Tagged With "Bridges"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day. January 14, 2014: Calgary Peace Bridge
I do need to get out more! Of course, I live south of downtown while you look at this view every day. We'll need to go for a walk there this summer, DrY! Prince's Island is a great place for those visiting Calgary. A lovely island oasis right off downtown. Wonderful escape from bustle of a city and literally just a minute from it all.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day. January 14, 2014: Calgary Peace Bridge
This bridge is neat. When Evan and I were doing our walkabout through downtown and then to the university we crossed the Bow and headed west. A couple of minutes later we came across this bridge and experienced some crosser's remorse at our previous choice of bridge.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 12, 2013: Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota
It`s impressive to see those big freighters making their way through that narrow canal, just clearing that interesting bridge!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 12, 2013: Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota
Love the bridge. I like cool designs like this. Hey -- I'm going to Minneapolis in 2 months. Is it worth going to Duluth for a day in the winter time? Or does the place shut down then?
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #11: The Arena of Arles and the World of Rome
PHeymont-What a spectacular answer page to the puzzle!
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #11: The Arena of Arles and the World of Rome
The remains of Rome are great to see, it cannot be denied, but it's those lovely little bridges that will be the target when I go to Arles. And I will, no doubt. The village within the walls reminds me of the "anfiteatro" in Lucca Italy. It was filled by houses until the 19th century when it was cleared, leaving the ring of buildings on the perimeter and creating the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro. I had the good fortune of renting a large apartment in the perimeter ring of buildings, overlooking...
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #11: The Arena of Arles and the World of Rome
When you get to Arles, you may want to look at another bridge, this one crossing the Rhone. The clip below is from this website , which also has several other side-by-side comparisons of his paintings and today. The bridge here is modified or replaced, but the steps and the walk along the Rhone have not. And here's another image from my visit, looking down the Canal d'Arles from near the Langlois Bridge (the official name of the "Van Gogh Bridge.")
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #11: The Arena of Arles and the World of Rome
Thanks again, PHeymont. I'll certainly be back for more tips before I go to Arles. This website is becoming dangerous!
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Re: Gold Country California: South Yuba River
This looks like the kind of place it's so easy to drive past, unknowing, unless someone tells you to look for it and be rewarded. One of the reasons I sometimes like to "shunpike!"
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Re: Gold Country California: South Yuba River
I learned a new word this morning, a good one! I suppose in relation to an interstate, it is indeed, shunpiking. But in the foothills, Hwy 49, the road over the new bridge, is the main artery through the area. All things relative.
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Re: Gold Country California: South Yuba River
Thank you for the recap!! I was a great hike the second time, on paper and in pictorial form.......less hot and exhausting. But it was a great experience!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 17, 2014: Manhattan Distortion
Looks almost like a reflection in a pool of water.
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Re: Manhattan from the Other Shore
excellent article and collection of pictures, PH. The Manhattan skyline is always fascinating to look at and the history of it is equally interesting
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Great pics. We were there this past August and were very impressed with the Eiffel Tower. It was truly fantastic accomplishment and the views are spectacular. The day we were there we had pre-purchased our tickets online, but did not use them. The morning of our scheduled day it was pouring down rain and we were tired, so we stayed in bed. Later in the morning the skies cleared and we went over to the tower. Since we missed our time we had to purchase another two tickets. it was still worth...
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Thanks, Pheymont. Even we who imagine we know the city have gotten a whole new perspective. Point of view is everything! And, having been up the tower once long ago, I'm again struck by how much higher it seems looking down than it appears from the below or from a distance.
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Thanks! Certainly true also about how different it can appear at different angles from below, as in Dr. Fumblefinger's blog here the other day!
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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge – The Creepy and the Miraculous
If you follow Interstate 275 south through the city of St. Petersburg, Florida until you run out of land, you’ll be greeted by a gentle slope of road that seemingly rises from the waters of the Tampa Bay. This...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 17, 2015: Love Locks, Pont des Arts, Paris
No one really knows where it started, but it's spread all over the world in the past few years—"Love Locks" snapped onto railings, especially on bridges. Some hate them and feel they disfigure spaces with other purposes (in Basel, we...
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June 2, 2017: Causey Arch, England
A historic 18th century railway bridge is today's Picture of the Day, with beautiful photos and narrative from Ian Cook.
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Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
Jonathan L takes us on a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Join him and take in the views.
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Rocky Creek Bridge, Big Sur, California
Gumbo was at the Rocky Creek bridge in Big Sur. See why the Big Sur coast is so special to so many!
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China Opens Glass Bottom Bridge at the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Dr Y's Photo of Zhangjiajie National Park China has opened up a 600-feet-high, 1000 foot long glass bottomed suspension bridge at the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Shiniuzhai National...
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Delhi NY - A drive through the Catskills
If you have never been to the Catskill Mountains in New York State you are missing one of the real beautiful areas of the Northeastern United States. The Catskills fill the area between the Hudson River to the east and the Delaware River to the...
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Calabria to Sicily: A bridge too far?
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said he wants to build the long-planned but now canceled bridge from Reggio in Calabria to Messina in Sicily, but critics think it's either impossible or a bad idea. The bridge has been a long time...
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Boston's Beautiful Public Garden
Samantha takes us to the crown jewel of Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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Flood Memorial, Grand Forks
DrFumblefinger visits the Flood Memorial in Grand Forks. Constructed after the devastating flood of 1997, it helps people visualize how high the seemingly placid Red River can rise in the spring flooding season.
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March 9, 2018: The Commando Memorial (Spean Bridge), Scotland
Ian Cook shares one of the United Kingdom's most beloved monuments, that dedicated to British Commando Forces. The monument offers panoramic views, including of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.
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April 6, 2018: Jubilee Bridge, Loch Linnhe
Ian Cook shares images of the Jubilee Bridge, and some of the prettiest scenery to be found in Scotland.
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August 15, 2018: Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Andalusia
Professor Abe visits a memorable bridge spanning a deep gorge, with fantastic views!
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May 20, 2018: Oak Bridge, Central Park, New York
An early spring walk in Central Park takes Jonathan L through some of the most picturesque parts of the Park.
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A Park Grows in Brooklyn
Nearly 200 years ago, New York and Brooklyn, then separate cities and the greatest shipping centers on the East Coast, saw the land along the rivers—Hudson and East—begin to fill with docks, piers, warehouses and freight traffic....
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Manhattan from the Other Shore
Manhattan's skyline is constantly, although the changes are not always instantly obvious, at least not so much as the change between the city's days as a port where the ships lined the shore and the growth of huge buildings clustered together in their...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 12, 2013: Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota
In today's highlighted photo one can see a freighter leaving the Duluth harbor, making its way underneath the Aerial Lift Bridge, past Canal Park, and heading out to Lake Superior. The second photo shows the road portion of the...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 18, 2013: Sailing the Seas in NY Harbor
The clipper ship Clipper City passes the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in New York’s East River. Clipper City carries passengers on harbor cruises, leaving from the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan. The South Street Seaport...
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Gold Country California: South Yuba River
“Going to the river” is a thing both locals and visitors to Gold Country seem to do a lot. My son, having lived here for a time, often heads straight up Highway 49 to the South Fork as soon as he gets to town, but I’ve...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 17, 2014: Manhattan Distortion
The new 1 World Trade Center building and Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce Street apartment tower join the Brooklyn Bridge in this image shot through the imperfect plate glass walls of the carousel pavilion in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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Burning train, car crashes, 100 actors: The Bridge holds a drill
TV-like chaos as the Oresund Bridge held a large-scale emergency drill to test response times and equipment.
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Nov. 16, 2016: Tyne Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A great reflection of Tyne Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne, captured by ViewfromtheChair photography
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September 29, 2016: Natural Bridge, Kicking Horse River
A river with an unusual name, situated in a place of natural spectacular beauty, has formed an unusual natural bridge in Yoho National Park.
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September 28, 2016: London Bridge - Lake Havasu, AZ
Samantha takes us back to Lake Havasu, and the story of how the 1830 London Bridge came to the American desert.
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October 2, 2016 - Verrazano Narrows Bridge
From the street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge seems to tower over the residential houses.
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Oresund Bridge to get mammoth paint job
After 16 years in service, the bridge between Sweden and Denmark is ready for new paint...and it will take 15 years to do it.
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London's Tower Bridge, inside and out
One of the world's most recognizable bridges, London Bridge is a fooler: Under its "old stone tower" look is a modern steel bridge.
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January 4, 2017: Love Locks, Newcastle
View from the Chair Photography shares today's Pic of the Day, an interesting perspective of Love locks on the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.
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Walking across the Ohio: Big Four Bridge, Louisville
Once the mainline for trains crossing the Ohio River, this 1895 truss bridge is now for pedestrians and cyclists, including Jonathan L.
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The Routhierville Covered Bridge (Where Gumbo Was #177)
The experts caught Gumbo this week at the Routhierville Covered Bridge, in Quebec Province, Canada
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Panama's new canal open to more cruises
The opening of the Panama Canal's new, larger locks means cruise lines can use larger ships for cruises through the canal. But issues remain.
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July 28, 2016: Coit Tower, San Francisco, California
For an awesome 360-degree view of San Francisco, you must visit the Coit Tower.
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Wylam Railway Bridge, Northumberland
A beautiful old bridge, Ian Cook photographs and shares monochrome images and a brief history of the Wylam Railway Bridge, Northumberland.
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November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Built in 1939 atop Enger Hill, this five story tower provides visitors with a spectacular panoramic view of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin.