Eric's collega in Southampton heeft het over vissekoppen als ie het over de inwoners van Portsmouth heeft, de strijd tussen de twee havensteden is als die tussen Amsterdam en Rotterdam. Wij hebben stiekum de voorkeur voor Portsmouth!
Eric's collegue in Southampton calls the citizens of Portsmouth skates. The battle between the two harbour cities will probably last forever. We secretely vote for Portsmouth!
The Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower has the look of the Auckland Skytower, just like Portsmouth Harbour feels a bit like Auckland Harbour!
De HMS Victory, waarmee admiraal Nelson de beroemde zeeslag vanTrafalgar won, nog altijd de trots van Groot-Brittannie!
HMS Victory, the proud of Britain!
This is another story. The Mary Rose, the favorite ship of Henry the Eight, sank only one mile out of it's docks in Portsmouth, nearly 500 years ago. In 1982 the wreck was raised from the clay seabed and since then it get's a 24/7 shower of water and wax to stop the rotting proces. In 2011 the ship will be dried, so they say. Until that time the shower in the dark will continue, only disturbed by ghostly beams of lights and excited tourists. Above a picture of the model in the museum, below a picture of the real wreck, no flash photography please!