nonanon Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Another reason to keep those inspections going. BAHRAIN: A WINTRY OASIS The desert emirate of Bahrain, where summer temperatures hit 122 degrees, is to build a $175 million indoor ski resort on its own reclaimed island, the newspaper Gulf Daily News reported. The resort, Iceberg Tower, which will be developed by BCB Bartels Consult of Berlin, will include areas for skiing, ice climbing, snowboarding, ski-jumping and sledding, the newspaper said. It will also have an ice-sculpture park, an Arctic zoo, a science park and a convention hall. Later plans for the complex include a hotel, a shopping mall, a medical center, a marina and a seaside resort. (Agence France-Presse) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/18/international/middleeast/18BRIE2.html (registration required) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 All it takes is money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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