A fundamental skill for travelers is simply getting around efficiently and economically using public transit. Here are a few train and city bus tips grabbed in a stream-of-consciousness way while zipping from the train station in Verona out to the street to catch my bus to the center (and my hotel).
Time and money are both limited resources. As you’ll see here, you’ll save time by getting adept at using automated ticket machines, and you’ll save money (while losing very little time) by hopping on the bus rather than catching a cab upon arrival. While you won’t always connect this quickly with a bus, you’ll find most cities coordinate their train and bus systems pretty efficiently for those who make the effort to figure it out.
If you can’t see the video below, watch it on YouTube.
Hope you spend a little more time on Verona. It is an Italian city that we have not been to and is on our list for our next visit to Italy!
I so enjoy your program on PBS! You are particularly good at summarizing a great deal of information in a way that is precise and interesting.
Verona…..”Two households both alike in dignity/In fair Verona where we lay our scene….” Forgive me….I’m a retired English teacher.
Maybe one of these days I can sign up on one of your trips for “seniors”. I’m almost 65 but young for my age.
Meanwhile, keep on traveling.
Susan Sayre
P.S. Like the beard, which you are not sporting in the PBS episodes I have seen.
Rick — My wife and I can no longer travel around Europe the way we always loved to do it in the past, so it’s often a great pleasure to reminisce via your travel blogs. Thanks much.