A cable car or gondola as it is also called is used to reach heights or to get from one height to another. I encountered several such rides as I have travelled to many countries.
Cable cars come in different sizes. Some are 2 seaters, 4 seaters and the larger ones have more than 6 seats.
My first cable car ride was in gulmarg where we had to cross a gorge to reach to another place. The gorge was frightening and since this cable car was automatic in that it arrived and restarted whether one got in or not we had to be quick to get in and quick to get out. I did not look down as I was sure I would get vertigo.
The cable car ride in Switzerland was to reach a railway station high up for our onward travel to Jung frau. The tapering sound of the bells tied round cows that were grazing down still rings in my ear.
Once we reached Jungfrau railway station we got into a huge gondola that accommodated many of us. It provided us with a panoramic view as we went up the Alps to reach the top of Jungfrau.
The skyrail experience in Cairns, Australia was incomparable. There the glass floor car gave us an opportunity to look down. We were above tree level in this rain forest.
The experience at the Sentosa Island was different in that we had to cross the sea. That ‘what if’ fear gets you till one reaches And that is what I too felt while looking at that huge mass of water.
Having experienced several cable car and gondola rides I no longer feel challenged and I just look forward to such rides.
I am not sure when and where the next ride would be but I know I can face the challenges without batting an eyelid.
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I had tried to ride on the cable car in Ocean Park, Hong Kong before. It was a great feeling since we don't have this in my country. It is also once in a lifetime experience. I was thinking that these cable cars can be useful to nearby mountain places.
Most of the places I visited gave us an opportunity to ride on these cable cars.
I never experienced riding in a cable car yet but I often see this kind of transportation in some korean movies and dramas. I think theres no cable car in our country yet. It would probably a good thing to ride in a cable car. Hope to ride that soon.
My only experience with cable cars is watching people ride them in the movies. Because they are so high up they kind of frighten me.
It may be am enjoying activity traveling by such cable cars but I do not consider it safe due to some reasons.
It may prove fatal in some cases.