If I look in stats of my visitors I see very-very different places in the world: from India to Mexico. I like every of my visitors and feel me happy if you read more than one page of this blog about my favorite city Moscow. But I am especially happy if somebody from sunny California is landing on my page. Because there, in very-very far place (I am not sure this place realy exist, frankly speaking) lives somebody whom I know personally (probably this is only fact that convinces me of California's existence).
For one of them I would like to present this post and couple of pictures from Moscow.
Dear Norman, happy birthday and best wishes from Moscow!
I took these pictures to make your birthday a bit Russian:
When Sandy and you come next time to Moscow, I will take you to Old Arbat and we choose for you one of there nice caps with ear-flaps (shapka-ushanka), cheburashkas for Jillian and Alexa and eat up one ot these tasty pie - specialty of the house of restaurant Praha on Old Arbat (delicious!). Agree?
I hope you will also like a picture of birthday salute. Have a nice day with family and enjoy it!
This post is dedicated to Tramdriver Joergen who reads this blng from Göteborg,,
Dear Joergen,
thank you in this blog and your comments about the work of Tramdrivers.
Today's pictures are specially made for you. These the trams in Moscow. Surprisingly, trams are still quite common in Moscow, though the thick traffic makes poses lots of troubles for tramdrivers. Trams lack flexibility and in rush hours that may lead to a traffic-jam of several trams in a row.
There is this bridge that I have to cross everyday and sometimes there are up to 15 trams trying to get through the traffic. One could wait 10-20 minutes for a window to cross the street. That's the reason why I do not use trams on weekdays though it runs directly to my office. I'm always sure to get to work within 40 minutes with Metro, while the traffic-jams may delay the trams for who-know-how-long. It must be a tough job the tramdrivers have in megapolices: perpetual traffic-jams and nervous passengers are not easy to survive.
On weekends when the traffic is less thick, a trip with a tram is an enjoyable adventure: it has a particular nostalgic atmosphere and great for sightseeing.
Dear Joergen, I hope your job as a Tramdiver in Göteborg is less stressful and more enjoyable. I think your project-idea about trams of Göteborg and Moscow is definitely interesting. Though I'm a bit at loss at how to help you with this project. Maybe you should undertake this project under the auspice of the transport departments of Moscow's and Göteborg's city administrations. Please, let me know what you think of the. And maybe you could share more about your everyday life as a tramdriver.
Stumbe it!
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