by Miles Taylor | Jul 19, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
Wow. I didn’t know what to expect as I walked into the old building in Hamburg with “Miniatur Wunderland” written on it. It turned out to be an absolutely amazing place. It’s the largest model rail system in the world, and it’s still...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 10, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
Hamburg’s subway, like many other German systems, is primarily split up into two parts: the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn. U-Bahn essentially means “underground,” although it still goes above at points away from the city center. S-Bahn has a few different...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 4, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
To tide you readers over while I continue uploading pictures, here’s a guest post! A blog reader from the start, Michele Markarian recently took the Go Bus to the Big Apple. She sent me her thoughts on the ride: “Recently I had a meeting in New York City,...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 4, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I know I said I would get back from London and Germany on Tuesday. The flight was due to get back to Boston around noon, so I figured I could finish uploading pictures that day and start posting the next. However, I didn’t account for: The fact that I had much...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve passed through Quincy Center plenty of times, but I’ve never truly visited the station. I finally got the chance to when I was on my way to – you guessed it – ride a bus. I was actually blown away by the station layout and design. The Red...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
On a school trip to a Boston Pops Concert at Symphony Hall, we ended up on a very crowded Green Line train (thus proving that the Green Line needs three or four car trains). I couldn’t grab onto a poll without inevitably dropping my umbrella (it was pouring...
