I’ve taken to walking to and from work. This is a recent development, but it’s been delightful so far. It only takes me ten extra minutes then getting the train, which is still ten minutes less then the time it used to take me to get to and from parramatta, and means that I don’t have to contend with packed morning city trains. It also mean much delightful seems-like-summer sunshine. The journey is mostly through parks, or tree lined streets near parks, which generally means the most dangerous thing I have to worry about are the cyclists who travel the same route that I do. But it’s lovely to see people out and about before and after work, mostly doing things other than traveling to or from work. It makes such a nice change from the blank commuting faces of public transport.
The good thing is that when I start my next new job in a few weeks, it’s only an extra two blocks away.