Furthermore, I do not want to be sitting in a public transport vehicle surrounded by the chattering classes, who find it necessary to tell everyone else in the carriage or bus about their latest ailments, love affairs and shopping lists.
And nowhere can such human interaction feel more concentrated than on an overcrowded Tube carriage or bus.
Standing on the corner by A La Vieille Russie I found myself overpowered with the familiar old Midtown stench: carriage horses, bus exhaust, perfume, and urine.
After checking in we headed for the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center, a few doors from the hotel at 505 Main St., and signed up for a walking tour (a "Christmas City Stroll") instead of the carriage or bus tours.
Coaches lend back to the Royals and riding in luxury in white horse drawn, plush carriages, while busses conjure up images of chewing gum on the floor, odors of stale tuna sandwiches, hazy windows, torn seats, pollutant belching, out-of-date yellow school buses.
Anyone who came late had to park a mile away and walk the rest, and anyone who couldn't drive or catch a lift came by foot, bus or carriage.
Despite the cramped carriages and competition from bus and tram services, the railway attracted 5.1 million passengers in 1891, its first year of operation.
How many of us counted the heads of little girls in the playground on hearing the news, or glanced speculatively around a bus or train carriage at the other female passengers?
Furthermore, on the top roof of the train, one receive antenna is deployed on each carriage connected by a system bus to a central unit where received signals are processed.
