Trams

I always expected to have a problem driving on the wrong side of the road, as they do over here in Europe. It's not as bad as I thought, although there are some squeaky bum moments in Antwerp at times with some really imaginative road lay-outs!
I do have a problem with one mode of transport, apart from bloody bicycles, and that is the tram. Don't get me wrong, I like trams, they remind me of movies from the 1960's starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. But I have a blind spot when it comes to trams. Antwerp has an extensive network of tram-lines, they run a lot more often than buses and provide a great way of getting around town. When I was a kid, I was taught the green gross code, which is a little trick to help you get used to crossing the road. Look left, look right, look left again. Or was it look right, look left, look right again? Whatever, whilst looking both ways you look for cars, buses, lorries and bikes. Nothing about trams. Most tram-lines in Britain were dug up after WW2, if they survived that long. True, they still survive in some cities, but they are few. So, whenever I attempt to cross the road in Antwerp I usually find myself receiving a 'CLANK!!!!' from a passing tram. For those who don't know, the tram makes a wonderful warning 'CLANK', kind of like an out of tune church bell. I suspect that the new trams, as pictured above, have been painted with the same paint the Americans use on stealth bombers to make them invisible to radar, only the Belgians use paint that makes them invisible to Englishmen! I'm sure I will get used to them one day, if one doesn't kill me first!