The inside of a lighthouse
By Pitstop
@pitstop (14677)
Australia
January 14, 2025 2:26pm CST
We had a tour of an old lighthouse that was partially still functional. We had a little session on the history and how it was constructed and then walked up some narrow stairs and a adder to reach the top and view the actual light. There's a series of brilliant lenses that we could see from the inside and an old bulb that could be turned on - the original was apparently a kerosene lamp. It was built around 1877 - can imagine the amount of work that went into the making of this structure!!
We visited several lighthouses when we did a coastal holiday over the weekend - expect a deluge of pics!
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@Shivram59 (39020)
• India
15 Jan
I have never seen a light house. The nearest beach is more than 350 kms from our town. I have been there several times; but there is no lighthouse in the sea.
However I'm curious to know about life in light houses.
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@Shivram59 (39020)
• India
15 Jan
@pitstop I understand. But I want to spend a night in a light house.
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@luisadannointed (7245)
• Philippines
15 Jan
That's so nice. I visited a lighthouse in La Union in the Philippines and its awesome.
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@RasmaSandra (82565)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jan
I love lighthouses and think they are fascinating, Did you got up to the top?
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@sathviksouvik (20075)
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15 Jan
thanks for the write up. I have never visited in the lighthouse
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