In today's The Times I came accross a link to an unique collection of images of Moscow that were taken in 1909. As Simon (and his inseparable iPad) was sitting accross the table we had a look immediately at the Flickr account mentioned in the article.
What an interesting collection it is - Simon said that the city did not change that much throughout the century and I was amazed at the vastness of the landscape in comparison with such a small number of inhabitants just like I was amazed at this fact during my one day trip to Russian capital several years ago - prospects were 4 cars wide (one way) but there was only 4 cars in the whole of the prospect!
However back on the home turf, The Times also had an article about an imminent failure of the new tram system in Edinburgh. It looks like £600 milion were spent but trams are still not with us and the whole project is in jeopardy as the company that was building the trams wants even MORE money for completing ony HALF of the line! They are also going to dig up Princes Street again because the whole part of the tramline laid there is faulty. And one would have thought that such things happen only in Russia... or Poland.
I have managed to find this photo on Flickr posted by allybeag that would make you weep - it shows Edinburgh trams in 1956 climbing the Mound. Why did they have to rip the tramline out? Can you imagine Krakow without them?
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