Guest Blog: Crossing Bridges and Missing Them.

Everywhere we travel, whether close to home or further away and abroad, we’re bound to encounter bridges of some description. Some are spectacular, others are just simply scary whilst others have just been added for aesthetic purposes.

Then again, bridges may not be an option and we have to then rely on ferries across the watery expanse. This is a photo journey of some (too many to show all in one post – will have to do a series of this post) of these bridges and ferries I’ve encountered on my travels. (Keep in mind that in some countries it’s forbidden to take photos of bridges so here and there are a few sneaky shots.)

Famous bridges

World famous and sometimes mistakenly called “London Bridge”

HDR photo of Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, UK

Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome, Italy. St Peter’s basilica visible against the
skyline.

Featured in a movie with the same name…

Bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

Not only humans use bridges…

3 brothers crossing a bridge in southern Queen Elizabeth National Park near
Ishasha, Uganda.

And then some only for use by foot…

Foot bridges across an alley/back street in Rome, Italy.

Is this strong enough for an overland vehicle?…yes, it was – for me anyway!

Along the road between Kimpese and Luozi in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Joining the old and the present…

St Louis in north-west Senegal.

Bridges for other modes of transport…trains.

Railroad bridge at Barberspan in North West Province, South Africa.

Ferry across one of Africa’s largest rivers – Congo River…

Ferry from Luozi in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Then there’s the small people ferries…

Getting to and from Togoville across Lake Togo, Togo (West Africa).

And there’s the flashy…

Ferry between Athens and Santorini (and other Greek islands), Greece.

Another famous river – the Zambezi…

Two ferries operate here crossing between Botswana and Zambia (Kazangula
Ferry).

The ‘longer’ bridges – walkways over wetlands in reserves…

Walkway in Rooisand Nature Reserve near Hermanus in the Western Cape,
South Africa.

Just a good vantage point sometimes…

Bridge across the Bosphoruos in Istanbul, Turkey.

And such are the bridges we cross in our lives, both permanent structures and personal hurdles – we will never know what is on the other side till we cross by bridge or ferry…step out of your comfort zone!

Text and Photography By Marcell Claassen.

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