The view from my "office"

We went to Wuppertal today. It is just another smallish German town that was badly damaged in WW2 and mostly rebuilt as cheaply and quickly as possible. However there is one absolutely must see in Wuppertal - the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. The first track opened in 1901 and it still does a roaring trade today. Around 1100 - 1300 it was packed with locals and a few tourists. In total it runs for 13.3 km.

(There is historic film from 1902 recording a ride on the Schwebebahn

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQs5VxNPhzk )




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The back seats are the best as the front has a drivers compartment. Almost the entire rear consists of a large window.

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It mostly runs over the River Wupper but there is a big stretch above the streets. Here the supporting arches are displaying a nice symmetry.

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There was a famous incident in 1950 when a circus was coming to town and the circus manager tried to drum up publicity by taking his smallest Elephant for a ride. he had to buy 5 tickets for it. Unfortunately the elephant didn't enjoy the experience and broke through the side of the railcar and feel into the river. Fortunately he was unhurt.

There are elephant 'branded' souvenir noodles available but we instead bought a childrens book about the incident, in English, for our Grandkids.

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Later that morning Soller village and a vintage train ride part of the way back to the ship.
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There was also an old tram that went through Soller. Very popular.
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Our engine changing ends.
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The views were spectacular.
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drron said:
Later that morning Soller village and a vintage train ride part of the way back to the ship.
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There was also an old tram that went through Soller. Very popular.
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Our engine changing ends.
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The views were spectacular.
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I can also tell you it's a bugger of a town to drive in :) We spent our last night in Mallorca there and had a place with parking, but getting to/from it was quite a challenge!
 
a bugger of a town to drive in

The challenge of Europe..wheels get you into the pretty country byways..but also become a hassle when the villages become towns.
I once had a 3 series hung up on a house entry step in a narrow little laneway.. I was too far in to back out and the step tried to stop me continuing.
A bit of bmbark was shed and we crawled through.. iirc the hire co didn't even notice it...
 
Salvador Dali Museum,Figueres.
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When the umbrella opens it rains inside the car in the preceding photo.
The painting that convinced me that Dali had real talent. At first it is a painting of Gala looking out a window.
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But move away and it becomes a portrait of Abe Lincoln. Bit hard to photograph.
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