来英国前对伦敦的交通一无所知,到了以后有点傻眼。这是个靠地铁和火车支撑的城市。这个城市穿梭来往的上班族,第一选择是地铁。出租车当然有,但贵得让人望而却步。听说早年有中国学生从希斯罗机场打车去剑桥,用掉了半年生活费。我们艺术学院的美国富婆和英国贵妇,纵使穿金戴银,每天上课还是得从地铁站钻出来。这里这组数字,可以说明伦敦地铁的威力。第一次运行:1863年1月10日,有全球迄今为止最古老也最大的地铁系统。全伦敦共有274个地铁站,04-05年平 Before I came to England knew nothing about the traffic in London, I was a little dumbfounded. This is a metro and train supported city. The city shuttle commuters, the first choice is the subway. Of course, taxis are expensive, but prohibitively prohibitive. I heard early Chinese students taxi from Heathrow Airport to Cambridge, spent six months living expenses. The American rich lady and the English lady at our art college, even though they wear gold and silver, have to get out of the subway every day in class. This set of figures here shows the power of the London Underground. The first operation: January 10, 1863, there is the world’s oldest and largest subway system. There are 274 metro stations in London, 04-05