Gondola

It was a hot, sunny Thursday at Camp V-Bar; “the hottest camp going”. I had just finished teaching my favorite class; fourth period paddle boarding. I was playing a game of sharf with the rest of the Aquatics Staff under the rain fly. After a vigorous game of sharf, which I won, I was off to my next class. It was my fifth period small boat sailing class; a class I did not enjoy. I was not too thrilled about teaching sailing because the people you would teach would have to be engaged during instruction so they could learn how to sail properly. Along the breezy and sandy lake shore is where I preferred to teach since I could cool down in the water. My fifth period was full of uncontrollable, inconsiderate twelve and thirteen years old who had no respect for anyone. They would never pay attention when I was showing them what we were learning for the day; which was essential to be able to sail with no complications. The particular lesson for the day had me overwrought because it was very tricky maneuver to perform in a sailboat. They would have to flip the boat by using their weight to tip the boat on its side and flip it right back up. No easy task, even for the Aquatics Staff. I gave them a numerous demonstrations so they could visually see how this trick was performed and had them repeat the steps. “Sit on the same side of the boat and lean forward, once the boat is on its side get out”. “One person holds the center fin in place and the other go grab it on the bottom of…

of the gondola as a synecdoche for the city of Venice. No other symbol fully encapsulates the fluidity and restlessness of the city, nor the pervasive intermixing of life and death that characterises Venice so fully. This is particularly true of Beppo, in which the gondola functions as a demonstration of the thin boundaries between the two seemingly antithetical states of life and death in Venice. The connection between the gondola and Venice is established in the opening paratext of the poem:…

Be careful: the smooth, wood-trimmed water taxis are not modest, with additional charges for radio-dispatched administration, trips after 10 p.m., and Sunday travel. Likewise, oceanic taxicabs have meters, yet drivers have an inclination not to actuate them and deal admissions. Official charges of water taxis and gondolas are posted on the City of Venice site. Discover what you ought to pay before the captain pushes off! Be that as it may they are extremely helpful, particularly when going from…

hadn 't prepped for long or hadn 't done many of these talks. Then the assistant manager couldn 't get rid of us quicker if he had tried. Overall I thought it was very un-welcoming and not a nice experience. Skyline Gondolas: Tangible: At Skyline Gondolas there was visual material that was easy to understand and read. These were also printed in other languages such as Chinese, which considered the language barriers. All of the facilities were clean and well maintained. The Gondolas were…

I could feel the crisp,cold air, blast against my face as I got my gloves on and grabbed my snowboard.”Let’s get going before it gets too windy!” yelled my dad. I could see my little sister clip her ski bindings on, ready to go on the gondola. As we were on the gondola, I could see the views of the mountain. I could see the tall, green trees covered in a huge dust of snow. The trees looked like Christmas trees without any decorations. The snow on the mountain was fluffy and white, waiting for me…

Dream Worlds Giant Drop thrill ride stands alone as the tallest free falling ride in the world, reaching a maximum height of 119m. According to the Dream world website, The ride plummets from 39 stories high in approximately 5 seconds, accelerating at the speed of gravity (9.81m/s^2) reaching a maximum velocity of 135m/s. The giant drop consist of Twin cables which lure the two eight seat carriages to the top of the tower, which then release giving the riders the thrill of their lives. A…

enterprise ride or the velocity of the carriage on a roller coaster they all have a different method in finding out the safest and most effective form of a ride. Giant Drop In Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Australia, The Giant drop is known as one of the most popular thrill rides at the notorious theme park. The giant drop plummets the carriage 119m down at 135km/hr. The ride uses the force of gravity and friction to give its riders 3.5g of force to create the thrill factor that is given to the…

The hot air balloon is the most successful and oldest transport to hold humans in the flight industry. Hot air balloon drift with the direction of the wind and not propelled. Hot air is stored under the hot air balloon in a bag called the “envelope”. Below the envelope is a gondola or wicker basket. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. All hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. Modern hot…

see a lot of beautiful mountains that would surround me and have a really nice view of the rivers. In order for us to get where we were going we had to ride this really tall mountain in order for us to get to the other side of the mountain where we would stay the night. It was about 10:30pm, the climate was 60 degrees rainy and foggy at the same time was hard to drive the hill up. I started praying while we were driving up the mountain. By the time we got to the top of the mountain I…

A business trip took us to The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a fantastic Travel Meeting and let’s hope what happened in Las Vegas didn’t stay in Las Vegas. Ricky and I were eager to return to the office and share. I have to admit though, that in between meetings, we did A LOT of sight seeing and if you have never been to Las Vegas, there is a lot to see….and hear. Think sensory overload. Ricky and I discovered the Guinness World Book’s LONGEST road… Las Vegas Boulevard. It goes AROUND the world…