Archive for August, 2010

Do you know which place can be called motherland of whirlpool aero car? It’s Spain. History starts its root in 1913, when a few Spanish businessmen decided to build a car for easy transportation of people across the terminuses. They had got an agreement from Niagara Parks Commission to start this construction. Besides, they needed an acceptance to begin this operation from the State of New York and US Government, which wasn’t so easy. But finally they’d got it. They’d started the new promising project.
The target of all this was to build a convenient car to transport passengers from one terminus to another. The inventor of this comfortable vehicle was Spanish engineer Leonardo Torrequevedo (1852-1939). He was working in a small town Bilbao; he owned a design from a similar cable car at Mount Ulia, the same Spanish auto for 14 people with a difference that the new one was cheaper to use and more comfortable.
The target to build this new kind of transport was to carry 40 people from one terminal at Colt’s Point to another to Thompson’s on the 76meter’ height. It was better than all previous cars, because being at a height of 250 feet passengers could enjoy the beauty of surroundings for a journey lasting 539meters.
The engine of this clever cable car has 60 horse powers and can take the weight of 60 tones of people through 6 cables attached.
There is no doubt, that this car can be called the safest in the world. During many years of its use there were no accidents and no injuries at all. But I can’t say it was popular from the beginning of its use. The most successful moment was in 1916, when the initial price of this machine was $120,000.
In 1961 the owner changed, the new one, A. Blake Robertson, installed electromagnetic system, which was more functional and after only 45years of use changed the cables.
Now this car belongs to the Niagara Parks Commission. It’s still working, but for sightseeing. It’s a visiting card of Spain, which people are proud of.
Of course, if you are looking more for speed without limits, you can rent a car, but don’t waste an opportunity to see the Whirlpool Aero Car.
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The city of Murcia in Spain, a blend of great beaches, attractive sights and great food, is one of the finest places that make the tourists to visit the place again and again for a holiday vacation.
And of course the festivals which are also among one of the attractions are held all year round. Choose a month and you will definitely find some type of festival being held in the city.
The International Festival de Mediterranean Folklore is a famous festival held during the month of September for every 3 days. Several dance performances, and music are played by many artists from all over the world to educate and to provide entertainment to the visitors of the festival.
International Festival of Theater, Music and Dance, is another awesome festival that takes place in August every year in Almansa. This festival includes some of the Spanish and international figures in music, dance and theatre to perform classical works across several disciplines.
La Fiesta de la Cuadrillas is a festival that happens in the month of January and celebrates the current and the modern culture of the city of Murcia while emphasizing the music which is common to the area. In the month of February several carnivals are hosted that contains a 200 year old tradition. Several people of the city take part in these carnivals by dressing up in various colorful costumes and masks.
The month of March has Las Incursiones Berberiscas which is a three day festival that takes place in Los Alcazares in Mar Menor, containing various entertaining performances relating to music and dance and also has games and medieval market.
Holy Week is celebrate in the town of Lorca every April and is Murcia’s one of the most famous religious festivals. The festival includes many colorful processions that give a closer look of the city’s religious traditions to the tourists.
The Holy Week processions are followed by the Fiestas de Primavera in the month of May, the time when the city is filled with the crosses made from flowers for the Dia de la Cruz.
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