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World s 10 best city tram and street car rides
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ST CHARLES STREETCAR, NEW ORLEANS, USA
Sashaying along St Charles Avenue through a tunnel of southern live oaks, this historic streetcar takes in antebellum mansions, two universities, lovely Audubon Park and some of the USA s prettiest civic architecture. Vintage streetcars built almost a century ago still operate on this 21-kilometre line, the world s longest in continual operation. From the French Quarter, cross Canal Street at Bourbon which becomes Carondolet Street, hop aboard and enjoy 45 minutes of eye candy. See neworleans.com
TRAM ROUTE 28, LISBON, PORTUGAL
This clanking, 1930s-era tram threads through the city between Campo de Ourique and Martim Moniz, through wide esplanades and narrow streets, taking in some of the city s cultural treasures as well as quiet neighbourhoods. Highlights include the Castle of St George, the historic Graca quarter, now restored to its former glory, the bohemian
Budapest to Begin Upgrade of Danube Embankments
The Budapest municipal council will begin the upgrade of the Danube embankments by renovating the section of the Pest embankment between Kossuth Square and Margaret Bridge, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Friday.
Because the original plans for the upgrade which were submitted early last year had reflected the ideas of the previous Budapest administration, the project has had to be redesigned, Karácsony said on Facebook.
The new plans include a wider sidewalk and a longer section of road with reduced traffic. The guardrail will be removed from the side of the road and trees will be planted in its place, Karácsony said.