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Last weekend July 22-23 the city of Taipei was the hoast for an event which was one of the biggest outdoor events in the history of Taiwan.

300 tons of snow and an international lineup of professional athletes in snowboard, skating and skiing with participants like the snowboard champions Jonas Emery and Simon Ax from Sweden, Marc André Tarte from Canada, Jukka Eratuli Finland, Arnaud Rougier France and Manuel Bernert from Austria.

The event which was sponsored by Nokia was held at the park of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

More than 100,000 spectators was expected over the two-day event

The latest World Wide Panorama event is now online. 260 VR Photographers from 46 countries created their interpretation of the theme "water".

Many of the photographers did many panoramas, the Wolfgang See panorama was one of Bernhard Vogls versions - his real contribution is very different, you find it here

Photo © Bernhard Vogl

The name is "Vita Hästen" in Sweden - "Sommer i Tyrol" in Denmark actually playing right now in one of the Copenhagen theatres.

The writers Oskar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg wrote the romantic comedy already in 1896 during their stay at the White Horse Inn - der Weisses Rössl.

Wolfgangsee is a very popular Holyday area in Austria and the story about the White Horse Inn has played a part of this.

Hotel Weisses Rössl Austria

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In Philadelphia, Destiny's Child, Jay Z and Bon Jovi were among the performers.

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The popular Irish band had to do another concert on June 15 after the first one the day before was sold out. This weekend they are home in Dublin to play at Croke Park on June 24 - 25.

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It was an idea from the sixties by the local Jazz Club in Silkeborg which today has developed to one of the most popular music festivals in Denmark.

All kinds of Jazz is played in the concert halls, tents, in the streets, the church and perhaps most important on the old steam boats sailing on the lakes at Silkeborg.

New Orleans, Dixieland, swing, street parade, gospel, big band, jam session.

Jazz bands from all the world come to play at the festival.

The boat trips are very popular and you have to get your tickets in good time to be able to participate on one of them.

The steam damper Hjejlen in the panorama is the oldest steam damper in the world sailing with the original steam engine.

Links:River Boat Jazz Festival