[OSM-talk] Named passages on hiking paths

[Christian Rogel]

Le 14/03/11 20:45, Frederik Ramm a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> Ulf Lamping wrote:
>> Pas seems often to be used more generally for a passage, as in "Pas de
>> Calais" (Strait of Dover).
>
> Oh, that's easy to explain. On leaving Dover by boat across the foggy
> strait, ask your French-spreaking lookout what he sees, and he'll say:
> "pas de Calais!"
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>

That remind me of a famous Scottish proverb :

"If you are able to see Skye Island, that means that rain is coming, but 
if you are not able to see it, rain is really come.

Behind the joke, you must know that, in seaside countries, the air is 
brighter and more transparent just before the rain and a little foggy on 
other times.


Christian