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- Doug_Kibbey

I really wish they'd not groom those shrubs to surround the Russian vehicles on all sides.

I think you are missing the point. The goal here is to protect the vegetables they put between the tanks

Massimo

See the nice zucchini behind this TR-85 M1A



More on the same tank:





Massimo

I'm just going to have to take a lot of time, next time I'm in the "Mc Office", looking at these pictures. (No broadband out in the sticks!).
It's amazing what's sitting in these ex-Eastern block museums. I've got a few pictures from a museum in Varna, Bulgaria, includes some impressive WW1 artillery.

- Massimo_Foti

See the nice zucchini behind this TR-85 M1A


Massimo

Only an ethnic Italian would notice that.

BTR-50P:



Massimo

- Doug_Kibbey

Only an ethnic Italian would notice that.

Yes, first the Museum opened 10 min late, then I saw zucchinis and tomatoes among the tanks, finally the Museum closed 15 min before scheduled... I really felt I was back home

Massimo

BTR-60PB:



Massimo

- Pzkpfw-e

I've got a few pictures from a museum in Varna, Bulgaria, includes some impressive WW1 artillery.

Yes, looks like there are more hidden gems in Bulgaria as well, with the main Museum in Sofia, plus branches in Varna and Plovdiv:
www.militarymuseum.bg/...takti.html

There is a Milano-Sofia direct, low-cost, flight. So I am considering that for the future too.
Belgrade and the Kalemegdan fortress is also on the list of places in Eastern Europe I would like to visit. The collection is smaller and more well-know than the Bulgarian museums, but still worth. Looks like I can arrange those visits as "hit and run" trips lasting 2-3 days across a week-end, without breaking the bank. Most likely it will only be a matter of time

Massimo

I just check this photo collection. The Museum in Sofia looks really interesting:
www.flickr.com/photos/...312864911/

Massimo

Turretless ABI armoured car:



Massimo

- Massimo_Foti

BTR-50P:



Massimo

Well then, we know where the herb garden is. Do you suppose they serve fresh salads at the snack bar?

The other ABI is in better shape:





Massimo

- C_Sherman

Well then, we know where the herb garden is. Do you suppose they serve fresh salads at the snack bar?

The zucchinis and tomatoes I have seen weren't ready yet. I guess we should check later on in the summer

Massimo

The MLI-84 is sitting in front of the building, visible from the street (together with a bunch of guns):





Is this just a license build BMP-1 or it has some peculiar/specific features?

Massimo

I have a question about the FT-17. There is a cast plate on the left side tracks, with the Renault brand on it. The one on Bucharest's tank show also what looks like a serial: 841-18. Is that the case on other FT-17s as well?

I know for sure the one in Thun was missing the plate, and there was no data available on the tank. The plate is missing also on the tanks in Bruxelles, Paris Musée de l’armée and Saumur's tank on static display.

Massimo