2009年9月24日木曜日

Ironbridge Gorge

I would like to introduce about Ironbridge Gorge which is registered in World Heritage of England.
Ironbridge Gorge is very famouse and is known all over the world as the symbol of industrial revolution. It was an industrial zone where the iron making prospered in the age of British industrial revolution.
Ironbridge is a bridge of the iron was made for the first time in the world in 1779. It is located in Telford, Shropshire and there is about 50km the north west of Birmingham. The steel industry became thriving because Abraham Derby the First developed an epoch-making steel manufacture method. And the construction plan of the bridge of iron was done in this place of having produced 1/4 of the iron in Britain in 1777. The promotion post is Abraham Derby the Third who is Abraham Derby the First’s grandchild. The technology of the timbering was used for the joint of iron.
It was registered as World Heritage in 1986 and tourist all over the world has gathered there.

2009年9月19日土曜日

Some Interesting Blog Reports

Everyone’s blog was very interesting. There was a lot of good blogs. It was difficult for me to choose, but I chose my favorite blog.
My favorite blog is Miki’s blog. Her blog’s design is very good and her writing is so clear and easy to understand. Besides, there are some cute pictures and links of each bird introduced by her presentation in her blog is easy to see. When I saw moa’s picture, I was surprised. And when I knew that giant moa was 3 meters, I was very surprised. Miki’s blog was very interesting. So, I chose Miki’s blog.