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.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .