I can't even get over this. The Beijing subway had a good 10 minutes of videos where a cartoon helper creature sees accessibility issues and magics things like curb cuts, bumps for blind pedestrians, lower counters for wheelchair users, and ramps. It is so rare to be in a city that cares enough about improving accessibility that they make 10 minutes of PSA cartoons to blast on the metro. I almost stayed on past my stop to finish watching them. (Also Moscow has a lot to learn from Beijing's metro accessibility, even if it is more beautiful.) Pro tip: filming the PSA about curb cuts will get you weird looks in the metro. #transitaccessibility #psa #accessibility #travel #china #beijing #metro #subway #curbramps

Thanks for the directional signs, Beijing, pointing me and all other Lily's back to my hotel. #transit #lilybejing #signage #subway #metro #china #beijing

I went to 15 of the 44 national historical stations on the Moscow Metro today. It moves over 8 million people a day. It is hands down the most beautiful metro in the world, with marble from churches taken down by the communist anti religious regime instead put in ordinary subway stops. A belief that a metro as beautiful as grand palaces and museums would be equalizing wealth has led to a truly amazing experience underground. Not to mention, the trains come every 90 seconds - there are no schedules, just frequency. Photos coming... well in a week after I get off the train in China. Can't wait to show off my favorite part of Moscow... the metro. #metro #subways #underground #russia #moscow #trains #trainnnerds