on trains & subways
(The images are click-able, just in case you'd like to view the source or the detailed maps. My darn layout is too narrow, even if I worked for years to create this "Anna-ish" look.)
Last year, I got to visit Copenhagen for a conference during winter so I used the bus-subway scheme going on there. The nice thing about the transportation set-up in that city is that you can use a single bus pass or ticket (see below) that you can use 10 times at the start of your commute (of course, I don't mean having the ticket clipped 10 times all at once).
I lived with a Danish host in the social housing area near the architectural museum. So I walk for about two minutes to a bakery where I ride a number 4 bus (or was it 6...whatever) and then get on the subway at the Nørreport station (one flight down...because two flights down will take you to a different train line, I think) and then get off at the København H central station and walk to the conference venue DGI-Byen, which is a new hotel-multipurpose wellness center.
The difference between the two lines, I noticed, is that almost each station in the TTC had a mini-mall underneath which I didn't find in the Copenhagen railway, well, except for the main station at København H. Of course, the people were different too. The second time I went to Toronto in 2007, it was also winter. I can say that Canadians are more laid back than Americans, but more colorful. I guess, we can categorize Toronto as some sort of global melting pot too. Meanwhile, Copenhagen, being an island that connects mainland Europe to Scandinavia is mostly composed of similar-looking people (with the exception of Turkish migrants) who walk fast. Well, it WAS winter so maybe it's a means of adapting to the cold. And the Danish, being socialists, have that "equality to the masses" vibe going on, which I really liked.
My gut tells me that it won't be long until I ride either of those lines for good soon.
I don't have a problem with the commute in Manila, especially since there are a lot of choices: jeepney, train, bus, multicab, tricycle...it's a matter of simply being a citizen of the world.
I easily fall in-love with places that have an extensive public transportation system. The TTC (above) is connected to the bus lines in Ontario so even if you live in the suburbs or at least 100 kms away from downtown (which is around the U-shaped, yellow track on the map), it won't be a problem. You just ride the bus nearest your area and then go down the stop that connects you to any of the track lines above. Well, that's based on experience since the two times I ever went to Ontario, I stayed at the Scarborough area with my in-laws which is way up northeast from the TTC lines.
Last year, I got to visit Copenhagen for a conference during winter so I used the bus-subway scheme going on there. The nice thing about the transportation set-up in that city is that you can use a single bus pass or ticket (see below) that you can use 10 times at the start of your commute (of course, I don't mean having the ticket clipped 10 times all at once).
I lived with a Danish host in the social housing area near the architectural museum. So I walk for about two minutes to a bakery where I ride a number 4 bus (or was it 6...whatever) and then get on the subway at the Nørreport station (one flight down...because two flights down will take you to a different train line, I think) and then get off at the København H central station and walk to the conference venue DGI-Byen, which is a new hotel-multipurpose wellness center.
The difference between the two lines, I noticed, is that almost each station in the TTC had a mini-mall underneath which I didn't find in the Copenhagen railway, well, except for the main station at København H. Of course, the people were different too. The second time I went to Toronto in 2007, it was also winter. I can say that Canadians are more laid back than Americans, but more colorful. I guess, we can categorize Toronto as some sort of global melting pot too. Meanwhile, Copenhagen, being an island that connects mainland Europe to Scandinavia is mostly composed of similar-looking people (with the exception of Turkish migrants) who walk fast. Well, it WAS winter so maybe it's a means of adapting to the cold. And the Danish, being socialists, have that "equality to the masses" vibe going on, which I really liked.
My gut tells me that it won't be long until I ride either of those lines for good soon.
I don't have a problem with the commute in Manila, especially since there are a lot of choices: jeepney, train, bus, multicab, tricycle...it's a matter of simply being a citizen of the world.
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