I got to Europe, how else, by airplane. The worst ecological footprint imaginable.

What I found in Holland, of course, were bikes. All kinds, all colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vienna, on the other hand, had one of the most efficient and well organized public transportation system one could want – busses, a tram, and a subway that was utterly modern behind its art deco station doors.

 

 

 

 

Unless you looked at the wiring, which was exposed and looking suspect….

Italians not only love their scooters, but depend on them, given the absence of parking spaces in narrow streets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They also repair them, cursing under their breath…..

Ljublijana has opted for traffic free streets in the center and a network of buses for the rest of town. It also sports a railroad museum that is a fascinating place to visit.

Trains arrived in Slovenia in 1846 and have played a large economic part since then. The museum started to present a permanent exhibit of old steam locomotives and artifacts at a roundhouse depot in 1996, improved with new additions in 2004. The collection comprises some 60 locomotives and 50 other vehicles – not all on display, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Railway_Museum

 

 

 

 

 

The site was completely devoid of people when I photographed even though it was a Sunday afternoon, giving it an eerie feel.  So much decrepit beauty….

 

I continue to rely on my feet, back home.