hangar in snowy Germany:
The 'resort' is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany. Tropical Islands is inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. And despite it looking like temperatures are through the roof - outside the giant hangar it is actually snowing.
The Daily Mail has more photos: Link (Photo: Getty) | Tropical Islands official website
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Still, nice result.
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Oh, thanks for the info, Joscha!
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By the way, the hangar itself is not a leftover of the military base, but of a sadly failed attempt to create a new industry around constructing airships. You are looking at the giant graveyard of a failed public infrastructure investment http://goo.gl/maps/daRvH
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Well, it *is* Europe after all!
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It's still probably better than having to sit on a plane for half a day or longer to get to a tropical destination, though! I hope you had fun, Vankog!
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