On 15 May 2015 at 09:09, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > The Moscow Metro is perhaps the most beautiful subway system in the > world. When we visited Russia several years ago, we spent a bit of > time in the Metro, visiting the stations that were most famous for > their unique designs. It was quite enjoyable. The escalators are so > long, so steep and so fast that they should be classified as amusement > rides! > > Today I had my first experience on the Tokyo subways. They are > efficient, but lack the charm of the Moscow Metro. I have traveled > the suways of New York, DC, Paris, London Rome, and several other > cities, but none come close to the Moscow Metro. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
I remember trying to buy a ticket one sleety winter day. I shall remember the look of wilful incomprehension on the clerk's face to my dying day. A most disagreeable city. Until summertime, when everyone seems to undergo a pleasantness implant. > > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 11:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On May 15, Moscow (Russia) subway, "Metro" is celebrating its 80th birthday. >> The Guardian published a gallery of photos from various stations, including >> some old ones. >> I thought it would be interesting to some PDMLers >> http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/may/14/moscow-metro-80-anniversary-city-history-in-pictures >> short URL: >> http://goo.gl/A08n41 >> >> >> When I was a kid and visited Moscow, that was the first subway I've seen. >> Later, I saw some foreigners taking photographs inside the stations, and was >> somewhat surprised why. >> While somebody explained it to me back then, it wasn't until 1994, that >> I understood that to the full extend while riding Chicago's "L" >> for the first time. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Igor >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
