I stay in an area which is located just off the metro line so I always catch the bus to get a couple of blocks down the road from the last metro station. Since I use buses at least twice each day, I have been experienced a lot of bus rides...
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| A bus stop in a quiet street |
The bus ride does not cost anything extra. It is built into the cost of your ticket - if you connect immediately with the metro - so there is no extra cost to ride the bus. The buses usually run on time and many bus stops have an electronic sign showing how long it will take for the next bus to arrive.
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| The bus arrives on time... |
On every bus I have used, I was greeted or acknowledged as I boarded the bus. That is the most mind blowing thing for me. A bus driver greeting passengers as the passengers get on the bus ! There are many very friendly bus drivers here I guess. I have sometimes run up to a bus whose doors were already closed and the bus was about to leave. The driver has sometimes seen me (or other passengers), waited and reopened the door to passengers. That is amazing. I have taken to greeting and thanking bus drivers as they make the bus experience so pleasant. I guess being a bus driver in Barcelona is a respectable job. It is probably well paid too. I assume this because many of the drivers are well groomed, sport trendy sunglasses and are very personable.
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| Big buses on the main street |
The more I use the bus network in this city, the more I like it.
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