13 June 2010 - Almost every day I make use of the metro-network in Hong Kong (the Mass Transit Railway or MTR). It must be one of the best, most efficient and cleanest metro systems in the world. The first metro started services in 1979. Amsterdam is building a second metro line in the city, the north-south line, which was originally supposed to be completed by 2012. However, due to several set-backs the line is now scheduled for completion in 2017. Seventeenth-century masons built Amsterdam on a foundation of poles in soggy, sandy grounds.The digging and building of the line made historical buildings subside and the city's budget explode. A new drilling machine - nicknamed "The Duchess" - is now drilling under the famous shopping center De Bijenkorf ("The Beehive") on the Dam square. The Management feared for the collapse of the building, but it appears that The Duchess did her work well and that no damage was imposed. Shoppers can be reassured.
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