21 July 2010

3m people take over motorway

A claimed three million pedestrians, skaters and cyclists took over a 60km stretch of the motorway between Dortmund and Duisburg on Sunday in a massive party to celebrate the region's Cultural Capital of Europe 2010.

The road was closed to motorists and some 20,000 tables were set up to cater for the 'longest banquet in the world'.

It was arguably the world's biggest picnic too. The event was called 'Still Life'.