Modern Passenger Ship and Ferry Stations in the Most Beautiful Sites of the World

I'd rather choose a ship instead of an airplane. Have you experienced being on board a ferry or a ship? I am sure it’s really a unique and fun experience. Here’s a list of attractive terminals for ships and ferries…

1.) Ariake Passenger Ship Terminal

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The Ariake Passenger Ship Terminal is located in Koto, Tokyo. Notable structures near it are the Tokyo Big Sight, Conference Tower and West Exhibition Hall.Ariake. Tokyo.

2.) Fergeavgang I Utne

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Fergeavgang I Utne is a beautiful ferry terminal located in Norway.

3.) Gudvangen Ferry Terminal

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Gudvangen Ferry Terminal is another ferry terminal located in the beautiful country of Norway.

4.) Prince George Wharf

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Prince George Warf is a facility serving passenger cruise ships in Nassau Harbor, off the island of New Providence in the Bahamas.

5.) Kai Tak Cruise Terminal

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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is located at the Tip of The Ex-Kai Tak Airport Runway in Hong Kong.

6.) Lonsdale Quay

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Lonsdale Quay is located in Vancouver, Canada. Downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park is in the background.

7.) Star Cruises Terminal

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This attractive passenger ship terminal is the Star Cruises Terminal.

8.) Douglas Sea Terminal

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This passenger ship terminal is the facade of the Douglas Sea Terminal in the Isle of Man. It is actively used by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to ferry passengers, cars, and freight to points within the British Isles.

9.) San Francisco Ferry Terminal

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The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries located on the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Bridge is in the background.

10.) Vallejo Ferry Terminal

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The Vallejo Ferry Terminal is a beautiful ferry terminal located in Vallejo, California. This transportation facility is the northernmost terminal in the San Francisco Bay Area.

See also

• The 12 Most Beautiful Train/Railway Stations From Around the World
• The World’s Fastest Trains Ever Built
• Countries With High-Speed Rails: The 30Fastest and Most Convenient Trains From Around the World
• Top 10 Most Beautiful Ports in the World
• Top 10 Busiest Ports in the World
  

How Many of These Unique Buses Haven't You Tried Yet?

Unique Types of Buses in the World

Buses are among the most common vehicles for transportation all around the world. Scroll down and take a look at the list of the different types of buses you may have not tried yet.

Double Articulated Bus

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This is not a train, it is one of the longest types of buses in the world. It is the Double Articulated Bus. One fine example is the Van Hool Bus with a length of 24.8 meters.

Guided Bus

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The unique-looking short Guided Bus on the above photo is a TOYOTA Intelligent Multimode Transit System (IMTS). It was photograph near the EXPO dome station of IMTS in the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan in Nagakute.

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This long Guided Bus on the above photo is the “Translohr”, a rubber-tired tram in Padua, Italy.

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This double deck Guided Bus is photographed in Guided Busway in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

Trolley Bus

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This Articulated Arnhem Trolleybus in the Netherlands demonstrate its four wheel steering (front and rear axles).

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This Trolleybus is photographed in Basel, Switzerland.

Unique Bus

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This peculiar-looking bus of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, USA is similar in appearance to the popular public utility vehicle called “jeepneys” in the Philippines.

Chicken Bus

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This type of bus called Chicken Bus is very popular in Guatemala.

Mini Bus

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The Mini Bus on the above picture is the Toronto Transit Commission Orion II.

Translink

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This Min Bus is the Vancouver TransLink Community Shuttle minibus, at University Endowment Lands, British Columbia in Canada.

Maxicab

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This unique type of bus is the Red Minibus, also known as Maxicab. This type of bus can be seen in Hong Kong.

Aizubus

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This unique-looking bus is called Aizubus cityroopbus "Akabe". It can be seen in Japan.

Vintage Bus

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Without a doubt, the bus above is truly a Vintage Bus. The design and style speaks for itself.

Flower Power Bus

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This bizarre and weird vehicle is called the Barkas B 1000 Flower Power Bus.

Small Bus

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This small bus is called the Beziers.

Double Decker

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Most double decker bus can be seen in the United Kingdom.

School Bus

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This yellow bus is a typical American School Bus.

Police Bus

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This Police Bus is an Autosan A1010T.02R in Poland.

Armored Bus

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This Armored Bus is the "Rhino Armored Bus which transports US Armed Forces, US civilian government and contract workers, and foreign contract workers to and from Baghdad International Airport.

Passenger Bus

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A Passenger Bus is also called Public Utility Bus.

See also

The World’s Most Colorful Buses

World Record Holders: Most Remarkable Bus Stations

12 Bizarre Transportation Vehicles: Only in the Philippines

The World’s Fastest Trains Ever Built

World’s Longest Trucks Ever Built: Kingof the Road

The Coolest and Most Remarkable Electric Cars in the World

Electric cars will soon be one of the cars of the future. They will significantly reduce city pollution because these cars have “zero tail pipe emission”. Electric cars are plug-in battery powered automobile which are propelled by electric motors.

Here are the coolest-looking designs of electric cars in the world.

1.) Tesla Roadster

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The luxurious and elegant looking Tesla Roadster is one of the most beautifully designed battery electric vehicle sports car in the world. It is one of the only three crash-tested and highway-certified electric cars in the world. This amazing car was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production available in the United States. Tesla Motors had produced more than 1,200 Roadsters sold in at least 28 countries as of July 2010.

 This car is the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production BEV (all-electric) to travel more than 320 km per charge. The world distance record of 501 km for a production electric car on a single charge was set by a Roadster on October 27, 2009.The Roadster has a base price of US$109,000 in the U.S. and a base price of £86,950 in the UK and €84,000 in continental Europe.

2.) Renault Fluence

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The Renault Fluence Z.E. is a cool-looking electric car unveiled by Renault at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. This awesome-looking car was announced to be at €21,300, significantly lower than the Nissan Leaf at around €33,000 and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV at around €35,000 because Renault will rent the batteries. It can attain a speed of up to 135 km/h. Sales of the Fluence Z.E. are scheduled for 2011 in Denmark, Israel and in the rest of Europe. It is the only Fluence to be sold in Europe.

3.) Eliica

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One of the coolest-looking electric cars in the world is the Eliica. The name means Electric Lithium-Ion Car). This battery electric vehicle is 5.1 meters in length and can accelerate from 0–100 km/h in four seconds. It can attain a top speed of 370 km/h making it the fastest electric powered car in the world. The team's goal is to exceed 400 km/h, breaking the record set by today's street-legal gasoline-powered vehicles.

4.) Nissan Leaf

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The Nissan LEAF is a five-door mid-size hatchback electric car. LEAF stands for “Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family” car. It was introduced in Japan and in the US in 2010 and is the first mass-produced electric car for sale from a major manufacturer. It can attain a speed of 117 km/h.

5.) Citroen C ZERO

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The cute-looking and uniquely designed Citroën C-ZERO is amazingly cool as a city car. This supermini car by is 100% electric powered. The C-ZERO is the French version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle. This car is designed to facilitate urban mobility: small size, quick charging and sufficient range for daily commutes

6.) Mitsubishi I MiEV

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The Mitsubishi i MiEV is one of the only three crash-tested and highway-certified electric cars in the world. MiEV is an acronym for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle. This five-door hatchback electric car is produced by Mitsubishi Motors.

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It can attain a speed of 160 km on the Japanese test cycle and 121 km on the US cycle. This amazing car was launched for fleet customers in Japan in July 2009, and on April 1, 2010 for the wider public. Initial price in the Japanese market was $43,000. In Hong Kong, sale started in May 2010 at a price of US$50,631.

7.) Think City

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The Think City is a small two-seater or 2+2-seater highway capable electric car, with a top speed of 110 km/h and an in-town range of 160 km/h on a full charge. It is a available with both a Zebra Sodium battery and a Lithium-ion battery which both travel 160 km/h on a full charge.

It is previously mass produce in Norway and was restarted in Finland and currently being sold in European countries such as Austria, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Switzerland. As of 2010 it is one of the only three crash-tested and highway-certified electric cars in the world. The other two are Mitsubishi I MiEV and Tesla Roadster.

See also

• The Most Sophisticated and Latest Models of Luxury Cars
• The Most Sophisticated Cars in the World: Record Title Holder Cars
• Toyota Corolla:The Best Selling Automobile in the World
• The Most Expensive and the Least Expensive Car in the World
• World’s Coolest Cars: Uniquely Designed and Structured Vehicles