>What was the scariest cable car/gondola ride you ever took? Mine was to the top of the Zugspitz...
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Aiguille du Midi at Chamonix ( or the chairlift at Telluride that takes you down from the ski area to parking - you are facing OUT (my palms sweat as I type)
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>Aye, it is rather nice. Pop over there for the day sometimes when visiting my ma up north. Not featured in any URL I could find but you can also get to teh top of the Great Orme mountain by overhead cable car.>>>
>>>That looks like a nice place to visit. The view must be good, especially from the overhead cable car. The other one, I'm afraid probably does not have much of a view.
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>>Well the viw from the top of the mountain is stunning but, yes, from the "chair lift" too (but a bit scary). The only pic I could find was on this:
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http://www.cycling.visitwales.com/server.php?show=conMediaFile.961>>
>>I forgot it's also got a circle of standing stones, at the base of the mountain:
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http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/celynog/llandudno.htm
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