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Beautiful ladies welcome the Beautiful Lady.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=102825

The world-famous QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2) cruise-liner finally arrived at her new home of Dubai on Wednesday evening, as it received a royal welcome.
The 70,000 tonne ship was accompanied by a flotilla of boats, led by the Royal Navy Frigate along with the world’s largest yacht, My Dubai, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and a fly past by Emirates airline double-decker Airbus A380. On board the liner, were over 1000 passengers from all over the world as they arrived into Dubai.

“Nakheel is proud to be the custodian of such an historic treasure. Dubai , with its wealth of maritime heritage, is providing the warmest of welcomes and a new homecoming for this icon of the seas,” said Sultan Bin Ahmed Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World.

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Beautiful angle. Recently I saw some photographs of Cunard’s Queen Victoria from a similar angle. Can’t really compare, but both are really beautiful.

http://www.miottelcollection.com/index/The+Miottel+Collection:+S.S.+Normandie

Think champagne, caviar & dancing till dawn. Think intimate performances by JOSEPHINE BAKER & DIETRICH. Visualize your fellow passengers JIMMY STEWART, CHEVALIER, TOSCANINI or GABLE & LOMBARD there at the next table.

And the great liner knifes through the midnight sea.

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Tonnage: 15.800 tons
Length: 532,70 ft
Breadth: 70,01 ft
Draft: 25,50 ft
Cruising Speed: 15.5 knots
Passenger Capacity: 518
Number of Crew: 250

Formerly the Ocean Monarch Princess Daphne will under go refurbishment before being re-named and re-united under the Classic International Cruise brand with her original sister ship, Princess Danae, which has been in the Classic International Cruises fleet since 1996 and has been delighting European passengers for many years.

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Clapton, Bruce, Baker.

Talent through every pore.

http://www.ericclaptonphotos.com/image.php?page=1&gallery_id=17&image_id=620

Clapton, Bruce, Baker.

Talent through every pore.

http://www.abandoned.ru/

Photo-collection of abandoned sites, buildings and machines. I liked Sleeping Giants.