Comments on: Road Work http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Theresa http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-769 Theresa Mon, 28 May 2007 15:41:50 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-769 Our school has buses, as do most Spanish schools in cities of a certain size. They are just not the yellow kind you find in America. Here, the schools hire private bus companies, and the buses are the same as those used to travel between cities and for group trips. They don't have the name of the school on them, and the colors depend on the company, but you can tell which service they're on by the plaque in the window, which tells you the school and the route. My kids walk to school since it's just behind our house, but a lot of kids come from all around by bus. Our school has buses, as do most Spanish schools in cities of a certain size. They are just not the yellow kind you find in America. Here, the schools hire private bus companies, and the buses are the same as those used to travel between cities and for group trips. They don’t have the name of the school on them, and the colors depend on the company, but you can tell which service they’re on by the plaque in the window, which tells you the school and the route. My kids walk to school since it’s just behind our house, but a lot of kids come from all around by bus.

]]> By: hubbers http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-749 hubbers Thu, 24 May 2007 08:31:37 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-749 I agree that the upgrade might have been parking related. Pity I was looking forward to you using your blog to bring down a corrupt mayor! Viva la Interneto!!! I agree that the upgrade might have been parking related. Pity I was looking forward to you using your blog to bring down a corrupt mayor! Viva la Interneto!!!

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-748 erik Wed, 23 May 2007 14:41:33 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-748 I have never once seen a school bus in all of Spain. Certainly not yellow ones, anyway. Because "rural" Spain is so densely packed into little urban centers, there's really no need. I'm pretty sure that most kids over the age of 5 walk to school. Not having been a student or parent in this country, I don't have much knowledge about the subject. Wow! Did you use the metric system just now!! Go Uncle Neil! I have never once seen a school bus in all of Spain. Certainly not yellow ones, anyway. Because “rural” Spain is so densely packed into little urban centers, there’s really no need. I’m pretty sure that most kids over the age of 5 walk to school. Not having been a student or parent in this country, I don’t have much knowledge about the subject.

Wow! Did you use the metric system just now!! Go Uncle Neil!

]]> By: Uncle Neil http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-747 Uncle Neil Wed, 23 May 2007 14:34:24 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-747 Here there are two school bus routes that touch the Canada border and each of them are 90 km one way. Does your school use buses and if so where will they park to pick up and drop off the teachers and children? Here there are two school bus routes that touch the Canada border and each of them are 90 km one way. Does your school use buses and if so where will they park to pick up and drop off the teachers and children?

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-746 erik Wed, 23 May 2007 14:09:45 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/05/23/road-work/#comment-746 By my counting in the above pictures, we used to have 13 parking spots, and now we have 30! That's <em>definitely</em> worth the noise and car removal we've had to put up with. By my counting in the above pictures, we used to have 13 parking spots, and now we have 30! That’s definitely worth the noise and car removal we’ve had to put up with.

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