December Theme Day - Bridges
Another month, another theme day. London's Royal Opera House posesses one of the most original bridges in the world. Fashioned from aluminium, wood and glass it twists its way from the Opera House to the Royal Ballet School high above the street, and it's called the "Bridge of Aspiration", but I prefer the student's alternatives - either the Bridge of Perspiration, or the Bridge of Thighs. It's in Floral Street and featured in The Way We See It, where you can see a couple of sideways on shots. I've gone for the more bridgelike view.
This month 124 blogs around the world have said they will join in, some may forget and time zones differ, but click about and see what they offer:
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This month 124 blogs around the world have said they will join in, some may forget and time zones differ, but click about and see what they offer:
Boston (MA), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Portland (OR), USA - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Inverness (IL), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Stockholm, Sweden - Setúbal, Portugal - Brussels, Belgium - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Hyde, UK - Manila, Philippines - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - London, England - Austin (TX), USA - Toulouse, France - Weston (FL), USA - Sesimbra, Portugal - Selma (AL), USA - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Cleveland (OH), USA - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - North Bay (ON), Canada - Arradon, France - Paderborn, Germany - Durban, South Africa - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Portland (OR), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Wichita (Ks), USA - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Grenoble, France - New York City (NY), USA - Nottingham, UK - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Arlington (VA), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Cheltenham, UK - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Saratoga Spgs. (NY), USA - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nashville (TN), USA - Torun, Poland - New Orleans (LA), USA - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Melbourne, Australia - Moscow, Russia - Trujillo, Peru - Château-Gontier, France - Quincy (MA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Joplin (MO), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Brookville (OH), USA - Chateaubriant, France - Chandler (AZ), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Baziège, France - Auckland, New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Subang Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Detroit (MI), USA - Riga, Latvia - Nelson, New Zealand - Budapest, Hungary - Cape Town, South Africa - Sydney, Australia - Dunedin (FL), USA - Sofia, Bulgaria - Radonvilliers, France - Turin, Italy - Montpellier, France - Kansas City (MO), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Wailea (HI), USA - Lubbock (TX), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Terrell (TX), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Budapest, Hungary - Montréal (QC), Canada - Sharon (CT), USA - Le Guilvinec, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - London, UK - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Orlando (FL), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Paris, France - Mainz, Germany - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Darmstadt, Germany - Naples (FL), USA - Torino, Italy - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Bogor, Indonesia - The Hague, Netherlands - Minneapolis (MN), USA
posted by Ham at 00:02 -- Comments here: 23
Comments on "December Theme Day - Bridges"
i like this bridge. its very artistic.
Happy Theme Day!
This is the most awesome bridge and photo! Happy Theme Day!
How neat, it's between two buildings. I didn't catch that at first, but now I see it clearly.
A great choice for the theme. Very impressive!
It is hard for me to imagine it is really a bridge. It looks almost like some kind of child's toy. Like a slinky or something. It represents what must surely be the most modern of bridges.
As conventional as I am I was sure you'd post a photo of the Tower bridge! But no, this one is much more original. PS: I love the play on word on "The bridge of Thighs!"
very artistic bridge.
:)
What can I say - it's London! :D I like this bridge, very contemporary.
Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo.
joy
Norwich Daily Photo
highly unusual
Well Ham, I think you have found the most unusual bridge I have seen so far. Really neat shot. It does make me wonder how it FEELS to walk across it though...
Your photo lead me to aspire to find out more about the "Bridge of Thighs" so I Googled the phrase. Until I added London to the search phrase all I found were post about a nudist bridge in San Diego. It took me a while but I moved on and found this wonderful photo from the inside of the "Bridge of Thighs".
Wow Ham, that's a great one to feature today! Is it a helix? It's such an interesting form, so sculptural. You comments added much to the mystique of it. Happy theme day!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo
First thought come to my mind this was sculpture, till I read more actually a bridge, very intriguing bridge.
Good heavens, that must certainly be the most unusual bridge I've seen. Great shot!
Nice. It's a piece of art, Ham.
Aluminum, wood and glass! That's something else. Weir... er... unique!
(Love the comment you left on my post! :))
It took me a few seconds to work out what it was. It's like an MC Escher optical illusion.
Bridge of Thighs. Lol. I guess the ballet students are en pointe!
Really unusual.
Very artistic bridge, shown with a good angle.
What a fantastic bridge!
And thanks for posting workaround to click doesn't open big pic!
Hi there - what an interesting blog! And some fab photos too - I didn't even realise that this bridge at the Royal Opera House existed, judging from the photos submitted to our travel community at trivago. As I'm convinced our visitors would enjoy your blog just as much as I, I've taken the liberty of placing a link to it. Keep up the good work!
it is most original, wonder if it is as scary to walk on as it looks, perhaps Vertigo Vale would be another name for it?