In Prague an old watch has broken

On Sunday evening, December 27 tourists in Prague witnessed a rare breakdown of the old clock on Old Town Square. The fact that the figures of the apostles permanently revolved around its own axis under the continuous battle chimes.
As it turned out, the reason for failure was that the mechanism of a clock has cracked an old propeller diameter of 6 millimeters. In consequence the figures of the apostles were not moving in a circle, as usual, but spun on the spot. Chimes was beaten continuously for over an hour. The failed screw was 146 years old!
Prague Astronomical Clock has been operating for 600 years. In 1410 astronomer John Schindel commissioned by the city authorities made the astronomical circle, and the master of Mikulas Kodanev did chime mechanism. So a clock that was placed on the south side of Town Hall. Twelve apostles appear in the window at the beginning of each hour.


Historical tram in the center of Stockholm is closed until summer

Tram line 7 Djurgårdslinjen in the center of Swedish capital will not work until the summer of 2010. The temporary closure оf the linе due to its modernization under the modern rolling stock, as well as the extension of the trаm line to the area Sergels Torg.
The extension of the line will allow tourists to travel directly without transfer to the tram from the city center to the popular island of Djurgården, where many of the Stockholm Museum. After opening the first stage of the line will continue in both directions - to the ferry terminal, TallinkSilja and the island of Kungsholmen, on the other side. While trams do not go, to get to the museum Djurgården be on busеs 44 and 47 or by ferry from the Old Town.