All the pictures on our pages provide information of where they were taken etc. if you hover a cursor over them on a computer and a click/tap will open a larger image as an Overlay with associated information. As you are using a computer popup windows may be an option. More...
All the pictures on our pages provide details of where they were taken if you hover a cursor over them on a computer and they can all be clicked/tapped to open a larger version as an Overlay More....
For most users the Overlay type of image display is the best, it shows background information about where the picture was take and you can click/tap the left and right sides to move to the last/next picture which will have been preloaded to display quickly. The number of the picture and total number is also displayed along with the image name. Usually the total number of pictures in the 'gallery' is every picture on the page but I have an option to split the pictures into groups ie when there are several different places or subjects on the page.
The popup option (only available on computers) has the advantage that they can be positioned to the side allow access to the page, popups are however now blocked on many browsers and is really only present for existing users who are used to it. Use Settings if you really want to try it. Less...
We stayed on the Queen Mary at Long Beach California for 3 days which was very enjoyable and met up with Joe and Jill who collected us from the Queen Victoria, joined us on board for several days, took us to watch the QV depart and to the new Getty Museum which is spectacular. I am normally not a great fan of modern architecture but we took the architecture tour which was most interesting and explained the philosophy behind Meyer's work.
The Queen Mary merits several days as there is a lot to explore and many excellent organised tours which came included in our 'package'. She was, of course, one of the two 'gray ghosts' which ferried over 2 million service men across the Atlantic evading all the U boats - she was faster than any possible escort and even the torpedos which could be fired at her. She is all old wood and rich veneers, a complete contrast to the plastic film set of the Queen Victoria - people on the QE2 always referred to it as coming home when they got back on board but never on the QV - we had the same feeling about the Queen Mary being homely despite it being a floating hotel.
