I can honestly say, that passing by it daily, neither was I ever tempted inside, nor did I ever see anyone actually dine within its fuselage. As a tourist attraction - it worked, so many people taking selfies with it in the background - but as a dining experience - failure. Below: how it looked in September. My office window clearly visible in both shots.
Meanwhile, the smog stands over Warsaw; as soon as there's high pressure, no wind and a frost, out it comes, out of the fireplaces and chimneys of old homes around the suburbs and out of the exhaust pipes of short-distance, one-per car commuters. The rest of us are having our health endangered. The city authorities - which took eight months to dismantle a plane that was doing no one any harm - will have to act quickly because anger is growing.
By way of contrast - photo below taken in December 2016 shows what I then considered to be a smoggy day.... The chimney at Kawęczyn relatively clear. Visible at least.
The face of the smog - a cyclist in a Warsaw office building yesterday. It is outrageous that the very people whose transport habits are making the air cleaner should imperil their lungs because of the stupidity and selfishness of a small percentage of Varsovians.
This time last year:
Walker's London
This time last year:
Deconstructing political graffiti - London and Warsaw
This time four years ago:
Europe's peripheral woes
This time five years ago:
Winter returns to Warsaw
This time six years ago:
Babcia vs. Roma action, Centrum
This time seven years ago:
Reasons to be cheerful
This time eight years ago:
Skiing in the Beskid Wyspowy
This time nine years ago:
What's to be done about Warsaw's unmade roads?
This time ten years ago:
Jeziorki in the fog
1 comment:
Interesting story regarding the IL14.. and rather sad story regarding the smog. I realise more and more that it will take decades that the latter will be structurally improved. And what kind of life is it not to be able to go out in winter, or only with masks??
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