This is Newport Transporter Bridge. It crosses the river Usk. There are only two other bridges of this type in the UK. Vehicles, or pedestrians, are carried across the river on the gondola suspended from the metal span above. Pedestrians can walk over the river using the span and a long climb either side; dragons can just fly across. It was built in 1906.
Because the river banks are low a normal bridge wouldn't have space for ships to pass under, which isn't very good for a city with docks. A ferry couldn't be used as at low tide it couldn't reach the banks - the Usk has a high tidal range
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Small Bar of Belgian Chocolate
Now I like chocolate. I had been told that in Belgium I could get really large bars of chocolate. So I was really looking forward to getting a huge amount of chocolate. I'm so disappointed, this is the largest bar I could find - it's tiny! I flew up and down the streets of Bruges looking for a huge bar of lovely chocolate and this was the largest I could find. It's only four times bigger than me. It was very nice though.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Pigs in Bruges
I met a couple of happy pigs in Bruges. They were always smiling. It was great fun wandering around Bruges with these two. The added benefit was I could eat them when I got bored with them. They were made from chocolate. Though I didn't know that until I bit one.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Beer With a Wooden Handle
I found a nice bar in Bruges. It has a huge selection of beers. I did try a few, just a taste of each of course. They are often strong and sometimes very strong and each comes in a different type of glass. Some beers are brewed by monks others are made by small breweries that have been going for a very long time. This beer is a bit different. I chose it because I thought it was brewed by ducks, but it isn't. Kwak isn't to do with ducks, apparently its named after a pub owner. The glass for this one has a rounded bottom so has to sit in a wooden stand with a handle. It was a bit difficult to drink from as it has that big bulb full of beer at the bottom and it can come rushing out at you. So I settled for sitting on the edge of the glass and lapping it up with my tongue, dragons have very long tongues. It was nice.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Windmills in Bruges
Finding lots to do in Bruges. To the east are four windmills. They are on top of an embankment by the canal. One of the old city gates is nearby. There used to be over twenty windmills around Bruges. Two of the windmills open to the public at certain times, they weren't open when I was there - not even for dragons! The four left are different colours. I thought I'd have my photograph taken with this one. I like red.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)