Tag: “Public Transport”
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Mid Levels Escalator, Central, Hong Kong
Much has been written about Hong Kong's escalator system, the longest covered stretch of moving walkway in the world, but it continues to fascinate and captivate me. Designed to relieve the steep streets of Victoria from executive-filled taxis making their way to and from exclusive mid-level apartments, the escalators instead created a whole new class of commuters – people making the trip up to the roads of SoHo – and in the process created a vibrant area of shops, bars and restaurants that remains an oasis of (mostly) relaxed calm within the mayhem of Hong Kong Island.
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Jeepneys of the Philippines
A nostalgic look at the colorful, world famous jeepney in the Philippines.
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Getting Around Everywhere
Everywhere in the world there are ways to get around.
But in every place the quality and type of transport differs from another.
TGV, minibusses, pushbikes, tuktuks.
This is the place to post all the pics of types of transport you have encountered. -
Picasso, untitled
Art tourists come to Chicago to visit the city's best-known museum, the renowned Art Institute. But the architecture tourists have their own gallery.
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the Detroit People Mover
The Detroit People Mover is a small elevated rail line that circles downtown in just 13 stops, looping around the city's old buildings.
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moving to the opera
The Detroit Opera House and Ford Field, seen beyond the looping tracks of the Detroit People Mover.
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
This beautiful public garden sits in the Santa Ynez mountains above the Santa Barbara Mission. A tour of the grounds includes the dam and irrigation system that was built in the early 1800's to support the mission.
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Vietnamese pushbikes
Offcourse it's great to travel around, get to know other cultures, other types of food, other languages...
But sometimes it's just a bit too overwhelming... -
Kiss and Tell
A couple shares a moment with Jaume Plensa's Crown Fountain as the backdrop. Situated along the Michigan Ave.
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Berlin Wall
The wall that once divided Berlin between East and West Germany is partially preserved as a giant outdoor art display. Only small sections remain today as the city of Berlin is undergoing a massive construction boom following reunification.
