The Sark

May 23, 2007 01:53

I was really sad that at 4am on Monday the Cutty Sark was (most probably deliberately) set alight. The Cutty Sark was a major London landmark and a tourist destination. A tea clipper ship built in 1869, she was designed to be the fastest way to bring tea from China to London. It was undergoing a restoration which cost a lot of money and was going ( Read more... )

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tristanwolf May 23 2007, 13:38:20 UTC
that is sad. i hadnt heard of it before but apparently a big deal as it was in the front section of the local paper here. it appeared they would still restore it though.

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isolani May 24 2007, 09:40:31 UTC
btw concerning the 'homesickness' bit, whenever I feel it coming on I get to http://www.fotopaulmartens.nl/webcam1.html

(do remember to allow popups, the Rotterdam skyline, live...)

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shoppingqueen June 1 2007, 17:32:40 UTC
Rotterdam looks fabulous, what a modern lovely bridge.
How can Scotland compete with that?

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isolani June 2 2007, 12:14:04 UTC
It can`t ! *sob*

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