A haunted house, an adventurous dog, Lego repairs and a quiet Big Ben. The Travel News is in.
Hitchcock’s Psycho manor appears on New York rooftop
The Master of Suspense strikes again as a new instillation on the roof of The Met museum in New York sees a replica of the house from Hitchcock’s famous 1960s thriller Psycho pitch residence. The large scale sculpture by British artist Cornelia Parker is on view (weather permitting) until the end of October 2016.
Stay clear of the shower: metmuseum.org
Artist travels the world repairing damaged walls with Lego
Artist Jan Vormann has been plugging the gaps in building exteriors that have been damaged. The colourful brick repairs are part of his project called ‘Dispatchwork’, and it has taken him around the world. Lots of people have joined him in his mission.
Look at his map showing the network of Lego repairs: dispatchwork.jimdo.com/
Sheepdog walks home 240 miles from Cumbria to Wales
We get lots of adventurous dogs visiting us but this week’s most notorious is Pero, a working sheepdog, navigated his way from his new owners on a farm in Cockermouth to his old home in the village of Penrhyncoch, Ceredigion. Proving that dogs have great natural navigation skills, Pero must have travelled over 20 miles a day by the time he reached his old owners twelve days later.
See pictures of Pero and read more about his adventure here: telegraph.co.uk/news
Big Ben silenced
London will be without its iconic soundtrack for a few months while Big Ben, the clock and the Elizabeth Tower undergo £29 million repairs. The apparently essential maintenance will see the bell stripped back to its original Victorian state.
To see a video about the work ahead see: bbc.co.uk/news