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How it feels to stay in a bunker? If you’d like to try it you may go to Seymour Tower, one of the fort on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Bunker is located on the ground floor of a radio tower that was founded by German occupation forces during World War II. Sturdy concrete structure is still safe to live despite being in the English Channel.
Along the development, Seymour Tower became a vacation spot for tourists. Upper floors are used as a Nazi tower, now a place of observation which has a 360 degree view. This radio tower is one of 10 historic fort built between the mid-1800s and mid-20th century.
Inside the tower, circular granite interior spans two floors. Solar panels on the roof generate enough power for lighting and refrigerators. A cooking gas stove, crockery and cutlery are also available. To lay the body, bunk beds can accommodate up to six guests (sleeping bags not provided). Seymour Tower has no running water, but drinking water is provided along with a wood burning furnace. Read the rest of this entry »
SOME locations in Kupang, NTT, still holds the remains of Japanese soldiers fighting against the Colonial Army (Dutch East Indies army that some troops were indigenous Indonesian) and the Australian army.
Cannons and bunkers, two kinds of relics in the area, remained intact until now. End of 1941, a total of 200 Australian troops landed in Kupang to help Dutch troops defending the island from Japanese invasion of Timor. Australia worried about the arrival of the Dutch to the island of Timor will smooth their path to attack Australia.
They prepare with hundreds of bunker in the hills Penfui Village, Village Oepura, and Coconut Village Five.
The bunker serves as a hiding place to face the enemy. Onwards at the beginning of 1942, a Japanese fighter plane suddenly appeared and shot down a fighter plane owned by the Dutch. The incident adds tension of war so that troops continue to build a bunker. In fact, the bunker was also built in houses, schools and offices. Read the rest of this entry »