The Last Ditch

More images from the Mall

The Jaguar XK140 I photographed back in September is still at our local shopping mall. Now it has been joined by this splendid 60's Corvette Stingray. Unfortunately I didn't have a proper camera with me, but I hope this effort from my phone is at least web-worthy.

My wife was impressed that I knew what it was. Actually, it was easy. One of my boyhood "Hot Wheels" models was a Corvette. Of course it's not as classy as the Jag and I am sure Jeremy Clarkson would say it "doesn't do corners." Still it looks like too much fun to sit idly at a mall.

Shopping centre operators in Russia seem to have a better idea how to keep men interested in visiting, eh?

Moscow Winter Sky

Winter began today in Moscow. I went out with just a sweater for warmth and was given many disbelieving stares by well-wrapped-up Muscovites. By the time I had walked a mile or so, I realised they were right. This is a picture of the nearest church to my home, silhouetted against a cold sky at 1730 today.

One of Two Lions

One of two lions guarding the entrance to an apartment block in Central Moscow.

Sunday at the Mall in Moscow

Only in Moscow could you find a swimming pool (for demonstrating swimwear), a classic Jaguar, an antique shop selling a World War II machine gun and more staff than shoppers in a shopping centre on a Sunday afternoon.