Can you believe it? This church steeple from the village of Suurhusen in Northern Germany, has only gone and knocked the Leaning Tower of Pisa off it's slot as the most leaning building in the World. Now officially recognised by the Guniness Book of Records, the steeple which was added to the main building in 1450 is the new record holder. Owing to the use of wooden foundations the steeple has progressively leaned since building, although it has been stable since 1996 apparently. It is leaning considerably more than the Pisan tower, as you can plainly see from the photo!
I'm a bit miffed, because one of my very few claims to fame is the fact that I've been up to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I'm well aware that for quite a while, people weren't allowed up the tower, because of safety concerns. I'm damn sure I'm not going to Germany to go up some church steeple, but it has got me thinking, just how many people will travel there from far and wide, just so they can claim they've been up it? They'd better start making the models right now!
Like I told you a few days back, I'm only 2 days into the teaching experience and already I'm finding it difficult to think about anything other than lesson plans and what I should be saying to them during the direct teaching component of the lesson. I woke up at 6 this morning and that was me. Once my brain starts ticking, it just won't stop again till night. More teaching stuff to follow, I'm sure. I'll try not to, but it could be difficult!
