PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM * Croatia - Cruising around
Croatia -serenity quest -October 26, 2008: -- Compared to China and India, Croatian public transportation is clean, modern, comfortable, friendly and efficient. This ain’t no third world country, thank you very much!... While only few schedules are posted at stops, local buses seem to run fairly often and the roads are smooth and well marked. No one eats or smokes on the buses and I haven’t seen a chicken or any animals yet... Even taking the tickets is done in a polite and efficient manner. You can either buy a round trip ticket at the countless news stands at a discount or buy the one way ticket on the bus. People never push to get on the bus and wait patiently while change is given and received and tickets are punched at the machine. Some people have bus passes and there are random checks of tickets and passes by inspectors who jump on the bus... The inspectors and the bus drivers are polite and chat with the riders but the drivers don’t hesitate to tell young people to turn off their music. People speak quietly even on the ubiquitous cell phones... There is space for people to chat as the local buses often have two seats facing each other but there is a standing room only holding pen near the back doors (exit only) of the buses. The price is usually about a $1.20... In short, not that I still don’t pick up any random napkin along my way and stuff it in my pocket anyway, too many years traveling of in places where the drip dry method reigns supreme... At least, the drivers will be even friendlier!...
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