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Post by leslie on Feb 18, 2008 9:21:26 GMT -7
Chris (rdy...)
What's this Babka Rondo like? Has anyone a photo?
There is a roundabout just outside Hemel Hempstead, a town in England. You enter and there are two lanes going clockwise, but to get to some of the exits you have to switch to two lanes nearer the centre that are going round anticlockwise, then switch back right over!!!!!
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Post by Mary on Feb 18, 2008 9:50:25 GMT -7
Chris (rdy...) What's this Babka Rondo like? Has anyone a photo? There is a roundabout just outside Hemel Hempstead, a town in England. You enter and there are two lanes going clockwise, but to get to some of the exits you have to switch to two lanes nearer the centre that are going round anticlockwise, then switch back right over!!!!! Leslie A few years back, when going to Cape Cod, MA, I ran into a few of those. Talk about a shock to my weary 12 hr trip system! I had never even heard of such a thing. The friend with me got me through it ok, otherwise I would probably still be going round & round.................. We affectionatly gave it the name of the "circle-jerks" Here's a link with a photo. It's much prettier than the ones I saw. www.taphilo.com/tom/Round-a-Bouts-Traffic-Circles.shtmlMary |
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Post by rdywenur on Feb 18, 2008 10:49:56 GMT -7
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Post by Mary on Feb 18, 2008 11:03:20 GMT -7
Rdy, The link worked fine. The picture there is much more like the ones in MA. but bigger than what I experienced. In heavy traffic, and not being local, it was rather frightning. I know only local people could whip in and out like they did. I bet there are a lot of accidents with the tourists. *************************************************** Cold, vicious, car swallowing nightmares that we voluntary drive into......................... Will we ever return?  ?? *************************************************** Mary |
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Post by rdywenur on Feb 18, 2008 11:10:52 GMT -7
Mary, I remember going on the roundabout on the way to Cape Cod. I was not driving or we would still be circling. The locals seem to handle just fine. Although we did not have a roundabout we had was was nicknamed the "Can of Worms" It was a nightmare trying to make it through there and has so many accidents. They finally rebuilt it so it would be much safer and easier to pass through. Now the roads that met go over or under each other instead of having to come to a halt.
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Post by scatts on Feb 18, 2008 15:57:19 GMT -7
Hey Leslie!
To answer your question, YES, I know the magic roundabout in Hemel very well indeed as I used to live just down the road from it. It always was a lot of fun. It got more boring after they blocked the entrance to/from the high street direct from MR.
hope you're doing okay!
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Post by scatts on Jun 24, 2008 14:04:52 GMT -7
You lot! What am I to do with you all when a topic as important as Warszawa is left dangling for months on end and with me as the last poster!! It's just not good enough!!! Anyway. I've been writing a reasonable amount on this topic over the months, I've just been doing it elsewhere. BUT. The good news is that you can follow this link to a summary topic which has links to my posts in another blog to which I contribute these days. Lots of interesting stuff about Warsaw for anyone who's interested. At least, I think so!  scatts.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/warsaw-past-and-present/ |
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Post by Atlantis5 on Jun 24, 2008 16:12:50 GMT -7
You lot! What am I to do with you all when a topic as important as Warszawa is left dangling for months on end and with me as the last poster!! It's just not good enough!!! Anyway. I've been writing a reasonable amount on this topic over the months, I've just been doing it elsewhere. BUT. The good news is that you can follow this link to a summary topic which has links to my posts in another blog to which I contribute these days. Lots of interesting stuff about Warsaw for anyone who's interested. At least, I think so! scatts.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/warsaw-past-and-present/You Brits! You always believe the sun only rises upon your shores, even whilst in a foreign land  I have no interest in Warszawa or more correctly {Warschau}, it is a Polish city. I was interested in your blog though, very excellent I may say.. So, it is good you have made a visit and made your presence known, for many have missed you included that of my self. Welcom back! Charles |
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Post by hollister on Jun 24, 2008 19:11:16 GMT -7
Scatts,
Thanks for reviving the topic and posting. I have been following your adventures and enjoying the commentary and the comments as well. Could you suggest something about Warsaw to kick off a discussion? I'd appreciate it.
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Post by rdywenur on Jun 25, 2008 9:31:21 GMT -7
Charles you do not have to be Polish to go the Warsaw or visit. Only a strong sense for traveling to great places and Warsaw looks like a beautiful city. (I was only able to see it's airport between flights) Scatts makes it fun learning about it. Keep up the great work. (my favorite blogger)
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Post by Atlantis5 on Jun 25, 2008 10:46:12 GMT -7
Charles you do not have to be Polish to go the Warsaw or visit. Only a strong sense for traveling to great places and Warsaw looks like a beautiful city. (I was only able to see it's airport between flights) Scatts makes it fun learning about it. Keep up the great work. (my favorite blogger) Chris What you say is very so true. For each city has an allure that of self. As our villages/cities are fairly much similar with one to the other,it is the special attraction of museum/art display buildings of culture that is special. Other wise, other then the modern new building designs, most of European lay outs is by necessity of the times, with a central market square for trade/news exchange. With the remainder lay out as a wagon wheel. Other wise, it is not so different of the old cities/villages. Narrow walk ways, rough as hell cobble stone paving, buildings stacked close together. As a person, I see nothing special with the above. For it becomes special with new designs of multi-level efficient buildings. Open air separation, efficient road-way lay out with modern public transportation systems. To much of a degree, the war took care of the old, for then it was a clean slate to begin with new construction into the modern world. I am sorry if my perception is not so sunshine, but then I am not an American tourist. Charles |
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Post by jimpres on Jun 25, 2008 11:44:13 GMT -7
Scatts,
Thanks for providing the URL to Polandian. It is interesting to read about the old town and how streets and bridges changed.
I am on a media watch list where we try and correct misconceptions about Poland and the war (WWII).
Jim
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Post by scatts on Jun 27, 2008 10:34:36 GMT -7
Say something about Warsaw. Goodness, where to start! I suppose the most important thing for all Americans to know about Warsaw right now is that "you can't afford to come here!" so vote Obama! :-) The exchange rate for the dollar has gone down the toilet in recent months and has been wallowing around 2.2 for some considerable time now. Combine this with the fact that just about everything was already more expensive than the US anyway and you have yourselves one hell of an expensive city. The smart people, smart and rich and with connections in Warsaw I should say, bought property like the one we currently live in about 5+ years ago and sold last year. Take this place we live as an example: Rich daddy purchased as a "gift" for daughter who lives in New York. Cost would have been circa 140 m2 x 4,000 PLN = 560,000 PLN which in those days was probably around 120,000 USD. Selling right now for 140 m2 x 11,000 PLN = 1,540,000 PLN which at today's exchange rates is 700,000 USD. Where else can you turn 120,000 dollars into 700,000 in about five years? Unless you're a banker or some other finance guru or perhaps a drug dealer. Not forgetting that in the meantime you've been getting $18,000 a year in rent from yours truly. That's what, something like 15% interest a year on your original investment? Pretty good business I'd say. My life was, and is, such that I didn't have the money to invest and so didn't take advantage of this "boom". I am currently trying to make sure I don't participate in the "bust" that is sure to come very soon. As usual, the rich get richer. Actually, I wrote about this whole housing issue on the other blog, here - scatts.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/polish-housing-market-a-voice-in-the-wilderness/ |
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