Every child's dream - a metre-high Easter egg!
Published: 19 March, 2008, 16:32
In London, a metre-high Faberge treasure has been unveiled.
Made by famous pastry chef Beate Woellstein, it's a chocolate copy of the famous 'Imperial Napoleonic' Faberge egg commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II.
It took 70 hours and 30 kilos of chocolate to make.
The original, made from yellow gold, emeralds, rubies and diamonds, was one of only 52 jewelled eggs made by Peter Carl Faberge.
19.03.2008, 16:09
Basketball: American import prospects for gold with Russia in BeijingGood point guards have been hard to come by in Russia. The men's national team solved the problem by providing CSKA playmaker JR Holden with Russian citizenship. The women have followed suit and one of the most prolific U.S. point guards Becky Hammon now |
19.03.2008, 16:44
Ice hockey: Russia to set up new Euro-leagueRussia’s hockey chiefs are establishing a European-wide league, which they hope will rival and eventually surpass the NHL as the world’s best and most popular championship. The Continental Hockey League has big plans – and even bigger backers. |
