It's kind of sad that taking the train from Rome to Naples and then Naples to Palermo was so exciting for me when I was on a vacation with my family in the 90s. I'd never been on a train and never even lived in a city with any sort of rail service. Trains seemed very magical and exotic to me.
I'm not saying BART is amazing, but it's incredibly convenient for most of my transportation needs in the area. I only ever use the car for trips out of the city that BART can't get me to, or times when I need to transport something large. I haven't used Caltrain but I'm excited that it exists. It would be even better if the local rail system extended farther outside of the Bay, but still I'm happy to live in a place where trains at least exist and are useful.
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Date: 2011-04-26 06:25 am (UTC)From:I'm not saying BART is amazing, but it's incredibly convenient for most of my transportation needs in the area. I only ever use the car for trips out of the city that BART can't get me to, or times when I need to transport something large. I haven't used Caltrain but I'm excited that it exists. It would be even better if the local rail system extended farther outside of the Bay, but still I'm happy to live in a place where trains at least exist and are useful.