Where is Ross?

This blog is a record of my travels in Europe during the Summer of 2005. Countries visited include England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Vatican City, Monaco and Germany.

Friday, July 22, 2005

Pont Neuf


All of the old cities in Europe are in a constant state of restoration and repair of old structures. Restoration of old structures has got to be a huge business over there. This is the Pont Neuf (translates to: the new bridge) which ironically is the oldest bridge in Paris. It is in the process of being cleaned. You can see the dramatic difference between the cleaned bit on the left and the dirty part on the right.

3 Comments:

At November 25, 2005 10:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I thought that meant it was "Bridge Nine"

 
At November 27, 2005 6:13 PM, Blogger BreckenridgeBum said...

Au Contraire. Although "neuf" does mean "nine" it also means "new". If you can read french read the first two lines of:
http://lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_neuf.htm
English:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-60490

 
At November 30, 2005 5:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Damn, I thought I'd catch something. All those years of French paid off for you.

Oh yeah, capitalize the Firth of Forth in one of your descriptions.

 

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