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CLE Adventures: Downtown via Bus

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On Monday I started working downtown. What a change from working at home and driving around all day! I'mm really looking forward to being able to take advantage of happy hours, going to Walnut Wednesday and dressing up for work.

The one thing I haven't been looking forward to was the drive. Having to endure both 480 and 77 during rush hour is not appealing.

My hubby suggested that I try taking the RTA bus. At 1st I thought he was crazy, but after my friend Sarah and her brother and I did a trial run I realized that this was actually a great option!

We played tourist right along with Sarah's brother James who was here visiting from New Orleans.

We ran around all over town and visited some favorite spots including Good to Go Cafe for juice, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the West Side Market where we got all sorts of yum including delicious buttermilk.

We even tried the spicy head cheese from Dohar's and found it to be surprisingly good! Anyways, back to the bus...

It's really nice to let someone else do the driving while I sit back and relax. Crazy drivers? No problem! Insane traffic? No road rage for me. And if you're nervous about the people who ride the bus, all the ones I encountered have been regular people - nothing too weird or scary.

If you've never tried public transportation, you should! You save on gas money, parking and headaches while helping the environment too. There is a Trip Planner on the RTA website where you can plug in your address and where you want to go and it tells you how to get there. Easy! That and $2.25 exact change each way is all you need.