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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Dec 20, 2014 17:34:08 GMT
Check out these twenty five great swimming pools. I'd especially like to try the rooftop hotel pool in Singapore. www.businessinsider.com/best-swimming-pools-in-the-world-2014-7And here's one that they missed. This is Iceland's Blue Lagoon. The thermal pool is huge, crossed by many little bridges, formed and framed by a desolate landscape of lava fields. The turquoise water contrasts the grey sky and the green-brownish moss covering the black lava. Temperature is about 40 Celsius degrees no matter the time of year, which makes floating lazily extremely pleasant and relaxing, even if it’s raining on your head. And it does rain all the time in Iceland, even more than London. But if you open your eyes in the wrong direction, instead of black and brown lava fields you will see a grey building and white vapour clouds coming from high smoking towers: it’s Svartsengi geothermal power station. Actually, the Blue Lagoon’s clear waters do not come directly from the underground source, but from the power station’s drain system. The water is diverted beside a fluid lava deposit to activate the turbines. The steaming water is also used for the town’s heating system. That’s how they do it all over Iceland: no boilers, nor fuel or fireplaces; just the geothermal energy for heatings and hot water. This system grants low pollution and the resulting water, now down to 40 degrees, fills the thermal pool. Iceland sits atop active volcanoes and is covered with geothermal activity. Much of the island has a moon like landscape formed by lava.
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Post by Emerald on Dec 22, 2014 11:19:55 GMT
Some are stunning - Maldives resort Huvafen Fushi for me
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Post by blc on Dec 23, 2014 22:37:07 GMT
That one is certainly more interesting than some in their list.
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