The commute

This week, I thought I would write about how I get to and from school everyday. I don't take pictures while commuting, because that is odd and I don't have time for that. However, I did do a quick search on the internet and found some pictures that I think will give you a pretty good idea of what traveling by public transportation in Bucharest is like. 

Since I am supposed to be at school by 7:45 every morning, I try to leave as close to 7am as possible. I begin by walking about five minutes from my apartment, past the flower sellers and down to my metro stop.

I go two stops on this line, and then switch at the main metro station in Bucharest. It looks something like this in the mornings.

Then I get on the other line and travel for another two stops.

Here I leave the subway system.

I catch a tram at this point. I couldn't find a picture for my tram stop...so if you feel like messing around with google steet view, you can see that my tram stop is about a two foot wide slab of cement in the middle of a fairly busy street. It's kind of an exciting place to be.

I take the tram three stops and then walk about another 5 minutes to get to school. Believe it or not this is the fastest way to get to school.

In the afternoons, I have found an easier way to get home. I simply take the bus from the school to the end of the line. It drops me off at another metro station, and from there it is only three stops to home. 

I tried taking this route to school and found that the bus does not get through morning traffic like trams and metros do. So there is your quick lesson for the day on Romanian public transportation.