Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: carriage

Blackpool was a hamlet, which it began to grow in the mid-eighteenth century, when sea bathing for health purposes became fashionable. Already by 1781 several hotels had been built. The opening of a railway station in the 1846 allowed more visitors to reach the resort, which continued to grow for the remainder of the nineteenth century. The development was closely tied to the Lancashire cotton-mill practice of annual factory maintenance shutdowns, known as wakes weeks, when many workers chose to visit the seaside. When I visited Blackpool the first time in the second half of the 1960s, Blackpool was still in a fascinating, glittering swing. But since then the Mediterranean region has become the most popular holiday destination for British summer holidaymakers. Blackpool, one of the cradles of modern mass tourism, has suffered greatly from the development of "package tourism". Behind the polished seafront is now one of the poorest towns in England Miss Blackpool's magic carriage

Bruges already had its city charter in 1128 and was a very important member of the Hanseatic League. It was the prospering center of the Flemish cloth industry. Between 1200 and 1500 Bruges had a kind of "Golden Era". Bruges was a leading European business community. Center of the historic city of Bruges is the "Grote Markt" lined by impressive buildings. - Taken late afternoon from the panoramic terrace of the "Duvelorium Grand Beer Café", while sipping beer. The more I drank, the longer the shadows grew..