#PalacesAndGardens | #TravelAndTransport One of 10 Portuguese coaches that carried an embassy to Pope Clement XI in 1716. The carving is Apollo, flanked by Spring & Summer, at his feet 2 men representing the Atlantic & Indian Oceans. #Baroque #Photography #WestCoastKin #ECK #BlueskyPhotography
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport The building in this photo was the stable for horses at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina which is now the Stable Cafe with booths in what were the stalls. smokymountains.com/asheville/bi... #ECK #BiltmoreEstate #Stable #NorthCarolina
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport Castle Green in Pasadena, California, once an exclusive resort for the rich and famous. They were shooting a movie (Live by Night), so they had a period auto out front. #ECK #CastleGreen #UrbanGaze #Pasadena #WestCoastKin #ClassicMono #Architecture
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

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Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

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Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss says

Thomas Woldbye says part of airport’s problem is UK passengers walk on the left while others walk on the right

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Electric ​cars ​go ​mainstream as ​adoption ​surges ​across ​rich and ​developing ​nations

A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds

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