Norse religion refers to the religious traditions of the
Norsemen prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, specifically during the
Viking Age. It is a folk religion, and
after 1000 years – a temple, reportedly is coming up. News reports suggest that Icelanders will
soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with
construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the
Norse gods since the Viking age.
The McDonald's
Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants,
serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in
the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated
by Richard and Maurice McDonald. A
McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the
actual corporation itself. Recently,
Mcdonald was in news due to a reported outrageous incident of pushing out a
child in its Pune outlet.
Mcdonalds, KFC and
more global firms have entered India … this one is their closing down
elsewhere. MailOnline reports
of ‘burger and chips’ in National museum in Iceland. Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland. Its
latitude, at 64°08' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign
state and a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the
location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which Ingólfur Arnarson
is said to have established around AD 870.
It is reported that
the McDonald's meal has spent the last
year on display in Iceland's national museum, after the final fast food outlet
shut down in the country. Now, the salty snack has gone one step further in
becoming a historic item, going on display in a hostel - complete with a webcam
so fans can document the food as it decays. It is the last McDonald's burger and fries
sold in Iceland that is on display at the Bus Hostel in Reykjavik
The one displayed
at Bus Hostel in Reykjavik is the last purchased cheeseburger from the chain, which
left Iceland in 2009 ~ and it's still in its original wrapper. Iceland's economic crash in late 2008
ultimately led the global fast food chain to close their doors in the country. The
last day that locals could pick up a McDonald's burger was October 31, 2009. One
particularly forward-thinking man, Hjortur Smarason, went to McDonald's the day
before to pick up one of the final offerings - not to eat, but to keep on his
garage shelf.
~ and it is that last
McDonald's burger sold in Iceland that is on display ! .. The property has also
set up a livestream for those who can't make it to Reykjavik to watch it rot
and decay from anywhere in the world. It
could be a slow process, however, as the livestream site warns that 'you will
have to be patient to see any changes' in its appearance.
Strange
are the ways of people !
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
4th Feb
2015.