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Good Morning! The predicted series of thunderstorms rolled in yesterday, with just a little delay. It has cooled off quite a bit, but now it´s cold & wet, i.e. rather unpleasant. No real plans for the day, just see, who and what comes by. Ulrich´s Train Movie Theatre stays on the Balearic island of Mallorca. For a good reason, the island is also called the 17th German state. Wherever you go to, you run into Germans, thousands of them! How awful! After we have taken a train from the capital city of Palma de Mallorca to Soller, we continue our journey and take the streetcar from Soller to Puerto de Soller, Soller´s port. Today´s feature is a ride with Tranvia de Soller The Tranvía de Sóller  is a Spanish heritage tramway serving the town of Sóller and the coastal village of Port de Sóller, in the island of Majorca. It is owned by Ferrocarril de Sóller S.A. (FS), the same company operating the heritage rail line linking the town to the city of Palma. The Tranvía de Sóller is one of only two first generation tramways to survive in Spain, along with the Tramvia Blau in the city of Barcelona. The Soller tramway line, which was designed and constructed by the engineer Pedro Garau, opened on 4 October 1913 shortly after the inauguration of Palma-Sóller rail line, and started regular service on 13 October of that year. Electrified from the start of operation, the line is 4.868 km long, has a single track with passing loops and runs on 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge tracks. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially since the early 2000s, as it uses attractive heritage rolling stock, built by Cardé y Escoriaza, under the license of Brill. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bRlBTptlCMw" width="425" height="350"></iframe> At 13.05 min you can see what happens to a careless motorist! Enjoy!  Ray - I bet it gives you a warm feeling of home being recognised by a former student! Makes me a little jealous as I have no plave I could really call home (other than Bainbridge Island, where my heart is). Ken - I think you and YOH should go for some counselling, or at least talk to each other. A day without a smile from someone you love is a lost day, and in our age, we don´t have that many left to waste a single one! Have a great weekend!
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