Cheers Frenchie. The highest altitude above sea level which is reachable by sea going freight carrying ships (eg. small container ships and bulk transporters) is where ?
Putting it another way - if you leave Felixstowe (or anywhere else on the coast) in a boat, what is the highest altitude you can possibly reach without changing your means of transport ? Where would you be at the time ? Presuming you can negotiate your way around Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flasshilde
Well Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flasshilde are the Rhinemaidens, so it could have something to do with the river Rhine. It has many sources and I don't know how navigable they are. There is also the canal that links the Rhine and the Danube rivers that could be quite high. Need to think or investigate this one.
You are more, or less, there Frenchie. The highest point navigable by commercial sea vessels is on the Rhine - Main - Danube canal. Between the locks at Hilpoltstein and Bachhausen the level is 406 metres above sea level. Which is the highest point reachable for a vessel which started it's journey on the open sea. Over to you.
France has a unique-- and decidedly quirky-- tradition of certain public buildings opening their doors to the general public on July 13th and 14th for the occasion of Bastille day, offering live demonstrations and dancing. What buildings might these be?
It is indeed cologne. I have no idea why, but the the fire brigade were out at the Paris celebrations today lifting people into the air on their lifting ladders, and showing off the gear they can strap to their legs which allows them to lift very heavy weights. Over to you.
Cheers Frenchie. The tradition of the olympic torch relay - where a series of runners bring a torch from Olympus, is well established. When was this relay first used for the Winter Olympics, and where was it initially lit ? The country will do.
A clue on this - all 94 athletes used the same method of transport, which respected an age old tradition.
St George in England dates back 500 years before the Norman conquest but was adopted by Richard I as his personal saviour (and of the army) and St George was adopted for England in 1348 by Edward III. When Edmund was King of Anglia the Anglo-Saxon flag was a white Dragon on a red background. St. George is something of a mythical character and is patron of saint of other countries. St Edmund was real, English a lifelong Christian, his remains are interred at Arundel Castle. A more worthy patron saint than George, for sure.
Close enough Yorkie. The olympic Torch relay was first carried between the hamlet of Morgedal and Oslo - being relayed by skiers the whole way. Having been originally lit at the fireplace of Sondre Norheim, who is considered as the founder of competitive skiing. Seeing as long distance skiing (as opposed to the Alpine variant) often involved skiing at night, they had long been adept at skiing whilst carrying a torch. The IOC supported this action but then stipulated that from 1964 onwards all Olympic torches had to be lit at Olympus in Greece. Over to you.
