I want to start by saying that I am proud to live in the United States and don’t plan to move, but I have to give the Europeans credit for public transportation. We spent our 2008 summer holiday in Eastern Europe (one can argue that Austria isn’t really Eastern Europe, but I won’t). One of the decisions that we made prior to our trip was to take public transportation, because it is so convenient and efficient and it has less impact on the environment … and most importantly, it is less expensive than taking taxis. Hey, the dollar is weak!
So, once we land in Vienna … without all of our bags. We inquire about public transportation to our hotel … 6 euros person to take a coach. Our hotel, K+K Palais was about a 5 minute walk to the metro stop, which runs very regularly during the week. Our longest wait was probably less than 3 minutes. Where the metro doesn’t go, the tram does. Buy a single day or multiday ticket and you are set.
With this type of public transportation, why would anyone drive?
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