Biking culture is amazingly pervasive here. I love it! If I lived here I would tool around on a bicycle all the time, too, with my little basket on the front. Interestingly, unlike the US, they ride their bikes on the sidewalk. There are many painted reminders on the sidewalks to look out for them as well as parked vehicles at various shops. They have very pragmatic bike kickstands that come from the back wheel of the bike that allow it to stand upright and not lean alarmingly over. Each bike also has a built in lock on the back tire. Therefore, bikes are much more manageable and efficient here.
The subway system was very clear and well-organized. I could have been in any subway system in the developed world. They were immaculately clean and ran on schedule.
The buses were just as efficient and organized as the subway. Interestingly, one pays the bus fee when you get off the bus, not when you get on the bus, like in the US, and not like Ukraine, where you might pay by passing your money along the line of fellow riders IF a bus monitor was present, but not if they weren’t.
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