45 MINUTES! Plus, new scenery
Oct. 5th, 2007 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenLast night I discovered something new: A different route to work. I left work to meet friends for dinner in Hoboken, which is across and up the river from lower Manhattan. I had already known of people working in Manhattan who live in Hoboken or drive to Hoboken, park, and take the PATH into Manhattan. Also, many other commuters take trains to Hoboken, and then across, so that wasn't really new. But, I discovered that the ride on the one train was roughly 10-15 minutes into Hoboken from work! Including the walk to the PATH trains and buying a ticket!
When I met the one friend, Bob, at the restaurant, we all decided meet at a different restaurant. So, Bob and I took the Light Rail (a new-ish train) up to Port Imperial and then the bus up to City Place to have Greek with Anna (our blonde Greek waitress) and our partners. What was exciting was realizing the actual transportation was roughly 35-40 minutes point to point.
I tried the reverse route this morning out of curiosity, though I had done the same once before in a rush and it had taken me about 1.5 hours to make the trek. I knew better where to go than the first time with incorrect connections. It took me a grand total of 45 MINUTES to get to work this morning. Plus, I was outdoors a little more than usual, and had a little more useful walking - for instance up huge flights of stairs. All in all, this is a new route to work that might be better in the long run, or at least will be better if I need to stay later at the office, yet be home quickly. It's so cool to me to incorporate new excitement into my commute, which I already find so exciting and fun!
When I met the one friend, Bob, at the restaurant, we all decided meet at a different restaurant. So, Bob and I took the Light Rail (a new-ish train) up to Port Imperial and then the bus up to City Place to have Greek with Anna (our blonde Greek waitress) and our partners. What was exciting was realizing the actual transportation was roughly 35-40 minutes point to point.
I tried the reverse route this morning out of curiosity, though I had done the same once before in a rush and it had taken me about 1.5 hours to make the trek. I knew better where to go than the first time with incorrect connections. It took me a grand total of 45 MINUTES to get to work this morning. Plus, I was outdoors a little more than usual, and had a little more useful walking - for instance up huge flights of stairs. All in all, this is a new route to work that might be better in the long run, or at least will be better if I need to stay later at the office, yet be home quickly. It's so cool to me to incorporate new excitement into my commute, which I already find so exciting and fun!
