I attend my Politcal Science classes for my study abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science Campus. The campus is only about 3 blocks away from my student residence, so I often walk to my classes. As for transportation in the City of London, I sometimes use the public subway system, known as the Tube, and the public city buses, famously described as the big red double-decker London buses. I personally prefer the tube over the buses as the railways here are very fast and the buses seem to always get caught in the city’s street traffic. There are also the infamous London black taxicabs; however they are fairly expensive so I try to steerclear of using them as much as possible. Some pros of the city’s public transport is that the locomotives and buses are relatively new and environmentally friendly (as London introduced “greener” buses to reduce air pollution). Also, the public transportion, in terms of London trains, are very fast in comparison to American trains. A significant con for the city’s public transport is that rush hour in the mornings and evenings are severely worse on the trains and buses compared to the US. Everytime I get out my internship at 5 p.m. and catch the Tube, the train is extremely packed and the stations are very busy. Overall, I rather like the transportation in London and will continue to rely on it for the remainder of my study abroad experience.
