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Friday, 21st October 2005 by James Turnbull
Spanning the LA Harbour is the Vincent Thomas Bridge. At full zoom the shadow on the striking green water gives a very good detail of the bridge’s shape.
The European Space Agency is a collaboration between 18 European states with the simple aim of “exploring space” and yesterday…
This is the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, which at 190 metres is Sweden’s tallest skyscraper. The most striking thing…
A well known landmark to locals and holidaymakers is the little house that sits atop an island off the shore…
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been…
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind.…
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind.…
For centuries lighthouses have served as navigation aids, helping protect marine traffic from running aground on dangerous coastlines, rocks and…
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Mmmm… funky.
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I bet it’s fun to pull that ship just to the south into it’s ‘parking space’ along the bridge.
I agree, it doesn’t look there is much room to maneuver the ship.
It’s a tug boat pushing a bigger boat
oups, wrong picture to comment ;D, nvw
Actually the ship to the south is the “Radiance of the Seas”, a cruise ship belonging to the Royal Carribean line. This shot was taken the day after we returned from our cruise to Mexico. It is a monster and, yes, it is manuvered by tugs until it gets out into the main channel.
This should be added to the Movie locations catagory. It was in both “Gone in 60 Seconds” during the “Eleanor” chase scene and in “Charlie’s Angels” where Cameron Diaz and Crispin Glover face off in two Indy Cars with Crispin’s going off the bridge and into the water.