This is the reopening of one of London’s attractions, it is the Cutty Sark Ship, in Greenwich, London, England,U.K.
By Mark on April 22, 2012
TRAILER: Cutty Sark Returns to Greenwich
TRAILER: Royal River Exhibition
Cutty Sark at Greenwich London 2005
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Cutty sark.
This is a post about one of London’s fantastic tourist attractions, it’s the Cutty Sark, this attraction will be reopened this week, due to a disasterous fire which caused alot of damage to the ship back in may 2007. The cutty sark is a clipper ship. It was built back in 1869, the ship was to serve as a merchant vessel, this was the last of the clipper ships to be built for that purpose, and then it became a training ship, before finally ending up as a public display in 1954. You will find the cutty sark which has been preserved in dry dock in Greenwich, London. It really is an amazing site, if you get the chance to see it, you will be very amazed and there is a wonderful view of London and the Thames river to. But of cause as it is an old ship, you do need to respect it and becareful,for your safety, especially if you lean on the ropes on the side of the ship. But it is a very safe and secure attraction for all the family.
This is a picture taken from flickr of inside the Cutty Sark.
This is a picture taken from flickr of inside the Cutty Sark.
The Cutty Sark, as become just one of only three ships in London, which is on the Core Collection of the National Historic Ships Register (the nautical equivalent of a Grade 1 Listed Building), along with the other two ships, the HMS Belfast and SS Robin. As i was saying due to a bad fire, the attraction was shut down for alittle while, but thanks to the hard work and undergoing conservation, the vessel as now been restored and will reopen on 26 April, 2012. This is a very special ship, as it is only one of three remaining original composite construction, wooden hull on an iron frame, clipper ships from the nineteenth century, the other two ships wether they are in part or whole, are the City of Adelaide, which is awaiting transportation to Australia for preservation, and then you have the beached skeleton of Ambassador of 1869 near Punta Arenas, Chile. So if you are one of the lucky ones, to visit the ship, do it, this is a must attraction.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Workmen, working on the Cutty Sark.
This is a picture taken from flickr of a cabin on the Cutty Sark.
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The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world and is part of the Indian Ocean.
By Mark on April 20, 2012
Bay of Bengal Geology
River Cauvery joining Bay of Bengal
Mahabalipuram shore temple, Near Bay of Bengal
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Bay of Bengal.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Coromandel Coast in the Bay of Bengal.
This is a post about the Bay of Bengal, it is the largest bay in the world, and forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The bay is roughly triangular in shape, and the countries it borders is the majority of India and Sri Lanka to the west, up in the north there is Bangladesh, andthen to the east you have Burma (Myanmar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east. It is a very big bay as it covers an area of 2,172,000 km². A there are number of large rivers like the Padma, which is a distributary of the Ganges, you also have there the rivers of Meghna, which is also a distributary of the Brahmaputra, Jamuna which is a branch of the Brahmaputra, Ayeyarwady, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri and they all flow into the Bay of Bengal. There are also important ports like, the Cuddalore, Ennore, Chennai, Karaikal, Pondicherry, Tuticorin, Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Vishakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Krishnapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, Mongla, Chittagong and Yangon, so this should give you an idea of how big this bay of bengal actually is.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Kanyakumari, India in the Bay of Bengal.
This is a picture taken from flickr of vivekananda memorial in the Bay of Bengal.
There are also a number of beaches along the bay like the Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, Digha in India, Ngapali in Burma and Arugram in Sri Lanka, aswell as many other beaches in India and Bangladesh. The bay of Bengal is a saltwater sea and is apart of the Indian Ocean. The bay is also full of biological diversity, like, coral reefs, estuaries, fish spawning and nursery areas, andalso mangroves. The Bay of Bengal is one of the World’s 64 largest marine ecosystems. And there are many other types of Marine life in the bay, like the giant Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris), Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis kamaroma), Marlin, barracuda, skipjack tuna, (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna, Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin (Sousa chinensis), and Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) are a few of the marine animals, and so much more. You can find historical temples, World Heritage Site’s, buildings and so on. So if you ever get the chance to visit or learn about the Bay of Bengal, there is so much to say, i have barely mentioned the tip of the bay.
This is a picture taken from flickr of a path in Ross Island in the Bay of Bengal.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Corn at the beach at the Bay of Bengal.
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Welcome to the memorial places of the RMS Titanic on Virtualtripping.com.
By Mark on April 16, 2012
Titanic\’s Centenary Commemorated in Belfast
Washington, DC Titanic Memorial 4/15/2012
This is a picture taken from flickr of RMS Titanic Memorial Wreath.
This is a picture taken from flickr of “Wallace Hartley” Bandmaster of the Titanic, Colne Cemetery.
This is a post about two countries in the world where the Titanic is remember, one is Belfast in Northern Ireland and the other Washington D.C in the U.S.A. It is a very very sad and uncomforting story about the sinking of the RMS Titanic and the disaster and it is good to see people remembering the ones that were lost on the 15th April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. After the ship hit an iceberg. There are two main memorial sites in the world, the one in Belfast , Northern Ireland represents the birth place of the mighty Titanic and the one in Washington, represents the north America, where the ship sank. There are many other places, where people remember the the disaster, but these two plces are quite important in history terms. The Memorial in Belfast commemorates the lives lost in the on 15th April 1912. And it was funded by contributions from the public, shipyard workers and victims’ families, and was dedicated in June 1920. You can find the monument on Donegall Square in central Belfast in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. The statue was designed by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who won the commission in open competition, and sculpted by John Horrigan from a single piece of red granite which was furnished from Westerly, RI, by the Henry C. Smalley Granite Co. And the statue was to be unveiled on May 26, 1931, by Helen Herron Taft, the widow of President Taft. Even today, i know this disaster effects many families, as they lost members of their own families during the time, but it is always good to remember tradgic events like this, so we can progress in the future, and protect us more often.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Washington Titanic Memorial.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Titanic Memorial, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
So here is a quick reference of what happened, the RMS Titanic was at the time a passenger liner,which as we know was to sink in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15th April 1912 due to colliding with an iceberg whilst on it’s maiden voyage from Southampton in England to New York City, in the USA. The sinking of Titanic was to cause alot of deaths, it was 1,514 people, which was a surprise, peacetime maritime disaster in history. This was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. And it was one of three Olympic class ocean liners which were in operation by the White Star Line. The Titanic was to have been built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. And when it was at sail, it carried a total of 2,223 people.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Washington DC – Titanic Memorial.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Washington DC – Titanic Memorial.
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- Learn about the Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic on Wikipedia:
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This is the French industrial city, known as Mulhouse in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace.
By Mark on April 15, 2012
musée de l\’automobile mulhouse
Visite à la Cité du train de Mulhouse
Tis is a picture taken from flickr of sculptures au Nouveau Bassin / Mulhouse.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Train à Grande Vitesse indeed at the Train Museum in Mulhouse.
This is a post about the French city of Mulhouse, it is also a commune in eastern France, and is close to the Swiss and German borders. Back in 2006, the population was 110,514 and if you count the inhabitants in the metropolitan area, then you got 278,206. This city is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and is also the second largest in the Alsace region after Strasbourg. It appears that the city is a principal commune of the 32 making up the Communauté d’agglomération Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (MAA, population 252,000). Mulhouse has become famous for having museums, like the Cité de l’Automobile, which is also known as “Musée national de l’automobile” and there is also the Musée Français du Chemin de Fer, which is also known as “Cité du train”, these museums are the largest automobile and railway museums in France. As it is an industrial town, people know it as it’s nickname “the French Manchester“. The city is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, and this where the secretariat of the European Physical Society can be found.
This is a picture taken from flickr, i think it is of the church (Temple Saint-Étienne),in Mulhouse.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Automobile Museum in Mulhouse.
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This is the Cape Breton Island on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
By Mark on April 12, 2012
Gaelic culture in Cape Breton Island video
Good Morning America ,Cape Breton Nova Scotia
This is a picture taken from flickr of Cape Breton Island.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Margaree River Valley.
Lets have alook at Cape Breton Island, this of cause an island and it can be found on the Atlantic coast of North America. They same that the name probably comes from the word Breton, which is the French adjective for referring to the Atlantic province of Brittany. The Island can be found within the province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. It is 10,311 km2 or 3,981 square miles island and happens to account for 18.7% of the total area of Nova Scotia. Even though the island appears to be separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso. You will find it has been artificially connected to mainland Nova Scotia by a 1,385 metres or 4,544 ft long rock-fill known as the Canso Causeway. To learn more about the island’s location, please click on the link below.
This is a picture taken from flickr of a bear from Cape Breton Island.
This is a picture taken from flickr of an Old Ship Yard in Cape Breton Island.
I have found out that the island has been divided into four of Nova Scotia’s eighteen counties, you have: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. Wikipedia say’s that the 2001 census for the population of the island was 147,454 “Cape Bretoners”; and this is approximately 16% of the provincial population. It also appears, that if you were to look at the 1996 census, you will find that there has been a decline in the population roughly, 6.8%. Roughly, 72% of the island’s population is located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) and this includes all of Cape Breton County and is often referred to as Industrial Cape Breton, this is because in the past it’s history of coal mining and steel manufacturing was in this area. Some of you will know that the island’s are known for having five reserves of the Mi’kmaq Nation, they are named as: Eskasoni, Membertou, Wagmatcook, Waycobah, and Potlotek/Chapel Island. Eskasoni is the largest in both population and land area.
This is a picture taken from flickr of a Cape Breton Island.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Cape Breton Island.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Cape Breton Island.
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.