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sudanglo (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 28 d. 22:01:59
Vestitor (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 28 d. 22:11:03
Now I hope you're not going to make me all crestfallen by saying they only took all the nice typical postcard photos and that the rest of Ramsgate is like 1980s Rhyl.
Hyperboreus (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 28 d. 22:34:32
Vestitor (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 28 d. 23:27:48
Hyperboreus:If I'm right (and it's still in operation) it's a standard by which beaches are measured for cleanliness. Quite a lot of beaches and seas had a bit of a sewage problem in the past.Vestitor:Is it a blue flag beach?What's that?
Vespero_ (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 29 d. 01:42:56
sudanglo (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 29 d. 10:12:57
Yes Vestitor, the photo's aren't misleading in respect of the harbour and seafront area. There are less attractive parts back from the coast, but if I can finally tie up the booking for the Kongresejo, the congress will take place 3 mins walk from the harbour.
My plan is to invite participation also from NE France and Belgium (the cross-channel links are good) and therefore make next year's British congress much more international than usual. You can actually cross with your car from Ostend and arrive at the port lying to the West of the harbour and then it is only a 5 minutes walk into the town.
We are building the website at the moment and can drop or conserve or replace within the photo selection, hence the seeking of opinion about the attractiveness of the current set.
More details are available in the Forum section of the Britakongreso website under various topic headings. If anybody from Lernu would like to indicate that are interested in coming, this would be helpful. One of the major problems in organizing is getting an idea of how much you might have available from the kotizoj to spend on the congress.
PS Yes, the beaches round here are regularly tested for sea water quality and the results posted for all to see, so blue flag as I understand it.
erinja (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 30 d. 00:15:30
But my vote is "creepy" on the ram.
I didn't like the butterfly on a leaf photo. It could be anywhere.
RiotNrrd (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 30 d. 01:16:37
Then I realized it was a ram, and not a cartoon demon at all. But, uh... yeah, a bit creepy on first blush. Maybe it's because Oregon isn't sheep country, so I don't have an immediate association. I don't know.
I'm thinking that in this focus group, the ram maybe isn't doing particularly well.
The pictures are nice, though. Looks like a very charming place, and certainly one worth visiting.
sudanglo (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 30 d. 09:59:21
It never occurred to me at all that some might see it as 'creepy' or menacing. The chap is carrying an Esperanto flag - does that not immmediately negate any malevolent intentions?
Anyway, thanks all, for the feedback on the pics. Erinja, I had the same thought about the butterflies. I didn't choose that one - that was a kunlaboranto. The connection comes through the caption (King George VI park).
Ramsgate is an unusual place in some respects. I believe it is the only town to have its own Time and Meridian officially recognised by Greenwich. It was actually on an island at the time of the Norman invasion (silt later filled the channel between the island and the mainland). It's the only town with an officially designated Royal Harbour, and it has more listed buildings than any other town in Kent (including nearby mediaeval Sandwich). It also has a network of tunnels in the chalk running under many of the main streets of the town, which were used for shelter from the air raids in WWII with an accommodation capacity of 40,000 people, twice the wartime population.
olivette (Rodyti profilį) 2012 m. rugpjūtis 30 d. 13:30:27