Sunday Randomness #232 resuming operations First impressions of Montreal

Pay phone at the airport

Quick pictures of the bakery at Gare Central Staion in Montreal as I found my way from the bus to the REM station thanks to some great directions from my friend.  And I also asked for some help from the locals who were very nice and helped me buy the right ticket for the REM and another local helped me by gifting me a bus ticket.

So many kinds of breads made with local flour...

Pies and pastries and cookies, oh my!

More pies and tarts

More pastries and muffins and cookies

Specialty desserts

Macarons and specialty desserts

The platform display

The REM map 

Sunday Randomness #125: Bus Pass Evolution

A Short Jump In the Evolution of a Bus Pass: Paper to Plastic And Punch Card to Electronic Chip.

The new plastic card with electronic chip is the April 2012 card.


Before: show monthly bus pass to driver or transit officer.  After: tap on and tap off at electronic readers found as you get on and off the bus and/or electronic readers at each end of  trax station platforms.  We get to pay a bit more each month for the new electronic passes but it's still cheaper than car payments, insurance, gas and maintenance.  The current adult monthly pass price is $78.50. 
For more about riding local public transportation visit www.rideuta.com