One of the most iconic cars from Bentley’s history – Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4½-litre “Blower” – is to be reborn with a new build of 12 matching cars, each individually handcrafted by a team of specialists from Bentley’s bespoking and coachwork division, Mulliner. Together, the new cars will form the world’s first pre-war race car continuation series.
Only four original ‘Team Blowers’ were built for racing by Birkin, in the late 1920s. All were campaigned on the racetracks of Europe, with the most famous car – Birkin’s own Team Car No. 2, registration UU 5872 – racing at Le Mans and playing a pivotal role in the factory Bentley Speed Six victory in 1930.
Now, using a combination of generations of handcraftsmanship skills and the very latest digital technology, the 1929 Team Blower will be the master example for 12 continuations – one for each race that the original fleet of four Team Blowers competed in.
Denmark is a Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. It’s linked to nearby Sweden via the Öresund bridge. Copenhagen, its capital, is home to royal palaces and colorful Nyhavn harbor, plus the Tivoli amusement park and the iconic “Little Mermaid” statue. Odense is writer Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, with a medieval core of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses.
Copenhagen, Denmark – Famed for Vikings and fairytales, Denmark’s capital city is starting to draw the crowds for entirely new and modern reasons. Copenhagen’s contemporary architecture, fluid, innovative design and Michelin-starred restaurants make this Scandinavian city a favourite with the European jet-set. International events like climate change conferences and cycling tours have placed this Danish city firmly on the global map.
Sights – One of the oldest amusement parks in the world, Tivoli Gardens comes into its own after the sun goes down and the fairy lights switch on. This rambling park offers flower gardens, boat rides, beer gardens, dreamy architecture, carnival rides and nightly firework displays. The park is a little bit kitsch, but a whole lot of fun, especially for travelers with children.
Explore the twisting, cobble-stoned medieval streets of Old Copenhagen and marvel at the architecture. If you want to know how the other half lives, take a tour of examples from royal Danish culture, including the Crown Jewels, at Rosenborg Slot, a17th century Renaissance castle located in the centre of the city. The castle was built by King Christian lV, and is surrounded by blooming gardens in the summer time.
For a dose of an alternative way of life, visit Christiania, Copenhagen’s commune of like-minded individuals who have their own law and lifestyle. Christiania is a sanctuary for pensioners, immigrants, artists, the homeless, the unemployed, students, intellectuals and musicians. Christiana is not governed by Copenhagen’s municipality, and there exists a liberal and progressive mindset within its borders. Christiana is relatively safe — there are rules within the community that forbid stealing, violence and firearms — but you should still go with a friend during the day.
Rocky Mountain National Park – from trails to treetops to tundra, we explore the sprawling beauty of Colorado’s wilderness.
Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado spans the Continental Divide and encompasses protected mountains, forests and alpine tundra. It’s known for the Trail Ridge Road and the Old Fall River Road, drives that pass aspen trees and rivers. The Keyhole Route, a climb crossing vertical rock faces, leads up Longs Peak, the park’s tallest mountain. A trail surrounding Bear Lake offers views of the peaks.
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan’s Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its fall foliage and for its prominence in the past as a center of learning.
Watch Elon Musk at the WSJ CEO Council Summit talk about future plans for Tesla and SpaceX. Musk also reveals why he moved to Texas and shares his advice for business leaders.
Aerial footage of Santa Monica. Featuring: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Ferris Wheel, the boardwalk, and downtown Santa Monica.
Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica Pier is home to the Pacific Park amusement park, historic Looff Hippodrome Carousel and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Next to the pier is Muscle Beach, an outdoor gym established in the 1930s. In the city center, Bergamot Station houses several art galleries.
One of the world’s most famous skyscrapers has just been through a major 10-year modernisation project. See New York City’s 1930s icon has been updated for the modern age.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from “Empire State”, the nickname of the state of New York.
Robert Galishoff originally hired architects Brett Woods and Joe Dangaran to bring his single story mid-century modern home back to life. But what began as a simple renovation turned into a major architectural passion, and through a successful partnership, they created a reverent sanctuary in the sky.
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
Video timeline: 1. intro (Niagara falls) 0:00 2. intro (Vancouver island waterfalls) 0:02 3. intro (CN Tower) 0:08 4. intro (Niagara Falls with river) 0:11 5. intro (Vancouver park) 0:14 6. intro (Peyto Lake) 0:16 7. intro (Toronto City) 0:19 8. intro (Frozen Niagara falls) 0:23 9. intro (Athabasca River) 0:26 10. Beautiful ocean and house in Newfoundland 0:29 11. Niagara falls with Rainbow, Aerial View 0:35 12. Iceberg in Canadian ocean 0:41 13. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone 0:53 14. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone (Part 2) 1:01 15. Small fountain time-lapse in the Canadian forest 1:11 16. Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in Vancouver Forest 1:23 17. Vancouver Park time-lapse in sunny day 1:35 18. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone (Part 3) 1:47 19. The Niagara River and International Rainbow Bridge, Aerial view 1:51 20. Vancouver island waterfall in forest 1:58 21. Beautiful Peyto Lake Time-lapse in Canada 2:11 22. Jasper National Park Aerial view, Canada 2:29 21. Green forest with river in Jasper National Park 2:38 22. Beautiful Moraine Lake in Banff national park 2:48 23. Montreal City at night in Canada, Aerial View 2:57 24. Calgary City at night in Canada, Drone View 3:21 25. Calgary City at night in Canada, (Part 2) 3:45 26. Montreal City at night With River, Aerial View 4:09 27. CN Tower at Night in Toronto, Canada 4:33 28. Athabasca River with green trees 5:03 29. Jasper national park, A guy Walking 5:09 30. Close-up View of Niagara falls 5:16 31. Toronto city sing Time-lapse 5:33 32. Toronto city sing Time-lapse (Part 2) 5:58 33. Mount Louis, Lake at Winter season 6:08 34. Niagara Falls in Sunny Day 6:17 35. Banff gondola ride up to green hills 6:29 36. A Sunny Day Time-Lapse Toronto, Canada 6:49 37. Eaton center Toronto at Night 7:08 38. Vancouver lakes with beautiful blue sky 7:12 39. Frozen Niagara Falls at Winter season 7:23 40. Green trees with blue sky, icefields parkway 7:42 41. Toronto, Canada Time-lapse in Sunset time 7:50 42. Montreal lake with Beautiful red tree and park 8:01 43. Toronto city at night time, Time-Lapse 8:30 44. Ottawa Capital of Canada, Time-lapse 8:45 45. CN Tower with beautiful blue sky time-lapse 9:03 46. Vancouver downtown at night with clouds 9:08 47. Canada in Spring time with ocean 9:29 48. Big ice bugs in Canadian ocean 9:34 49. Calgary City in Canada, Aerial View 9:49 50. Calgary City at sunset time in Canada, Aerial View 10:19 51. Calgary City at sunset time in Canada, Aerial View (Part 2) 10:49 52. Drone fly over the Montreal cities river 11:13 53. Aerial view in Montreal river at sunny day 11:42 54. Aerial view in Montreal river at sunny day (Part 2) 12:12 55. Quebec city’s house, Canada, Aerial View 12:42 56. All over the Toronto city with CN Tower, drone View 13:09 57. All over the Toronto city with CN Tower, drone View (Part 2) 13:32 58. Niagara falls close-up view by drone 14:02 59. Frozen white mountain at winter season 14:31 60. Home in the middle of Minnewanka Lake with beautiful Mountain 15:31 61. Toronto city Canada at night time-lapse 15:50 62. Blue and Red light in CN Tower, Toronto 16:07 63. Car driving on the flyover into the city of Toronto 16:27 64. Car driving on the flyover into the city of Toronto (Part 2) 16:47 65. Dynamic drone view of waterfall 17:05 66. Montreal Quebec city Canada at night 17:22 67. Downtown Toronto high building with blue sky 17:34 68. West Toronto, Canada at night time-lapse 17:45 69. Algonquin park with beautiful lake at sunset time 17:57 70. Yonge-Dundas Square in Canada, time lapse 18:09 71. All over Toronto from Le park in sunny day 18:22 72. Montreal park at spring in Canada 18:35 73. Lake Louise at winter season, Hamlet in Canada 18:45 74. Montreal lake with red leaves in springtime 18:48 75. Hyper-lapse footage of Toronto of Canada at night 19:09 76. Toronto downtown time-lapse at night 19:16 77. Queens Quay in toronto at afternoon 19:27 78. End Title 19:34
The Spring Creek Ranch, owned by the same family for nearly 80 years, is now being offered for sale. Comprised of 10,793± acres of deeded land with predominantly native tallgrasses in the heart of the widely known Kansas Flint Hills, this ranch is a combination cow/calf and stocker cattle operation that was designed to operate at a very efficient level. The ranch has excellent cattle handling facilities and in addition to beef production, the ranch also offers diverse recreational opportunities, some of which can appreciably affect the bottom line. Beautiful Spring Creek runs through the ranch for over seven miles, providing numerous areas of fertile cropland, hay meadows, and stands of hardwood trees in and around the rock-bottom creek with pools of fresh, clear water. There are over 47 ponds and lakes throughout the ranch, including the 70-acre Big Lake and the 14-acre Niles Lake, plus Cabin Lake where the native stone lodge sits on the water’s edge.
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