While most people prefer their cars, I have always preferred mass transit. Maybe it is because I don't have to pay attention to anything but my own thoughts (and the media I am consuming at the time [right now, Nice Dream by Radiohead]) and let someone else guide me to the destination that I wish to reach.
Giving up the illusion of control when traveling is refreshing. I don't have to worry about traffic, or road construction or that douchebag next to me who is eating a fast food burger while singing along at the top of his lungs to Toby Keith.
I am trying to escape the city again by going back to the Berkshires. I love the Berkshires because they are everything that I city isn't. Quiet, pastoral, peaceful and achingly beautiful. I also know that in less than an hour, I can be back home. Where the bartenders know what Anchor Steam is and I can find a decent raw bar when I am looking for it.
I could never live there, but I love having it as an option, and with a very cheap train ticket, I will be there quickly.
(This was written yesterday afternoon, but there was spotty coverage...sorry for posting it late.)
I would hardly call Albany the city, but the Berkshires are lovely.
ReplyDeleteAlbany is a city, and the city that I live in, therefore, my choice was correct.
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