Another new set from this issuer, what fun. This one covers modes of transport, and is even more brightly coloured than the Views of the World.
As to the reason for its inclusion, well it is the coach trip, something which many people choose as their holiday, being a break from driving. I have taken a bit of artistic licence by calling this vehicle a charabanc, but wait, or the charabanc was the first form of coach, a passenger vehicle which took a large number of passengers, at first pulled by horses, and then slowly motorised in the early twentieth century.
Today a coach is a far cry from those early days, and they have developed the luxury and comfort over everything else, simply because most of them are designed to take people a long way. They even come with reclining seats, television, wi-fi, and proper air conditioning.
However we do not have to go by luxury coach to have this kind of fun, anyone can get on a bus and go right to the end of the line for a flat fee. Though I must say that a bus is not so luxurious, with good reason, for most passengers hop on and off after just a few stops, and some people even stand all the way to save getting up (though I am not actually sure why people choose to stand when there is a seat).
I wonder if any of you have ever looked at how far you could get on your local bus? The closest stop to me has two buses, one is a circular route between St Mark's Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital, so not too far, whilst the other one goes between Ruislip station and Mill Hill Broadway station.
And how about from your nearest station, without changing trains? I had a look at my nearest stations, and whilst the ends only go out to Uxbridge, with the London ends being Aldgate or Cockfosters, if I went down to Harrow on the Hill I could actually change to a branch of the same line and get right out to Chesham and Amersham.
And I bet there`s a campsite right nearby.
Anyway, the cards in this set are :
- Ancien Fiacre [ancient coach]
- Autocar [charabanc]
- Avion [aeroplane]
- Carosse [horse drawn carriage]
- Celerette [balance bicycle]
- Chaise Chinoise [palanquin]
- Elephant [elephant]
- Locomotive [train]
- Traineau a Cheval [horse drawn sleigh]
- Traineau a Voile [sailing sledge]
- Transatlantique [ocean liner]
- Vinaigrette [sedan chair]