with the lake washington link extention, i think we know what everyone visiting seattle should try out. forget going to pike place market, the gum wall, space needle, seattle center, the microsoft/amazon hq, etc. it’s riding the link. the best way to explore the city outside of the tourist hotspot areas. the ride shows the unique landscape of seattle (mt rainier, the trees, mountains, lake washington, the architecture. etc). the views actually encourages people to explore the entire metro area. potentially be the most overpowered tourist attraction if given its chance. if the city keeps buliding more lines, this means tourists could explore even more. If the link underground instead, i doubt much tourists would be taking it, and just stay in downtown instead.
hope you enjoyed my april fools idea. as a local (in vancouver), i do use take the skytrain to downtown, class, or malls. but the views managed to make the commute much more fun than the destination itself. so much so that during my freetime, instead of sitting on my patio, i take the skytrain lines i dont use often. because my balcony at home gives me a view of wherever the home is, but the skytrain moves, so it’s like a bigger version of a patio (like a public park is a bigger version of a yard). the skytrain is the reason that when i go to other cities, taking their transit is how i spend my vacation. when i went to toronto, i just rode their transit for most of the week and it was a blast. seeing the urbanism and the people there.
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