Subject: Re: [permaculture] BBC NEWS | Europe | Germans open giant wooden bridge
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:29:35 -0700 (PDT)
for both of these last two messages the links came up for bbc news but page
not found-----steve h
"Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net> wrote: A nice idea to encourage
interest in gardening, walking and bicycling.
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 10:41 GMT 11:41 UK
Germans open giant wooden bridge
The longest wooden bridge in Europe - called "The Dragon's Tail" - has been
opened in the Thuringia region of eastern
Germany.
The undulating bridge, 240m (787ft) long, spans a valley 25m deep near the
town of Ronneburg. It is made of larch and
spruce.
The town, together with neighbouring Gera, will host the German Federal
Garden Show from April to October 2007.
The bridge will be a major attraction, linking two different landscape areas.
The organisers hope to attract many visitors from all over Germany and Europe.
The idea of the exhibition is to show gardens and landscapes from the first
awakening of spring to the floral autumn
display. The programme runs for 171 days and includes music and dance events.
Germany's MDR radio reports that the bridge will later form part of a
long-distance cycling route through Thuringia.