Le Monde - A Poetic Travail » Dubai http://www.lemonicks.com/Travel Everywhere I go, I find a poet has already been there before me. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:41:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Bus Service in Dubai http://www.lemonicks.com/Travel/2009/04/15/bus-service-in-dubai/ http://www.lemonicks.com/Travel/2009/04/15/bus-service-in-dubai/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:09:05 +0000 Cuckoo http://www.lemonicks.com/Travel/2009/04/15/bus-service-in-dubai/

A typical bus stop at Dubai

Fully air-conditioned, spic and span, spotlessly clean, sparkling insides…  Don’t you think it’s too good to be real ? But well, this is an evening in Dubai, supposed to be peak hour in any city of the world. And no, this was not a Friday, their usual holiday.

The bus fare is 2 Dirhams (their currency) for any distance you want to travel. All the buses and the bus stops are air conditioned. There is a route map inside the bus and at the bus stop as well.

One has to get in from the front door of a bus. Why ?

There is no conductor in the bus, the driver issues the tickets. Some seats are reserved for ladies but there is no restriction for them sitting elsewhere too.

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More on the city later. Till then here are some photos for you to soak in.

Even places in the USA, Europe and Australia are a bit imperfect, a bit tainted which adds to their being close to humankind.

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