Dodgy inaccessiblity issues aside, the ability of this place to move more than 20 million people a day never ceases to amaze me. Yes, buses are slow in peak hour, but consider that every bus is about 50 cars less on the road...
And why can't Melbourne work out things like automatic ticketing (most Londoners have a rechargeable "oyster" card - just press against the scanner and presto), escalators (stand on the right, walk on the left, get tutted at loudly for getting it wrong), and scheduling. Granted, when you have 20 million people you can afford to run a train every 2 minutes during peak hour, but even the buses in far flung regions seem to be timetabled so that they'redue to leave after the connecting overland train arrives, not 45 seconds before...
And slowly, I'm finding I can get from A to B in reasonable time, with out getting lost. Heavens - today I even had people asking ME for directions. And unlike many Londoners (who will tell you any old bull just so that they're not seen to be impolite and refusing/unhelpful), I KNEW my answers were right!
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Hey Georgi,
Site looks great!! We are tracking your stories as we are travelling and love them. Sounds like you are doing great. Glad to hear that you've settled in nicely.
Talk soon,
Sheree & Glenn xxxoo
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