--- In [email protected], "Dorothy Robbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <Snip)
> Last year at the Mayor's Thames Festival, Tower Bridge was opening about > every half hour, because a sailing barge was running trips downriver. It was > interesting at first, then as the day wore on it became just background! > > Dorothy > I can vouch for that as i was on one of the sailing barge trips (the last one) It was probably the best ten quid I've spent in London in a few tears - an hour and a half on a sailing barge going twice under a raised tower bridge. Can't find it on the website for this years festival though but their are many booked bridge lifts for sailing barges over the weekend. but the festival is well worth a visit in its own right. http://www.thamesfestival.org I videoed the bridge lifting from the sailing barge and have put it on youtube - unfortunately can't access youtube from work but if you were to search on Tim Lewis and/or tower bridge opening you may find it. Not only is their Thames festival that weekend but it is also London Open House weekend which makes the weekend a real highlight of London's calender, I personally think that the events should be held on different weekends as their isn't enough time in one weekend to enjoy both. A great weeekend to be in the Capital - the weathers normally good as well. http://www.openhouse.org.uk/london/home.html Tim P.S. if you want to see Tower Bridge being lifted the planned schedule is at: http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TowerBridge/English/BridgeLifts/schedule .htm
