Happy Honesty Day!

Hi everyone!!

I learned today that April 30 is Honesty Day. The month of April starts with a day of lies and tricks and ends with a day of Honesty. Interesting!

I have a few things coming up for you in the next week or two, in the meantime check out what my friends Rachel and James are doing over at Transport Providence  . They have a lot of great ideas, stories and photo's. They've started a really exciting series called Women Who Cycle.

I'll be back soon with bus riding do's and don't s/etiquette/how to's and shoulds, an upcoming trip to Warwick, and an adventure with a first time bus rider.

See you soon!!

Peace, Love and Pad Thai (it's lunch time)
-Bridget the Happy Bus Girl

Sunny Spring Days!

I decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring day yesterday and took an adventure. Bus #42. I've traveled that one before to certain parts of Providence but never for the full trip which is to Pawtucket. I'm really, really glad I went! In the day light I didn't think I had ever been in that area, but later after I thought about it I think I have been near by it, but in the dark. To go to a bar. Many times. And in a car with a friend, not on a bus.

I knew the bus ended somewhere in Pawtucket, downtown at the corners of Main & Roosevelt. The end is the bus hub, and attached is the Visitors Center as well as a few offices. I went into the Visitors Center (Ok I admit I was just looking for a ladies room)...SO glad I did!! It was fascinating. Everyone should go check this place out, especially if you're interested in history as I am!    And the staff was really, really nice. I got all kinds of free stuff, and she gave me info about activities to do with the kids during school vacation week. Some of it does sound fun. I'm considering bringing Maizy cat. I'm sure fur babies are allowed.

The walls are covered in all sorts of information on the Blackstone River Valley, the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. I'm not sure if I learned any of this stuff in school (it's been a while) but I'm glad I know it now. There was also a short video in a theater they played at the Visitors Center that was so informative. I had no idea about so many of the things that happened. I'm torn between writing about it here or letting you guys go see the movie, so I'm going to let you guys go see it and not spoil it for you. 

Also in the lobby of the building was an AMAZING art exhibit featuring projects of young artists. The works were incredible and I was glad I was able to see them as well. 

Across the street from the visitors center is Slater Mill. There were no tours that day, but the park is really nice and it was a beautiful day so I decided to walk around a bit and to take some pictures. From what I understand it's totally haunted, so definitely worth checking out sometime!

 There were lots of buses coming back into the city, but I decided to wait for the inbound 42, because it travels via Hope Street and Thayer Street so goes past some of my favorite places....Wildflour Vegan Bakery, Garden Grille,  and Rockstar Body Piercing.  So I figured that if I went into them I could give them a plug here. :)

Peace, Love and Sunny Spring Days,

-Bridget the Happy Bus Girl

This was one of the most interesting things I came across. It must mean something and I want to know what it is.