Canal archive

Phew I can walk and write correctly again, no joking apart enjoy your upgrade.

Yup I’ve put a picture it’s younger sibling on the water cooler thread. There’s a bit of a bridge thing going on there. When you were in Bordeaux did their bridge open?

Superb structure with an excellent museum.

John Rennie built brick bridges across the canal for horse drawn vehicles they’re still in use today by some of the heaviest lorries on the road today. I watched a programme recently about the restoration of one of our earliest Steel framed Mill buildings all of four storeys tall, evidently its strength went towards proving the possibility for the building of sky scrapers.

There you go no problem also better the old boy you know rather than training up a new one.

Linen shirt - hope there’s an ironing service.

We’ve all been there Kristal ask your cabin attendant, cos I don’t think you have butler’s on AMA mind you the cabin guys and girls on any river cruise line are most probably very clued up.

Evidently all tied up with tensile strength also so my civil engineer friend tells me a lot depends on where the steel was manufactured. I also suspect weight load, fixings and the ingenuity of those engineers that got it right.

Hope he doesn’t forget his trews 🤣 I’m glad someone else likes a little bling.

This is ours which when I first saw it looked just a bit scary. Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge reopens http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-31787804

Whoops done it again change Victoria - different continent for Niagara Falls.

CPT oh wow some of these bridge builders are really something.

Looks soooooooo good. Should have made time but with only two full days and Moreno and up the tower etc., although I did enjoy a drink watching the world go by in St Marks Square, knowing your getting fleeced but to hell with it! Then following the guy with our luggage on a hand cart from our hotel to the train station for the Orient Express. Trains the special ones are usually one or maybe two nights for our Rocky Mountaineer we started on the Eastern Coast - Victoria Falls then flew to the West Coat all in all managed to see quite a bit of Canada.

There’s no doubt us Mini aficionados must stick together, so although no individual gondola ride I did get the Orient Express, the Blue Train the Rocky Mountaineer and various other stream and diesel trains around the world. So it’s now onwards to complete the wonderful rivers of Europe. P.S. He did try to pay with a rather large denomination bank note which the gondolier refused so the passage was free. Then I got my gondola ride when the Venetian opened in Vagas.

Some years ago we went to Venice, beautiful city, my DH said he’d take me on a Gondola, yes he did - the ferry across the Grand Canal not the same but nearly there. I’m sure you’ll get your river cruise one way or another.

But of course no argument although one is so surprised you’re old enough for long trousers so no long socks. Sorry can’t find an emoji for tongue in cheek. I really do appreciate a man who dresses for the occasion and a lady. Either is to be applauded if their other half is lacking in that department. Personally I love putting on the ritz for a special event.

Easier access for no longer needed apparel and or bits and pieces and saves time on the inevitable end of cruise packing.

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Notamermaid I agree, reading of the fine print is certainly required in these circumstances and reading between the lines from other threads it’s different folkes for for different strokes i.e. it could be different from country to country. I just hope all have an equitable outcome.

Sounds great you may have to join chocoholics anonymous now.

RobinMN - what no tie, so non u, one has got to keep up appearances you know. Regardless of that you are from the colonies. 🤣

Trying to track vessels at the moment is interesting as more than a few have turned off their signals but it looks like Scenic Crystal is moored up with a couple of Viking vessels and just upstream of them are two (I think) of the ex Crystal vessels. I hope they all didn’t have passengers and I’m so surprised that Scenic could get into this debacle.

If your ever travel the Orient Express keep this in mind (it happened just over 25 years ago so may not be pertinent now) your luggage allowance is very clearly laid out and does not include a full size suitcase for your stateroom. Our neighbours did not adhere to these instructions, so teeny weeny cabin plus large suitcase (there was no way the steward could dispose of it and they didn’t have a smaller bag) the walls are very, very thin, I learnt some quite ripe language. Wonderful wonderful trip, DH spent a lot of time sorting out various passengers camera and of course then their film challenges so we seemed to spend some considerable time in the bar car, happy days. Train travel is a little akin to river cruising - small cabins.

I was told some time ago that it’s to do with the difference in law between Europe & North America about the finalising of contracts. Although not sure if includes Canada.

I absolutely hate shower curtains they move and stick to your body when showering, yuk.