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Julie Taylor
Добавлен 7 мар 2015
World Cruise 2024 Part 35 New York Day 2
Today we walked along the waterfront walkway, and then continued along the High Line
The High Line is a public park, built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the City of New York, the High Line opened in 2009 as a hybrid public space, where visitors experience nature, art, and design
• We were moored next to the Intrepid, an Aircraft Carrier from WW11, which is now a large museum installation .
• At pier 88 is where Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States. On January 15, 2009, the Ai...
The High Line is a public park, built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the City of New York, the High Line opened in 2009 as a hybrid public space, where visitors experience nature, art, and design
• We were moored next to the Intrepid, an Aircraft Carrier from WW11, which is now a large museum installation .
• At pier 88 is where Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States. On January 15, 2009, the Ai...
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World Cruise 2024 Part34 New York Day 1
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On day 1 in New York we walk over the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain. The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the East River approximately 1.1 miles (or about 1.8 kilometers) between Manhattan and Brooklyn. A brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to use steel for cable wire, and during its construction explosives were used inside a pneum...
World cruise 2024 Part 33 Boston
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Boston was founded on the Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers and was named after Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Boston was home to several events that proved central to the revolution and subsequent Revolutionary War, including the Boston Massacre (1770), the Boston Tea Party (1773), Paul Revere's Midnight Ride (1775), the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), and the Siege of Boston. Boston's many ...
World Cruise 2024 part 32 Bar Harbour Maine USA
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Port 29 Bar Harbor USA Again woke up to thick pea soup fog. There were huge delays for some people in getting off the ship onto tenders boats, as everyone had to go through USA Immigration onboard. Many excursions, including ours, were cancelled due to these delays Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island along Maine’s Frenchman Bay. It serves as a gateway to the mountains and cliffs of neig...
World Cruise 2024 Part 31 Halifax Canada
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Another coach tour. Our first stop were the beautiful Public Gardens.This was followed by a tour of the Citadel. A quick tour of the city, then we went on a long drive to Peggy's Cove. This could have been a beautiful scenic drive, but unfortunately everything was enshrouded in fog, & things didn't improve when we reached the Cove. The original inhabitants of Novia Scotia were the Mi'kmaq peopl...
Tasting Menu Lunch Botanic House
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We were recently gifted an experience of the Tasting Menu Lunch by Luke Nuygen at the Botanic House Restaurant in Sydney. This proved to be a very tasty & enjoyable experience. Music from RUclips Audio Library: Fine Dining Track Tribe For Time to Disappear-Go by Ocean Ryan McCaffrey
Royal Sydney Botanic Gardens Calyx
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I visited the Royal Sydney Botanic Gardens early in December 2024. The display Alchemy of a Rainforest in the Calyx was spectacular. There were plenty of other summer flowering plants to be seen inother areas of the Gardens. Unfortunately the heat we had experienced had affected a lot of the plants , & the roses & dahlias needed deheading to encourage more growth. Music from RUclips Audio Libra...
World Cruise 2024 Part 30 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 1
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Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. A rapid population expansion occurred just after the turn of the 20th century, when Sydney became home to one of North America's main steel mills, fed by the numerous coal mines in the area . During both the First and Second World Wars, it was a major staging area for England-bound convoy...
World Cruise 2024 Part 29 Reykjavik 1
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Day 65 Reykjavik Iceland We take a coach tour to visit Hot Springs, and then continue along the coast to a small village, where we have a delicious Langoustine feast. This was probably one of the best meals I had on our whole cruise. A langoustine is a small slim coral coloured lobster that grows up to 25cm long . The ones we had were very small, & served in a delicious sauce. Other passengers ...
World Cruise 2024 Part 29 Reykjavik Iceland
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Day 65 Reykjavik Iceland We take a coach tour to visit Hot Springs, and then continue along the coast to a small village, where we have a delicious Langoustine feast. This was probably one of the best meals I had on our whole cruise. A langoustine is a small slim coral coloured lobster that grows up to 25cm long . The ones we had were very small, & served in a delicious sauce. Other passengers ...
World Cruise 2024 Part 28 Isafjordur Iceland
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Day 64 Isafjordur Iceland Rooted in a rich history as a trading post since the 16th century, Ísafjörður has evolved from its humble beginnings into the vibrant heart of the Westfjords, right up in the northwest corner of Iceland. The Westfjords are regarded as the most remote part of the island and even the Ring Road avoids the Westfjords altogether. Despite enormous improvements in the road sy...
World Cruise 2024 Part27 Iceland 1 Akureyri
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Day 63: Arriving in Akureyri Iceland. We crossed the Arctic Circle Sunset was midnight, sunrise 2.10am Akureyri is a town with a rich history, surrounded by stunning landscapes and natural wonders. The colourful town was first established as a tiny fishing village and later stretched along the coast of Eyjafjörður fjord and up the steep hills above it. Akureyri is surrounded by 2 volcanoes. The...
World Cruise 2024 Part 26 Queensferry Scotland
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We visit St. Andrews & Glamis Castle At St. Andrews we visit the Old Course, the most famous and historic golf course in the world Glamis Castle is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. It has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century. Glamis was the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wh...
World Cruise 2024 Part 25 Le Havre France
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We drive along the River Seine past the many fields of crops, including the blue flowering Flax or Linseed. We have lunch at Grange de Fontenay. We then spend time visiting Monet's house & garden at Giverny We backtrack to Rouen where we explore the old Town, including the Place de Vieux Marche, to view where Joan d'Arc was burnt at the stake. There is a very unususl church at this spot, compar...
World Cruise 2024 Part 24 Dover England
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We meet up with a longtime friend, Pippa, who drives us to Canterbury. We spend the day catching up, whilst viewing the Cathedral, & going on a punt ride in a classic hand-built punt, on the historic river Stour. We return for a quick tour around Dover . Music from RUclips Audio Library: A Serenade to Veracuz Jimena Contrera A Stroll Alone Everet Almond Serenity Lish Grooves Summer Somewhere Cu...
World Cruise Part 23 Kristiansand Norway
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World Cruise Part 23 Kristiansand Norway
World Cruise 2024 Part 22 Aarhus, Denmark
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World Cruise 2024 Part 22 Aarhus, Denmark
World Cruise 2024 Part 21a Copenhagen Denmark
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World Cruise 2024 Part 21a Copenhagen Denmark
World Cruise 2024 Part 20 Stockholm Day 2
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World Cruise 2024 Part 20 Stockholm Day 2
World Cruise 2024 Part 19 Stockholm Day 1
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World Cruise 2024 Part 19 Stockholm Day 1
World Cruise 2024 Part 18 Visby Gotland Sweden
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World Cruise 2024 Part 18 Visby Gotland Sweden
World Cruise 2024 Part 17 Tallinn Estonia
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World Cruise 2024 Part 17 Tallinn Estonia
World Cruise 2024 Part 17 Tallinn Estonia
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World Cruise 2024 Part 17 Tallinn Estonia
WORLD CRUISE 2024, Part16, Helsinki, Finland
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WORLD CRUISE 2024, Part16, Helsinki, Finland
World Cruise 2024 Part 15 Riga Latvia
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World Cruise 2024 Part 15 Riga Latvia
World Cruise 2024 part 13 Ijmuiden Netherlands
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World Cruise 2024 part 13 Ijmuiden Netherlands