(photo via flickr) One of the nice surprises you can find while riding public transports, is finding yourself into a special, historical train. Ancient rolling stock, old fashioned staff, special festive ambiance… in a while, the trip loses its tmosphere of boring daily commute and turns itself into an improvised party: everybody starts to talk, [...]
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sheer transit pleasure: historical trains
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged buses, fun, lausanne, metro, paris, party, trains, tram, travel, trends on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lake parade
Posted in 3 - events, A - News, tagged events, fun, geneva, news, party, switzerland on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last saturday, the city of Geneva turned into an immense disco for the lake parade! From 4PM to 3AM, 250,000 people danced and had fun on geneva lakeside. For those who missed it, meeting point in Zurich for the street parade!!! (source: 20 minutes)
sheer cycling pleasure
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, B - Trends, tagged ads, bikes, fun, trends on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we saw an example of transit pleasure, today it’s time for cycling pleasure. As we can see, every form of transportation has its own fun! (source: copenhagen cycle chic)
Sheer transit pleasure
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged buses, cars, events, fun, reflections, tips, trains on June 26, 2008 | Comments Off
(video: BMW commercial – note the “sheer driving pleasure” logo at the end) (photo:”Is it not time for a change?” by green idea factory) Public transport has always been seen as the poor alternative to cars. While cars are always pictured as a way to get pleasure and new sensations, public transports are always seen [...]
Events on a pedestrian street: the flash mob test
Posted in 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged events, flash mob, fun, lausanne, pedestrians, reflections, streets, tips, trends on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A well designed pedestrian street can host lots of different events. There can be official events, sponsored by the city hall, and improvised events, organized by street users. An example of unofficial event is the flash mob: (video: thierryweber.com) A Flash mob is a good test to check the status of a space. If the [...]
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