{"id":4365,"date":"2010-06-30T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-funky-public-transport-hubs\/"},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:20:08","slug":"five-funky-public-transport-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-funky-public-transport-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Funky Public Transport Hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:TrackMoves\/>\n<w:TrackFormatting\/>\n<w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:DoNotPromoteQF\/>\n<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US<\/w:LidThemeOther>\n<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeAsian>\n<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeComplexScript>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark\/>\n<w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp\/>\n<w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables\/>\n<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx\/>\n<w:Word11KerningPairs\/>\n<w:CachedColBalance\/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<m:mathPr>\n<m:mathFont m:val=\"Cambria Math\"\/>\n<m:brkBin m:val=\"before\"\/>\n<m:brkBinSub m:val=\"--\"\/>\n<m:smallFrac m:val=\"off\"\/>\n<m:dispDef\/>\n<m:lMargin m:val=\"0\"\/>\n<m:rMargin m:val=\"0\"\/>\n<m:defJc m:val=\"centerGroup\"\/>\n<m:wrapIndent m:val=\"1440\"\/>\n<m:intLim m:val=\"subSup\"\/>\n<m:naryLim m:val=\"undOvr\"\/>\n<\/m:mathPr><\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]-->Traveling isn\u2019t normally the best part of a holiday, but here are five places where there\u2019s been some effort ploughed into making the journey more interesting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands \" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2010\/6\/amsterdam_JULIA\" alt=\"Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands \" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">An art gallery in an airport. Yes, really. Schiphol contains a small (one room) offshoot of the Rijksmuseum \u2013 the main gallery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-amsterdam-ams-netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amsterdam<\/a>, with exhibitions rotating every few months. What\u2019s better is the big shop below it, so you can stock up on souvenirs without it affecting your baggage allowance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Metro system in Athens, Greece<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Athens Metro system, Greece \" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2010\/6\/athens_JULIA\" alt=\"Athens Metro system, Greece \" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Underground\u2019s normally less fun than overground, but traveling the Athens Metro is like going to a museum on a little train. Building the lines took ages because the workers kept hitting ancient relics \u2013 and instead of filing them away in some dusty museum, they\u2019ve kept many of them on site, meaning that the metro stations become mini museums themselves. The thoroughly modern architecture housing the ancient artifacts makes a stunning juxtaposition.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Shared Taxis in Havana, Cuba<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2010\/6\/havana_JULIA\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">OK so it\u2019s not strictly public transport, since most Cubans will get the bus, but the shared taxi system in Havana is like a museum on wheels. If it\u2019s your first time in Cuba, you may be disappointed to realize that not everyone drives vintage cars \u2013 half the motors are 80s Ladas \u2013 but share a taxi and you\u2019ll almost certainly get an old one. There\u2019s no need to share, of course \u2013 if public transport isn\u2019t your thing, simply get your own and practice your James Dean pout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong>London Underground in London, England<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"London Underground in London, England \" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2010\/6\/london_JULIA\" alt=\"London Underground in London, England \" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-london-lon-united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a> Underground system may make getting round the capital a synch, but it\u2019s bearable at best, and horrendous at worst (in rush hour, in the summer, your head stuffed in someone unwashed\u2019s armpit). Luckily the powers that be try to make it slightly more bearable with Poems from the Underground \u2013 literally a collection of poems doing the rounds and popping up<br \/>\nsporadically. You might see one on a station platform or, hopefully, in place of an advert in a carriage while you\u2019re trying to ignore your rapidly increasing claustrophobia. And breathe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong>Metro System in Moscow, Russia<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Metro system in Moscow, Russia \" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2010\/6\/moscow_JULIA\" alt=\"Metro system in Moscow, Russia \" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">That the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-moscow-mow-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moscow<\/a> Metro\u2019s two nicknames are the Underground Palace and the Palace for the People should tell you something. Built in the Stalinist era, it was made to glorify the regime, and the walls were plastered in mosaics. Taking a trip underground now is like stepping back in time with murals depicting ideal Soviet life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Check out CheapOair&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/deals\/flight-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 25 Deals<\/a> each week for amazing fares to top destinations around the world!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling isn\u2019t normally the best part of a holiday, but here are five places where there\u2019s been some effort ploughed into making the journey more interesting. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands An art gallery in an airport. Yes, really. 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