Work on the station has begun. Right now, I'm just cutting and gluing the styrene pieces together for the foundation. I'm still trying to work out how the building structure is going to look. As I wait for the plastic and solvent to dry, I thought I'd sort through my photo archive of Praha hlavní nádraží. Jerry from Quinntopia had commented on one of my older blog entries that the tracks leading into the Prague station were almost identical to the look he was trying to achieve for his new station layout. So I thought I'd help out a fellow modeler and post a few more pictures for reference material. I included some interior shots. My apologies for the poor quality. The interior lighting was very dim.
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- The Train Spotter
- It was 1994 and I was working in Doha helping CGIS implement a nation wide GIS. My vacation was coming up and I had decided to head over to Europe instead of going back home for a visit. It was my first time traveling alone and my first visit to Europe. I was young and naive, which were two great characteristics to possess when experiencing new cultures. It certainly helped me to adjust to middle eastern ways for two and a half years. I arrived in Amsterdam with no itinerary and just an Eurorail pass in my hands. I journeyed from Amsterdam to Bruxelles to Paris to Lyon to Milano to Firenze to Verona to Venice to Vienna to Salzburg to München to Frankfurt to Köln and full circle back to Amsterdam. It was wonderful traveling across Europe by train. Sometimes I was unable to find accommodations so I slept in train stations, but enjoyed it nonetheless. That was back in the days when it was still safe to do so. That particular trip had a profound impact on me and was the catalyst for my interest in this hobby. My model trains help me to relive those wonderful memories of my first trip across Europe.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing these photos! What an amazing station...truly breath-taking! I see why you were so inspired with this structre. Its also nice to see photos of another station other than the grand stations that are typically featured.
Believe it or not, these photos are of the same station. The station has seen better days. Windows are broken and some of the stone work is in need of repair. You can see the platforms are not very inviting. You definitely don't want to hang around the area after dark. I never had any problems, but I never felt quite that safe there.
One of the interesting things is that if you have a valid bus pass or ticket, you can take the train within the city limits along with the buses, trams or subway. Prague has one of the most efficient transit systems in Europe. I'd say it's equal to Munich's. And it was inexpensive to ride.
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