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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Big CAT, a Victorian funicular, a hoilday cottage and a fairground
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:37:33 +0200
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Yes Douglas, impressive and interesting view
Cheers
Lluis


El 09/07/2009, a las 15:20, Douglas Sharp escribi?:

> I've been scanning some older stuff again.
>
> I suppose this could be called CAT content:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170341-1/Big_Cat_misburg0004scan.jpg
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170344-1/Big_Cat_Hannover0041scan.jpg
>
> This bulldozer was being used on the project for widening the canal  
> that passes our house (1995)
>
> A fascinating funicular - this recently refurbished Victorian cliff  
> railway has a closed water cycle and a pump as a power source.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170347-1/Funicular_Saltburn0032scan.jpg
>
> The water is pumped out of the car at the bottom and into the car at  
> the top. As soon as it's tanks are full it descends and pulls the  
> other car back up the cliff. We stayed in Saltburn often when I was  
> very young and I was always glad that the funicular was there,  
> little legs get very tired after a long day on the sands.
>
> The pier used to be the longest in the UK until a ship sliced it in  
> half. Saltburn used to boast a top-class hotel "The Zetland" with a  
> "drive-in station" built for it's own luxury railway carriages.
>
> Possibly one of the nicest spots for a holiday cottage - Runswick  
> Bay in North Yorkshire:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170350-1/Holiday_cottage_Runswick0033scan.jpg
>
> The Bay has its own microclimate. Although it is quite a long way  
> north, the gardens grow palms, citrus fruit trees and most of the  
> hedges are Fuchsias and roses.
>
> Our holiday resort - Whitby:
>
> When the regatta is on, they install a fairground on one of the  
> piers - as if the rides aren't scary enough, these are about 30 feet  
> above and right next to the North Sea.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170353-1/Rides_Whitby0037scan.jpg
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170359-1/Rides_Whitby0039scan.jpg
>
> No, the second one doesn't need despotting, those are stars at the  
> top of the sky.
>
> Hope you like them, C+C more than welcome
>
> Douglas
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