September 30, 200619 yr Ok I was walking home with my friend the other day and my friend's friend came up and started talking to us. He said that went to London and was on the London Bridge ok. So he say he was taking a pic and hit the ralling and fell in the river. Than he say he was laugh his head off and so was everyone else around him???????????? Now my question is: Is the ralling on the London Bridge really that low? The kid is not that tall. I have been to London and Under the Bridge and if he did some how fall off, you would think he would have broken something. What do you think?
September 30, 200619 yr i think he is lying... only been there 1 time, but i dont think the railling is THAT low...
September 30, 200619 yr yeah!! that too... unles he jumped baywatch style, hed prob get hurt!!! :laugh4:
September 30, 200619 yr Author That's not London Bridge in your pic' date=' that's Tower Bridge. :dozey:[/quote'] Really. I know I got something wrong. Thous Yahoo searches are wrong too.:laugh3:
September 30, 200619 yr im never really sure of ms or mrs, whats the diference?? anyways... its mariana the name :nice:
September 30, 200619 yr London Bridge is not pretty, but is functional. I'm sure when that guy in Arizona bought "London Bridge" and moved it there, he thought he was getting Tower Bridge....sucker! :laugh3:
September 30, 200619 yr Bought it and moved it brick by brick to Lake Havasu. In 1962, London Bridge was falling down. Built in 1831, the bridge couldn't handle the ever-increasing flow of traffic across the Thames River. The British government decided to put the bridge up for sale, and Robert McCulloch, Founder of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation, submitted the winning bid of $2,460,000. The bridge was dismantled, and each stone was carefully marked. Everything was shipped 10,000 miles to Long Beach, California, and then trucked to Lake Havasu City. Reconstruction began on September 23, 1968, with a ceremony including the Lord Mayor of London, who laid the cornerstone. On October 10, 1971, the bridge was dedicated.
September 30, 200619 yr Author im never really sure of ms or mrs, whats the diference?? anyways... its mariana the name :nice: Well it is nice to meet you Mariana:)
September 30, 200619 yr Author Bought it and moved it brick by brick to Lake Havasu. In 1962, London Bridge was falling down. Built in 1831, the bridge couldn't handle the ever-increasing flow of traffic across the Thames River. The British government decided to put the bridge up for sale, and Robert McCulloch, Founder of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation, submitted the winning bid of $2,460,000. The bridge was dismantled, and each stone was carefully marked. Everything was shipped 10,000 miles to Long Beach, California, and then trucked to Lake Havasu City. Reconstruction began on September 23, 1968, with a ceremony including the Lord Mayor of London, who laid the cornerstone. On October 10, 1971, the bridge was dedicated. Ower tour speaker told us about that too. I feel so stupid, because I forgot about which one is the real bridge:embarassed:
September 30, 200619 yr thats pretty cool actually... not stupid at all!!! :nice: cute bridge that one...
September 30, 200619 yr Author ^ Yes. I went on his bridge when I was over. I cannot remember the name. It was in England and it was huge.
September 30, 200619 yr Did you see any ghosts? ghosts of LONDON BRIDGE IN ARIZONA! Perhaps the strangest landmark in all of Arizona is located in the town of Lake Havasu. It is here that the fabled London Bridge now spans the water. In the early 1960’s, officials in Great Britain began to realize that the famous bridge was beginning to sink into the River Thames thanks to the increased weight of modern traffic. In 1962, the span was put up for sale and an Arizona developer named Robert McCulloch quickly purchased it. The bridge was dismantled and the stones were coded with numbers to indicate how they were to be put together again. They were loaded onto boats and shipped halfway around the world to Long Beach, California. At that point, they were trucked into Arizona. Like a jigsaw puzzle, 40 craftsman worked from the coded diagram and the original 1824 plans to put the bridge together once more. It took more than four years to construct it and in October 1971, the bridge was dedicated by the Lord Mayor of London. Today, London Bridge remains a unique and unusual attraction. Under and around the arches is an authentic English village with shops and pubs and even a double-decker bus and a red telephone call box. And this is not apparently all that Lake Havasu has imported from England... apparently, a few ghosts came along as well! During the dedication ceremony, one woman noticed four figures strolling across the bridge. As they were dressed in old-fashioned British clothing, she assumed that they were in costume for the event. They were pointed out by other onlookers, before abruptly vanishing! As time has passed, these British ghosts are still occasionally seen. The most common reports of them involve a man and woman who are spotted walking across the bridge, seemingly unaware of their surroundings. Perhaps to them, they are still crossing the bridge in another place and time! Regardless, those who try to approach the phantoms find that the ghosts simply disappear.
September 30, 200619 yr no im scared i dont like ghosts they are scary and pull our feets from under the bed when we are sleeping :bigcry:
October 1, 200619 yr London Bridge - the govt at the time needed money so they sold the bridge. Then spent loads more building a new one. Ugliest bridge ever.
October 1, 200619 yr i went to see the london bridge in arizona? it was pretty uneventful.. and i did not see any ghosts. that probably wouldve made it more interesting lol
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