The Dubai Chronicles

Thursday, August 07, 2008

cool bus stop

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i have been seeing these few metallic lunch boxes for months between bus stops. i kept wondering on what on earth they're doing that time. then road authorities declared it as an air-conditioned bus stop shelters.

dubai became the first city to have these cool shelters (well it's unreasonable to put it up on oslo or some place cool) in the world. while waiting for someone, i tried to check it out.

it was intended to keep passengers cool while waiting for the bus to stop especially during summer. the moment you opened the sliding door, it blew air from above just to keep the cool air inside. the metal seats are somewhat uncomfortable to sit on due to low temperature. just imagine to stick a very cold spoon on your tongue. another downside of these tin cans, they're a bit far from the bus stop itself and hard to look through the glass when your inside.

overall, they're still a comfort in this cosmopolitan city.

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