Funny how an odd thought can lead to nostalgia. Thinking about Boston before going to bed, I did a quick search on YouTube. I found a video of the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) stop at Maulden Center, Orange Line.
Like Poland, I don’t miss it and I do.
Two things I miss: first, Boston is a big city packed in a small town. The area the Greater Boston area covers is really small, and the are Boston proper covers is minuscule. The rest is Cambridge, Allston, Brighton, and a handful of others. And Malden, where I lived. Yet it has a lot of the advantages of a larger city: vivid downtown, arts, music, etc.
Second, I miss public transportation.
I miss being able to travel from here to there to way over there and back again without a car. A monthly T-pass, a bicycle, and the occasional taxi were all I ever really needed.