tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post471699633360558412..comments2023-09-15T15:22:54.167+02:00Comments on From Australia to Italy - and back: Next train...10 minutiLeanne was in Italy now in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-5133206509622335072008-07-03T11:42:00.000+02:002008-07-03T11:42:00.000+02:00HI everyone, just a quick suggestion if you're pla...HI everyone, just a quick suggestion if you're planning to visit Rome again despite its awful metro;) please check out <A HREF="http://www.vacationrentalrome.com/" REL="nofollow">vacation rentals in rome</A> to find a perfect accommodation...ciaoclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205120859189759017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-33539129262227630942008-06-27T12:44:00.000+02:002008-06-27T12:44:00.000+02:00Hi Amanda,London used to get hot too but at least ...Hi Amanda,<BR/>London used to get hot too but at least the trains were clean, new and people did not seem to use it as a public toilet!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-50283957510140545062008-06-26T19:59:00.000+02:002008-06-26T19:59:00.000+02:00Hello LeanneThanks for the lovely comment you left...Hello Leanne<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the lovely comment you left on our blog. I can't help feeling sorry for you with temperatures of 40 degrees, packed in an underground train. I used to do the same in London and never want to do it again... That's the plan anyway!<BR/> <BR/>Amanda'A Tuscan view.....from Umbria'https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300196294007291408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-10110919419104731232008-06-26T19:12:00.000+02:002008-06-26T19:12:00.000+02:00Ciao Piccola,It is sad that the tourists have to t...Ciao Piccola,<BR/>It is sad that the tourists have to take the metro too. Sad for us that we live here, but sad for you as helps make an impression of the city. At least I have not yet seen a prostitute turning tricks (well not yet that is!)<BR/><BR/>Hi Kataroma,<BR/>I was spoilt in London so I know what you mean about cities that DO have a good system. And at least you can be on Line A which is not so bad, but I just cannot cope with the tunnels to get you down that low. It is like mine shaft not a metro station.Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-16796197258478395352008-06-26T18:35:00.000+02:002008-06-26T18:35:00.000+02:00When I'm not on maternity leave I take Line A to w...When I'm not on maternity leave I take Line A to work every day. We're lucky enough to live right near a metro station and my work is a 5 minute walk on the other end so it's not so terrible. On Line A lot of the trains have air conditioning and they look a lot less "New York in the 70s" than the LIne B trains. <BR/><BR/>But it is really shameful that a city of nearly 4 million only has 2 metro lines. Sydney is not known for its public transport either (and its about the same size in population) and it has quite a reasonable train system. And I was completely spoiled in New York and Moscow!<BR/><BR/>I think the moped is a really Italian solution. The public system which we pay amazing amounts of tax euros for fails completely - so everyone turns to a private solution (the moped or car) just to exist. Only problem is insane traffic and parking.Kataromahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978496810226430712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-44999099929992214462008-06-26T18:03:00.000+02:002008-06-26T18:03:00.000+02:00My first trip to Rome I took the metro twice. The ...My first trip to Rome I took the metro twice. The first time it wasn't crowded at all but it did smell like urine and I remember all the graffitti. The second time I felt like I was in a can of sardines! It was so packed. I held on to my purse for dear life. When I lived in New York it was sort of hit and miss. Some stations were clean, some weren't. I did see my share of rats though and I did see a prostitute turning tricks in between cars. I think I might have vomitted if I had seen human feces...that's just sick!Piccolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498866286829017483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-15182342145885666222008-06-26T16:07:00.000+02:002008-06-26T16:07:00.000+02:00Hi Jessica,I cannot believe you saw feces in the t...Hi Jessica,<BR/>I cannot believe you saw feces in the train...actually no...I can believe it. I have only ever seen human feces at the Tiburtina train station...hmmm... At least you are going to the lovely Verona!!!!<BR/><BR/>Hi Romamericana,<BR/>Ahhh..cannot believe you have to commute to Tiburtina. I have to go there tomorrow night at middnight! It is horrible there...see my notes above!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-67570041200981529272008-06-26T15:16:00.000+02:002008-06-26T15:16:00.000+02:00Very shameful indeed for a European capital! I usu...Very shameful indeed for a European capital! I usually avoid the metro like the plague and am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood where I rarely have to use it... but when I do need to use it, it's a thoroughly unpleasant experience.<BR/>Next week I'll be commuting to Tiburtina and i am NOT looking forward to it at all. The trenino is a bit cleaner but the general experience is just as nasty and inefficient. Makes me wonder WHY I agreed to take this office-based job for a week =(Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-29178066938604250112008-06-26T14:08:00.000+02:002008-06-26T14:08:00.000+02:00Amen! I couldn't agree more! The metro is probably...Amen! I couldn't agree more! The metro is probably the biggest reason I didn't look for a job here, that and the trains which is a close second. The idea of spending 40 minutes on a train then transferring the horrid metro every day, twice a day, made being poor more attractive. When I saw human feces inside a train on the B line I swore I would never take it again. You just have to draw the line somewhere. Luckily in Verona the bicycle will be my new best friend!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151742557993893858noreply@blogger.com