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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Random Photos: Another Amazing Ad
The MBTA could learn a thing or two from these amazing London ads. The photos even look real, unlike the crudely Photoshopped animals in the Courtesy Critters ads. Again, amazing.
Random Photos: The Best Ad Ever
I'm not sure what Yoda has to do with free WiFi in Tube stations, but this is an amazing ad I found in London. Take that, Courtesy Critters! Simply brilliant.
Service Change: London, Part 2 – Other Tube Lines (Including the First Subway in the World!)
The Piccadilly Line (see last Service Change) was the only tube line in London that I took to the end. This post is a showcase on the other tube lines that I took for a few stops. As usual, you can click on the map to make it larger. Hammersmith and City Line: The...
Anagram MBTA Map
I'm a little tired, since I just came back from a week-long vacation, so I'm a little late with my post. To tide you over, here's this amazing anagram MBTA map: http://www.cascadilla.com/arlington/
Random Photos: No Horsing Around!
Hoo, boy, it's another one. Like the other "Courtesy Critters" ads, this one features crudely Photoshopped animals and a bad pun. There's really not much else to say. I think the scale of these horses is a bit off.
Service Change: London, Part 1: Services Around Heathrow Airport
There are essentially three ways you can get from Heathrow Airport to London (without taking a cab): the public bus (which I don't even think I'd want to do); the Piccadilly Line; and the Heathrow Express. The Heathrow Express is marketed as "the fastest way...
Miniatur Wunderland (I Took Way Too Many Pictures!)
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 being expanded. It has seven...
Service Change: Hamburg – The S1 From the Airport and the U4 to Überseequartier
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 meanings, but the...
GUEST POST: Service Change: Go Bus to NYC
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, and what...
We Apologize For The Delay
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 more...
Quincy Center
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 Line platform is quite...
Random Photos: Miles on the Green Line
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 out), so I...
Random Photos: Elephant Sneeze
I encountered another bus advertisement with crudely Photoshopped animals. This one featured some elephants that were somehow able to fit onto an MBTA bus. I enjoyed this "Courtesy Critters" ad more than the previous hog-themed one, although I'm not sure why. I don't...
47 (Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station via BU Medical Center, Dudley Station, and Longwood Medical Area)
I have to admit, I've given the 47 short shrift. I've taken it twice, and I've never reviewed it yet. Today, I was going to review the 70 or 71, but then I saw that my blog has 47 posts (including drafts). I figure that was a sign that I should finally give the 47...
Random Photos: Tax Money
I found this sign a while ago, but I never posted about it. This was on the wall of an older Red Line car. I love how it's attempting to convince people not to litter by telling them it affects their taxes. I don't know if it actually got people to stop littering, but...