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In reply to the discussion: Rick Steves does it again - a must-read progressive. Awesome. [View all]CTyankee
(65,618 posts)22. I took a nearly all public transportation weeklong vacation based in Brussels last fall.
We just took trains on day trips to Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp and did a lot of walking around Brussels. We took one cab due to the extreme hilliness of the part of Brussels we were heading and I had attempted it but got sidelined with a pulled gluteal muscle. In each city we took buses and saw a lot of the town, the architecture and the people and just walked around public squares and had our frites et moules (altho I refused to eat while walking around like everyone else seemed to do...we sat at outdoor cafes for our little meals).
I am hoping to do something similar out of Madrid next year, altho the distances are greater...however, they have really fast trains in Spain and I am eager to try them!
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I love how much he emphasizes European public transport in his travel shows.
eppur_se_muova
Mar 2013
#2
I took a nearly all public transportation weeklong vacation based in Brussels last fall.
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#22
I was going to say the same thing you said. Progressive taxes under Reagan + Clinton?
Sirveri
Mar 2013
#19
Just imagine if there were more pundits and politicians advocating what he's saying
deutsey
Mar 2013
#29