Emirates Airline London Cable Car

Emirates Airline Cable Car

The Emirates Airline is a cable car link across the River Thames. The cable car started operating on the 28th June 2012 and is being run by Transport For London (TFL).

The cable car is 1 km long and runs from the Greenwich Penisula near the O2 Arena to the Royal Docks home of the ExCel Centre. The service cost cost £65 million to build.

The cable car operates at a speed of 6m/s and journey time is less than 10 minutes across the River Thames.

View of O2 Arena

Emirates Airline Cable Cars over River Thames 

View of Riverside 

Emirates Airline Cable Cars over River Thames
 

View of Dockside Apartments

Emirates Airline Cable Cars from Royal Docks

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Alpenzoo / Alpine Zoo in Innsbruck, Austria

Alpenzoo

The Alpine Zoo, located at an elevation of 727 meters, is Europe's highest zoo. It is located at the foot of the Nordkette, right above the capital city of Tyrol with an unique view over the surrounding mountains and the city of Innsbruck. 

The zoo can be reached by public transport , car or via the Hungerburgbahn.

Hungerburgbahn is a hybrid funicular railway in Innsbruck, Austria, connecting the city district of Hungerburg with the city center. It opened on the 1st December 2007 and has four stations: Congress (underground station), Löwenhaus, Alpenzoo and Hungerburg.
The stations were designed by Zaha Hadid.


The zoo features more than 2,000 animal and 150 species of Alpine animals.
The animals are mainly vertebrates: 20 of the 80 alpine mammal species, 60 bird, 11 reptile and 6 amphibian species as well as nearly all alpine fish species.
The animals are housed in modern enclosures, going through aviaries, exiting outdoor terrariums and a large cold water aquarium.

Hungerburg Station 

Hungerburgbahn Furnicular Railway

View From Alpenzoo

Lynx in Alpenzoo

Sleepy Moose in Alpenzoo

Large Brown Bear in Alpenzoo

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Muse at The Emirates Stadium

Muse at The Emirates Stadium

I have created a slideshow of the photos I took at the 2 Muse gigs at the Emirates Stadium on the 24th and 25th May 2013. I was very fortunate to be fairly close up to front to get these photos . A very enjoyable experience despite the hot flames !!

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