Odd News Roundup: Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic; South Africa dog hotel offers 'six star' canine luxury and more

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic An upside down house built in Colombia's Guatavita, a short distance from the capital of Bogota, is capturing the imagination of visitors looking for fun following coronavirus restrictions. "I thought that someone was pranking me", said Genovefa Klonovska after being handed the letter, which included a handmade coloured rose and two paper dolls.


Reuters | Updated: 28-01-2022 18:49 IST | Created: 28-01-2022 18:30 IST
Odd News Roundup: Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic; South Africa dog hotel offers 'six star' canine luxury and more
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Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.

Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic

An upside-down house built in Colombia's Guatavita, a short distance from the capital of Bogota, is capturing the imagination of visitors looking for fun following coronavirus restrictions. Inside the house, which was designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in Colombia with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be, while furniture is positioned beneath them.

South Africa dog hotel offers 'six star' canine luxury

Five stars is usually the most a luxury hotel can get, but one in Cape Town gives its canine guests such a pampering its owners say it deserves six. The city's Superwoof Dog Hotel provides the pooches of well-to-do South Africans with the kind of treatment many humans in poverty-stricken South Africa could only dream of.

Lithuania delivers letters 50 years after they were posted

A letter written to a 12-year old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December, almost 51 years after it was sent by a pen pal in Poland. "I thought that someone was pranking me", said Genovefa Klonovska after being handed the letter, which included a handmade coloured rose and two paper dolls.

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