倫敦奧運前奏.6月3日泰晤士河千帆競過.0602pdf

1、倫敦奧運前奏 -6月 3日泰晤士河千帆競過 皇家鉆禧大鐘為女王登基 60周年鉆禧大慶鑄造的八個巨鐘,已經(jīng)準備就緒,將參加泰晤 士河千帆競過活動。八座巨鐘分別以英國王室高級成員的名字命名,最大的一個是伊莉薩白,其 它的還有飛利浦、查爾斯、安妮、安德魯、愛德華、威廉和哈里。八座皇家大鐘將被架設(shè)在一艘特別的鐘船上面,沿途由八名皇家敲鐘人負責 敲鐘。仿古帆船仿都鐸時代的帆船將參加千帆競過的活動,重演亨利七世國王泰晤士河 上的榮景。仿古帆船因為高度無法通過泰晤士河上的橋梁,必須在停泊在船帆大道 (Avenue of Sail上。到時候, 獲得邀請的賓客將登上仿古帆船, 在上面欣賞 千帆競過 的盛況。 殘

2、障人士2000年建成的帆船頑強號(Tenacious,設(shè)計成適合殘障人士駕駛的 帆船。這艘船將從大西洋對岸航行 3,000多英里來到倫敦泰晤士河參加千帆 競過活動。船艙上有適合殘障人士使用的設(shè)備,隨船醫(yī)療人員說,殘障人士參與帆船 航行有益他們的身心健康。 康復之路在阿富汗戰(zhàn)場上受過傷的退伍老兵也將乘窄船(narrowboat通過運河來倫 敦參加慶?；顒印Ｑ赝?他們將航行三個多星期,穿過運河上 200多個水閘,最終來到倫敦。 戰(zhàn)場上受過傷的士兵表示,一路航行到倫敦最大的收獲是觀看泰晤士河千帆 競過的活動,這對我們的體能是一項巨大挑戰(zhàn),但也是一條康復之路。 乘客渡輪泰晤士河上常見的乘客渡輪也是航行

3、船只之一,一共有 67艘觀光渡輪參與 航行。各家觀光渡輪的營運公司都對外售票,讓游客也能參與難得的泰晤士河游船活 動。 私人游艇全國各地的游艇俱樂部一共推出 60艘私人游艇作為代表,共襄盛舉。 航行的船隊中,還包括了 140多艘軍用船只。 皇家全國救生艇協(xié)會(RNLI也會派出救生艇參加活動。 格羅麗亞娜金碧輝煌的格羅麗亞娜號(Gloriana將近 90英尺長,是英國最大的人力 劃的船。這艘皇家平底船是專門為英女王登基 60周年慶典建造的,用查爾斯王 子私人領(lǐng)地種植的栗樹為材料。格羅麗亞娜號將帶領(lǐng)船隊航行在泰晤士河上,但女王和愛丁堡公爵將乘坐 另一艘船只。 除了各種有動力的船隻之外,參加船隊河上

4、游行的還包括 15艘人力劃的龍舟。 皇家平底船:查特韋爾精神號女王和愛丁堡公爵將乘坐皇家平底船:查特韋爾精神號 (The Royal Barge: The Spirit of Chartwell參與航行。他們將坐在金黃色的帳篷底下,威廉王 子夫婦和哈里王子也將一同乘坐這艘船。查特韋爾精神號將布置得富麗堂皇,古色古香,還用皇家公園裏種植的 花來裝飾?！皻g天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船令人極其遺憾的“歡天-藍舵”號!這是一條中國傳統(tǒng)帆船,原本要參加 女王登基六十周年鉆石慶典-泰晤士河巡禮儀式的一條令人驚喜的帆船。泰晤士河千帆聚會是“歡天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船赴英參加的三項慶祝 活動內(nèi)容第一項,但因載“歡

5、天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船德國 WILMA 貨船在北非 蘇伊士運河受堵,致使“歡天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船遲于預期抵運泰晤士河,“歡天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船未能趕上參加女王登基六十周年鉆石慶典-泰晤士河巡禮儀式,但慶祝還在繼續(xù)!倫敦奧運即將開始,滿載中國文化符號 與祝福的“歡天-藍舵”號中國傳統(tǒng)帆船將展示古老東方的豐姿。 英國星期日電訊報遺憾地報道:因為蘇伊士運河擁堵的原因,中國帆船未 能出席英女王登基鉆石大慶的泰晤士河千帆聚會:Star of Thames Jubilee Pageant stuck in Suez CanalA Chinese junk travelling all the w

6、ay to Britain from Hong Kong to take part in this Sundays Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames will miss the event after it got held up in the Suez Canal, it has emerged.The organisers of the 1,000-boat flotilla had billed the Huan Tian as one of the highlights of the event, as it will be the first

7、 authentic junk to appear on the Thames since the Great Exhibition of 1851.But in the middle of its epic voyage from China, it had to wait a week to pass through the Suez Canal because of what the events organisers described as a “major traffic jam”.The junk left Hong Kong on April 28 and had been d

8、ue to arrive in London this week after a month-long journey.But having cleared the Suez Canal only days ago, it is still in the Mediterranean and cannot make up time because the transport ship carrying it across the oceans only has a top speed of 18 knots.Michael Lockett, chief executive of the Tham

9、es Diamond Jubilee Foundation, said the junk was one of several boats that were not expected to make it in time, adding that the Huan Tians difficulties typified the monumental efforts being made by some of the participants to get to London from all over the world.The junk, which will now be on the

10、Thames during the Olympics, would have been one of 105 vessels moored on either side of Tower Bridge as part of the Avenue of Sail, comprising vessels too big to fit under the 13 bridges on the Pageant route.Yesterday the Prince of Wales visited the static flotilla and boarded the royal barge Spirit

11、 of Chartwell, on which he will accompany the Queen on her journey down the Thames on Sunday.The Prince met craftsmen who have helped transform the passenger cruiser into a regal flagship, including Alan Lamb, who said he had barely seenhis wife since he started working on a gilded sculpture for its

12、 prow on Christmas Day.The Prince also visited the Belem, a three-masted barque from France, where the French ambassador Bernard Emie presented him with a gold commemorative medal for the Queen, adding that the French were “fascinated” by the Royal family.Meanwhile forecasters have warned that the River Pageant could be hit