Multimodal Transportation


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Multimodal Transportation

Multimodal Transportation

Lessons Learned

There is much to be learned for an American traveling to Europe for the first time based upon my recent trip with my family to Brussels and Amsterdam. The lessons include but are not limited to observations such as Europeans being more bilingual than the average American, the abundance of multi-modal transportation as compared to the heavy dependence on automobiles in the U.S., and the many buildings which are several centuries old which reflects an apparent priority placed upon preservation.

I was in Brussels and Amsterdam from July 20th to July 29th of this year. What struck me first during my first trip to Europe was that both cities were truly crossroads’ type of cities. For the purpose of this article, I am defining “crossroads” to mean a location of several different cultures. The U.S. has commonly been referred to as a “melting pot”; but the reality that I observed was that the U.S. may be more homogeneous than what we Americans tend to think as compared to Europe.

Do More Pre-Trip Research the Next Time !

I would have gained more value from the trip had I taken more time to do pre-trip research about the historical buildings and the overall history of both of the cities that my family and I were visiting. More information about what one is observing inevitably contributes to an increased level of appreciation of the experience.