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I guess it's progress

06.29.04 (8:31 am) [edit]

The photo in the right column “Africa and Europe” was taken from a spot I love to stop at on my way to the beach.

I love the fact that I can see two continents, and just eight kilometres of water (to the left the Mediterranean and to the right the Atlantic) separate two completely different cultures. In the afternoon, with the sun behind you, you can pick out individual houses and at night see car headlights as they snake through the foothills.

They’re building a tunnel. They’re going to rip up this beach (and no doubt somewhere equally as beautiful on the other side) for train terminals. If it turns out to be anything like either side of the channel tunnel it’ll be acres of rolling stock waiting to do the crossing. What a shame! However, it will mean (in theory) that you can travel by train from Inverness in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. What a trip that would be.

posted by: lynne (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (5:31 am)

Ok...that just went on my list of places I would like to go and things I would like to do. ;)

That is a really beautiful beach. I think it would be pretty cool to stand there and see two continents. The closest I have ever been to that has been standing at the river in Detroit, looking over at Canada. It is another country, you know, and not the 51st state many would have you believe ;)

posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (7:40 am)

"God gave man eye to appreciate beauty, Hand to destroy beauty and mouth to cry out, where is the beauty"
it'd be such a shame when that beach is gone!

posted by: aWindow (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (7:41 am)

i hate it when i forget to sign in and make a comment

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (7:43 am)

Reply to: lynne
We spend many happy hours winding up a Canadian friend by "assuming" Canada is part of the U.S. Ohh those Canadians can be touchy about details!

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (7:45 am)

Reply to: aWindow
You know, I'd have known that was you even though you hadn't signed in. Spooky!

posted by: aWindow (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (8:32 am)

Reply to: Andaloo
i am an open book lolol
well i am complimented and flattered and of course impressed, thank you so much

posted by: lynne (reply)
post date: 06.29.04 (3:01 pm)

Reply to: Andaloo
hahaha. I do the same thing to my Canadian friends! ;) Well, except for the Quebecois of course. You dont want to get *them* mad.

posted by: librarianguish (reply)
post date: 06.30.04 (8:42 am)

Beatuiful picture! Just like humanity to want to mess it up, eh?