Published by pedmar10
I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world.
My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting.
Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers
All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.
View all posts by pedmar10
I did enjoy my visit to Pau and the funicular there , a relic of yesteryear still going strong. As you should be aware Pau, is in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept 64, of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of my belle France.
The Funiculaire de Pau or cable car was finally put into service in 1908, linking the train station (Gare) to the Boulevard des Pyrénées at the Place Royale. The length of the track is 110 meters, with a slope of 30%. Its use has been free since 1978. Rotations are frequent with a departure every 3 minutes. The funicular is in service every day Monday to Saturday, from 6h45 to 21h40. Sunday from 13h30 to 20h50. Always verify days and times.
The structure, made up of metallic spans made of riveted truss beams, rests on sealed moorings in solid masses of unreinforced concrete. it is probably one of the smallest passenger railways in the world. In 1961, cars with wooden cases were replaced by cars with metal cases. The Funiculaire or funicular was stopped during the summer of 2010 in order to carry out heavy renovation works . It is managed by the city of Pau, it is therefore independent of the Idelis public transport service of Pau. On the below pic see the Funiculaire de Pau in window 12 in 3rd row.
A bit of history tell us that the idea of a funicular dates back to 1874 in the form of an elevator, this idea was quickly rejected. In 1900, the engineer Hérard proposed a “mobile ramp”. An agreement was signed with Médebelle for a period of 75 years on January 25, 1901, but this project was still not approved. In 1904, Jean Bonnamy, a Bordeaux public works contractor, proposed a funicular whose minimum potential was estimated at 500,000 travelers per year. But the “ecologists” of the time managed to postpone the project (again!). The works continued despite everything and the funicular was put into service on Saturday February 15, 1908, at 7h!
The City of Pau on the Funiculaire : https://www.pau.fr/le-20-millionieme-passager-du-funiculaire-attendu-vendredi
The Pau tourist office on the Funiculaire : https://en.tourismepau.com/discover/here-and-nowhere-else/a-legacy-of-resort-spirit/the-funicular/
The Association of Funiculaires of France on the one in Pau : https://funiculaires-france.fr/pau/?lang=en
There you go folks , a nice neat family ride to take while in Pau ,nice views and friendly company and it helps not to climb to the upper city. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Funiculaire de Pau as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!! 
Paris1972-Versailles2003 