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| This unintentionally crooked picture captures the feeling of vertigo I experienced on the endless ascent. |
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| Husband feeling concern for dizzy wife. |
I've been on some shady metros in my time, but this was not one of them. Their trains are clean and maintained, the stops are spacious and well-lit, and the price is right (50 tetris, or 30 cents a ride).
And although I feel like I stand out as the only blonde in sight (an aspect that perhaps warrants it's own blog post), the people are respectful and, frankly, civilized. Georgia is not a wealthy country, but the people are proud; the ones I've seen on the metro are always well-groomed. And they wear a lot of black.
The cavernous ceilings and hard surfaces provide a great musical venue. This guy had a full house utterly silent awaiting the train, as if spellbound, while he filled the space with a soaring mournful song.
I never would have guessed that the city would have such an elaborate underground system. Especially because the city promo video on YouTube gives the impression of a very modest and somewhat run-down infrastructure. Your reports all seem to belie the video.
ReplyDeleteYes the city's infrastructure is rather crumbling in many regards, but a real effort was made to spruce up the metro a few years back, and some of the stops are even a bit snazzy now. I'll have to get more pics.
DeleteI loved riding the metro - fast, clean, reliable and cheap. It was great! The missionaries tried to figure out which stop had the longest escalator, can't remember which one won.
ReplyDeleteWhere are all the people on the escalator...was it after midnight? Nice shot.
ReplyDeleteThe escalator was stationary, that's how I got the shot. But I had to be quick about it because I hate to draw attention. Most Georgians don't photograph their escalators. It was late, not past midnight though.
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