FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .